[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit
Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed sanctions
(H.J. Res. 107), H297 [4FE], H297 [4FE]
Appointments
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Articles and editorials
AARP Answers ``Scare Campaign'' on Medicare Private Contracting,
Elliot Carlson and Don McLeod, AARP Bulletin (publication),
E134<bullet> [11FE]
Congress v. HCFA--Bureaucracy Bashing 101, Julie Rovner, Congress
Daily (publication), E779<bullet> [6MY]
Did Blues Execs Pad Their Pockets? Bob Keaveney, Baltimore (MD)
Daily Record, E1658<bullet>-E1660<bullet> [9SE]
Huckabee Flees Forum After Welfare Protest, Washington (DC) Post,
E704<bullet> [29AP]
Statewide Regionalization of Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Its Effect
on In-Hospital Mortality, Annals of Surgery (publication),
E1664<bullet> [9SE]
23 Percent Solution? Robert S. McIntyre, New York (NY) Times,
E80<bullet> [3FE]
$2.9 Million Helps To Leave the Blues Behind, David S. Hilzenrath,
Washington (DC) Post, E1660<bullet> [9SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported
perishable agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 1232), H2055
[1AP]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all
Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H5957 [20JY]
Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
birds, (see H.R. 4302), H6820 [30JY]
California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal
rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System, (see H.R. 3911), H4880 [19JN]
Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area: establish, (see H.R.
3604), H4961 [22JN]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H4961 [22JN]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
Chiapas, Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
347), H10352 [9OC]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H1445 [24MR]
------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
3831), H5594 [15JY]
China, People's Republic of: transfer of strategic nuclear missile
technology, (see H. Res. 438), H3312 [14MY]
China, Republic of: participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126),
H6186 [22JY]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional
empowerment zones, (see H.R. 3622), H10833 [13OC]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend, (see
H.R. 3880), H3972 [22MY]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, (see H.R. 3131), H1237 [17MR]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
H.R. 1334), H2055 [1AP]
------ applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
H11705 [21OC]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H65 [27JA]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H1700 [27MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H678 [26FE]
------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
[19MR]
Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R.
2898), H1112 [11MR]
Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded
research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements,
(see H.R. 3758), H2605 [29AP]
------ establish program relative to exchange of sterile hypodermic
needles, (see H.R. 2212), H64 [27JA]
------ Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317 [23AP]
------ provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil
money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries, (see H.R.
3511), H1336 [19MR]
Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies
for drilling on public lands, (see H.R. 3820), H3106 [12MY]
------ moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of
the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R. 3875), H4962 [22JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H9346 [2OC]
Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific
Islander Americans and support political and civic participation
by these persons, (see H. Con. Res. 191), H2120 [21AP]
Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of
Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H5738 [16JY]
------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H1643 [26MR]
Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job
opportunities, convert military programs to social programs,
produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and
redistribute wealth and power, (see H.R. 1050), H6820 [30JY]
Drugs: restrict disclosure of prescription information by pharmacy
owners, pharmacists, and other pharmacy employees, (see H.R.
3756), H2605 [29AP]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
H.R. 3627), H7415 [6AU]
------ control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding
operations, (see H.R. 3232), H496 [12FE]
------ promote environmental justice, public health, and pollution
reduction efforts, (see H.R. 4584), H11696 [20OC]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3105 [12MY]
Education: grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
4552), H8932 [25SE]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
3269), H1021 [10MR]
------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
[14MY]
ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from
failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare
benefit plans, (see H.R. 2960), H330 [4FE]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H1699
[27MR]
Federal aid programs: State eligibility for bonuses under the
temporary assistance to needy families block grants relative to
child poverty rates, (see H.R. 4692), H9723 [6OC]
Firearms: protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H6880
[31JY]
------ require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a
handgun by a firearms dealer, (see H.R. 2774), H330 [4FE]
------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
(see H.R. 4233), H6454 [24JY]
Food: improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 3052), H2120
[21AP]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries
ineligible for international military education and training
assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H8932 [25SE]
------ prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain
countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H2931 [6MY],
(see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
Foreign trade: impose certain sanctions on countries that use child
labor, (see H.R. 2678), H2236 [22AP]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries, (see H.R.
4143), H5402 [25JN]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers
and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
H.R. 3862), H4165 [4JN]
------ require one-call notification system to protect natural gas
and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage, (see H.R.
3318), H2120 [21AP]
------ require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to
reduce mercury emissions, (see H.R. 3791), H2813 [5MY]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H3972
[22MY]
Health: expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
1111), H6697 [29JY]
------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H902 [5MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
H1021 [10MR]
Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and
criminal background check system for patient care workers, (see
H.R. 2953), H6880 [31JY]
House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from the
reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
Res. 387), H1700 [27MR]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H2423 [28AP]
Immigration: increase visas temporarily for backlogged spouses and
children of lawful permanent resident aliens, (see H.R. 4504),
H7413 [6AU]
Indonesia: democracy efforts, (see H. Con. Res. 281), H3971 [22MY]
------ support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con. Res.
258), H8932 [25SE]
Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance
under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H3024 [11MY]
------ limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
certain buyers of coverage in individual markets, (see H.R.
3538), H2319 [23AP]
------ provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse,
and chemical dependency treatment services under group and
individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H1700 [27MR]
------ require health insurance issuers to notify participants if a
group health plan fails to pay premiums, and provide a
conversion option if the plan is terminated, (see H.R. 4709),
H9722 [6OC]
------ require health insurance plans to provide external appeals in
cases of adverse determinations involving experimental
treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions,
(see H.R. 3469), H1379 [23MR]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H7415 [6AU]
IRS: reform, (see H.R. 3493), H1298 [18MR]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H7415 [6AU]
Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and
independence, (see H. Con. Res. 68), H65 [27JA]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H3972 [22MY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8528 [23SE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1237 [17MR]
Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities, (see H.R. 4155), H5403 [25JN]
------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities, (see H.R. 4650), H9178 [28SE]
------ coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for
certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H7617 [11SE]
------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H5957 [20JY]
Medicare: comprehensive financing for graduate medical education,
(see H.R. 4739), H10075 [8OC]
------ enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
sharing assistance programs, (see H.R. 4836), H10917 [14OC]
------ ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical
education programs, (see H.R. 4736), H10075 [8OC]
------ limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see H.R.
3139), H240 [3FE]
------ payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable medical
equipment, (see H.R. 2671), H2056 [1AP]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H7494 [9SE]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
H8931 [25SE]
------ require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on
physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the
organization, (see H.R. 3239), H678 [26FE]
------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H99 [28JA]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
4567), H7915 [16SE]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Motion pictures: discourage use of tobacco products among minors by
motion picture industry, (see H. Con. Res. 184), H65 [27JA]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate
activities on cardiovascular diseases in women, (see H.R. 2130),
H64 [27JA]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies, (see H.R.
3934), H3743 [21MY]
Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration of history and
culture, (see H.R. 4448), H9179 [28SE]
Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information
relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
(see H.R. 4007), H4629 [16JN]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H3014 [7MY]
Nigeria: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes, (see H.R.
3916), H3624 [20MY]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
H4835 [18JN]
Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
criminal convictions are not employed, (see H.R. 4686), H9345
[2OC], (see H.R. 4804), H11696 [20OC]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H8932 [25SE]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
from the Federal budget, (see H.R. 107), H329 [4FE]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H1236 [17MR]
Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission: establish, (see H.R.
3925), H3742 [21MY]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H495 [12FE]
Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
4224), H6820 [30JY]
Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and
establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia
ecosystem, (see H.R. 2077), H4567 [15JN]
Social Security: prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064
[23JN]
Taxation: capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4454), H7412 [6AU]
------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction,
(see H.R. 2695), H241 [3FE]
------ deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive
compensation, (see H.R. 687), H3624 [20MY]
------ impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured
settlement payments in factoring transactions, (see H.R. 4314),
H6281 [23JY]
------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
3524), H2056 [1AP]
------ promote expanded retirement savings, (see H.R. 3672), H4550
[11JN]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H3625 [20MY]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8083 [18SE]
------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H2237
[22AP]
------ simplify child tax credit and other nonrefundable credits by
repealing limits relative to alternative minimum tax, (see H.R.
4489), H7413 [6AU]
------ simplify individual capital gains tax, (see H.R. 3623), H2052
[1AP]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ temporary waiver of minimum tax rules relative to
nonrefundable personal tax credit benefits for families, (see
H.R. 4611), H8527 [23SE]
------ treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences relative
to a dependent child's chronic medical condition, (see H.R.
4484), H7413 [6AU]
Telephones: protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone
bills, (see H.R. 3798), H3744 [21MY]
------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H3744 [21MY]
Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
factory, (see H. Res. 595), H10832 [13OC]
Tobacco products: establish a responsible U.S. international
tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco
products to children, and establish the American Center on
Global Health and Tobacco, (see H.R. 3738), H2423 [28AP]
------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
H1237 [17MR]
------ end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2319 [23AP]
World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese
war crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H2120 [21AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: improve the quality of child care through
grants and a commission on child care standards, (see H.R.
4844), H11023 [15OC]
Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and
construction of the Alameda County Brackish Water Desalination
Project for the reclamation and reuse of water, (see H.R. 3996),
H4165 [4JN]
Health care professionals: ensure home care agencies conduct
background checks on job applicants, (see H.R. 4592), H8035
[17SE]
Insurance: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of
administrative vendors in the administration of State children's
health insurance plans, (see H.R. 3713), H2236 [22AP]
Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, (see H.R. 3471), H1235
[17MR]
------ coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403), H7289
[5AU]
------ coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion
drug therapy, (see H.R. 4753), H10076 [8OC]
------ delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary and
per visit payment limit, (see H.R. 4727), H10011 [7OC], (see
H.R. 4727), H10512 [10OC]
------ ensure access to mental health services, (see H.R. 3988),
H4055 [3JN]
------ ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologist services and
assure continuity of care, (see H.R. 3997), H4165 [4JN]
------ establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice
plans, (see H.R. 4674), H9274 [1OC]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H1643 [26MR]
------ implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient
rehabilitation services, (see H.R. 4534), H7494 [9SE]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940),
H3743 [21MY]
------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
(see H.R. 4214), H5492 [14JY]
------ provide flexibility in contracting for claims processing,
(see H.R. 4186), H5404 [25JN]
------ provide for independent case managers for home health
services, (see H.R. 4591), H8035 [17SE]
------ reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on
financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R.
4726), H10011 [7OC]
------ reform payment system for certain long-term care hospitals,
(see H.R. 4533), H7494 [9SE]
------ require disclosure of certain information about benefit
management for prescription drugs by Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see H.R. 4187), H5404 [25JN]
Nuclear weapons: establish policy of nonproliferation, (see H.R.
3333), H850 [4MR]
Briefs
Physician referral laws implementation, E4<bullet>-E6<bullet> [27JA]
Excerpts
Next Ten Years of Health Spending--What Does the Future Hold?,
E2101<bullet> [12OC]
Letters
Exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the
Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system:
Muriel Ellman, MHM/Bay Colony Counseling Services, E483<bullet>
[26MR]
Impeachment of President Clinton: Roberta Cooper, H12008<bullet>
[19DE]
Medicaid/Medicare insurance and benefits cost estimates: Sol
Mussey, Health Care Financing Administration, E978<bullet>
[22MY]
Patients' Bill of Rights Act: by, H5060 [23JN]
Prescription drug prices, E138<bullet> [11FE]
Summer Youth Employment Training Program: George Granger, Castro
Valley, CA, Board of Education, H10139<bullet> [8OC]
Memorandums
Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act (H.R. 2497),
E368<bullet> [12MR]
Prohibit Federal Funding of Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Imposed
Sanctions of the President's Task Force on National Health Care
Reform: Congressional Research Service, E149<bullet> [11FE]
Papers
Reforming Medicare--Strategies for Higher Quality, Lower Cost Care:
David Nash, AARP, E2<bullet> [27JA]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto,
E1424<bullet> [24JY]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations, H11648<bullet> [20OC]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program, H3688 [21MY]
------ funding of abortions for military personnel and dependents at
overseas military medical facilities, H3574<bullet> [20MY]
------ support while carrying out missions in and around the Persian
Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11742<bullet> [17DE]
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish (H.R. 3546), H2507<bullet> [29AP]
----- establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (H. Res. 410), H2480
[29AP]
Budget: proposed user fees in Presidential budget (H.R. 3989),
H4179 [5JN], H4180 [5JN]
------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res.
284), H4222<bullet> [5JN]
California: anniversary of Permanente Medical Group, E277<bullet>
[4MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
H6505<bullet> [28JY]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
census, H7211<bullet> [5AU]
Children and youth: improve the quality of child care through
grants and a commission on child care standards (H.R. 4844),
E2198<bullet> [15OC]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
121), H6080 [22JY]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10105<bullet>
[8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12008<bullet> [19DE], H12011
[19DE]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and release
of independent counsel report on investigation of President
Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
improper sexual conduct (H. Res. 525), H7605<bullet> [11SE]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R.
4006), E2147<bullet> [13OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3574<bullet> [20MY], H3688 [21MY]
Dept. of HHS: improve organ donation and transplantation programs,
E1164<bullet> [18JN]
Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and
construction of the Alameda County Brackish Water Desalination
Project for the reclamation and reuse of water (H.R. 3996),
E1028<bullet> [4JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain
uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund, H5581<bullet> [15JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), H5581<bullet> [15JY], E1346<bullet> [17JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, H11648<bullet> [20OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7211<bullet>
[5AU], H7260<bullet> [5AU]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), H10137<bullet> [8OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), E1466<bullet> [30JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4380),
H7396<bullet> [6AU]
------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7396<bullet>
[6AU] scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502),
E757<bullet> [5MY]
Education: national policy to improve system, H8048<bullet> [18SE]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8048<bullet> [18SE]
Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal
employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation,
H7260<bullet> [5AU]
Federal employees: increase leave time relative to services as an
organ donor (H.R. 2943), H9439<bullet> [5OC]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of
contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug
coverage, E1346<bullet> [17JY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
H8795<bullet> [25SE]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
Res. 78), H4098<bullet> [4JN]
Fremont, CA: anniversary of Rotary Club, E692<bullet> [28AP]
------ anniversary of the Washington Township Health Care District,
E843<bullet> [13MY]
Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: amend Federal
charter (H.R. 3025), E135<bullet> [11FE]
Hayward, CA: tribute to Park Elementary School, E1888<bullet> [2OC]
Health: merger of Blue Cross Blue Shield of the National Capital
Area and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland, E1658<bullet> [9SE]
------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, E1122<bullet> [11JN]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
E287<bullet> [4MR], E335<bullet> [10MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
337), E1<bullet> [27JA] protection of enrollees in managed care
plans and HMO's (H.R. 3605), E527<bullet> [31MR] protection of
enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 4250),
H6369<bullet> [24JY]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
1890), E1950<bullet> [8OC]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims (H.R. 3523), E760<bullet>
[5MY]
------ reform accreditation process for nursing homes, E2239<bullet>
[20OC]
Health Care Financing Administration: employee funding,
E779<bullet> [6MY]
Health care professionals: implementation of physician referral
laws, E4<bullet> [27JA]
Insurance: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of
administrative vendors in the administration of State children's
health insurance plans (H.R. 3713), E626<bullet> [22AP]
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations:
hospital accreditation review process, E228<bullet> [25FE]
Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public
representation and meetings (H.R. 800), E337<bullet> [10MR]
------ accreditation requirements relative to public representation
and meetings (H.R. 800), E2139<bullet> [13OC]
------ allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services (H.R. 2497), E133<bullet> [11FE], E368<bullet> [12MR]
------ budget treatment of trust funds, E978<bullet> [22MY]
------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 3471), E396<bullet>
[17MR], E978<bullet> [22MY]
------ contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain
surgical procedures and related services (H.R. 2726), E2<bullet>
[27JA], E3<bullet> [27JA]
------ contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain
surgical procedures and related services (H.R. 2726),
E1664<bullet> [9SE]
------ coverage of adult day care services (H.R. 4403),
E1550<bullet> [5AU]
------ coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion
drug therapy (H.R. 4753), E1956<bullet> [8OC], E1969<bullet>
[8OC], E1980<bullet> [9OC], E2101<bullet> [12OC]
------ enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
sharing assistance programs (H.R. 4836), E2171<bullet> [14OC]
------ ensure access to mental health services (H.R. 3988),
E985<bullet> [3JN]
------ ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologist services and
assure continuity of care (H.R. 3997), E1026<bullet> [4JN]
------ establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice
plans (H.R. 4674), E1870<bullet> [1OC]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (H.R.
3570), E483<bullet> [26MR]
------ extension of coverage to early retirees and dependents
through equal-to-cost premiums, E74<bullet> [3FE]
------ implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient
rehabilitation services (H.R. 4534), E1662<bullet> [9SE]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals (H.R. 3470), E978<bullet> [22MY]
------ investigate referral policies for home health agencies,
E1666<bullet> [9SE]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas (H.R. 3940),
E932<bullet> [21MY]
------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans
(H.R. 4214), E1295<bullet> [14JY]
------ provide flexibility in contracting for claims processing
(H.R. 4186), E1232<bullet> [25JN]
------ provide for independent case managers for home health
services (H.R. 4591), E1751<bullet> [17SE]
------ reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on
financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans (H.R. 4726),
E1962<bullet> [8OC]
------ reform, E1655<bullet> [9SE]
------ reform payment system for certain long-term care hospitals
(H.R. 4533), E1668<bullet> [9SE]
------ require disclosure of certain information about benefit
management for prescription drugs by Medicare+Choice
organizations (H.R. 4187), E1238<bullet> [25JN]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
4567), H10248 [9OC], H10254 [9OC], H10258<bullet> [9OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: require health care facilities and services to
fund annual financial and compliance audits (H.R. 2543), E228
[25FE]
Nuclear weapons: establish policy of nonproliferation (H.R. 3333),
E295<bullet> [4MR]
Oakland, CA: anniversary of the Women in Skilled Trades program,
E1328<bullet> [17JY]
President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit
Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed sanctions
(H.J. Res. 107), H286 [4FE], H287 [4FE], H288 [4FE], H292 [4FE],
H294 [4FE], H297 [4FE], H298 [4FE], E148<bullet> [11FE]
----- prohibit Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and
imposed sanctions (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (H. Res. 345),
H279 [4FE], H280 [4FE], H281 [4FE], H282 [4FE], H283 [4FE]
Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
trails (H.R. 4570), consideration (H. Res. 573), H9748<bullet>
[7OC]
Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and
benefits for noncitizens (H.R. 4558), H8501<bullet> [23SE]
------ reform, E703<bullet> [29AP]
San Jose, CA: Mission San Jose High School recipient of Dept. of
Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E891<bullet> [19MY]
San Leandro, CA: tribute to Friends of San Leandro Creek
(organization) on completion of Root Park mural, E1964<bullet>
[8OC]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8749 [25SE]
Space policy: space station program funding, E1466 [30JY]
Taxation: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-
employed individuals, E1833<bullet> [28SE]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
H8749 [25SE], H8965 [26SE]
------ repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax,
E80<bullet> [3FE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4656 [17JN]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), consideration
(H. Res. 472), H4645 [17JN]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 471), H4642
[17JN]
------ treatment of employer health insurance deductions, H4656
[17JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1894 [1AP]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report, H3955<bullet>
[22MY]
University of California at Hayward: tribute to Upward Bound
Program, E815<bullet> [12MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H6486 [27JY]
Reports
Managed Health Care: J. Wrich & Associates, Inc., E335<bullet>
[10MR]
Statements
Medicare Coverage to Early Retirees and Their Dependents: Alan
Cranston, E75<bullet> [3FE]
------ Edward J. Gurney, E75<bullet> [3FE]
Protection of Enrollees In Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
A.G. Newmyer, III, E1950<bullet> [8OC]
Studies
European Health Care Reform: WHO, E1655<bullet> [9SE]
Summaries
Medicare Coverage of Outpatient Prescription Drugs and Home Infusion
Drug Therapy (H.R. 4753), E1957<bullet> [8OC]
Social Security and Welfare Reform (1972), E74<bullet> [3FE]
States' Consumer Protection Laws for Health Insurance, E287<bullet>
[4MR]
Tables
Dollars to the Classroom Act State allocations, H8048<bullet> [18SE]
Federal cost of illustrative Medicare benefits package including
prescription drug and stop-loss coverage, E1981<bullet> [9OC]
Federal cost of Medicare drug coverage under alternative cost
sharing requirements with Medicaid offsets, E1981<bullet> [9OC]
How NCQA accreditation compares to U.S. News & World Report
(publication) rankings of HMO's, E338<bullet> [10MR]
Medicare payments for certain benefits and procedures, E369<bullet>
[12MR]
Prescription drug benefit costs for SMI enrollees, E1981<bullet>
[9OC]
States' consumer protection laws for health insurance, E287<bullet>
[4MR]
Testimonies
Require Disclosure of Certain Information About Benefit Management
for Prescription Drugs by Medicare+Choice Organizations: Mark
Green, E1239<bullet> [25JN]
Tributes
Allen, Jack and Elsie, E1243<bullet> [26JN]
Blank, John H., E1386<bullet> [22JY]
Cardoza, Edward D., E36<bullet> [28JA]
Dellums, Representative, E120<bullet> [5FE]
Hanley, John, E1012<bullet> [3JN]
Korematsu, Fred, E44<bullet> [28JA]
Silva, Joseph D., E485<bullet> [26MR]