[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
STOKES, LOUIS (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5635 [15JY], H5763 [17JY],
H5824 [17JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions, H2296 [23AP]
Articles and editorials
Fair Piece of Work, Mark Rollenhagen, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer,
E229<bullet> [25FE]
Mary Strassmeyer Dead at 68, Alana Baranick, Cleveland (OH) Plain
Dealer, E674<bullet> [27AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
viscera, (see H.R. 619), H4879 [19JN]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6999 [3AU]
------ anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294), H4961
[22JN]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H904 [5MR]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package
equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
H.R. 2828), H6697 [29JY]
CERCLA: reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H755 [3MR]
Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
designate, (see H.R. 4602), H8083 [18SE]
Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be
manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards,
(see H.R. 3831), H4165 [4JN]
Community development: designation of empowerment zones, (see H.R.
4629), H8931 [25SE]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial
electronic mail, (see H.R. 1748), H7584 [10SE]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance
educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H5493 [14JY]
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
H10010 [7OC]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H6070 [21JY]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H1643
[26MR]
Dept. of HHS: collection of information relative to the use of
mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and
behavioral research, (see H.R. 4135), H11696 [20OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H1445 [24MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H7000 [3AU]
Diseases: implementation of national HIV surveillance system, (see
H. Res. 539), H7803 [15SE]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1777
[30MR]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests, (see H.R. 2870), H65 [27JA]
Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in
raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
3813), H4712 [17JN]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community
broadcasting, (see H.R. 1539), H3014 [7MY]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition
feeding devices, (see H.R. 3646), H2053 [1AP]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2424 [28AP]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 4283), H7585 [10SE]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious
groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
Health: develop and implement integrated cockroach management
programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H3488 [19MY]
------ expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
1111), H678 [26FE]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H3625 [20MY]
Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for
preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H2319
[23AP]
------ transition for new Members, (see H.R. 3053), H3247 [13MY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
[17JY]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H241 [3FE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H386 [5FE]
------ arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens
relative to automated entry and exit control systems, (see H.R.
2955), H7584 [10SE]
Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic
violence, (see H.R. 1117), H904 [5MR]
------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H6999 [3AU]
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]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1777
[30MR]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees
relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
H7584 [10SE]
----- protect the free choice of individual employees relative to
participation in labor organizations, cosponsorship withdrawn,
(see H.R. 59), H9084 [26SE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
H.R. 1173), H1854 [31MR]
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), H5957 [20JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1237 [17MR]
Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H497 [12FE]
Medicare: establish a standard of efficiency in home health
services and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard,
(see H.R. 3651), H4241 [5JN]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H6487 [27JY]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H1237 [17MR]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
4659), H11023 [15OC]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H6999 [3AU]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450),
H6453 [24JY]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
mathematics, science, and information technology, (see H.R.
3496), H5737 [16JY]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H1112 [11MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic
rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington, and Wyoming, (see H.R. 1425), H329 [4FE]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled
children, (see H.R. 1455), H447 [11FE]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H4241 [5JN]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
612), H1159 [12MR]
------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H497 [12FE]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish, (see H.R. 3147), H447 [11FE]
States: provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
children and increase allotments to territories under the State
Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
[23JY]
------ require equal education funding throughout the State, (see
H.R. 1234), H904 [5MR]
Taxation: increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated
in each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H101 [28JA]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H3744 [21MY]
------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H7617
[11SE]
Tobacco products: limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236
[17MR], (see H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2814 [5MY]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H7494 [9SE]
Washington Interdependence Council: establish a memorial to
Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia, (see H.R. 3499),
H4629 [16JN]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H5493 [14JY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H5493 [14JY]
Eulogies
Diggs, Charles C.: by, H7609 [11SE]
Lists
Artistic Discovery student art competition participants,
E1005<bullet> [3JN]
East Technical High School, Cleveland, OH, For Inspiration and
Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) competition
participants, E1150<bullet> [17JN]
Obituaries
Diggs, Charles C., H7609 [11SE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions (H.R. 3579), H1804 [31MR]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations, H11644 [20OC], E2309<bullet> [12NO],
E2317<bullet> [12NO]
Black History Month: observance, H414 [11FE], H419 [11FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
Res. 311), H6475 [27JY]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
census, E1609<bullet> [7AU]
------ use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
census, E2317<bullet> [12NO]
Cleveland, OH: tribute to East Technical High School participants
at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
(FIRST) competition, E1150<bullet> [17JN]
------ Whitney M. Young Middle School recipient of Dept. of
Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E998<bullet> [3JN]
Cleveland State University: tribute to organizers of Thyagaraja
Festival, E385<bullet> [17MR]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), E2051<bullet>
[11OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11853 [18DE]
Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and preferential
treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
H2909<bullet> [6MY]
Congress: tribute to participants in the Artistic Discovery student
art competition, E1005<bullet> [3JN]
Congressional Senior Citizen Intern Program: tribute, E925<bullet>
[20MY]
Courts: enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class
action lawsuits (H.R. 3789), E2321<bullet> [12NO]
------ modify death penalty sentencing guidelines relative to
convictions for witness intimidation or retaliation,
E240<bullet> [26FE]
Crime: capital punishment relative to racial discrimination,
E240<bullet> [26FE]
------ notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State
engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), E240<bullet> [26FE]
Cuyahoga County Bar Association: tribute to Franklin A. Polk Public
Servants Merit Award recipients, E180<bullet> [12FE]
Dept. of HHS: reform organ transplant allocation policies,
E2309<bullet> [12NO]
Dept. of HUD: increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage
insurance, H5645 [16JY]
------ Rental Assistance Voucher Program funding, H5763 [17JY],
H5766 [17JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, H11644 [20OC], E2309<bullet>
[12NO], E2317<bullet> [12NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reallocation of certain veteran health
care resources relative to GAO recommendations, H6259 [23JY]
------ veterans extended care facilities construction funding
through offsets in the Dept. of HUD Housing Opportunities for
Persons With AIDS Program, H6565 [29JY]
------ Veterans Health Administration medical care funding through
offsets in FHA funding, H6547 [29JY], H6549 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), E1602<bullet>
[7AU], E1609<bullet> [7AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5750 [17JY], H5763 [17JY],
H5766 [17JY], H5769 [17JY], H5815 [17JY], H5825 [17JY], H6223
[23JY], H6259 [23JY], H6262 [23JY], H6547 [29JY], H6549 [29JY],
H6551 [29JY], H6565 [29JY], H6571 [29JY], H6581 [29JY]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
501), H5645 [16JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report, H9611
[6OC], H9622 [6OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4194),
consideration of conference report (H. Res. 574), H9602 [6OC]
Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1261<bullet> [26JN]
Diplomats: require report to Congress relative to diplomatic
immunity (S. 759), E2307<bullet> [12NO]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4380),
H7344<bullet> [6AU]
------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7344<bullet>
[6AU] scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502),
H2629 [30AP]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs (H.R. 3717), H2455 [29AP]
Ecology and environment: exempt educational outreach or information
seminars on greenhouse gas emissions from EPA and Council on
Environmental Quality funding limitations, H6223 [23JY]
Education: reductions in school class size, E2163<bullet> [14OC]
EPA: remove restrictions on use of brownfield funds, H5825 [17JY]
------ research funding to reduce methane emissions from ruminant
livestock, H6551 [29JY]
Fair Housing Initiatives Program: funding, H5769 [17JY]
Federal employees: treatment of travel expenses (H.R. 930),
E2319<bullet> [12NO]
FEMA: disaster funding to rebuild and improve seismic performance
of earthquake-damaged hospitals, H6551 [29JY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
E1833<bullet> [28SE]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, H6571
[29JY]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
small businesses (H.R. 3310), E513<bullet> [30MR]
Health: improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), E2203<bullet> [15OC]
------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, E501<bullet> [27MR]
Higher Education Act: prohibit exclusion from any program based on
race or religion, H2916<bullet> [6MY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2909<bullet> [6MY], H2916<bullet>
[6MY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report, E1862<bullet> [1OC]
House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H6241 [23JY]
------ appreciation of opportunity to serve, H6241 [23JY]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and
consider certain legislation (H. Res. 589), E2163<bullet> [14OC]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs
and increase community control over such programs, H5815 [17JY]
------ low-income housing assistance programs funding, H1804 [31MR]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736),
E1841<bullet> [28SE]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
H2952 [7MY]
------ undergraduate training program, H2952 [7MY]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions (H. Res. 598), E2311<bullet> [12NO]
LSC: funding, E1602<bullet> [7AU]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program (H.R. 1635), H4263 [9JN]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), E510<bullet> [30MR]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
E2317<bullet> [12NO]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), E1611<bullet> [7AU]
Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
trails (H.R. 4570), E2087<bullet> [11OC]
San Francisco, CA: prevent use of Federal funds to require city
contractors to provide domestic partner benefits, H6581 [29JY]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8741<bullet> [25SE]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), E1834<bullet> [28SE]
------ repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (H. Res.
111), E735<bullet> [1MY]
Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
Security number to register to vote (H.R. 1428), E153<bullet>
[11FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H437 [11FE]
Tribute, H6225-H6242 [23JY], H9622 [6OC], E1446 [27JY], E1469
[30JY], E1473 [30JY], E1980 [9OC], E2013 [10OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S201 [29JA], S11846 [8OC]
Reports
Future of Public Hospitals: Bailus Walker and Deitra Hazelwood Lee,
E501<bullet> [27MR]
Statements
Tribute: Representative Stokes Staff, E1980 [9OC]
Tributes
Cooper, Austin R., Sr., E1783<bullet> [23SE]
Dellums, Representative, H203 [3FE]
Diggs, Charles C., H7609 [11SE]
Fazio, Representative, E1815<bullet> [25SE]
Glenn, Senator, E1976<bullet> [9OC]
Howard, John A., E209<bullet> [24FE]
Jones, Gussie, E925<bullet> [20MY]
Kaufman, Bernard, E146<bullet> [11FE]
Perk, Ralph J., E1173<bullet> [19JN]
Solomon, Representative, H9602 [6OC]
Strassmeyer, Mary, E674<bullet> [27AP]
Thomas, William K., E229<bullet> [25FE]