[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
KING, PETER T. (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Articles and editorials
Time To Rethink U.S. Embassy Role, Irish Voice (publication),
E466<bullet> [25MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2055 [1AP]
Bankruptcy: reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H1699 [27MR]
Bilingual Education Act: repeal, (see H.R. 3720), H2317 [23AP]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
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]
Children and youth: parental notification and State criminal
reporting requirements for minors who seek family planning
services from federally-funded clinics, (see H.R. 3230), H909
[9MR]
------ State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek
family planning services from federally-funded clinics, (see
H.R. 3229), H909 [9MR]
China, People's Republic of: transfer of strategic nuclear missile
technology, (see H. Res. 438), H3312 [14MY]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
------ participation in the World Health Organization, (see H. Con.
Res. 219), H2606 [29AP]
------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
Clinton, President: censure, (see H.J. Res. 139), H11768 [17DE]
Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in
schools and libraries with Internet access, (see H.R. 3177),
H9537 [5OC]
Contraceptives: establish restrictions on provision to minors
through certain family planning projects, (see H.R. 4721),
H10011 [7OC]
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]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
H.R. 1334), H4880 [19JN]
Crime: prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
H.R. 3185), H445 [11FE]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
H2054 [1AP]
------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H100 [28JA]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
H.R. 4006), H4629 [16JN]
------ recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H. Res. 212),
H4835 [18JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H1159 [12MR]
Dept. of State: provide rewards for information leading to arrests
for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of
international law relative to the former Yugoslavia, (see H.R.
4660), H9274 [1OC]
Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H2331 [27AP]
Education: provide incentives to States to establish and administer
periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary
and secondary school teachers, (see H.R. 4594), H8035 [17SE]
FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY,
(see H.R. 3952), H3970 [22MY]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H386
[5FE]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to
purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H631 [25FE]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2056 [1AP]
Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for the
South Caucasus and Central Asia regions, (see H.R. 2867), H5405
[25JN]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
H8627 [24SE]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4056 [3JN]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
small businesses, (see H.R. 3310), H1299 [18MR]
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]
Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2424
[28AP]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
[17JY]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
(see H.R. 2955), H4241 [5JN]
------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
H7585 [10SE]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
Res. 258), H7915 [16SE]
Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from
mastectomies, (see H.R. 164), H6487 [27JY]
------ prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage
or premiums, (see H.R. 306), 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]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5859
[17JY]
Iran: impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance missile
technology and expedite the development of a missile defense
system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces, (see H. Con. Res.
342), H10833 [13OC]
Iraq: development of weapons of mass destruction, (see H. Res.
519), H9179 [28SE]
------ material and unacceptable breach of international obligations
relative to weapons inspections, (see H. Con. Res. 340), H10833
[13OC]
Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for
disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY]
Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional
monument, memorial, or structure, (see H.R. 2313), H2931 [6MY]
Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 3167), H385 [5FE]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5957 [20JY]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: U.S. commitment to arrange
foreign assistance and construction of nuclear reactors relative
to threat to international peace and security, (see H. Con. Res.
341), H10833 [13OC]
Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 205),
H100 [28JA], (see H. Con. Res. 235), H903 [5MR], (see H. Con.
Res. 313), H6819 [30JY]
Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons,
(see H.R. 2850), H4479 [10JN]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H7178 [4AU]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8528 [23SE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H579 [24FE]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
Medicare: coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments, (see H.R.
1329), H8932 [25SE]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
3651), H2053 [1AP]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
H.R. 2701), H386 [5FE]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
4567), H9537 [5OC]
Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against
humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see H. Con.
Res. 304), H6070 [21JY]
National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter, (see
H.R. 4623), H8627 [24SE]
National Weather Service: overtime pay for forecasters performing
essential services during severe weather events, (see H.R.
2987), H3014 [7MY]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H7803 [15SE]
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
H.R. 3632), H2931 [6MY]
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),
H6186 [22JY]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3744 [21MY]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4325 [9JN]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H4550 [11JN]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
H.R. 3267), H1643 [26MR]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H4241 [5JN]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H241 [3FE]
Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in
franchise sales and franchise business relationships, (see H.R.
4841), H10917 [14OC]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
612), H385 [5FE]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H1021 [10MR]
------ prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners, (see H.R.
530), H4165 [4JN]
States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see H.R. 3104), H63 [27JA]
------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
H5859 [17JY]
------ authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State
child support enforcement programs, (see H.R. 2189), H7290 [5AU]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H2932
[6MY]
------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
H.R. 1382), H6453 [24JY]
------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H4550
[11JN]
------ increase child tax credit for certain children and allow such
credit against the alternative minimum tax, (see H.R. 3583),
H7415 [6AU]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H2813 [5MY]
------ provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed
in the line of duty, (see H.R. 4346), H7179 [4AU]
------ qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations
and shareholders, (see H.R. 2884), H1337 [19MR]
------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
services, (see H.R. 3648), H2744 [4MY]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
[12FE]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H678 [26FE]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H9275 [1OC]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's, (see H. Res. 356),
H446 [11FE], (see H. Res. 360), H497 [12FE]
World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese
war crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H2056 [1AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Foreign countries: prohibit U.S. citizens from traveling through
countries where U.S. passports are invalid, (see H.R. 3611),
H1854 [31MR]
Insurance: allow group and individual health insurance coverage and
group health plans to charge higher premiums to smokers, (see
H.R. 4600), H8083 [18SE]
Matteson, Thomas T.: relief, (see H.R. 3787), H2706 [30AP]
Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to
condemn violence and address human rights violations, (see H.
Con. Res. 245), H1236 [17MR]
Remarks
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11803 [18DE]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees,
including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7233 [5AU]
------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7233 [5AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7233 [5AU]
Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for
disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland (H.R. 4293), H10003 [7OC]
Votes: position on missed, E1767<bullet> [18SE]
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, H6278
[23JY]
Tributes
Caso, Ralph G., E1689<bullet> [10SE]
Lepor, Abbey D., E284<bullet> [4MR]
Lepor, Herbert, E284<bullet> [4MR]
Levy, Norman J., E276<bullet> [3MR]
Manton, Representative, H6075 [22JY]
Shapiro, Ellen, E284<bullet> [4MR]
Smith, Jean Kennedy, E465<bullet> [25MR]