[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), H6731 [29JY]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees (H.R. 2888), H4475 [10JN]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2425 [28AP], H2426
[28AP], H2581 [29AP], H2585 [29AP], H2587 [29AP], H2588 [29AP]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, H6121
[22JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft, (see
H.R. 1521), H3625 [20MY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities
are obtained legally, (see H.R. 594), H5493 [14JY]
Bankruptcy: reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H2423 [28AP]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
2094), H329 [4FE]
Beechman, Laurie: mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 4199), H7290
[5AU]
Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and
training, (see H.R. 4175), H5859 [17JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H2318 [23AP]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the
operation of automobiles and trucks, (see H.R. 2327), H241 [3FE]
------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
H2053 [1AP]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
------ 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), H851 [4MR]
Colleges and universities: allow use of age-based incentives for
the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, (see H.R. 3473),
H1236 [17MR]
Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
Capabilities: establish, (see H.R. 3764), H2705 [30AP]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H851
[4MR]
Courts: enforcement of child custody and visitation orders, (see
H.R. 4164), H5494 [14JY]
------ treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack
cocaine, (see H.R. 2229), H3024 [11MY]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H4835 [18JN]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H7584 [10SE]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of
Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H5738 [16JY]
Education: allow a Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses,
(see H.R. 3282), H676 [26FE]
------ assist urban and rural local education agencies in raising
the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R. 3813), H3013
[7MY]
------ establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity
Program, (see H.R. 1970), H64 [27JA]
------ increase the number of qualified early child care
professionals through a student loan forgiveness program, (see
H.R. 3727), H2814 [5MY]
------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
[14MY]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed
funeral directors, (see H.R. 4540), H7583 [10SE]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
Federal employees: modify the conditions that must be met before
certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
President, (see H.R. 3251), H851 [4MR]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore the stenographic
preference for recording depositions, (see H.R. 4221), H10917
[14OC]
Financial institutions: audit requirements and oversight of credit
unions, (see H.R. 2552), H101 [28JA]
Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local
governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
related hazards, (see H.R. 4229), H5593 [15JY]
Firearms: protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H5494
[14JY]
------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
(see H.R. 4233), H7178 [4AU]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
Foreign countries: funding for the construction of U.S. chancery
facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of
construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured, (see
H.R. 4181), H9723 [6OC]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and
facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of
communities dependent on the Federal logging program, (see H.R.
2789), H579 [24FE]
Government: enhance the payments protections for subcontractors and
suppliers on Federal construction projects, (see H.R. 3032),
H3488 [19MY]
Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
component parts to medical device manufacturers, (see H.R. 872),
H3744 [21MY]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3972
[22MY]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 6), H2119 [21AP]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H2814 [5MY]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1445 [24MR]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
Res. 258), H4835 [18JN]
Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State
insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural
disasters, (see H.R. 219), H2606 [29AP]
------ prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence,
(see H.R. 1117), H904 [5MR]
------ provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse,
and chemical dependency treatment services under group and
individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H4835 [18JN]
------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H4325 [9JN]
------ treatment of prescription drugs, (see H.R. 1525), H1445
[24MR]
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]
IRS: restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for
purposes of tax administration, (see H.R. 2563), H65 [27JA]
James T. Leonard, Sr., Post Office, Garwood, NJ: designate, (see
H.R. 3810), H3106 [12MY]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5492 [14JY]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H755 [3MR]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H631 [25FE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1379 [23MR]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
1375), H578 [24FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H7415 [6AU]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7585 [10SE]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H4165 [4JN]
------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see H.R. 3284), H1112
[11MR]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4404), H7495 [9SE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H4056 [3JN]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3510), H2120 [21AP]
National Cancer Institute: increase funding for ovarian cancer
public information and education programs, (see H.R. 4200),
H7290 [5AU]
National Environmental Education Act: extend programs, (see H.R.
3441), H1111 [11MR]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H7289 [5AU]
Navy: repeal law preventing donation of remaining Iowa-class
battleships listed on the Naval Vessel Register, (see H.R.
3233), H496 [12FE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate, (see
H.R. 3612), H6880 [31JY]
Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see H.R.
3632), H2931 [6MY], (see H.R. 1320), H3247 [13MY]
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),
H3366 [18MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H2236 [22AP]
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]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H4961 [22JN]
Social Security: investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses
into program, (see H. Res. 340), H631 [25FE]
------ provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for
hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies,
(see H.R. 3247), H631 [25FE]
Taxation: applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of
a principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
H3014 [7MY]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction,
(see H.R. 2695), H447 [11FE]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H4055 [3JN]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H4055 [3JN]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H4241
[5JN]
------ promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly
compensated employees, (see H.R. 2788), H692 [2MR]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ treatment of distilled spirits, (see H.R. 450), H2119 [21AP]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
[12FE]
Veterans: termination of certain contributions to the Survivor
Benefit Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H330 [4FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto, (see
H.J. Res. 118), H3024 [11MY]
Bankruptcy: modify application of liquidation cases, (see H.R.
3801), H2931 [6MY]
Budget: require a two-thirds vote on passage of legislation that
allows outlays to exceed revenues, (see H.R. 3091), H62 [27JA]
------ require two-thirds vote for legislation changing
discretionary spending limits or pay-as-you-go requirements if
the budget for the current or immediately preceding year was not
in surplus, (see H.R. 3832), H3104 [12MY]
Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be
manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards,
(see H.R. 3831), H3104 [12MY]
Courts: confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
proceedings, (see H.R. 4286), H6069 [21JY]
Davis-Bacon Act: require cancellation of contracts with repeat
violators, (see H.R. 3826), H3024 [11MY]
------ require disclosure of certain payroll information, (see H.R.
3827), H3024 [11MY]
Drugs: provide penalties for open air drug markets, (see H.R.
4599), H8083 [18SE]
Foreign Assistance Act: require that certain assistance be in the
form of credits redeemable only for U.S. goods and services,
(see H.R. 3800), H2931 [6MY]
Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a
portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity
choice, (see H.R. 3548), H1549 [25MR]
Housing: provide rental assistance in a manner that preserves
residential property values, protects residents, and enhances
safety, (see H.R. 4218), H5593 [15JY]
Immigration: deport aliens who associate with known terrorists,
(see H.R. 4698), H9536 [5OC]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals, (see H.R.
3450), H1158 [12MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: pilot program for the use of optical memory
cards, (see H.R. 4317), H6281 [23JY]
NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing
industries, (see H.R. 3825), H3024 [11MY]
Public welfare programs: guarantee loans and provide State grants
to finance transportation services for welfare recipients, and
establish preferences for Federal contractors that hire welfare
recipients, (see H.R. 3638), H2052 [1AP]
Taxation: allow a credit for certain corporations which have
substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership by
employees, (see H.R. 3562), H1642 [26MR]
------ expand incentives for the construction and renovation of
public schools, (see H.R. 4316), H6281 [23JY]
------ inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the
exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence, (see
H.R. 3953), H3970 [22MY]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the
National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act, (see H.R. 3561), H1642 [26MR]
Essays
Fulfilling Dr. King's Dream: Krystal Tribbet, E113<bullet> [5FE]
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Dave Forstrom, E113<bullet> [5FE]
Newsletters
National blood alcohol content standard relative to the operation of
motor vehicles: Conneaut Cellars Winery (business),
E622<bullet> [22AP]
Remarks
Amtrak: prohibit use of funds by the reform council to hire outside
consultants, H6731 [29JY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
Res. 284), H4159 [4JN], H4160 [4JN]
----- setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res.
284), consideration (H. Res. 455), H4139 [4JN]
Business and industry: require consent of employees relative to
overtime, H4474 [10JN]
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]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the
operation of automobiles and trucks (H.R. 2327), H9126 [28SE]
------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
accordance with stricter flammability standards, H5648 [16JY],
H6544 [29JY], H6545 [29JY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11858 [18DE]
Colleges and universities: allow use of age-based incentives for
the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, H2532 [29AP]
------ prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment in
admissions based on sex, race, or national origin, H2895 [6MY],
H2899 [6MY]
------ reporting requirements for reductions in athletic funding or
scholarships, H2880 [6MY]
Colorado EMS Foundation: tribute, E632<bullet> [22AP]
Courts: enforcement of child custody and visitation orders (H.R.
4164), H5438 [14JY]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6989 [3AU], H6990
[3AU], H6991 [3AU]
------ Turkish occupation, H1542<bullet> [25MR]
Dept. of Education: establish lender-of-last-resort authority and
procedures, H2582 [29AP]
Dept. of Transportation: access-to-jobs and reverse commute
programs funding, H1999 [1AP]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), H6731 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7268 [5AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6544 [29JY], H6545 [29JY]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
501), H5648 [16JY]
Drunken driving: national blood alcohol content standard relative
to the operation of motor vehicles, E622<bullet> [22AP]
Education: auction rights for financial institutions to make
student loans relative to interest rates, H2569 [29AP], H2570
[29AP]
------ establish income-sensitive repayment options for student
loans, H2581 [29AP], H2586 [29AP]
------ increase the number of qualified early child care
professionals through a student loan forgiveness program, H2576
[29AP]
------ liability for owners of for-profit higher education
institutions who misappropriate financial aid funds, H2574
[29AP]
------ student loan interest rates, H2587 [29AP], H2588 [29AP]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees (H.R. 2888), H4470 [10JN], H4472 [10JN], H4473 [10JN],
H4474 [10JN], H4475 [10JN]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, H2007 [1AP]
Foreign policy: allow attachment of certain property of foreign
states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism, H7268
[5AU]
Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy: observance, H1542<bullet> [25MR]
Haddonfield, NJ: tribute to Beechwood School Pre-K program
graduates, E1515<bullet> [3AU]
Higher Education Act: prohibit exclusion from any program based on
race or religion, H2915 [6MY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2520 [29AP], H2532 [29AP], H2569
[29AP], H2570 [29AP], H2574 [29AP], H2576 [29AP], H2581 [29AP],
H2582 [29AP], H2586 [29AP], H2587 [29AP], H2588 [29AP], H2880
[6MY], H2895 [6MY], H2899 [6MY], H2915 [6MY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report, H9155 [28SE]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 411), H2515
[29AP]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, E113<bullet> [5FE]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), H1611 [26MR], H1620 [26MR], E518<bullet> [30MR]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625),
E109<bullet> [5FE]
Saudi Arabia: resolution of commercial disputes with Hill
International, Inc., E1747<bullet> [17SE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1999 [1AP], H2007
[1AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3622 [20MY]