[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
TANNER, JOHN S. (a Representative from Tennessee)
Amendments
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H4862 [19JN]
Appointments
United Kingdom-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H10986 [15OC]
Articles and editorials
Bob Owen--The Last of the Country Bankers, Chuck Ross, McKenzie (TN)
McKenzie Banner, E2128<bullet>-E2130<bullet> [13OC]
Cocaine Cartels Take on New Product--Heroin--South American
Suppliers Eclipse Asia in Burgeoning U.S. Market, Jerry Seper,
Washington (DC) Times, E2128<bullet> [13OC]
Lifetime of Concern for Others, Dyersburg (TN) State Gazette,
E2124<bullet> [13OC]
Reelfoot Lake Boatmaker Reels in $10,000 Award, John Brannon, Union
City (TN) Union City Daily Messenger, E2126<bullet> [13OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
producers, (see H.R. 4508), H7915 [16SE]
Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish, (see H.J.
Res. 112), H677 [26FE]
Crime: prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
4446), H7585 [10SE]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to States and businesses to improve the
quality of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
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),
H4962 [22JN]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3971 [22MY]
Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable
energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H4055 [3JN]
Firearms: treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms,
(see H.R. 3140), H1445 [24MR]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H5493 [14JY]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2606 [29AP]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H5594
[15JY]
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), H10353 [9OC]
IRS: reform, (see H.R. 3493), H1298 [18MR]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H2237 [22AP]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H241 [3FE]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8528 [23SE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H2056 [1AP]
Medicare: delay implementation of changes in coverage of
venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
3137), H240 [3FE]
------ limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see H.R.
3139), H240 [3FE]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE]
Music and dance: recognize the contributions of the cities of
Bristol, TN, and Bristol, VA, and their people to the origins
and development of country music, (see H. Con. Res. 214), H1550
[25MR]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H7289 [5AU]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing, (see H.R.
2556), H241 [3FE]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in
response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings of
the World Trade Organization, (see H.R. 4761), H10352 [9OC]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3744 [21MY]
Postage and stamps: use receipts from the sale of migratory bird
hunting and conservation stamps to promote additional stamp
purchases, (see H.R. 4248), H5736 [16JY]
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), H11696 [20OC]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H5493 [14JY]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H495 [12FE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
612), H2423 [28AP]
------ prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners, (see H.R.
530), H1643 [26MR]
Taxation: allow capital gains treatment and exception from the
uniform capitalization rules for certain timber, (see H.R.
4330), H6453 [24JY]
------ allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals
not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage,
(see H.R. 4472), H7585 [10SE]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3311
[14MY]
------ encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax
base of State and local governments, (see H.R. 1168), H7290
[5AU]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H8461 [22SE]
------ 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), H6697
[29JY]
------ repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable
to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign
trade income, (see H.R. 1037), H3624 [20MY]
------ tax incentives for land sales for conservation purposes, (see
H.R. 4496), H7413 [6AU]
------ treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on
land subject to conservation easement, (see H.R. 4301), H6186
[22JY]
------ treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses,
(see H.R. 3667), H2054 [1AP]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H65 [27JA]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H4479 [10JN]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Tariff: reliquidation of certain entries of certain thermal
transfer multifunction machines, (see H.R. 4520), H7414 [6AU]
Taxation: treatment of certain net operating losses for farmers,
(see H.R. 4565), H7690 [14SE]
Remarks
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
Res. 284), consideration (H. Res. 455), H4137 [4JN]
Calhoun, Dale: National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage
Fellowship award recipient, E2126<bullet> [13OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
E1498<bullet> [31JY]
Clinton, President: censure, H11897 [18DE]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11897 [18DE], H12013<bullet>
[19DE]
Copyrights: duration of protection (S. 505), E2255<bullet> [20OC]
Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, H2252<bullet> [23AP]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), consideration (H. Res. 504), H5977 [21JY]
Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
H2252<bullet> [23AP]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8780 [25SE]
Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife
habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 2863),
H7505<bullet> [10SE]
Jere Cooper Federal Building, Dyersburg, TN: designate (H.R. 2730),
H9120<bullet> [28SE]
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area: transfer
administrative jurisdiction to the Dept. of Agriculture, H5977
[21JY]
Medicare: restore full incentive payment percentages for
prospective payment system-exempt rehabilitation hospitals and
units (H.R. 4855), E2259<bullet> [20OC]
Political campaigns: allow contributions from eligible voters who
are employed by foreign subsidiaries or multinational
corporations, H4863 [19JN]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H4863
[19JN]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8961 [26SE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4662 [17JN]
Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in
satellite communications (H.R. 1872), H2831 [6MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1103 [11MR], H2235 [22AP], H4237 [5JN]
Testimonies
Assignment of Death Penalty Cases to Judge John T. Nixon in
Tennessee: Charlotte Stout, H2252<bullet> [23AP]
Tributes
Holt, Harold, E2124<bullet> [13OC]
Owen, Robert H., E2128<bullet> [13OC]