[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
STUPAK, BART (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2320 [23AP], H2866
[6MY]
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act,
H7888 [16SE]
Articles and editorials
Levitt Targets Profit Distortions, Washington (DC) Post,
H10783<bullet> [13OC]
SEC Dings Tech Firms, San Jose (CA) News, H10783<bullet> [13OC]
``Trick'' Accounting Draws Levitt Criticism, Melody Peterson, New
York (NY) Times, H10783<bullet> [13OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize, (see H.R. 3910),
H3624 [20MY]
Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI: designate, (see H.R.
3808), H3013 [7MY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3595), H1776 [30MR]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H3744 [21MY]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S.
supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S.
withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval, (see
H.R. 1140), H3105 [12MY]
China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization,
(see H. Con. Res. 219), H497 [12FE]
------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions,
(see H.R. 23), H10353 [9OC]
Crime: prohibit unauthorized interstate or foreign transfer of
counterfeit or authentic police badges, (see H.R. 4282), H6069
[21JY]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H2706
[30AP]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
H.R. 4006), H4629 [16JN]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 3613), H2931 [6MY]
Dept. of HHS: provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
(see H.R. 3511), H10077 [8OC]
Dept. of the Interior: study effects of double-crested cormorants
on commercial and recreational fish species and prepare
population management strategy, (see H.R. 4754), H10076 [8OC]
Dept. of Transportation: collection of user fees for navigational
assistance services, (see H.R. 3674), H5405 [25JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for
certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological
warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R.
3279), H2056 [1AP]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5494 [14JY]
------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H909 [9MR]
------ improve programs providing counseling and treatment for
sexual trauma experienced by veterans, (see H.R. 2253), H447
[11FE]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
H3970 [22MY]
------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
non-Dept. facilities, (see H.R. 3702), H7290 [5AU]
Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H100 [28JA]
Ecology and environment: provide State grants to stabilize and
remove tire piles that are near drinking water sources and
sensitive populations, (see H.R. 1041), H1777 [30MR]
Education: encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R.
4009), H4240 [5JN]
Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the
electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits,
(see H.R. 2457), H755 [3MR]
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), H10513 [10OC]
Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish
restoration and management projects, (see H.R. 2973), H851 [4MR]
Food: improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 4080), H4834
[18JN]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H5064 [23JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries
ineligible for international military education and training
assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H2931 [6MY]
------ 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. 4283), H6487 [27JY]
Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to
inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
their resources, (see H.R. 2515), H755 [3MR]
Health: permit exception from guaranteed issue requirement for
certain coverage to be applied separately to parts of the small
group market based upon employer size, (see H.R. 4008), H7178
[4AU]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
(see H.R. 4382), H6999 [3AU]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3625
[20MY]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H1236 [17MR]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
Res. 258), H2932 [6MY]
Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic
violence, (see H.R. 1117), H904 [5MR]
------ prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage
or premiums, (see H.R. 306), H1112 [11MR]
Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for
disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H7415 [6AU]
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], (see H. Res.
598), H11023 [15OC]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H692 [2MR]
Law enforcement officers: increase the amount paid to families of
public safety officers killed in the line of duty, (see H.R.
4544), H7583 [10SE]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation
program, (see H.R. 2970), H904 [5MR]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H9722 [6OC]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1643 [26MR]
Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition of
recipients, (see H. Con. Res. 200), H679 [26FE]
Medicaid: prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
Medicare: coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403),
H9275 [1OC]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7290 [5AU]
------ delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary and
per visit payment limit, (see H.R. 4727), H10353 [9OC]
------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H7413 [6AU]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
H8931 [25SE], (see H.R. 4646), H9083 [26SE]
------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see H.R. 1362),
H100 [28JA]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
4567), H8528 [23SE]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services,
cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 4567), H10077 [8OC], (see
H.R. 4567), H10311 [9OC]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish, (see H.R.
1524), H6186 [22JY]
National forests: suspend development of a roadless area policy
pending determinations that such a policy will not adversely
affect forest health, (see H.R. 3297), H904 [5MR]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain from
the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H904 [5MR]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish, (see H.R.
2431), H497 [12FE]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H1854 [31MR]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3744 [21MY]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H2932 [6MY]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
annuity, (see H. Con. Res. 52), H3024 [11MY]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to
computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
after 1982, (see H.R. 3008), H6186 [22JY]
------ eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions
from noncovered employment, (see H.R. 3077), H7584 [10SE]
------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H241 [3FE]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish, (see H.R. 3147), H240 [3FE]
Taxation: enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
3503), H1335 [19MR]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H691 [2MR]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H2331 [27AP]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H2318 [23AP]
------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
(see H.R. 2613), H4325 [9JN]
------ treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in
connection with delinquent real property taxes, (see H.R. 4069),
H4711 [17JN]
------ treatment of primary health providers in health professional
shortage areas, (see H.R. 2804), H2931 [6MY]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H631 [25FE]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H755 [3MR]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H447 [11FE]
Turkey: hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe summit relative to human rights violations, (see H. Con.
Res. 179), H101 [28JA]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2056 [1AP]
Veterans: extend commissary and exchange store privileges to
veterans with service-connected disabilities and certain
dependents, (see H.R. 2224), H64 [27JA]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H2056 [1AP]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H5494 [14JY]
Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel,
merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal,
State, and local elections, (see H.R. 699), H497 [12FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime
prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
(see H. Res. 512), H6697 [29JY]
Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, (see H.R. 3887), H3312
[14MY]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 418),
H2706 [30AP]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
H9275 [1OC]
Keweenaw National Historical Park: amend laws relative to
appointments to advisory commission, (see H.R. 4351), H6697
[29JY]
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty, (see H.R. 3443), H1112
[11MR]
Viking (vessel): certificate of documentation, (see H.R. 4273),
H5859 [17JY]
Letters
Impeachment of President Clinton: by, H11892 [18DE]
------ Richard L. Abel and several legal scholars, H11892 [18DE]
Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act: Barbara L.N. Roper,
Consumer Federation of America, H6056 [21JY]
------ Bruce Lindsey and Gene Sperling, Executive Office of the
President, H10784<bullet> [13OC]
------ SEC, H10784<bullet> [13OC], H10785<bullet> [13OC]
------ Senators D'Amato, Gramm, and Dodd, H10784<bullet> [13OC]
------ several State and local government organizations, H6056
[21JY], H6058 [21JY]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), E1260<bullet> [26JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6496
[28JY]
Cedar River Harbor: Corps of Engineers project funding, H4927
[22JN]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11891 [18DE]
Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement
in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H3090
[12MY]
Colleges and universities: Olympic Scholarships Program
reauthorization, H2866 [6MY]
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation
of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure
practices, H3090 [12MY], H3093 [12MY], H3094 [12MY], H3095
[12MY], H3096 [12MY], H3097 [12MY], H3098 [12MY], H3099 [12MY]
------ release of confidential information relative to investigation
of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure
practices, H2164 [22AP], H2167 [22AP], H2168 [22AP], H3030
[12MY], H3090-H3093