[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




KILPATRICK, CAROLYN C. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Articles and editorials
    How To Help Africa, Washington (DC) Post, H1054<bullet> [11MR]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
    Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
        H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
    Africa:  bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, (see H.
        Res. 523), H8084 [18SE]
    Agriculture:  prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory
        cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, (see H.R. 453),
        H678 [26FE]
    ------ provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and promote
        the development of farmer-owned value-added processing
        facilities, (see H.R. 3550), H3488 [19MY]
    Airlines:  provide protection for airline employees who provide
        certain air safety information, (see H.R. 915), H4835 [18JN]
    Alaska:  designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 900),
        H1159 [12MR]
    Alcoholic beverages:  prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to
        minors, (see H.R. 3537), H1444 [24MR]
    Animals:  prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
        viscera, (see H.R. 619), H678 [26FE]
    ------ prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals, (see
        H.R. 1202), H2119 [21AP]
    Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
        consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
    ------ anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294), H4961
        [22JN]
    ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
        certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
        Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2318 [23AP]
    Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1777
        [30MR]
    Automobile National Heritage Area:  authorize, (see H.R. 3910),
        H3624 [20MY]
    Aviation:  enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares,
        (see H.R. 4577), H8035 [17SE]
    Business and industry:  promote youth entrepreneurship education and
        training, (see H.R. 4175), H10077 [8OC]
    Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
        of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
    Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI:  designate, (see H.R.
        3808), H3013 [7MY]
    CERCLA:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H5957 [20JY]
    Chiapas, Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
        the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
        347), H10352 [9OC]
    Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
        diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
        H.R. 2923), H447 [11FE]
    ------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
        H2053 [1AP]
    ------ provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to
        improve the quality and availability of after-school programs,
        (see H.R. 4621), H11023 [15OC]
    ------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
        accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
        3831), H8035 [17SE]
    Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
        H4880 [19JN]
    China, Republic of:  participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126),
        H8528 [23SE]
    Citizenship:  waiving of residency and English language requirements
        for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H2055 [1AP]
    Clinton, President:  address issue of school violence, (see H. Con.
        Res. 287), H4962 [22JN]
    ------ address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community
        policing and reduction of school crime, (see H. Res. 512), H6880
        [31JY]
    Colleges and universities:  improve and strengthen recruitment and
        training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H2424
        [28AP]
    Community development:  provide grant funding for additional
        empowerment zones, (see H.R. 3622), H6820 [30JY]
    Computers:  regulate use of personal information obtained by
        interactive computer services, (see H.R. 98), H7915 [16SE]
    Courts:  applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
        the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
        H10010 [7OC]
    ------ confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
        proceedings, (see H.R. 3577), H2120 [21AP]
    ------ moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R. 1283),
        H5737 [16JY]
    Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
        H7178 [4AU]
    ------ identity fraud, (see H.R. 3551), H4055 [3JN], (see H.R.
        4151), H5402 [25JN]
    ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
    Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
        Res. 212), H756 [3MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
        greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
        (see H.R. 3086), H498 [12FE]
    ------ improve food safety research, education, and technology and
        require the use of a designated team to rapidly respond to food
        safety emergencies, (see H.R. 3132), H100 [28JA], (see H.R.
        3148), H240 [3FE]
    ------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
        [19MR]
    Dept. of Education:  establish demonstration projects to ensure
        equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning
        disabilities at institutions of higher education, (see H.R.
        3596), H3247 [13MY]
    ------ make grants for postsecondary information technology
        education and employment assistance projects, (see H.R. 3896),
        H3488 [19MY]
    Dept. of HHS:  carry out a national public awareness campaign on
        colorectal cancer, (see H. Res. 359), H446 [11FE]
    ------ collection of information relative to the use of mentally
        disabled children and individuals in biomedical and behavioral
        research, (see H.R. 4135), H6698 [29JY]
    ------ Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317 [23AP]
    Dept. of HUD:  establish program to eliminate redlining in the
        insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
    ------ insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or
        rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637), H4880
        [19JN]
    Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
        establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
        H5737 [16JY]
    Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
        trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
        3240), H5493 [14JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
        industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
        Res. 249), H4056 [3JN]
    ------ 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), H7415 [6AU]
    ------ 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), H1379 [23MR]
    ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H6487 [27JY]
    ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
        nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4220),
        H8035 [17SE]
    ------ 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), H7415 [6AU]
    Disasters:  make modifications to the temporary housing assistance
        program, (see H.R. 2257), H447 [11FE]
    Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research,
        (see H. Con. Res. 291), H4879 [19JN]
    ------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
        lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H5737 [16JY]
    ------ osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders
        information clearinghouse funding, (see H.R. 2704), H10917
        [14OC]
    ------ prostate cancer screening benefits, (see H.R. 2639), H3744
        [21MY]
    Drugs:  eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack
        cocaine offenses, (see H.R. 2031), H5859 [17JY]
    Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
        motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H755
        [3MR]
    Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
        associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
        H.R. 3627), H7415 [6AU]
    Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
        of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2236 [22AP]
    Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
        raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
        3813), H4712 [17JN]
    ------ establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963), H2318
        [23AP]
    ------ grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
        4552), H11023 [15OC]
    ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2698), H851 [4MR]
    ------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
        3269), H2744 [4MY]
    ------ provide for various capital investments in technology
        education, (see H.R. 2994), H498 [12FE]
    ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
        [14MY]
    Employment:  prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic
        information, (see H.R. 2275), H4165 [4JN]
    European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S.
        agricultural products, (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10077 [8OC]
    Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
        failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
        H447 [11FE]
    ------ 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]
    Federal employees:  modify the conditions that must be met before
        certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
        President, (see H.R. 3251), H5405 [25JN]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of
        acupuncturist services, (see H.R. 1038), H64 [27JA]
    Financial institutions:  prohibit the imposition of fees on the
        electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security
        benefits, (see H.R. 2454), H5493 [14JY]
    ----- prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal
        of direct deposited veterans benefits, (see H.R. 2457), H5493
        [14JY]
    Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711
        [17JN]
    ------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833), H5064
        [23JN]
    ------ requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety
        devices to prevent access by children, (see H.R. 814), H2606
        [29AP]
    Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
        H.R. 3506), H3744 [21MY]
    Foreign aid:  prohibit certain defense services to countries
        ineligible for international military education and training
        assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H5494 [14JY]
    Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
        development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H2424
        [28AP], (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
    FRS:  provide that Federal Reserve Banks be covered by certain
        regulations relative to labor-management relations, (see H.R.
        3067), H5737 [16JY]
    Government:  procurement access for women-owned businesses, (see H.
        Res. 313), H5494 [14JY]
    ------ streamline and improve Federal grant application,
        administrative, and reporting requirements, (see H.R. 3921),
        H3624 [20MY]
    Government regulations:  provide for the debarment or suspension
        from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of
        persons that violate certain labor and safety laws, (see H.R.
        1624), H5064 [23JN]
    Great Lakes:  prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign
        countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H.
        Res. 418), H2932 [6MY]
    ------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
        businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
        H9275 [1OC]
    Hazardous substances:  require one-call notification system to
        protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
        excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H1854 [31MR]
    Health:  develop and implement integrated cockroach management
        programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
        residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
        asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H3488 [19MY]
    ------ 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), H5405 [25JN]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
        H.R. 3605), H3744 [21MY]
    ------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
        health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
        providers, (see H.R. 1415), H3014 [7MY]
    Health care professionals:  establish a national abusive and
        criminal background check system for patient care workers, (see
        H.R. 2953), H6697 [29JY]
    Historic buildings and sites:  authorizing appropriations for
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
        universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
    House of Representatives:  require approval of any payments from the
        reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
        Res. 387), H1236 [17MR]
    Housing:  provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
        participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
        H579 [24FE]
    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 Burmese women and girls into Thailand for
        forced prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 114), H7618 [11SE]
    ------ trafficking of women and girls for forced prostitution, (see
        H. Con. Res. 239), H6454 [24JY]
    Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
        3033), H65 [27JA]
    ------ arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens
        relative to automated entry and exit control systems, (see H.R.
        2955), H579 [24FE]
    Income:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
        retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H6698 [29JY]
    Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
        Res. 258), H8932 [25SE]
    Insurance:  establish hospital lengths of stay based on a
        determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with
        the patient, (see H.R. 4093), H5297 [24JN]
    ------ Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance
        programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters,
        cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 219), H5594 [15JY]
    ------ 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), H7414 [6AU]
    International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
        Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H8528
        [23SE]
    Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
        disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
        of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H7415 [6AU]
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
        H5492 [14JY]
    Law enforcement:  support efforts of Federal agents investigating
        money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
        (see H. Con. Res. 288), H4325 [9JN]
    Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
        bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
    Liberia:  adjust immigration status of certain nationals, (see H.R.
        3915), H11549 [19OC]
    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), H678
        [26FE]
    McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
        sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H7290 [5AU]
    Medicare:  continuous open enrollment of individuals in
        Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4653), H10012 [7OC]
    ------ coverage of acupuncturist services, (see H.R. 1038), H64
        [27JA]
    ------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
        drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H631 [25FE]
    ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
        individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
    ------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
        4092), H7915 [16SE]
    ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H3625 [20MY]
    ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
        medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H8528 [23SE]
    ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
        attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
        H.R. 2701), H6820 [30JY]
    ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
        (see H.R. 4214), H6880 [31JY]
    ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
        H8931 [25SE]
    ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
        4370), H6879 [31JY]
    ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
        (see H.R. 3835), H11696 [20OC]
    ------ require hospitals to establish and implement security
        procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction
        and baby switching, (see H.R. 4680), H9344 [2OC]
    ------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
        provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H498 [12FE]
    Merchant marine industry:  protect seamen against economic reprisal,
        (see H.R. 3955), H10917 [14OC]
    Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
        humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see H. Con.
        Res. 304), H7495 [9SE]
    Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
        H1336 [19MR]
    Monuments and memorials:  prohibit desecration of veterans'
        memorials, (see H.R. 2346), H10833 [13OC]
    National Commission on Terrorism:  establish, (see H.R. 4536), H7494
        [9SE]
    National Guard:  allow members to perform honor guard functions at
        veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H64 [27JA]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
        Con. Res. 274), H9179 [28SE]
    National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
        H2606 [29AP]
    National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
        (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
    Native Americans:  mint coins in commemoration of history and
        culture, (see H.R. 4448), H7411 [6AU]
    Natural resources:  recover fair market value for disposal of
        Federal natural assets, (see H.R. 919), H447 [11FE]
    Navy Combat Action Ribbon:  retroactive awarding to certain
        individuals, (see H.R. 543), H329 [4FE]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
        certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
        status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
    NIH:  expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
        research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H9346 [2OC]
    NSF:  demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
        mathematics, science, and information technology, (see H.R.
        3496), H5737 [16JY]
    Nuclear weapons:  recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
        furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
        H7585 [10SE]
    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), H65 [27JA]
    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]
    Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
        H3625 [20MY]
    Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
        anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H498 [12FE]
    Privacy:  protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
        information, (see H.R. 1813), H64 [27JA]
    Public welfare programs:  disregard payment of earned income tax
        credits in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance
        for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing
        programs, (see H.R. 4818), H10667 [12OC]
    ------ establish asset-based welfare policies, (see H.R. 2849),
        H1699 [27MR]
    Public works:  provide incentives for the creation of jobs and
        restoration of infrastructure, (see H.R. 950), H64 [27JA]
    Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
        operators, (see H.R. 3572), H8084 [18SE]
    Real estate:  prohibit lenders from requiring access to the
        borrower's tax return information in residential mortgage
        transactions, (see H.R. 4395), H7690 [14SE]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
        H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
    SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4086), H5297
        [24JN]
    Schools:  ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
        4224), H6487 [27JY]
    Senior citizens:  establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for
        elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage, (see H.R.
        2681), H1299 [18MR]
    ------ warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide with
        information that will help them protect themselves, (see H.R.
        3134), H447 [11FE]
    Small business:  provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
        assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H9346 [2OC]
    Social Security:  earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
        612), H497 [12FE]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.:  establish, (see H.R. 3147), H447 [11FE]
    States:  provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
        children and increase allotments to territories under the State
        Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
        [23JY]
    Taxation:  allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
        charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H579 [24FE]
    ------ allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work
        opportunity tax credit hiring incentives, (see H.R. 2995), H5297
        [24JN]
    ------ allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in
        establishing qualified employer plans, (see H.R. 3300), H5493
        [14JY]
    ------ allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative
        minimum tax liability, (see H.R. 2524), H7290 [5AU]
    ------ authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State
        child support enforcement programs, (see H.R. 2189), H241 [3FE]
    ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
        H.R. 1382), H5493 [14JY]
    ------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
        incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H241 [3FE]
    ------ full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
        individuals, (see H.R. 18), H7915 [16SE]
    ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
        each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
        H579 [24FE]
    ------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
        acquisition of computer hardware and software, (see H.R. 4184),
        H5594 [15JY] provide incentives to elementary and secondary
        teachers for technology-related training, (see H.R. 4185), H5594
        [15JY]
    ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
        construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
    ------ treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in
        connection with delinquent real property taxes, (see H.R. 4069),
        H4711 [17JN]
    ------ treatment of child care credit, (see H.R. 2778), H101 [28JA]
    ------ treatment of contributions of computer technology and
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools, (see H.R. 4476),
        H8932 [25SE]
    ------ treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain
        private foundations, (see H.R. 519), H497 [12FE]
    ------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
        qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H6820
        [30JY]
    ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
        charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H498 [12FE]
    ------ treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care,
        (see H.R. 3308), H2056 [1AP]
    Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
        slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
        3050), H447 [11FE]
    Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
        people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2319 [23AP]
    U.N.:  participation in negotiations to establish international
        criminal court, (see H.J. Res. 89), H2319 [23AP]
    Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
        anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H6820
        [30JY]
    Utah:  designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 1500), H1021
        [10MR]
    Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
        merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
        1126), H5064 [23JN]
    ------ exclude certain income from consideration for determining
        rent paid for federally assisted housing, (see H.R. 2820), H330
        [4FE]
    ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
        the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H7428 [7AU]
    ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
        service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H2119
        [21AP], (see H.R. 65), H2119 [21AP], (see H.R. 303), H2119
        [21AP]
    Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
        H6487 [27JY]
    Virgin Islands:  commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in
        the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S.
        Independence Day, (see H. Res. 487), H5064 [23JN], (see H. Res.
        495), H5404 [25JN]
    Washington Interdependence Council:  establish a memorial to
        Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia, (see H.R. 3499),
        H3625 [20MY]
    Weapons:  restrict the mail order sale of body armor, (see H.R.
        959), H9722 [6OC]
    WHO:  encourage the U.S. becoming a signatory to the Guidelines for
        Drug Donations, (see H. Con. Res. 225), H1550 [25MR]
    Women:  ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal
        property under certain conditions, (see H.R. 4628), H8931 [25SE]
    ------ improve access to higher education opportunities, (see H.R.
        3293), H4961 [22JN]
    ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
        establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H2331
        [27AP]
  Pledge of Allegiance 
    House of Representatives, H5637 [16JY]
  Remarks
    Africa:  tribute to business opportunities conference, E629<bullet>
        [22AP]
    Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
        Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11742<bullet> [17DE]
    Bankruptcy:  reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4373<bullet> [10JN]
    Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
        establish (H.R. 3546), H2504<bullet> [29AP]
    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), H6478<bullet> [27JY]
    Clinton, President:  censure, H11820 [18DE]
    ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
        grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10087 [8OC],
        H10098<bullet> [8OC]
    ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11820 [18DE]
    ------ independent counsel report on investigation relative to
        perjury, obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct,
        H7612<bullet> [11SE]
    Colleges and universities:  reporting requirements for reductions in
        athletic funding or scholarships, H2884<bullet> [6MY]
    Committee on House Oversight (House):  investigation of voter
        irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H.
        Res. 355), H454 [12FE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House):  deliberative review and release
        of independent counsel report on investigation of President
        Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
        improper sexual conduct (H. Res. 525), H7598 [11SE]
    Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
        Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H1877 [1AP], H1880 [1AP]
    Democratic Party:  national agenda, H21 [27JA], H452 [12FE]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
         making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5818 [17JY]
    ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
        501), H5649 [16JY]
    District of Columbia:  scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
        (S. 1502), H2667<bullet> [30AP]
    Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
        programs (H.R. 3717), H2473<bullet> [29AP]
    Elections:  constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
        (H.J. Res. 119), H4465<bullet> [10JN]
    Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
        sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1049 [11MR], H1053<bullet>
        [11MR]
    Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
        H5638 [16JY]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
        4250), H6411<bullet> [24JY]
    Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2884<bullet> [6MY]
    Housing:  deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs
        and increase community control over such programs, H5649 [16JY],
        H5818 [17JY]
    Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
        international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
        H11742<bullet> [17DE]
    Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3156),
        H4580 [16JN]
    Medicare:  improve access to health insurance and benefits for
        certain individuals (H.R. 3470), H1239 [18MR]
    National Girls and Women in Sports Day:  observance, E114<bullet>
        [5FE]
    Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, H1784
        [31MR]
    ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H1453
        [25MR], H3777 [22MY], H4693 [17JN]
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (H.R. 2625),
        H262<bullet> [4FE]
    Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
        which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
        is enacted (H.R. 4578), H7926 [17SE]
    Votes:  position on missed, H877<bullet> [5MR], H3067<bullet>
        [12MY], H3192<bullet> [13MY], H5915<bullet> [20JY],
        H6948<bullet> [3AU], H7673<bullet> [14SE], E2127<bullet>
        [13OC], E2135<bullet> [13OC], E2231<bullet> [16OC]
    Voting:  establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
        citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
        Security number to register to vote (H.R. 1428), H476<bullet>
        [12FE]
  Remarks in House relative to
    Leave of absence:  granted, H848 [4MR], H3102 [12MY], H9343 [2OC]
    Special order:  granted, H7615 [11SE]
  Tributes
    Dellums, Representative, H205 [3FE]
    Livingood, Clarence S., H6513 [29JY]
    Stokes, Representative, H6233 [23JY]