[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
KNOLLENBERG, JOE (a Representative from Michigan)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations,
H6600 [29JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize, (see H.R. 3910),
H3624 [20MY]
Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI: designate, (see H.R.
3808), H3013 [7MY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H6820 [30JY]
Clinton, President: reassert traditional U.S. opposition to
unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, (see H. Con. Res.
345), H10353 [9OC]
Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R.
1283), H2606 [29AP]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H755 [3MR]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
3682), H2054 [1AP]
Dept. of Defense: relief of survivors of victims killed in
helicopter shooting accident in Iraq, (see H.R. 4061), H4628
[16JN]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H5494 [14JY]
Dept. of HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus
process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety
standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634),
H4962 [22JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H1643 [26MR]
Education: establish a program to help children and youth learn
English, (see H.R. 3680), H3312 [14MY]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees, (see H.R. 2888), H241 [3FE]
Federal employees: allow use of medical savings accounts under
health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H1335 [19MR]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H6186 [22JY]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H. Con. Res. 299), H6070 [21JY]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 4250), H6454 [24JY]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
(see H.R. 2955), H2706 [30AP]
Japan: eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
to resolution of the Asian financial crisis, (see H. Res. 392),
H2814 [5MY]
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), H10076 [8OC]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H1112 [11MR]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1550 [25MR]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H3488
[19MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain from
the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H851 [4MR]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H7495 [9SE]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
(see H.R. 3246), H755 [3MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of
standards, (see H.R. 2661), H5297 [24JN]
OSHA: exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used
to identify safety and health violations by employers, (see H.R.
2869), H5064 [23JN]
------ identify and notify the specific industries to which
regulations and compliance standards apply, (see H.R. 2873),
H5064 [23JN]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H329 [4FE]
------ prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, (see
H.R. 922), H329 [4FE]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry
cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H2055 [1AP]
States: provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see
H.R. 4255), H5737 [16JY]
Taxation: constitutional amendment relative to certain tax
limitations, (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H9345
[2OC]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H4711 [17JN]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H497 [12FE]
------ reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, allow
certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, increase
the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend certain
expiring provisions, (see H.R. 4542), H7583 [10SE]
------ treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in
connection with delinquent real property taxes, (see H.R. 4069),
H4711 [17JN]
------ treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, (see H.R.
1891), H1337 [19MR]
------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
(see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H4835 [18JN]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3888), H3972 [22MY]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H65 [27JA]
Tobacco products: limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, (see
H.R. 2740), H241 [3FE]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H1159 [12MR]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H1643
[26MR]
U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service, (see
H.J. Res. 100), H330 [4FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
States: use of individuals other than merit-staffed or civil
service employees in providing certain employment services, (see
H.R. 3994), H4164 [4JN]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3013 [7MY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: prohibit any procurement, training, or operations and
maintenance restrictions relative to Kyoto Protocol, H3632
[21MY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2213 [22AP]
Azerbaijan: prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7990 [17SE]
Bankruptcy: reform Chapter 11 regulations relative to foreclosure
on commercial property, H10231 [9OC]
------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, H10231 [9OC]
Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI: designate (H.R. 3808),
H3994 [3JN]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
census, H7190 [5AU]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
121), H6088 [22JY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11919 [18DE]
Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement
in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H3261
[14MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3632 [21MY]
Dept. of Energy: Nuclear Energy Research Initiative funding, H4937
[22JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7190 [5AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5750 [17JY], H5865 [20JY],
H6219 [23JY], H6565 [29JY], H6574 [29JY]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
501), H5645 [16JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report, H9612
[6OC]
Ecology and environment: exempt educational outreach or information
seminars on greenhouse gas emissions from EPA and Council on
Environmental Quality funding limitations, H6219 [23JY]
Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5843 [17JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
H4918 [22JN], H4937 [22JN]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4060), conference report, H9138
[28SE]
EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,
H5645 [16JY], H5865 [20JY], H6219 [23JY], H6565 [29JY], H6574
[29JY]
Farmington Hills, MI: tribute to Harrison High School football
team, E851<bullet> [13MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7953 [17SE], H7990 [17SE]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
consideration (H. Res. 553), H8757 [25SE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: restrict foreign aid
relative to compliance with nuclear weapons proliferation
agreements, H7953 [17SE]
Lipinsky, Tara: tribute for participation in Olympic games, H694
[3MR]
Lithuania: independence anniversary, E350<bullet> [11MR]
Nagorno-Karabagh: U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict
between Armenia and Azerbaijan, H7990 [17SE]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), H1611 [26MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H5472 [14JY]
----- ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 767), H1739 [30MR]
------ prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S.
citizens, H5472 [14JY] prohibit contributions from individuals
that are not U.S. citizens (H.R. 34), H1739 [30MR], H1740 [30MR]
Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute, E2143<bullet> [13OC]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8464 [23SE], H9091 [28SE]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8464 [23SE], H8945<bullet> [26SE], H8970 [26SE]
------ rates, H1454 [25MR]
------ reduce tax rate for single filers, eliminate marriage penalty
and change date for filing of Federal income tax returns (H.R.
2718), H583 [25FE]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, H1175 [17MR], H1240 [18MR], H4918 [22JN]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (H.R. 3807),
H2821 [6MY], H2936 [7MY], H3494 [20MY], E790<bullet> [7MY]
------ conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol, H9612 [6OC]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: impact of treaty on
economy, E76<bullet> [3FE]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation (H.R. 2281), H7102 [4AU]
------ implementation (H.R. 2281), conference report, H10617 [12OC]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation (H.R. 2281), H7102 [4AU]
------ implementation (H.R. 2281), conference report, H10617 [12OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H674 [26FE], H2112 [21AP]
Resolutions by organizations
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: Oakland County, MI,
Board of Commissioners, E76<bullet> [3FE]
Tributes
Allen, Lynn D., E2070<bullet> [11OC]
Fawell, Representative, H9657 [6OC]
Geake, Robert, E2082<bullet> [11OC]