[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
KENNEDY, JOSEPH P., II (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Amendments
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), H9276 [1OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5763 [17JY]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7882 [16SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7916 [16SE], H8008 [17SE]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2429 [28AP], H2430
[28AP], H2431 [28AP], H2814 [5MY], H2871 [6MY], H2872 [6MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal the provision of
law requiring termination, (see H.R. 3752), H2605 [29AP]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H4548 [11JN]
------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H578 [24FE]
Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package
equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
H.R. 2828), H7494 [9SE]
CERCLA: reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs,
(see H.R. 3666), H2053 [1AP]
Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct against
merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor conditions,
(see H.R. 3755), H2605 [29AP]
Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from implementing
unreasonable practices or penalties against card holders who pay
balances in full, (see H.R. 4410), H7289 [5AU]
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
H10010 [7OC]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H9275 [1OC]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H386 [5FE]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 76), H100 [28JA]
Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317
[23AP]
------ make grants to States and businesses to improve the quality
of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H1444 [24MR]
------ 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), H7000 [3AU]
------ 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), H676 [26FE]
------ direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards of past-due
benefits, (see H.R. 3444), H1158 [12MR]
------ establish a chiropractic services division, (see H.R. 4421),
H7410 [6AU]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H4548 [11JN]
------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
research priorities relative to certain service-related health
consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H4054 [3JN]
------ guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing
for homeless veterans, (see H.R. 3039), H1021 [10MR]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
H3970 [22MY], (see H.R. 4070), H5405 [25JN]
------ 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), H5594 [15JY]
Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H1445 [24MR]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1021
[10MR]
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), H904 [5MR]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3247 [13MY]
Education: increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see
H.R. 3269), H1643 [26MR]
------ support the participation of low-income parents in
postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based
child care, (see H.R. 3296), H677 [26FE]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
(see H.R. 3251), H3744 [21MY]
Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition
feeding devices, (see H.R. 3646), H2053 [1AP]
------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
(see H.R. 4233), H7290 [5AU]
Food: improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 3052), H678
[26FE]
------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H4056 [3JN]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications, (see
H.R. 1507), H64 [27JA]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H4880 [19JN]
Foreign aid: 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), H7179 [4AU]
------ support developmental alternatives for child labor, (see H.R.
4506), H7414 [6AU]
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), H1699 [27MR]
Guatemala: investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and
implementation of peace accords, (see H. Res. 421), H3247 [13MY]
Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish,
(see H.R. 1549), H578 [24FE]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H1168
[16MR]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H902 [5MR]
------ 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), H1337
[19MR]
------ require nursing facilities filing for relief to provide
written notice of such filing to appropriate State agencies,
(see H.R. 4843), H11549 [19OC]
Health care professionals: ensure home care agencies conduct
background checks on job applicants, (see H.R. 4592), H10012
[7OC]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3744
[21MY]
Housing: increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H3105 [12MY]
------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H65 [27JA]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
Res. 258), H2932 [6MY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under
health plans, (see H.R. 815), H2606 [29AP]
------ 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), H579 [24FE]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H3971
[22MY]
Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to
bring Federal court action relative to transportation of
alcoholic beverages, (see H.R. 1063), H1550 [25MR]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H904 [5MR]
Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for
disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H579 [24FE]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H7415 [6AU]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1777
[30MR]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H1021 [10MR]
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), H1337 [19MR]
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), H5957 [20JY]
------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H4550 [11JN]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit
laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4648), H10353
[9OC]
------ clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H4479 [10JN]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H495 [12FE],
(see H.R. 3567), H4479 [10JN]
------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
for office visits and for other evaluation and management
services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H2744 [4MY]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H2931 [6MY]
------ 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]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4370), H6879 [31JY]
------ reimbursement to Military Health Services System, (see H.R.
192), H578 [24FE]
------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H4479 [10JN]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Motion pictures: discourage use of tobacco products among minors by
motion picture industry, (see H. Con. Res. 184), H498 [12FE]
Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing
automobiles to certain disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3618), H2051
[1AP]
National Institute for the Environment: establish, (see H.R. 2914),
H755 [3MR]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program, (see H.R. 1635), H755 [3MR]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
H4835 [18JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal, (see
H.R. 1505), H1236 [17MR]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2237 [22AP]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H1112 [11MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
H.R. 3526), H1550 [25MR]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H631 [25FE]
Public buildings: calculation of transactions, (see H.R. 623),
H2119 [21AP]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic
rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington, and Wyoming, (see H.R. 1425), H1159 [12MR]
Supreme Patriarch Karekin I: tribute to U.S. visit commemorating
centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America,
(see H. Con. Res. 271), H2932 [6MY]
Taxation: establish a credit for the purchase of a principal
residence located within an empowerment zone or enterprise
community by a first-time homebuyer, (see H.R. 2826), H447
[11FE]
------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
qualified hospital research organizations, (see H.R. 3815),
H4056 [3JN]
------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H1854 [31MR]
------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H6070
[21JY]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received by
senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work, (see H.R. 3841),
H3312 [14MY]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H631 [25FE]
------ treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned
income tax credit, (see H.R. 3995), H4880 [19JN]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
(see H.R. 4018), H4880 [19JN]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H3014 [7MY]
Television: eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on
cable programming services, (see H.R. 3258), H6880 [31JY]
------ promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace,
(see H.R. 2921), H447 [11FE]
Tobacco products: establish a responsible U.S. international
tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco
products to children, and establish the American Center on
Global Health and Tobacco, (see H.R. 3738), H2423 [28AP]
------ limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236 [17MR], (see
H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish, (see H.R. 777), H1445
[24MR]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H678 [26FE]
Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H495 [12FE]
------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see H.R. 4368), H6879
[31JY]
------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
H.R. 2224), H904 [5MR]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H1699 [27MR]
------ extend priority health care to those who received
nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
Forces, (see H.R. 4367), H6879 [31JY]
------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H2119
[21AP], (see H.R. 303), H2119 [21AP]
------ presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain
veterans, (see H.R. 4751), H10076 [8OC]
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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually
from any consumer reporting agency, (see H.R. 4848), H11042
[16OC]
Credit unions: require insured credit unions to meet the credit
needs of the community served by the credit union, (see H.R.
3439), H1111 [11MR]
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]
Research: increase the amount authorized for basic scientific,
medical, and pre-competitive engineering research, (see H.R.
3660), H2053 [1AP]
Veterans: extend priority health care to individuals who served
during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions (H.R. 3579), consideration (H. Res. 402), H1791
[31MR]
----- making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions
(H.R. 3579), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 416),
H2674 [30AP]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E660<bullet> [23AP]
Azerbaijan: prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7989 [17SE]
Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4433 [10JN]
------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), motion to instruct conferees, H9146
[28SE], H9147 [28SE]
------ treatment of credit card debt, H4433 [10JN]
Boston, MA: economic development initiative grant for bicycle
paths, E2000<bullet> [9OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
E1467<bullet> [30JY]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10088 [8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11800 [18DE]
Colleges and universities: discourage alcohol abuse on campus,
H2871 [6MY]
------ provide incentives to develop alcohol abuse prevention and
education programs, H2873 [6MY]
Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from implementing
unreasonable practices or penalties against card holders who pay
balances in full, H9146 [28SE], H9147 [28SE]
Contreras, Maria: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health
Leadership Program honoree, E1199<bullet> [23JN]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H1879<bullet> [1AP], H7047
[4AU]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H1541<bullet> [25MR]
Dept. of Defense: School of the Americas funding, H8008 [17SE]
Dept. of HUD: funding, H2674 [30AP]
------ increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage insurance,
H5647 [16JY]
------ increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage insurance,
H9612 [6OC]
------ Rental Assistance Voucher Program funding, H5764 [17JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6039 [21JY], H6040 [21JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to treat illnesses of
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans and illnesses due to future
combat service, and revise research priorities relative to
certain service-related health consequences (H.R. 3980),
E1636<bullet> [7AU]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 584), H10130
[8OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5764 [17JY], H5814 [17JY],
H5815 [17JY], H5817 [17JY], H5819 [17JY]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
501), H5647 [16JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report, H9612
[6OC], H9616 [6OC], E2000<bullet> [9OC]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7882 [16SE],
H7883 [16SE], H7884 [16SE]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
(H.R. 3717), H2473<bullet> [29AP]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, H2006 [1AP]
Figueroa, Heisi: An Income of Her Own (organization) Business Plan
Competition award recipient, E2113<bullet> [13OC]
Financial institutions: allow operating subsidiaries to offer
certain new financial services and strengthen investor and
consumer protections, H3188 [13MY]
------ increase competition in the financial services sector (H.R.
10), H3188 [13MY], H3200 [13MY] increase competition in the
financial services sector (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res.
428), H3128 [13MY], H3129 [13MY], H3131 [13MY]
------ modify insurance requirements for smaller banks, prohibit
sale of unitary thrifts to commercial enterprises, and allow
operating subsidiaries to offer certain new financial services,
H3200 [13MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7989 [17SE], H8001 [17SE], H8005
[17SE], H8008 [17SE]
Forest Service: improve management, H6040 [21JY]
Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy: observance, H1541<bullet> [25MR]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2871 [6MY], H2873
[6MY]
Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (H.R.
217), H713 [3MR], H716 [3MR], H719 [3MR], H721 [3MR]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs
and increase community control over such programs, H5814 [17JY],
H5815 [17JY], H5817 [17JY], H5819 [17JY]
------ expand homeownership (H.R. 3899), H10702 [13OC]
National Park Service: funding, H6039 [21JY]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), consideration (H. Res. 393), H1603 [26MR]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: include alcohol abuse in
national media drug campaigns, H7882 [16SE], H7883 [16SE], H7884
[16SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
3485), E581<bullet> [2AP]
Porter, Thomas A.: National Trust of Chiefs of Police Association
Legion of Honor Medal and Silver Star for Bravery recipient,
E1245<bullet> [26JN]
Puerto Rico: declare English as official language upon accession to
statehood, H807 [4MR]
------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H784 [4MR], H807 [4MR]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H2006 [1AP]
WIC: improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
E1437<bullet> [24JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H10654-H10659 [12OC], E2116 [13OC], E2121 [13OC], E2228
[16OC], E2266 [21OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S3224 [3AP]
Tributes
Bassett, John W.H., E1200<bullet> [23JN]
Howard, James J., H1511<bullet> [25MR]
Musto, Angelo R., Jr., E1657<bullet> [9SE], E1725<bullet> [15SE]
Sullivan, Billy, E671<bullet> [23AP]
Sutton, Billy, E667<bullet> [23AP]