[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
KAPTUR, MARCY (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H5840 [17JY], H6837 [30JY], H6839 [30JY], H6859 [31JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions, H2296 [23AP]
------ H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related
agencies program appropriations, H7708 [15SE]
Articles and editorials
Congress Inside Out--Message to Members--Look Beyond Rhetoric Before
Voting on CFR, Norman J. Ornstein, Roll Call (publication),
H3729 [21MY]
Plot to Bury Reform, New York (NY) Times, H1740<bullet> [30MR]
Raft of Campaign Finance Reform Plans May Mean Lengthy House Debate,
Helen Dewar, Washington (DC) Post, H3729 [21MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant
Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H1445
[24MR]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1299 [18MR]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1550 [25MR]
Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve
consumers' access to airline industry information, (see H.R.
4742), H10075 [8OC]
Census: collection of demographic, social, and economic data for
2000 decennial census, (see H. Con. Res. 246), H1550 [25MR]
Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
designate, (see H.R. 4602), H8083 [18SE]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime
prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
(see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
Colleges and universities: encourage adoption of a code of
principles to change the culture of alcohol consumption on
college campuses, (see H. Res. 321), H3106 [12MY]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implement and establish
support program for victims of torture, (see H.R. 3161), H329
[4FE]
Crime: prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H5493
[14JY]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1854 [31MR]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H4056 [3JN]
Dept. of Defense: procurement of domestic goods and services, (see
H. Con. Res. 266), H3625 [20MY]
Dept. of HHS: provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
(see H.R. 3511), H5297 [24JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H3247 [13MY]
Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic
trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
3240), H3014 [7MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H2814 [5MY]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H6487 [27JY]
------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H4055 [3JN]
Diseases: ovarian cancer research programs, (see H.R. 953), H3014
[7MY]
------ payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see H.R.
1023), H1643 [26MR]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1337
[19MR]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity,
strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain
assurances to local governments and individuals relative to
economic development efforts, (see H.R. 2351), H4629 [16JN]
------ facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt
reduction with developing countries with tropical forests, (see
H.R. 2870), H1159 [12MR]
Education: grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
4552), H10012 [7OC]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State
participation in activities, (see H.R. 4590), H10077 [8OC]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for
failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
H631 [25FE]
------ 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), H2331 [27AP]
FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced
enforcement, (see H.R. 4266), H5858 [17JY]
------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H3247 [13MY]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
(see H.R. 2509), H64 [27JA]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate
anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor
the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants,
(see H. Con. Res. 232), H755 [3MR]
Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign
countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H.
Res. 418), H3247 [13MY]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
H9275 [1OC]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
H8932 [25SE]
------ expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
1111), H386 [5FE]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H10012 [7OC]
------ 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. 1289), H6453 [24JY]
------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
H1021 [10MR]
------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
providers, (see H.R. 1415), H1699 [27MR]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3744
[21MY]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H241 [3FE]
------ trafficking of women and girls for forced prostitution, (see
H. Con. Res. 239), H2932 [6MY]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance
abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group
and individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H3972 [22MY]
------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H6453 [24JY]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
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]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
H.R. 1173), H241 [3FE]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H631 [25FE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H3625 [20MY]
Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H100 [28JA]
Medicare: delay implementation of changes in coverage of
venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
2912), H631 [25FE], (see H.R. 3137), H678 [26FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H1777 [30MR]
------ ensure access to mental health services, (see H.R. 3988),
H6511 [28JY]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H2120 [21AP]
------ graduate medical education payments, (see H.R. 4219), H9179
[28SE]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H3488 [19MY]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H6487 [27JY]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940),
H3743 [21MY]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
H.R. 2701), H678 [26FE]
------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
(see H.R. 4214), H6880 [31JY]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H3744 [21MY]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H8932 [25SE]
------ restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice
plans, (see H.R. 3128), H1112 [11MR]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
4567), H8528 [23SE]
Mental health: establish a Mental Illness Working Group to
recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental
illness, (see H. Res. 596), H10832 [13OC]
------ establish a task force to recognize the seriousness of
problems associated with mental illness, (see H. Res. 587),
H10076 [8OC]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles,
(see H.R. 880), H2119 [21AP]
National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at
veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H578 [24FE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate
activities on cardiovascular diseases in women, (see H.R. 2130),
H851 [4MR]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain from
the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H1237 [17MR]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain
individuals, (see H.R. 543), H329 [4FE]
Nigeria: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes, (see H.R.
3916), H6697 [29JY]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H8932 [25SE]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish, (see H.R.
2431), H497 [12FE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
H.R. 1320), H447 [11FE]
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), H6697 [29JY]
------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
(see H. Con. Res. 203), H241 [3FE]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H909 [9MR]
Social Security: prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064
[23JN]
------ provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for
hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies,
(see H.R. 3247), H1777 [30MR]
------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3433), H1445 [24MR]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish, (see H.R. 3147), H240 [3FE]
Taxation: exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance,
(see H.R. 1382), H6453 [24JY]
------ extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any
extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H2056 [1AP]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H4165 [4JN]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H330 [4FE]
------ require child support delinquent parents to include their
unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a
deduction for unpaid child support, (see H.R. 4198), H11696
[20OC]
------ treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products, (see
H.R. 1323), H7414 [6AU]
------ treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security
benefits, (see H.R. 372), H2423 [28AP]
Telephones: protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone
bills, (see H.R. 3798), H4056 [3JN]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H2318 [23AP]
Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
factory, (see H. Res. 595), H10832 [13OC]
Turkey: allocation of economic assistance, (see H.R. 1361), H578
[24FE]
------ anniversary of the burning of Smyrna, (see H. Con. Res. 148),
H679 [26FE]
------ claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
H755 [3MR]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2120 [21AP]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5297
[24JN]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H678 [26FE]
------ determine the amount of certain benefits relative to the
accrual period prior to death, (see H.R. 4027), H7290 [5AU]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H100 [28JA]
------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
H.R. 2224), H64 [27JA]
------ reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity
compensation for certain surviving spouses, (see H.R. 2004),
H1777 [30MR]
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), H6453
[24JY]
------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H1444
[24MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: require consideration of percentage of work to be
performed in the U.S. in the evaluation of contracts, (see H.R.
3838), H3104 [12MY]
Medicare: graduate medical education reimbursement for certain
osteopathy training programs whose operation is assumed by
another hospital, (see H.R. 3914), H3624 [20MY]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing
deadline for certain claims, (see H.R. 3778), H2705 [30AP]
Ohio: designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort
Miamis as national historic sites, (see H.R. 4562), H7690 [14SE]
Taxation: disallow deductions for lobbying expenses relative to
tobacco policy, (see H.R. 4473), H7412 [6AU]
Biographies
Shore, Maxine, E1255<bullet> [26JN]
Letters
Crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency operating loan relief
for farmers in certain counties that have been designated as
Federal disaster areas: Dean Kleckner, American Farm Bureau
Federation, H7701 [15SE]
Lists
Supporters of H.R. 4519, authorize Presidential consent to the third
party transfer of the Bowman County (U.S.S.) to the USS LST Ship
Memorial, Inc., E2155 [14OC]
Motions
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H7700 [15SE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H7181 [5AU]
Remarks
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:
transfer of special grants to implement research provisions,
H5018 [23JN]
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report (H.
Res. 446), H3769 [22MY]
------ plant genomic research funding, H4987 [23JN]
------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
been designated as Federal disaster areas, H7700 [15SE], H7701
[15SE], H7703 [15SE], H7704 [15SE], H7706 [15SE], H9326 [2OC],
H9331 [2OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4984 [23JN], H4987 [23JN],
H4988 [23JN], H4997 [23JN], H5013 [23JN], H5018 [23JN], H5025
[23JN], H5076 [24JN], H5085 [24JN], H5099 [24JN], H5100 [24JN],
H5208 [24JN]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration (H. Res.
482), H4982 [23JN]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9326
[2OC], H9328 [2OC], H9329 [2OC], H9330 [2OC], H9331 [2OC], H9332
[2OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4101), motion to instruct
conferees, H7700 [15SE], H7701 [15SE], H7703 [15SE], H7704
[15SE], H7706 [15SE]
Appropriations: legislative process, H10894 [14OC]
------ making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions
(H.R. 3579), H1812 [31MR]
------ status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H10894 [14OC]
Berkey, OH: anniversary of Farley United Methodist Church,
E1953<bullet> [8OC]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
121), H6101 [22JY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11936 [18DE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 105th Congress, H10894 [14OC]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H7049<bullet> [4AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: emergency food assistance program funding for
food banks, H4997 [23JN]
------ extend time period for rulemaking on milk marketing orders
system, H5013 [23JN]
------ limit funding for livestock protection from predatory
wildlife, H5025 [23JN], H5208 [24JN]
------ Market Access Program funding, H5085 [24JN]
------ regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar
beets, H5076 [24JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain
uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund, H5705 [16JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), H5705 [16JY]
Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
(H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), H3729 [21MY]
FDA: prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of
any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5099 [24JN],
H5100 [24JN]
FEC: establish a clearinghouse of political activities information
relative to foreign nationals, H6838 [30JY], H6839 [30JY], H6840
[30JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7956 [17SE]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8781 [25SE]
Iraq: make funding for military action relative to weapons
inspections contingent upon congressional approval, H1812 [31MR]
Lucas County, OH: anniversary of Mental Health Board, E2021<bullet>
[10OC]
Mental health: establish a Mental Illness Working Group to
recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental
illness (H. Res. 596), H10808 [13OC], H10809 [13OC]
------ establish task force to study options and treatment, H7181
[5AU]
Neighborhood Improvement Foundation of Toledo, Inc.: President's
Service Award recipient, E1607<bullet> [7AU]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal, H5013 [23JN]
Oregon, OH: rededication of Clay High School Memorial Stadium,
E1992<bullet> [9OC], E2015<bullet> [10OC]
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), H3785
[22MY], H4863 [19JN], H6836 [30JY], H6838 [30JY], H6839 [30JY],
H6840 [30JY] ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183),
consideration (H. Res. 442), H3729 [21MY]
------ prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S.
citizens (H.R. 34), H1740 [30MR], H1741 [30MR]
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
H3769 [22MY]
Republican Party: national agenda, H10894 [14OC]
Resnick, Alice Robie: Ohio Women's Bar Association Justice Alice
Robie Resnick Award of Distinction recipient, E699<bullet>
[29AP]
Sylvania, OH: anniversary of Ladies Literary Club, E2023<bullet>
[10OC]
Toledo, OH: anniversary of Third Baptist Church, E2014<bullet>
[10OC]
------ anniversry of Emmanuel Baptist Church, E961<bullet> [22MY]
WIC: funding, H4984 [23JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3739 [21MY], H3968 [22MY], H10511 [10OC],
H10831 [13OC], H10916 [14OC]
Reports
Farm Economy: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation,
H7701-H7703 [15SE]
Tributes
Cherry, Richard, E2012<bullet> [10OC]
Churchill, Walter A., E2297<bullet> [21OC]
Glenn, Senator, E1976<bullet> [9OC]
Hart, Tom, E2270<bullet> [21OC]
Khattab, Abdelmoneim Mahmoud, E1995<bullet> [9OC]
Madej, Sophie, E1600<bullet> [7AU]
Morrison, John, E2295<bullet> [21OC]
Naparstek, Arthur J., E969<bullet> [22MY]
Perk, Ralph J., E1173<bullet> [19JN]
Shore, Maxine, E1255<bullet> [26JN]
Sizemore, Jack, E1035<bullet> [4JN]
Stoepler, John, E180<bullet> [12FE]
Stokes, Representative, H6228 [23JY]
Williams, Ben, E935<bullet> [21MY]