[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Lashon Ha-Ha--The Power of the Tongue--Rosh Hashana: Steven Carr
Reuben, E2112<bullet> [13OC]
Amendments
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6244 [23JY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
3534), H3436 [19MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Articles and editorials
Clean Needles, No Money, Washington (DC) Post, H2466 [29AP]
Cop-Out on Needle Exchanges, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H2466 [29AP]
Dan Burton Problem, New York (NY) Times, H3459 [19MY]
Federal Funds for Clean Needles, New York (NY) Times, H2467 [29AP]
HIV's Spread Is Unchecked, Rick Weiss, Washington (DC) Post, H2469
[29AP]
Needle-Swap Programs Spark Life-and-Death Debates, Amanda Bennett,
Wall Street Journal, H2467 [29AP]
Politics of Needles and AIDS, Julie Bruneau and Martin T. Schechter,
New York (NY) Times, H2466 [29AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide
certain air safety information, (see H.R. 915), H5404 [25JN]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H678
[26FE]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, (see H. Con. Res. 55), H330 [4FE]
Arts and humanities: encourage the identification and return of
stolen artwork, (see H.R. 4138), H7000 [3AU]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
2094), H4479 [10JN]
California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal
rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System, (see H.R. 3911), H9345 [2OC]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H4629 [16JN]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE], (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), H2120 [21AP]
------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
H3014 [7MY]
------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
3831), H4165 [4JN]
China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization,
(see H. Con. Res. 219), H1337 [19MR]
------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
Civil rights: provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H2423 [28AP]
Colleges and universities: improve and strengthen recruitment and
training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902
[5MR]
Community development: designation of empowerment zones, (see H.R.
4629), H8931 [25SE]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4355), H6819 [30JY]
Conservation of energy: development and implementation of a
comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress, (see H.
Con. Res. 280), H3743 [21MY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H578 [24FE]
Crime: prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336
[19MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of
sugarcane and sugar beets, (see H.R. 1387), H1021 [10MR]
Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material, (see
H.R. 2602), H101 [28JA]
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), H5297 [24JN]
------ ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research
and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements, (see
H.R. 3758), H2605 [29AP]
------ provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil
money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries, (see H.R.
3511), H1336 [19MR]
------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs, (see H.R. 4683), H9345 [2OC]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the
insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H11705 [21OC]
Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on
certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R.
3875), H4479 [10JN]
Dept. of Transportation: assess available technologies for
establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records,
(see H.R. 3555), H1549 [25MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish
a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H7495 [9SE]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H4548 [11JN]
------ improve programs providing counseling and treatment for
sexual trauma experienced by veterans, (see H.R. 2253), H1550
[25MR]
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: ovarian cancer research programs, (see H.R. 953), H2813
[5MY]
Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who
operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol,
(see H.R. 982), H1445 [24MR]
Education: establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
H1643 [26MR]
------ establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
fellowship programs, (see H.R. 3031), H6820 [30JY]
------ 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), H2120 [21AP]
Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to
adoptive and foster parents, (see H.R. 1573), H1445 [24MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child
labor, (see H.R. 4450), H9537 [5OC]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for
failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
H2120 [21AP]
------ 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), H903 [5MR]
FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
FEC: require electronically filed congressional candidate reports
and make them available through the Internet, (see H.R. 2433),
H1445 [24MR]
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act: repeal preemption
provision, (see H.R. 4498), H9723 [6OC]
Federal employees: modify the conditions that must be met before
certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
President, (see H.R. 3251), H578 [24FE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and
compliance programs, (see H.R. 1453), H4479 [10JN]
Firearms: protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H9179
[28SE]
------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833), H4165
[4JN]
------ 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), H6698 [29JY]
Food: improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 4080), H4834
[18JN]
------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2120 [21AP]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2120 [21AP]
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), H6820 [30JY]
Foreign trade: ban importation of certain large capacity military
magazine rifles, (see H. Con. Res. 275), H3105 [12MY]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
H8084 [18SE]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4835 [18JN]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government: reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements
in Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
systems, and benefit programs, (see H.R. 4857), H11694 [20OC]
Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to
protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H2056 [1AP]
Health: awareness and use of federally-supported research findings
on the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation and sleep
disorders, (see H. Con. Res. 250), H1854 [31MR]
------ establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for
individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121), H5064
[23JN]
------ 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. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
(see H.R. 4382), H6999 [3AU]
Health care facilities: require nursing facilities filing for
relief to provide written notice of such filing to appropriate
State agencies, (see H.R. 4843), H11549 [19OC]
Housing: provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H755 [3MR]
Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, (see H. Con. Res. 185), H7290 [5AU]
------ expedite the declassification of certain documents relating
to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see H.R.
2635), H1236 [17MR]
------ trafficking of women and girls for forced prostitution, (see
H. Con. Res. 239), H2120 [21AP]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H678 [26FE]
------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
H7585 [10SE]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
Res. 258), H2606 [29AP]
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), H1643 [26MR]
------ 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]
------ prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence,
(see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H1643 [26MR]
International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional
assistance relative to the development and completion of the
Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H2605
[29AP]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5859
[17JY]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
Israel: resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
Res. 122), H6454 [24JY]
Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation any
portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used
for attorneys' fees, (see H.R. 4689), H10513 [10OC]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H6698 [29JY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions
funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H9537
[5OC]
Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons,
(see H.R. 2850), H1337 [19MR]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
H.R. 1173), H1854 [31MR]
------ extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS
revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors
and canine enforcement officers, (see H.R. 1215), H2055 [1AP]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1159 [12MR]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the
flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H1237
[17MR]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H2056 [1AP]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H4165 [4JN]
------ coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403), H9275
[1OC]
------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H3105 [12MY]
------ ensure access to mental health services, (see H.R. 3988),
H5494 [14JY]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H1643 [26MR]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H4550 [11JN]
------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
(see H.R. 4214), H5492 [14JY]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
H8931 [25SE], (see H.R. 4646), H9083 [26SE]
------ reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing
birth centers, (see H.R. 4872), H11695 [20OC]
------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H4165 [4JN]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or
importation of school buses without seatbelts, (see H.R. 1605),
H1777 [30MR]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music, (see H. Con.
Res. 27), H851 [4MR]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
4659), H9273 [1OC]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H7179 [4AU]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information
relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
(see H.R. 4007), H4240 [5JN]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H4629 [16JN]
Nigeria: promote democracy and good governance, (see H.R. 3890),
H5297 [24JN]
NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
3001), H2931 [6MY]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450),
H4241 [5JN]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
H7915 [16SE]
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]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
policy, (see H.R. 2547), H4550 [11JN]
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]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
H.R. 3526), H2120 [21AP]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H64 [27JA]
------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
(see H. Con. Res. 203), H4712 [17JN]
Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer
Continental Shelf oil production, (see H.R. 3932), H7915 [16SE]
Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that
protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H3970 [22MY]
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
(see H.R. 2154), H678 [26FE]
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), H7585 [10SE]
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), H909 [9MR]
SEC: require the improved disclosure of tax effects of portfolio
transactions on mutual fund performance, (see H.R. 4822), H10832
[13OC]
Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for
elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage, (see H.R.
2681), H5493 [14JY]
Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal,
(see H. Con. Res. 19), H2237 [22AP]
Social Security: prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H6698
[29JY]
------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3433), H3105 [12MY]
SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain
low-income disabled children, (see H.R. 3459), H1158 [12MR]
Taxation: allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work
opportunity tax credit hiring incentives, (see H.R. 2995), H5297
[24JN]
------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction,
(see H.R. 2695), H755 [3MR]
------ deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive
compensation, (see H.R. 687), H2813 [5MY]
------ eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing,
(see H.R. 1241), H2236 [22AP]
------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
H.R. 1382), H3488 [19MY]
------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H2119 [21AP]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H1021 [10MR]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H64 [27JA]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H3625 [20MY]
------ provide incentives to reduce energy consumption, (see H.R.
4538), H7583 [10SE]
------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H7178
[4AU]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ treatment of damage awards for emotional distress, (see H.R.
2802), H5737 [16JY]
------ treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences relative
to a dependent child's chronic medical condition, (see H.R.
4484), H7413 [6AU]
------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H6453
[24JY]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H241 [3FE]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H1299 [18MR]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H1643
[26MR]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7585
[10SE]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H1236 [17MR]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP], (see
H.R. 3571), H3744 [21MY]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H5494 [14JY]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act, (see H.R. 3152), H579 [24FE]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs
funding, (see H.R. 2374), H4835 [18JN]
WHO: encourage the U.S. becoming a signatory to the Guidelines for
Drug Donations, (see H. Con. Res. 225), H2319 [23AP]
Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
3624), H2319 [23AP]
------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H5405
[25JN]
------ research health risks posed by the presence of certain
additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products,
(see H.R. 2900), H7494 [9SE]
------ research programs relative to HIV and AIDS, (see H.R. 1571),
H6282 [23JY]
Women's Progress Commemoration Commission: establish, (see H.R.
4398), H7495 [9SE]
World War II: encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
restitution of individual and communal property, (see H. Res.
557), H9178 [28SE]
------ recovery of insurance issued for victims of the Holocaust,
(see H.R. 4826), H10832 [13OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abraham Lincoln Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3482), H1236 [17MR]
NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases, (see H.R. 4873),
H11695 [20OC]
Factsheets
Inaccuracies in H. Res. 440, Granting of Immunity by the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Relative to
Investigation of Federal Election Campaign Fundraising and
Expenditure Practices, H3455 [19MY], H3459 [19MY]
Letters
Disapproval of Representative Burton's conduct of Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of Federal
election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices: by,
H3454 [19MY]
Needle exchange programs: by, H2463 [29AP]
------ Guthrie S. Birkhead, Council of State and Territorial
Epidemiologists, H2468 [29AP]
------ J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2469 [29AP]
------ Julie M. Scofield, National Alliance of State and Territorial
AIDS Directors, H2469 [29AP]
------ Mohammad N. Akhter, American Public Health Association, H2467
[29AP]
------ Robert D. Evans, ABA, H2468 [29AP]
------ Winnie Stachelberg, Human Rights Campaign (organization),
H2468 [29AP]
Prevent use of Federal funds to require city contractors in San
Francisco, CA, to provide domestic partner benefits: J. Thomas
Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H6580 [29JY]
----- Laura W. Murphy and Christopher E. Anders, ACLU, H6580 [29JY]
----- Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
(organization), H6580 [29JY]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5091 [24JN], H5092 [24JN],
H5093 [24JN]
Armed Forces: prohibit any procurement, training, or operations and
maintenance restrictions relative to Kyoto Protocol,
H3577<bullet> [20MY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E687<bullet> [28AP]
Bet Tzedek Legal Services (organization): tribute, E49<bullet>
[28JA]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
Res. 284), H4223<bullet> [5JN]
Burton, Representative: disapproval of conduct of Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of Federal
election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H3453
[19MY], H3459 [19MY]
Childhood Cancer Awareness Week: observance, E266<bullet> [3MR]
China, People's Republic of: transfer of strategic nuclear missile
technology, H4744 [18JN]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11828 [18DE],
H12022<bullet> [19DE]
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): provide special
authority relative to investigation of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters (H. Res. 507), H6757 [30JY], H6762
[30JY]
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): granting of
immunity relative to investigation of Federal election campaign
fundraising and expenditure practices, H2337 [28AP], H2338
[28AP], H2339 [28AP]
----- granting of immunity relative to investigation of Federal
election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (H. Res.
440), H3453 [19MY], H3458 [19MY], H3459 [19MY]
------ investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and
expenditure practices, H2337 [28AP], H2338 [28AP], H2339 [28AP]
------ release of confidential information relative to investigation
of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure
practices, H2166 [22AP], H2167 [22AP], H2936 [7MY]
Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): establish
(H. Res. 463), consideration (H. Res. 476), H4744 [18JN]
----- transfer funds previously allocated for investigations, H4744
[18JN]
Congress: exempt legislation resulting in an overall reduction in
tax or tariff revenues from the unfunded mandates point of order
requirement, H3432 [19MY], H3434 [19MY], H3435 [19MY]
------ permit points of order against provisions that affect
legislation established to protect human health, safety, or the
environment, H3436 [19MY], H3438 [19MY], H3439 [19MY], H3440
[19MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3577<bullet> [20MY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6224 [23JY], H6243 [23JY],
H6244 [23JY], H6246 [23JY], H6247 [23JY], H6253 [23JY], H6255
[23JY], H6570 [29JY], H6574 [29JY], H6575 [29JY], H6579 [29JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report, H9619
[6OC]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7387
[6AU]
------ prohibit possession of tobacco products by minors, H7387
[6AU]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7869<bullet>
[16SE]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
(H.R. 3717), H2466 [29AP] prohibit use of Federal funds for
needle exchange programs (H.R. 3717), consideration (H. Res.
409), H2450 [29AP]
Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act: exemption
from patent infringement relative to biotechnology industry,
E2199<bullet> [15OC]
Drugs: support existing Federal legal process for determining
safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for
medicinal purposes (H.J. Res. 117), H7721 [15SE]
Ecology and environment: exempt certain regulations and initiatives
from EPA and Council on Environmental Quality funding
limitations, H6244 [23JY], H6246 [23JY], H6247 [23JY], H6253
[23JY], H6255 [23JY]
------ exempt educational outreach or information seminars on
greenhouse gas emissions from EPA and Council on Environmental
Quality funding limitations, H6224 [23JY]
EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,
H6224 [23JY], H6243 [23JY], H6574 [29JY], H6575 [29JY]
------ study health effects of copper in drinking water, H6570
[29JY]
Executive departments: improve strategic plans and performance
reports (H.R. 2883), H1122 [12MR]
----- improve strategic plans and performance reports (H.R. 2883),
consideration (H. Res. 384), H1120 [12MR]
------ promote financial management (H. Res. 447), H4257 [9JN]
FDA: prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of
any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5091 [24JN],
H5092 [24JN], H5093 [24JN]
Government: reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements
in Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 4243), H10854 [14OC]
----- reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in
Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 4857), H11673 [20OC]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
3534), H3432 [19MY], H3434 [19MY], H3435 [19MY], H3436 [19MY],
H3438 [19MY], H3439 [19MY], H3440 [19MY]
------ reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses
(H.R. 3310), H1566 [26MR], H1567 [26MR], H1569 [26MR], H1576
[26MR]
------ treatment of fines for first-time violations of paperwork
requirements by small businesses, H1576 [26MR]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6400 [24JY]
International Medical Corps: tribute, E1690<bullet> [10SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 550), H8544
[24SE]
Medicaid: reform, H4223<bullet> [5JN]
Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4646), H9199
[1OC], H9200 [1OC]
Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
emission standards (H.R. 8), H5901<bullet> [20JY]
New Castle, NH: land conveyance (H.R. 4614), H9441 [5OC], H9442
[5OC], H9444 [5OC], H9445 [5OC]
NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (H.R. 4873),
E2288<bullet> [21OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, H3457 [19MY], H6590 [29JY]
Point of order, H3458 [19MY], H6570 [29JY]
Political campaigns: investigate campaign fundraising practices
relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to
People's Republic of China, H3453 [19MY], H3459 [19MY]
Republican Party: political contributions by tobacco companies,
H2444 [29AP]
San Francisco, CA: prevent use of Federal funds to require city
contractors to provide domestic partner benefits, H6579 [29JY]
Schering-Plough Corp.: patent extension for certain
pharmaceuticals, E2121<bullet> [13OC]
Starr, Kenneth W.: allegations of partisanship relative to
independent counsel investigations, H2444 [29AP]
Survivors of the Shoal Visual History Foundation: tribute,
E49<bullet> [28JA]
Resolutions by organizations
Prevent use of Federal funds to require city contractors in San
Francisco, CA, to provide domestic partner benefits: Los
Angeles, CA, City Council, H6580 [29JY]
Statements
Needle Exchange Programs: National Association of County and City
Health Officials, H2468 [29AP]
Prevent Use of Federal Funds To Require City Contractors in San
Francisco, CA, To Provide Domestic Partner Benefits: Human
Rights Campaign Fund (organization), H6579 [29JY]
Tributes
Bradley, Tom, E2131<bullet> [13OC]
Dellums, Representative, H210<bullet> [3FE]
Fazio, Representative, H8544 [24SE]
Moss, John E., E23<bullet> [27JA]
Reuben, Steven Carr, E2112<bullet> [13OC]
Rosenberg, Shelly, E808<bullet> [11MY]
Seidler-Feller, Chaim, E619<bullet> [22AP]
Stokes, Representative, H6239 [23JY]
Torres, Representative, E2126<bullet> [13OC]