CONSUMERS related term(s) Credit; Product Safety

Advertisements

Free rent when filing bankruptcy, S14687 [17NO]

Quality—need more time to move?, S14687 [17NO]

Seven months free rent—100% guaranteed in writing, S14687 [17NO]

Agreements

Interterritorial data protection between Citicorp affiliates in the U.S. and Germany, S14548-S14551 [10NO]

Amendments

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: revise and extend (S. 580), S13809 [3NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), H2652, H2701, H2703, H2705, H2709, H2710, H2711, H2712, H2714, H2716, H2717, H2726, H2761, H2770 [5MY]

———amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (H. Res. 158), H2651 [5MY]

———amend laws (S. 625), S11138, S11139, S11140, S11141, S11142, S11143, S11144, S11146, S11147, S11148, S11149, S11150, S11151, S11152, S11160, S11161, S11162, S11163, S11166, S11167, S11168, S11170, S11171 [21SE], S13693 [2NO], S14057, S14063, S14069, S14072, S14075, S14097, S14102, S14103, S14104, S14105, S14111, S14112, S14113, S14114, S14126, S14129, S14141, S14142, S14143, S14144, S14145, S14146, S14147, S14148, S14149, S14150, S14151, S14152, S14153, S14156, S14157, S14160, S14161, S14162, S14163, S14164, S14165, S14170, S14171, S14183, S14185, S14186, S14189, S14190, S14191, S14192, S14193, S14202 [5NO], S14249, S14250, S14261, S14262, S14266, S14276, S14277, S14280 [8NO], S14354, S14355, S14356, S14357, S14358, S14363, S14367, S14372, S14374, S14383, S14386, S14387 [9NO], S14457, S14458, S14481, S14491, S14510, S14577 [10NO], S14605, S14608 [16NO], S14664, S14665, S14669, S14671, S14674, S14678, S14679, S14682, S14742 [17NO]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S13103 [25OC], S14881, S15122 [19NO]

Electronic commerce: facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), H11703 [8NO], H11741, H11743, H11749 [9NO]

Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), H4913 [24JN], H5245, H5285, H5286, H5287, H5291, H5292, H5293, H5294, H5303, H5304, H5308, H5317 [1JY]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), S4682 [4MY], S4744, S4812 [5MY], S4824, S4826, S4831, S4843, S4844, S4847, S4848, S4850, S4865, S4875, S4876, S4918, S4919, S4920, S4921, S4922, S4924 [6MY], S9128 [22JY]

Gambling: curb deceptive practices, require certain notices, and strengthen law enforcement efforts relative to mailings using games of chance for the promotion of a product or service (S. 335), S9965, S9973, S10001 [2AU]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), H539 [9FE], H546, H552 [10FE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9535, H9564, H9604 [7OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1344), S8235, S8274, S8288, S8290 [12JY], S8318, S8388, S8390, S8394 [13JY], S8516, S8518, S8519, S8522, S8524, S8526, S8527 [14JY], S8535, S8655, S8658, S8663, S8665 [15JY]

Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (S. 348), S10502 [5AU], S15145, S15181, S15184 [19NO]

Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (S. 247), S5768, S5770, S5771, S5778 [20MY]

Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), S10506, S10513, S10514 [5AU]

Analyses

Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (S. 1255), S7336 [21JN]

Competition in Electric Power Industry (S. 1047), S5290-S5292 [13MY]

Competition in Electric Power Industry (S. 1048), S5292 [13MY]

Domain Name Piracy Prevention Act (S. 1461), S9752 [29JY]

Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act (S. 1948), S14708-S14726 [17NO]

Mandates Information Act (S. 427), S1647 [12FE]

Seniors Safety Act (S. 751), S3497-S3499 [25MR]

Small Business Liability Reform Act (S. 1185), S6376 [27MY]

Appointments

Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, S4472 [29AP]

Conferees: H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer Protection Act, S6728 [8JN], H4787 [23JN]

———S. 900, Financial Services Act, H6738 [30JY]

———S. 900, Financial Services Modernization Act, S9169 [22JY]

Articles and editorials

. . . And a Matter of Privacy, S617 [19JA]

Assault on America's Health Care, S12098 [6OC]

Banking on Reform, S4783 [5MY], S13911 [4NO]

Bankruptcy Bill Needs Work, S14488 [10NO]

Big Banker May Be Watching You, S618 [19JA]

Cheap Car Parts Can Cost You a Bundle, E415-E417 [11MR]

Clinton's Cynical War on Banking Reform, S5028 [11MY]

Common-Sense Compromise on Health Care, H2361 [27AP], H2958 [11MY], H3159 [13MY], H3281 [18MY]

Congress Is On the Right Track in Acting To Reform Bankruptcy Law, S14489 [10NO]

Court To Hear HMO Bonuses Case, E1985 [29SE]

Crowd Tells of Health Care Horror Stories, H684 [23FE]

Darla Wants Her Rights, E1753 [5AU]

Ex-FDIC Chiefs Unanimously Favor the Op-Sub Structure, S4626 [4MY], S4860 [6MY]

Hands Tied, Judges Rue Law That Limits H.M.O. Liability, S8544 [15JY]

HMOs Will Drop 327,000 Medicare Beneficiaries Next Year, S8736 [16JY]

Holding Managed Care Accountable, E1642 [22JY]

Homestead Protection Popular, Not Populist, S14488 [10NO]

Lawsuits Have Little Effect on Premiums, S8545 [15JY]

Lawsuits Lead Gun Maker To File for Bankruptcy, S11357 [23SE]

Managed Care Needs Immediate Overhaul, S8596 [15JY]

Many Megacompanies May Be Beyond the Law, S13874 [4NO]

Mischief From Mr. Gramm, S4783 [5MY], S13910 [4NO]

Money Versus Reform, S8567 [15JY]

New Lenders With Huge Fees Thrive on Workers With Debts, S7253 [18JN]

Patients Face Big Bills as Insurers Deny Emergency Claims, H2955 [11MY], H3157 [13MY], H3279 [18MY]

Picking up the Tab, S14275 [8NO]

Privacy Here and Abroad, S618 [19JA]

Privacy in Financial Dealings, S13910 [4NO]

Privacy Matters—When Bigger Banks Aren't Better, S617 [19JA]

Prize for the Wine Institute, S1733 [22FE]

Protecting Rich Bankrupts, S14488 [10NO]

Require Warning Labels on Raw Shell Egg Cartons, E2377 [11NO]

TVA Board Spent More Than $85,000 To Travel in 1998, S8111 [1JY]

2.5% Rise in Personal Filings Pushes Bankruptcies to New High, S14248 [8NO]

Uncle Sam Never Said Drink for Your Health, S1731-S1733 [22FE]

What Bankruptcy Bill?, S14443 [10NO]

While Covering Uninsured, Let's Fix Managed Care, H9398 [5OC]

Wine's Unfortunate New Labels, S1729 [22FE]

Wrecked Cars, on the Road Again—Repaired U.S. Test Vehicles Pose Safety Problems for Unsuspecting Owners, S929 [22JA]

Your Privacy Could Be a Thing of the Past, H11517 [4NO]

Bills and resolutions

Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research: revise and extend (see S. 580), S2503 [10MR]

Agriculture: assist efforts of farmers and cooperatives seeking to engage in value-added processing of agricultural goods (see H.R. 3217), H11556 [4NO]

———require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see S. 1669), S11726 [30SE] (see H.R. 3263), H11852 [9NO]

Airline Deregulation Study Commission: establish (see S. 1576), S10729 [10SE] (see H.R. 3166), H11143 [28OC]

Alcoholic beverages: block the use of certain health claims labels (see S. 433), S1727 [22FE]

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see S. 1193), S6790 [9JN] (see H.R. 2776), H7883 [5AU]

Aviation: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers (see H.R. 1052), H1162 [10MR]

———civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers and whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see S. 1139), S6049 [26MY]

———enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' access to airline industry information (see S. 1362), S8505 [14JY] (see H.R. 908), H889 [2MR] (see H.R. 1030), H1068 [9MR]

———enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares (see S. 477), S2008 [25FE] (see H.R. 272), H241 [7JA]

———establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see H.R. 2200), H4222 [14JN]

———liability requirements for air carrier baggage (see H.R. 1151), H1406 [17MR]

———provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (see S. 603), S2576 [11MR] (see H.R. 780), H715 [23FE]

———provide basic consumer protection standards and improve access to airline industry information (see S. 383), S1325 [6FE] (see H.R. 700), H586 [10FE] (see H.R. 752), H643 [11FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see S. 625), S2729 [16MR] (see S. 945), S4578 [3MY] (see H.R. 833), H794 [24FE]

———amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (see H. Res. 158), H2634 [4MY]

———exempt certain payments relative to discrimination based on race, color, religion, ethnicity, or gender (see H.R. 1588), H2373 [27AP]

BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost-of-living index (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1013 [4MR]

Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 599), H460 [4FE]

———treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 2258), H4615 [17JN]

Child labor: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see S. 1549), S10390 [5AU]

Children and youth: require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H5838 [19JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 90), H234 [7JA]

Community Reinvestment Act: disclosure requirements relative to agreements between financial institutions and private parties (see H.R. 1931), H3604 [25MY]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see S. 761), S3440 [25MR] (see H.R. 1320), H1800 [25MR] (see H.R. 3220), H11556 [4NO]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see S. 759), S3440 [25MR] (see H.R. 1910), H3503 [24MY] (see H.R. 3113), H10611 [20OC]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet domain names (see H.R. 2162), H4127 [10JN]

———restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail messages (see H.R. 3024), H9410 [5OC]

Consumer Product Safety Act: application to firearms and ammunition (see S. 1190), S6790 [9JN]

Courts: allow persons who bring a product liability action for injuries sustained from a product not in compliance with CPSC standards to recover triple damages (see H.R. 3459), H12791 [18NO]

———product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H2372 [27AP]

———reform protective orders, sealing of case documents, and disclosure of discovery information in civil actions (see S. 957), S4664 [4MY]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1280), H1696 [24MR]

———improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), H11480 [3NO]

———issue standard for bleacher safety (see H.R. 836), H794 [24FE]

———require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 3136), H10769 [25OC]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H9515 [6OC]

Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 1332), H1801 [25MR]

———allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 1015), H1013 [4MR]

———prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2351), H4911 [24JN]

———prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 1576), H2372 [27AP]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1684), H2809 [5MY]

———protect consumers from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 1276), H1696 [24MR]

———require credit card companies to disclose information on balance payment terms and conditions and enhance reporting of solicitations to the FRS and Congress (see S. 641), S2840 [17MR]

———require disclosure of all information in a consumer's file (see H.R. 2856), H8289 [14SE]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H2544 [29AP]

———require notice before changes to credit card interest rates (see H.R. 3117), H10611 [20OC]

Credit cards: consumer protections (see S. 787), S3634 [13AP] (see H.R. 900), H889 [2MR]

———prevent credit card issuers from implementing unreasonable practices which result in higher fees or rates of interest for card holders (see S. 480), S2008 [25FE]

———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H10769 [25OC]

———require billing statements to include postmarked due dates and prohibit late fees for payment postmarked by such date (see H.R. 3477), H12792 [18NO]

Crime: penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or passengers (see H.R. 1080), H1257 [11MR]

———prohibit persons from charging for services or products that the SSA and Dept. of HHS provide without charge (see S. 1740), S12695 [15OC]

———provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial purposes (see H.R. 97), H235 [7JA]

Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements (see H.R. 626), H481 [8FE]

———grant authority over alcoholic beverage labeling (see S. 431), S1727 [22FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see S. 1452), S9529 [28JY] (see H.R. 710), H642 [11FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to allow individuals to obtain a copy of personal records (see H.R. 517), H416 [3FE]

Dept. of Transportation: require study and report on certain practices by airlines which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare information (see H.R. 897), H889 [2MR]

Disasters: prevent fraud and price-gouging relative to any relief efforts (see S. 221), S344 [19JA]

Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H2552 [3MY]

———improve the management of environmental information and encourage innovation to enhance environmental quality (see H.R. 3448), H12791 [18NO]

Education: promote and incorporate financial literacy training into State and local education programs (see H. Con. Res. 213), H11144 [28OC]

Electric power: allow local government entities to serve as nonprofit aggregators of electricity services (see H.R. 2734), H7881 [5AU]

———ensure that rates charged by certain small power producers and cogenerators do not exceed the incremental cost to the purchasing utility of alternative electric energy at the time of delivery (see H.R. 971), H956 [3MR]

———prohibit States from granting exclusive rights to sell electric energy or discriminating against the purchase of electric energy in interstate commerce (see S. 1284), S7590 [24JN]

———provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see S. 282), S850 [21JA] (see H.R. 1138), H1334 [16MR]

Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other information (see H.R. 2626), H6582 [27JY]

———facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 1714), H2919 [6MY]

———facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (see H. Res. 366), H11702 [8NO]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H270 [19JA]

FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see S. 1294), S7717 [28JN] (see H.R. 2495), H5456 [13JY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), H12108 [16NO]

FCC: eliminate regulatory authority relative to provision of Internet services (see S. 1043), S5264 [13MY]

———establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 1312), H1800 [25MR]

———establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, and other license transfers (see H.R. 2783), H7883 [5AU]

———prohibit the application of current spectrum aggregation limits to new spectrum auctions (see S. 1923), S14612 [16NO]

FDA: moratorium on regulations requiring pharmacists to provide agency sanctioned prescription drug information to consumers (see S. 1092), S5738 [20MY]

FDIC: eliminate the special reserve funds created for the Savings Association Insurance Fund and the Deposit Insurance Fund (see S. 377), S1258 [4FE] (see H.R. 687), H585 [10FE]

———strengthen the special examination authority in order to protect the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund (see H.R. 3374), H12107 [16NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide for enhanced implementation of Food Quality Protection Act amendments (see H.R. 1334), H1801 [25MR]

———safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 1346), H1801 [25MR]

Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), H12793 [18NO]

FERC: ensure protection of certain Federal power customers (see H.R. 2887), H8467 [21SE]

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see S. 1903), S14532 [10NO] (see H.R. 3320), H11954 [10NO]

———ensure personal financial privacy and give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (see S. 1924), S14612 [16NO]

———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (see S. 187), S343 [19JA] (see S. 1195), S6790 [9JN] (see H.R. 1929), H3604 [25MY]

———limit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 1575), H2372 [27AP]

———modernize and improve financial services industry (see H.R. 823), H794 [24FE]

———prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies (see S. 403), S1414 [10FE] (see S. 508), S2095 [2MR] (see H.R. 575), H459 [4FE] (see H.R. 621), H481 [8FE]

———prevent personal financial information from being obtained under false pretenses (see H.R. 30), H225 [6JA]

———prohibit fees for using teller windows (see H.R. 114), H235 [7JA]

———prohibit imposition of fees for checks returned due to insufficient funds, other than a fee imposed on the maker of the check (see H.R. 2386), H5091 [29JN]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3229), H11556 [4NO]

———protect confidentiality of personal financial information (see H.R. 1339), H1801 [25MR]

———provide basic low-cost banking accounts, eliminate certain automated teller machine surcharges, and reauthorize a bank fee survey by the FRS (see H.R. 3503), H12793 [18NO]

———provide for improved monetary policy and regulatory reform in management and activities, streamline regulatory agency actions, and improve consumer credit disclosure (see S. 576), S2503 [10MR]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see S. 753), S3440 [25MR] (see S. 900), S4346 [28AP] (see H.R. 10), H231 [7JA] (see H.R. 665), H584 [10FE]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 235), H5177 [30JN]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 355), H11371 [2NO]

———records and reports on monetary instruments transactions (see H.R. 518), H416 [3FE]

———require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such regulations (see S. 466), S2007 [25FE] (see H.R. 530), H417 [3FE]

———safeguard confidential banking and credit union information (see H.R. 516), H416 [3FE]

———safeguard consumers relative to use of certain debit cards (see H.R. 445), H375 [2FE]

Firearms: expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see S. 534), S2273 [4MR]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 261), H240 [7JA]

———consumer access to information on the health benefits of foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 1077), H1257 [11MR]

———improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement of food inspection laws (see S. 18), S338 (see S. 48), S339 [19JA] (see H.R. 983), H1011 [4MR]

———improve safety of shell eggs (see S. 1868), S14088 [5NO]

———promote clinical research and development on dietary supplements and foods and establish a new legal classification for dietary supplements and food with health benefits (see H.R. 3001), H9241 [1OC]

———reform the State inspection of meat and poultry (see S. 1988), S15089 [19NO]

———remove intrastate distribution restrictions on State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1617), H2469 [28AP]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H12107 [16NO]

Foreign trade: require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2995), H9241 [1OC]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3180), H11144 [28OC]

Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity choice (see H.R. 341), H268 [19JA]

Gambling: curb deceptive practices, require certain notices, and strengthen law enforcement efforts relative to mailings using games of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see S. 335, 336), S1143 [3FE]

———require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H237 (see H.R. 237), H240 [7JA]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see S. 427), S1643 [12FE] (see H.R. 350), H268 [19JA]

———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), consideration (see H. Res. 36), H416 [3FE]

Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 3259), H11703 [8NO]

———establish standards to improve children's health quality in managed care plans and other health plans (see S. 636), S2729 [16MR] (see H.R. 1661), H2635 [4MY]

———initiatives to protect and inform the public about food allergies (see H. Res. 309), H8967 [28SE]

———limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), H4470 [16JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 6), S337 (see S. 240), S344 [19JA] (see S. 300), S895 [22JA] (see S. 326), S1076 [28JA] (see S. 374), S1258 [4FE] (see S. 479), S2008 [25FE] (see S. 1256), S7325 [21JN] (see S. 1344), S8266 [12JY] (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 448), H375 [2FE] (see H.R. 719), H642 [11FE] (see H.R. 1133), H1334 [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), H7881 [5AU] (see H.R. 2824), H8098 [9SE] (see H.R. 2926), H8628 [23SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), H3711 [27MY] (see H. Res. 310), H8967 [28SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), H9409 [5OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 216), H239 [7JA]

Health Care Access, Affordability, and Quality Commission: establish (see H.R. 2042), H3858 [8JN]

Health care facilities: protect rights of residents of federally funded facilities (see S. 750), S3440 [25MR]

House Rules: improve deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H. Res. 377), H12108 [16NO]

Information services: protect consumer and community choice in access to Internet providers (see H.R. 2637), H6598 [29JY]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see S. Con. Res. 22), S3123 [23MR] (see H.R. 2691), H6963 [3AU] (see H. Con. Res. 8), H243 [7JA]

———establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (see S. 496), S2095 [2MR]

———establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 644), H537 [9FE]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (see S. 837), S3914 [20AP] (see H.R. 1475), H2201 [20AP]

———require group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide independent review of adverse coverage determinations (see H.R. 2309), H4735 [22JN]

———require health insurance issuers to notify participants of impending termination of coverage due to the failure of a group health plan to pay premiums (see H.R. 845), H795 [24FE]

———study future long-term care needs (see S. 1380), S8630 [15JY] (see H.R. 1716), H2919 [6MY]

Internet: regulation of online sales of pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2763), H7882 [5AU]

Investments: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial information (see H.R. 1340), H1801 [25MR]

Medicare: improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option (see S. 202), S343 [19JA]

———improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), H4911 [24JN]

———improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap programs (see H.R. 491), H376 [2FE]

———require disclosure of staffing and performance data, provide whistleblower protection to employees, and review impact of proposed mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare providers (see S. 966), S4792 [5MY]

———restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 1134), H1334 [16MR]

Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy labels for new automobiles (see S. 1175), S6285 [27MY] (see H.R. 1976), H3709 [27MY]

———limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent operation of rented or leased vehicles (see S. 1130), S6049 [26MY] (see H.R. 1954), H3693 [26MY]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see S. 655), S2840 [17MR] (see S. 678), S3122 [23MR]

NIST: establish Center of Excellence for Electronic Commerce (see S. 1912), S14532 [10NO]

Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see S. 348), S1144 [3FE] (see H.R. 380), H269 [19JA]

———prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 811), H716 [23FE]

Postal Service: establish a notification system under which individuals may elect not to receive mailings related to skill contests or sweepstakes (see H.R. 2678), H6963 [3AU] (see H.R. 2731), H7881 [5AU]

———protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices which use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods or services (see S. 301), S895 [22JA]

———require sweepstakes companies to set up a uniform-toll free number whereby consumers can request the removal of their names from mailing lists (see S. 975), S4887 [6MY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see S. 1495), S10221 [4AU]

Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal barriers to competition (see H.R. 1587), H2373 [27AP]

———provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity and choice of electric providers (see H.R. 2050), H3858 [8JN]

———provide for competition and efficiency in electric power industry (see S. 1273), S7590 [24JN]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (see S. 516), S2209 [3MR] (see S. 1047, 1048), S5265 [13MY] (see H.R. 667), H584 [10FE]

———provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks to encourage competition and less regulation in the electric power industry (see H.R. 2786), H7883 [5AU]

———provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry (see H.R. 2645), H6598 [29JY]

———revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 313), S1021 [27JA]

———revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 2363), H4992 [25JN]

Railroads: enhance competition between rail carriers (see H.R. 2784), H7883 [5AU]

———enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (see S. 621), S2648 [15MR] (see S. 747), S3439 [25MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: increase consumer confidence in safe drinking water and source water assessments (see S. 1149), S6285 [27MY] (see H.R. 2108), H4023 [9JN]

SEC: require improved disclosure of after-tax returns relative to mutual fund performance (see H.R. 1089), H1257 [11MR]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), H2054 [14AP] (see H.R. 2180), H4128 [10JN]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see S. 1247), S7324 [21JN]

———prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see S. 751), S3440 [25MR] (see H.R. 1862), H3391 [19MY]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see S. 699), S3246 [24MR] (see H.R. 612), H460 [4FE]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see S. 1156), S6285 [27MY] (see H.R. 1882), H3460 [20MY]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 1185), S6286 [27MY] (see H.R. 2366), H4992 [25JN]

Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 743), H643 [11FE]

Taxation: encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see S. 1230), S7127 [16JN]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 328), S1076 [28JA] (see S. 1611), S11255 [22SE] (see S. Con. Res. 58), S11726 [30SE] (see H.R. 3252), H11702 [8NO] (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9077 [30SE]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H1799 [25MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see S. 94), S340 [19JA] (see H.R. 1234), H1596 [23MR]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see S. 386), S1325 [6FE] (see H.R. 721), H642 [11FE]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets (see S. 1312), S8084 [1JY]

———enhance Dept. of Justice authority to prevent certain mergers and acquisitions (see S. 1121), S5954 [25MY] (see S. 1137), S6049 [26MY]

———ensure telecommunications carriers reasonable and nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of multitenant buildings and promote the development of telecommunication infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), H12792 [18NO]

———limit FCC authority in reviewing certain mergers and acquisitions (see S. 1125), S6049 [26MY] (see H.R. 3186), H11195 [1NO]

———modify FCC authority over license transfers (see H.R. 2533), H5686 [15JY]

———preserve State and local authority over the construction and placement of personal wireless service facilities (see H.R. 952), H955 [3MR]

———require a health insurance issuer, health plan, or health care provider to obtain an enrollee's or patient's consent relative to the interception of oral, wire, or electronic communications (see S. 782), S3634 [13AP]

———require consent of all parties relative to interception of oral, wire, or electronic communications (see S. 781), S3634 [13AP]

Telemarketing: establish disclosure requirements for banks and credit card companies that share information with telemarketers, ban sharing of credit card and deposit account numbers, and enhance regulatory enforcement (see H.R. 2156), H4127 [10JN]

Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see S. 765), S3594 [12AP] (see H.R. 2439), H5333 [1JY]

———prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H10339 [19OC]

———protect consumers against slamming and cramming and provide jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC (see S. 58), S339 [19JA] (see H.R. 2727), H7881 [5AU]

———reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications services to schools, libraries, and certain health care facilities (see S. 1004), S5036 [11MY] (see H.R. 1746), H2997 [11MY]

———require carriers to completely and accurately itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see S. 1825), S13403 [28OC] (see H.R. 2677), H6843 [2AU] (see H.R. 3011), H9409 (see H.R. 3022), H9410 [5OC]

———strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see S. 1084), S5586 [19MY] (see S. 1527), S10389 [5AU]

Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals (see H.R. 89), H234 [7JA]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (see S. 247), S344 [19JA] (see S. 303), S976 [25JA] (see S. 1948), S14696 [17NO] (see S. 1980), S15089 [19NO] (see H.R. 768), H714 [23FE] (see H.R. 1027), H1019 [8MR] (see H.R. 1078), H1257 [11MR] (see H.R. 1554), H2304 [26AP]

Tobacco products: ban sale of cigarette packages containing small number of cigarettes (see H.R. 1677), H2635 [4MY]

———prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 1421), H2054 [14AP]

Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 2100), H4022 [9JN]

———protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (see S. 1255), S7325 [21JN] (see S. 1461), S9744 [29JY]

TVA: ensure that Federal power customers are protected by FERC (see S. 1323), S8084 [1JY]

Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for dietary supplements are proper (see S. 1749), S12835 [19OC] (see H.R. 3305), H11953 [10NO]

Water: require manufacturers of bottled water to submit annual reports (see S. 790), S3634 [13AP]

Briefs

Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act treatment of legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's: Gardner, Carton, & Douglas (law firm), H8953-H8957 [28SE]

Cloture motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S11013 [16SE], S11096 [21SE], S15061 [19NO]

Comparisons

Bankruptcy Reform Act (S. 625) and 1998 Bankruptcy Reform Act conference report, S2767 [16MR]

Goodrich Case—The True Facts That Aetna Didn't Tell You, E201-E203 [10FE]

Conference reports

Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial Service Providers (S. 900), H11255-H11303 [2NO]

Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act (H.R. 1554), H11769-H11811 [9NO]

Cost Estimates

Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 833): CBO, H2656-H2659 [5MY]

Descriptions

Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act (S. 374), S1273 [4FE]

Satellite Home Viewer Improvements Act (S. 247), S699 [19JA]

Examples

How S. 96, Y2K Act, is unfair to consumers, S6778 [9JN]

Excerpts

Mastectomy provisions of Republican Patients' Bill of Rights legislation of the 105th Congress, S8450-S8454 [14JY]

Explanations

Bond Fairness and Protection Act (S. 386), S1381 [8FE]

Senator McCain's Votes on Patients' Bill of Rights, S8611 [15JY]

Letters

Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act: Phillip Bond, Information Technology Industry Council, S7336 [21JN]

Auto Choice Reform Act: Andrew Tobias, S3923 [20AP]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S3923 [20AP]

———Michael S. Dukakis, S3922 [20AP]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3923 [20AP]

———Robert R. Detlefsen, Citizens for a Sound Economy (organization), S3923 [20AP]

———Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mayor of New York, NY, S3922 [20AP]

Automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition: Henry J. Sommer, Miller, Frank, & Miller (law firm), S14683 [17NO]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, H2720 [5MY]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H2719 [5MY]

———Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, H2770 [5MY]

———National Governors' Association, H2764 [5MY]

———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, H2719 [5MY]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H2655 [5MY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2655 [5MY]

———several Senators, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11093 [21SE]

———Steve Protulis, National Council of Senior Citizens, H2770 [5MY]

———Todd J. Zywicki and James J. White, S11561 [28SE]

Bankruptcy treatment of financial expenditures for children and families: several women's and children's organizations, S14392 [9NO]

———Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (organization), S14392 [9NO]

Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act: Alan R. Nelson, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, H7975 [8SE]

———American Academy of Family Physicians, H7974 [8SE]

———Andrew L. Stern, Service Employees International Union, H7976 [8SE]

———Beverly L. Malone, American Nurses Association, H9477 [6OC]

———Carmen Delgado Votaw, Alliance for Children and Families, H7981 [8SE]

———Charlotte J. Fraas, American Federation of Teachers, H7978 [8SE]

———David A. Bussard, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, H7981 [8SE]

———Donna Ford, American Counseling Association, H7982 [8SE]

———E. Ratcliffe Anderson, Jr., AMA, H7973 [8SE]

———Elizabeth Burns, H9503 [6OC]

———Eugene A. Oliveri, American Osteopathic Association, H7977, H7982 [8SE]

———Florence C. Kimball, Friends Committee on National Legislation, H7978 [8SE]

———Fran DuMelle, American Thoracic Society and the American Lung Association, H7979 [8SE]

———Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, H7979 [8SE]

———Gary and Marlene Rappaport, H9563 [7OC]

———George F. Sheldon, American College of Surgeons, H7975 [8SE]

———Gerald W. McEntee, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H7979 [8SE]

———Jacqueline E. Fairbanks, Opticians Association of America, H7982 [8SE]

———Jodi Magee and Seymour L. Romney, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (organization), H7977 [8SE]

———Joel J. Alpert, American Academy of Pediatrics, H7976 [8SE]

———Judith L. Lichtman, Debra L. Ness, and Joanne L. Hustead, National Partnership for Women and Families, H7982 [8SE]

———Julia Scott, National Black Women's Health Project, H7979 [8SE]

———Kathryn M. Pontzer, American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., H7983 [8SE]

———Kathy Thorton and Catherine Pinkerton, NETWORK (organization), H7974 [8SE]

———Kerrie Wilson, American Cancer Society, H7977 [8SE]

———Laurie Flynn, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, H7980 [8SE]

———Michael Bowers, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, H7983 [8SE]

———Nancey McCann and Camille S. Sorosiak, Patient Access Coalition, H7974 [8SE]

———Nancy Davenport-Ennis, National Patient Advocate Foundation, H7975 [8SE]

———Nancy Starnes, Paralysis Society of America, H7981 [8SE]

———Pat Conover, United Church of Christ, H7975 [8SE]

———Ralph W. Hale, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H7976 [8SE]

———Richard A. Levinson, American Public Health Association, H7982 [8SE]

———Ronald Bronow, National Organization of Physicians Who Care, H7980 [8SE]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA Foundation, H7980 [8SE]

———Ronald S. Lepow, American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc., H7982 [8SE]

———Russ Newman, American Psychological Association, H7976 [8SE]

———S. Timothy Rose and John S. Zapp, American Dental Association, H7977 [8SE]

———Sandy Bernard, American Association of University Women, H7979 [8SE]

———several Kansas medical and legal associations, E2074 [12OC]

———Steven C. Johnson, Patients Who Care (organization), H7980 [8SE]

———Susan Gorin, National Association of School Psychologists, H7981 [8SE]

———Terre McFillen-Hall, Center for Patient Advocacy (organization), H7977 [8SE]

———Thomas W. Self, Linda P. Self, and Miles J. Zaremski, H9458-H9460, H9488-H9490 [6OC]

———William L. Rich, American Academy of Ophthalmology, H7978 [8SE]

Community Reinvestment Act exemption for small, rural banks: Clinton W. Booth, Paonia, CO, State Bank, S4644 [4MY]

———Dale L. Leighty, First National Bank Las Animas, CO, S4643 [4MY]

———Dana M. Siekman, First National Bank of Stratton, CO, S4643 [4MY]

———Donald G. Haley, First National Bank Cortez, CO, S4643 [4MY]

———Joe L. Williams, Foothills Bank, Wheat Ridge, CO, S4644 [4MY]

———L.E. House, Kirk, CO, State Bank, S4644 [4MY]

———Robert L. Todd, First National Bank of Stratton, CO, S4644 [4MY]

———Tom L. Havens, Gunnison, CO, Bank and Trust Co., S4644 [4MY]

———William H. Paolino, First National Bank of Carson City, CO, S4644 [4MY]

Community Reinvestment Act provisions of the Financial Services Act: Ray Neirinckx, Rhode Island Community Reinvestment Association, E1209 [10JN]

Community Reinvestment Act provisions of the Financial Services Modernization Act: President Clinton, S4626 [4MY], S4786 [5MY]

Competition in electric power industry: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S5289 [13MY]

Credit card availability to individuals filing bankruptcy: American Bankruptcy Service (business), S14246 [8NO]

Decision-making process by managed care plans and HMO's relative to patients' care: Rosina B. Barker, Ivins, Phillips & Barker (law firm), S8345-S8347 [13JY]

Efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes: Bob Rowe, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, H7346 [5AU]

———William E. Kennard, FCC, H7348 [5AU]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Andrew J. Pincus, Dept. of Commerce, S13548 [29OC]

Ensure local television service to small, rural markets by satellite providers: several Senators, S7684 [28JN]

Exclude consumers from restrictions relative to redress of problems arising from year 2000 computer problem: several consumer organizations, S6777 [9JN]

Exemption of certain managed health care plans and HMO's from State regulations: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and Health Insurance Association of America, H8959 [28SE]

———Mary Nell Lehnhard and Jack Ericksen, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, H8959 [28SE]

Financial Services Act: Alan Greenspan, FRS, H5221 [1JY]

———Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H5245 [1JY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5244 [1JY]

———Representative Leach, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H5245 [1JY]

Financial Services Modernization Act: Arthur Levitt, SEC, S4874 [6MY]

———Philip A. Feigin, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S4874 [6MY]

Framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers: Arthur Levitt, SEC, S13901 [4NO]

———Bruce A. Morrison, Federal Housing Finance Board, E2344 [10NO]

———David Counts, National Conference of Insurance Legislators, and Joanne G. Emmons, National Conference of State Legislatures, H11532 [4NO]

———John Taylor, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, H11531 [4NO]

———Lawrence H. Summers, Sec. of the Treasury, S13790 [3NO], S13915 [4NO]

———Marc D. Draisen, Tom Callahan, and Aaron Gornstein, H11541 [4NO]

Honesty in Sweepstakes Act: Horace B. Deets, AARP, S924 [22JA]

Improve access to specialists for enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, S8487 [14JY]

———Cornelius Baker, National Association of People With AIDS, S8487 [14JY]

———Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, S8487 [14JY]

———Graham Newson, American Academy of Pediatrics, S8486 [14JY]

———Gregg Haifley, Children's Defense Fund, S8486 [14JY]

———John Melvin, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, S8487 [14JY]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, S8488 [14JY]

———Robert Strohl and Pearl Moore, Oncology Nursing Society, S8488 [14JY]

Insurance coverage of approved clinical studies and prescription drugs and medical devices under health plans: Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, S8456 [14JY]

———Judith L. Lichtman and Joanne L. Hustead, National Partnership for Women & Families, S8456 [14JY]

Insurance coverage of long-term care services: Shirley Roney, S6434 [27MY]

———Vaneeta Allen, S6434 [27MY]

Jury award relative to Aetna, Inc., medical treatment of David Goodrich prior to death: Jamie Court, Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, E200 [10FE]

``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies: Senator Sarbanes, S2365 [5MR]

Legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's: E. Ratcliffe Anderson, Jr., AMA, S8548 [15JY]

———Sara Rosenbaum and Rand Rosenblatt, H9594 [7OC]

———Thomas K. Zaucha, National Grocers Association, S8547 [15JY]

Limit issuance of credit cards to underage consumers: several labor unions, S14361 [9NO]

———several organizations, S14362 [9NO]

Managed Care Reform Act: E. Ratcliffe Anderson, Jr. AMA, H3160 [13MY], H3282 [18MY]

Mandates Information Act: Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee, S1647 [12FE]

———Lonnie P. Taylor, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1647 [12FE]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act: Andrew J. Pincus, Dept. of Commerce, S9069 [22JY]

———C. Landis Plummer, FTC, S13548 [29OC]

———H. Thomas Greene, National Automobile Dealers Association, S14885 [19NO]

———Joanne G. Emmons, National Conference of State Legislatures, S14885 [19NO]

Motor vehicle titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles: Jennifer M. Granholm, Michigan Attorney General, S3125 [23MR]

———Patricia Sturdevant, National Association of Consumer Advocates, S3124 [23MR]

———Richard Blumenthal, Bill Lockyer, and Tom Miller, National Association of Attorneys General, S3124 [23MR]

National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Anne S. Ferro, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, S5022 [11MY]

———Edward R. Pemble, Idaho Dept. of Motor Vehicles, S5024 [11MY]

———Eltra Nelson, Chuck Schaub, and Victoria D. Whitlock, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, S5022 [11MY]

———Judith Overbeek, Michigan Dept. of State, S5023 [11MY]

———Kay Covington, Louisiana Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, S5024 [11MY]

———Kenneth M. Beam, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, S5022 [11MY]

———Mari Miller, Oregon Dept. of Transportation, DMV Services, S5024 [11MY]

———Mike Gamble, Alabama Dept. of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division/Title Section, S5025 [11MY]

———Richard E. Jackson, Jr., New York Dept. of Motor Vehicles, S5024 [11MY]

———Roger D. Cross, Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation, S5025 [11MY]

———Susan G. Pikrallidas, American Automobile Association, S14831 [18NO]

Participation in health plans by non-physician providers: Michael H. Kaufman, Preferred CommunityChoice PPO, Inc., S8555 [15JY]

Peanut Labeling Act: Billy Griggs, Carl Sanders, and Greg Hall, Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, S11728 [30SE]

———Billy Griggs, Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts, S11727 [30SE]

———Greg Hall and Jeff Crawford, Jr., Florida Peanut Producers Association, S11728 [30SE]

———H. Randall Griggs, Alabama Peanut Producers Association, S11728 [30SE]

———Wilbur Gamble, National Peanut Growers Group, S11728 [30SE]

Prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies: Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, H5190 [1JY]

———Ronald S. Neubauer, International Association of Chiefs of Police, H5289 [1JY]

Prohibit FCC requirement to use accounting method not conforming to generally accepted accounting principles: Roy Noel, U.S. Telephone Association, S9021 [22JY]

Prohibit financial incentives for physicians to rent office space to be used as comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities: D. McCarty Thornton, Dept. of HHS, E603 [12AP]

———Michael M. Hash, Dept. of HHS, E2446 [18NO]

Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's, H4008 [9JN]

———Dolores Pavletich, S7283 [18JN]

———Karrie Craig, S7488 [23JN]

———Raymond and Marianne Eberhardt, S7283 [18JN]

———William J. Scanlon, GAO, S7435-S7437 [22JN]

Reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television: Arthur R. Miller, S14991 [19NO], H12818 [18NO]

———Marybeth Peters, Library of Congress, S14990 [19NO], H12818 [18NO]

———several Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H12817 [18NO]

Removal of names from mailing lists of companies using games of chance for promotion of a product or service: Horace B. Deets, AARP, S9984 [2AU]

SEC consultation and coordination of comments with appropriate Federal banking agencies relative to reporting of loan loss reserves in financial statements: Representative Barr, H5296, H5297 [1JY]

Small Business Advocacy Review Panel Technical Amendments Act: David Gorin, Small Business Legislative Council, S6308 [27MY]

———Jere W. Glover, SBA, S6309 [27MY]

Small business representation on certain creditor committees and greater access to information when not represented: Todd McCracken, National Small Business United (organization), H2710 [5MY]

State and Federal roles in enacting consumer protections for group health plans: George Reider, Jr., and Kathleen Sebelius, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S8230 [12JY]

———Republican Governors Association, S8465 [14JY], S8548 [15JY]

Study potential shortage of licensed pharmacists: Charles F. Monahan, Jr., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, H8938 [28SE]

———Robert W. Hannan, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, H8938 [28SE]

TVA Customer Protection Act: Don Fuller, Paducah Power System, S8111 [1JY]

Lists

Changes in bankruptcy filings, 2d quarter of 1999 v. 2d quarter of 1998, S14245 [8NO]

Court cases emphasizing ERISA's limitations on insurance company malpractice liability, S8549-S8551 [15JY]

Court cases where ERISA was not a barrier to HMO malpractice liability, S8549 [15JY]

Groups endorsing H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act, H7972 [8SE]

Groups supporting the Democratic Patients' Bill of Rights, S8223 [12JY]

Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act conference committee staff, S15017 [19NO]

1998 ratios of imports to consumption, S13228 [27OC]

Opponents of S. 625, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S14245 [8NO]

Organizations endorsing H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act, H8453 [21SE], H8957 [28SE]

Organizations opposed to medical records provisions in H.R. 10, Financial Services Act, H6734 [30JY]

Organizations opposed to the medical records provisions of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act, H5220 [1JY]

Patient Access Coalition, H7972 [8SE]

Small Business Legislative Council members, S6309, S6377 [27MY]

Supporters of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act, H425 [4FE]

Supporters of S. 427, Mandates Information Act, S1647 [12FE]

Memorandums

Homestead Property Bankruptcy Exemption: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S14483 [10NO]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, H9005-H9007 [29SE]

SEC Consultation and Coordination of Comments With Appropriate Federal Banking Agencies Relative to Reporting of Loan Loss Reserves in Financial Statements, H5300 [1JY]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), H2770 [5MY]

———amend laws (S. 625), S14377, S14379 [9NO]

Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), H5306 [1JY]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), S4743 [5MY], S4864 [6MY], H6728 [30JY]

Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), H10831 [26OC]

Notices

Failure of debt relief organizations to make minimal disclosures of procedures and costs to potential clients: FTC, H2707, H2708 [5MY]

Papers

Medical Necessity—The Real Issue in the Quality Debate, S1274 [4FE]

Petitions and memorials

Mandatory disclosure of salvage history and major damage to motor vehicles: National Association of Attorneys General, S3125 [23MR]

Vermont: ``Know Your Customer'' banking regulations, S2009 [25FE]

Press releases

Aetna Misled Congress About Facts of Goodrich Case—Investigations, Withdrawal of Federal Contracts Called for: Consumers for Quality Care (organization), E200 [10FE]

Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act: American Nurses Association, H7973 [8SE]

Despite State Managed Care Laws, Most People Still Go Unprotected: Families USA Foundation, S8468-S8470 [14JY]

National Motor Vehicle Title Information System: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, S5368 [14MY]

———Virginia Dept. of Motor Vehicles, S5368 [14MY]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's: Health Insurance Association of America, H9007 [29SE]

SEC Consultation and Coordination of Comments With Appropriate Federal Banking Agencies Relative to Reporting of Loan Loss Reserves in Financial Statements: SEC, FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, Comptroller of the Currency, OTS, H5299 [1JY]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: American Consulting Engineers Council, S6378 [27MY]

———Associated Builders and Contractors, S6378 [27MY]

———International Mass Retail Association, S6378 [27MY]

———National Association of Convenience Stores, S6378 [27MY]

———National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, S6376 [27MY]

———National Federation of Independent Business, S6376 [27MY]

———National Restaurant Association, S6378 [27MY]

———National Retail Federation, S6377 [27MY]

———National Small Business United, S6377 [27MY]

———Small Business Legislative Council, S6377 [27MY]

Remarks in House

Aetna, Inc.: jury award relative to medical treatment of David Goodrich prior to death, E200 [10FE]

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: establish web site to provide consumers with independent information on health insurance choices, H8918 [28SE]

———require research on methods to reduce prescription drug prices, H8923-H8926 [28SE]

———revise and extend (S. 580), H12857 [18NO]

American Institute of Chartered Accountants: tribute to CPA WebTrust initiative, E2112 [18OC]

Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares, H4256, H4260, H4265, H4268 [15JN]

———provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (H.R. 780), E248 [23FE]

———provide basic consumer protection standards and improve access to airline industry information (H.R. 752), E258 [23FE]

———require airlines to inform passengers of code-sharing agreements with international airlines, H3612 [26MY]

Bankruptcy: allow compensation of trustees when cases are converted from chapter 7 to chapter 11, H2717 [5MY]

———allow small business representation on certain creditor committees and greater access to information when not represented, H2709, H2710 [5MY]

———allow victims of domestic violence to stay eviction proceedings through bankruptcy filings, H2767, H2768 [5MY]

———amend laws (H.R. 833), H1918 [13AP], H2452 [28AP], H2639, H2641, H2655-H2771 [5MY], E891, E899 [6MY], E937 [12MY]

———amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (H. Res. 158), H2644-H2654 [5MY]

———amend laws (H.R. 833), corrections in engrossment, H2771 [5MY]

———amend laws (H.R. 833), motion to recommit, H2770 [5MY]

———disallow claims from financial institutions who pursue reckless lending practices, H2768 [5MY]

———prohibit discharge of all qualified student loans, H2711 [5MY]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H2649, H2702, H2704 [5MY]

———provide exclusion from income for certain Social Security and Medicare benefits, H2770 [5MY]

———require debt relief organizations to make minimal disclosures of procedures and costs to potential clients, H2706-H2709 [5MY]

———require filers to submit past tax returns only when requested by a party of interest, H2714-H2717 [5MY]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, H2641, H2660-H2663 [5MY]

———treatment of child support payments, H1918 [13AP]

———treatment of credit card debt, H2661-H2663, H2668 [5MY]

Bonneville Power Administration: hydroelectric facilities funding, cooperation with customers to maintain regional transmission grades, and infrastructure development, H6508 [27JY]

Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (organization): tribute, E1900 [21SE], E1926 [22SE], E2005 [1OC]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (H.R. 90), E47 [7JA]

Community Reinvestment Act: disclosure requirements relative to agreements between financial institutions and private parties (H.R. 1931), E1082 [25MY]

———impact of reporting requirements, H11534, H11536, H11537, H11539 [4NO]

———protect and expand, H4348 [16JN], H4474 [17JN], H4815-H4821 [23JN], H5241-H5244 [1JY], H6728, H6731, H6733, H6735, H6736 [30JY], E854 [4MY], E1209 [10JN], E1364, E1379 [23JN], E1436 [29JN], E1448 [30JN], E1515 [12JY]

———review of certain financial products sold by bank affiliates, H3868 [9JN]

———tribute, H3769, H3770 [8JN], E1179 [9JN]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet domain names (H.R. 2162), H9905 [13OC]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 1910), E1069 [24MY]

———restrict the transmission of unsolicited electronic mail messages (H.R. 3024), E2037 [6OC]

Courts: eliminate limitations on punitive damage awards relative to litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem, H3033-H3035 [12MY]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns, H11452 [3NO]

———ban realistic toy handguns (H.R. 1280), H10839 [26OC]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (H.R. 3032), E2042 [6OC]

Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (H.R. 1332), E569 [25MR]

———allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from any consumer reporting agency (H.R. 1015), E544 [24MR]

———prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations (H.R. 2351), E1387 [24JN]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (H.R. 1684), H2642 [5MY]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (H.R. 3142), E2439 [18NO]

———require billing statements to include postmarked due dates and prohibit late fees for payment postmarked by such date (H.R. 3477), E2459 [19NO]

———require issuers to disclose information on interest rates, minimum payments, and penalties, and regulate web-based solicitations, H2703-H2705 [5MY]

Crime: penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or passengers (H.R. 1080), H1023 [9MR]

Dept. of HHS: study potential shortage of licensed pharmacists, H8937-H8939 [28SE]

Ecology and environment: improve the management of environmental information and encourage innovation to enhance environmental quality (H.R. 3448), E2464 [19NO]

Education: promote and incorporate financial literacy training into State and local education programs (H. Con. Res. 213), H11208-H11212 [2NO]

Electric power: provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (H.R. 1138), H1331 [16MR]

Electronic commerce: amend certain consumer protection laws to facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other information (H.R. 2626), E1673 [28JY]

———facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), H11162-H11170 [1NO], H11732-H11755 [9NO]

———facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), consideration (H. Res. 366), H11731, H11732 [9NO]

———recognize the validity of electronic records and signatures in commercial transactions, H11750-H11755 [9NO]

———require affirmative consent to receive electronic records, H11743-H11749 [9NO]

FAA: aviation excise tax, H10228, H10230 [19OC]

———prohibit increase in passenger facility charges, H4311-H4317 [15JN]

———use of passenger facility charges, H4258 [15JN]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports from the definition of consumer reports (H.R. 3408), E2421 [17NO]

FCC: establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, and other license transfers (H.R. 2783), E1775 [5AU]

———prohibit requirement to use accounting method not conforming to generally accepted accounting principles, H7362-H7365 [5AU], E1807 [8SE]

FDIC: strengthen the special examination authority in order to protect the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund (H.R. 3374), H12087-H12090 [16NO]

Federal Accounting Standards Board: elimination of accounting method that allows companies which merge to combine financial statements, E1509 [12JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented (H.R. 1346), E2377 [11NO]

Financial institutions: eliminate disclosure requirements and conduct a GAO study relative to customer costs of acquiring financial products, H5293, H5294 [1JY]

———ensure consumer privacy protection, H5231-H5236, H5238, H5239 [1JY]

———ensure medical and financial privacy for consumers and prevent redlining in the insurance industry, H5191, H5192, H5194-H5196, H5320-H5322 [1JY]

———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information, H5310, H5317 [1JY]

———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (H.R. 1929), E1082 [25MY]

———prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies, H5190, H5288-H5291 [1JY], E544 [24MR]

———prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies (H.R. 621), E155 [8FE]

———prohibit lenders from conditioning a loan on the purchase of an insurance product from the lender or one of its subsidiaries, H5303, H5304 [1JY]

———protect confidentiality of personal financial information, H2276 [22AP]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), H4474 [17JN], H4957 [25JN], H5095, H5097 [30JN], H5216-H5323 [1JY], H11134-H11137 [28OC], E1209 [10JN], E1364, E1379 [23JN], E1448 [30JN], E1509, E1515 [12JY], E1561 [15JY]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 235), H5186-H5196 [1JY], E1517 [12JY]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), motion to recommit, H5317-H5322 [1JY]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), permission to file report, H4094 [10JN]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), H5919-H5984 [20JY], H10865 [27OC], H11127 [28OC]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), conference report, H11526-H11551 [4NO], E2237 [1NO], E2289, E2291 [5NO], E2296, E2297, E2300, E2302, E2306, E2308-E2311 [8NO], E2343 [10NO], E2363, E2371 [11NO], E2386 [15NO], E2492 [19NO]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 355), H11513-H11526 [4NO]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), motion to instruct conferees, H6728-H6738 [30JY]

———require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such regulations (H.R. 530), E133 [3FE]

Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of foods and dietary supplements (H.R. 1077), E420 [11MR]

———promote clinical research relative to consumer access to information on the health benefits of foods and dietary supplements, E1767 [5AU]

———require warning labels on raw shell egg cartons, E2377 [11NO]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (H.R. 3180), E2210 [28OC]

———require consumer credit counselors to meet basic professional standards, H2711, H2712 [5MY]

Gambling: curb deceptive practices, require certain notices, and strengthen law enforcement efforts relative to mailings using games of chance for the promotion of a product or service (S. 335), H11818-H11825 [9NO], E2379 [11NO]

———require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (H.R. 170), H11240-H11248 [2NO], E2305 [8NO]

———require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (H.R. 237), E6 [6JA]

Government regulations: amend certain consumer protection laws to facilitate the electronic delivery of disclosures and other information (H.R. 2626), E1659 [27JY]

———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, H10617 [21OC]

———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), H424-H431 [4FE], H544, H545-H560, H571 [10FE], E228, E229 [11FE]

———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), consideration (H. Res. 36), H422-H424 [4FE]

Health: encourage HMO's and health care plans to consult the National Practitioner Data Bank to determine physician qualifications, H9629 [7OC]

———improve access to specialists for enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H1572 [23MR]

———initiatives to protect and inform the public about food allergies (H. Res. 309), H9238 [1OC], E1979 [28SE]

———limit medical malpractice claims (H.R. 2242), E1290 [16JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H383, H410-H412 [3FE], H1571, H1572 [23MR], H3758-H3760 [7JN], H4212 [14JN], H4741, H4742, H4743, H4744, H4745, H4806-H4813 [23JN], H4830, H4831, H4832, H4883, H4885-H4888 [24JN], H4956 [25JN], H5060-H5064 [29JN], H5139-H5141, H5165 [30JN], H5354, H5355-H5360 [12JY], H5450-H5454 [13JY], H5464 [14JY], H5579 [15JY], H6587 [29JY], H6851, H6852, H6853, H6954-H6959 [3AU], H6969, H6970, H7237 [4AU], H8454-H8456 [21SE], H11378, H11381-H11390 [3NO], H11485, H11503 [4NO], H11715, H11844, H11846 [9NO], H12081-H12083, H12085 [16NO], H12113, H12114, H12115 [17NO], H12753 [18NO], E1728 [3AU], E1985 [29SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 358), H682-H689 [23FE], H1028 [9MR], H1077 [10MR], H1570, H1574 [23MR], H1848-H1855 [12AP], H2207 [21AP], H2456, H2464-H2466 [28AP], H2971-H2974 [11MY], H3685-H3690 [26MY], H4004-H4010 [9JN], E65 [19JA], E1752 [5AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 719), H1312-H1316 [16MR], H2357-H2362 [27AP], H2955-H2959 [11MY], H3156-H3160 [13MY], H3277-H3283 [18MY], H3396 [20MY], H4217 [14JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H7966-H7983 [8SE], H8086-H8090 [9SE], H8157 [14SE], H8449-H8454 [21SE], H8876, H8877, H8945-H8959 [28SE], H8970, H8971, H8972, H9001-H9007 [29SE], H9175 [30SE], H9237 [1OC], H9294-H9296 [4OC], H9307, H9308, H9309, H9310, H9311, H9387-H9403 [5OC], H9414, H9415, H9416, H9417, H9474-H9502, H9503, H9504-H9508 [6OC], H9517, H9518, H9519, H9520, H9521, H9522, H9523-H9636 [7OC], H9648 [8OC], H9886 [12OC], H9906 [13OC], H11123 [28OC], H11567 [5NO], H11693-H11697 [8NO], E2071, E2072, E2073, E2074 [12OC], E2172 [25OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), consideration (H. Res. 323), H9418-H9431 [6OC], E2068 [7OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2824), H9503, H9504 [6OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2926), H9025 [30SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 326), H2971 [11MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1344), H5463 [14JY], H5826-H5829 [19JY]

Health care professionals: provide whistleblower protections, H8876 [28SE]

House Rules: allow additional debate on a sustained point of order raised against legislation imposing private sector mandates, H547-H552 [10FE]

———allow points of order against legislation on private sector mandates affecting health, safety, or the environment, H552-H558 [10FE], E228 [11FE]

Information services: deployment of Internet and high speed data services, H11944-H11946 [10NO]

Insurance: allow mutual insurance companies to redomesticate to another State and reorganize into a mutual holding or stock company, H5306-H5308 [1JY]

———coverage of long-term care services (H.R. 2691), E1728, E1733, E1736 [3AU]

———establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile insurance policies (H.R. 644), E174 [9FE]

———legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, H8945-H8951 [28SE], H9175 [30SE], H9307, H9308, H9309, H9311, H9392-H9403 [5OC], H9476, H9479-H9483, H9485-H9502 [6OC], H9520, H9522, H9554-H9629 [7OC], E1985 [29SE]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (H.R. 1475), H2179 [20AP]

Internet: regulation of online sales of pharmaceuticals (H.R. 2763), E1754 [5AU]

Medicare: improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap programs (H.R. 491), E97 [2FE]

———prohibit financial incentives for physicians to rent office space to be used as a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility, E2446 [18NO]

———prohibit financial incentives for physicians to rent office space to be used as comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities, E603 [12AP]

Motor vehicles: limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent operation of rented or leased vehicles (H.R. 1954), E1110 [26MY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: establish, H11535 [4NO]

National Consumers League: anniversary, E905 [10MY]

Pharmaceuticals: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H4890 [24JN], H5165, H5166, H5167 [30JN], H5842 [20JY]

Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal barriers to competition (H.R. 1587), H2309 [27AP]

———revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (H.R. 2363), E1408 [25JN]

SEC: consult and coordinate comments with appropriate Federal banking agencies relative to reporting of loan loss reserves in financial statements, H5295-H5300 [1JY], E1561 [15JY]

Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (H.R. 1862), E1031 [19MY]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (H.R. 1882), E1137 [7JN]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), E1411 [25JN]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, H12002 [16NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H. Con. Res. 190), H10776-H10782 [26OC], E2225 [29OC]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (H.R. 721), E224 [11FE]

Telecommunications: ensure consumers have open access to Internet service providers on cable broadband networks, H5337 [12JY], H5754 [19JY]

———ensure that consumers have open access to Internet service providers on cable broadband networks, E2104 [14OC]

———modify FCC authority over license transfers (H.R. 2533), E1559, E1560 [15JY]

Telemarketing: establish disclosure requirements for banks and credit card companies that share information with telemarketers, ban sharing of credit card and deposit account numbers, and enhance regulatory enforcement, H5194 [1JY]

———establish disclosure requirements for banks and credit card companies that share information with telemarketers, ban sharing of credit card and deposit account numbers, and enhance regulatory enforcement (H.R. 2156), E1233 [10JN]

Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes, H7344-H7348 [5AU]

———develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (H.R. 2439), H5579 [15JY]

———prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 3100), E2133 [19OC]

———require carriers to completely and accurately itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (H.R. 3011), E2027 [5OC]

———require carriers to completely and accurately itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (H.R. 3022), E2036 [6OC]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers, H9285 [4OC], H9508 [6OC]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television, H12774, H12775, H12808, H12813, H12817 [18NO], E2530 [22NO]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1078), E420 [11MR]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), H2311, H2312-H2324 [27AP], E767, E769 [26AP], E782 [27AP]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), conference report, H11811-H11818 [9NO], E2420 [17NO], E2487 [19NO]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 768), E245 [23FE]

Texas: implementation of legislation to protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H9308, H9310, H9391-H9398 [5OC], H9520, H9562 [7OC]

Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of product identification codes (H.R. 2100), E1200 [9JN]

———protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), H10830 [26OC]

———protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), insert H.R. 3028 language in lieu, H10831 [26OC]

United Parcel Service: tribute to the Central New Jersey District, E1038 [20MY]

Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for dietary supplements are proper (H.R. 3305), E2354 [11NO]

Remarks in Senate

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: revise and extend (S. 580), S13843-S13845 [3NO]

Agriculture: require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (S. 1669), S11726 [30SE]

Airline Deregulation Study Commission: establish, S11894, S11895 [5OC]

———establish (S. 1576), S10733 [10SE]

Airlines: increase penalties for intentional overbooking of flights, S10964, S10965 [16SE], S11945, S11946 [5OC]

Alcoholic beverages: block the use of certain health claims labels (S. 433), S1728 [22FE]

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (S. 1193), S6796 [9JN]

Aviation: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers and whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (S. 1139), S6068 [26MY]

———enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' access to airline industry information (S. 1362), S8506 [14JY]

———enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares (S. 477), S2022 [25FE]

———provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (S. 603), S2603 [11MR]

———provide basic consumer protection standards and improve access to airline industry information, S10751 [13SE], S10923 [15SE], S11897 [5OC]

———provide basic consumer protection standards and improve access to airline industry information (S. 383), S1325-S1327 [6FE], S2342 [4MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 625), S2738, S2767 [16MR], S3026 [19MR], S7253 [18JN], S10981 [16SE], S11081, S11088-S11096, S11098, S11162 [21SE], S11357 [23SE], S11491 [27SE], S11541-S11543, S11561 [28SE], S13925, S13961-S13967 [4NO], S14052-S14077 [5NO], S14244-S14280 [8NO], S14342-S14370, S14372-S14380, S14383-S14395 [9NO], S14439-S14473, S14481-S14512 [10NO], S14602, S14605-S14609 [16NO], S14654-S14667, S14669-S14676, S14678-S14687 [17NO], S14752 [18NO], S14840, S15005, S15060-S15062 [19NO]

———amend laws (S. 625), unanimous-consent agreement, S11075 [21SE], S13929 [4NO]

———amend laws (S. 625), unanimous-consent request, S14482 [10NO]

———amend laws (S. 945), S4583 [3MY]

———automatic stays relative to tenant evictions after the filing of a bankruptcy petition, S14367-S14370 [9NO], S14681-S14687 [17NO]

———consideration of long-term health care expenses, S14068, S14069 [5NO]

———disallow claims from loan companies charging high annual interest rates, S7253 [18JN]

———discourage predatory lending practices, S14063, S14069 [5NO], S14374-S14377 [9NO]

———limit homestead property exemption, S14481-S14490 [10NO]

———preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S14481-S14490 [10NO]

———protection of educational savings accounts and State tuition savings programs, S14363, S14364 [9NO]

———provide exclusion from income for certain Social Security and Medicare benefits, S14678, S14679, S14680 [17NO]

———regulation of certain creditor litigation tactics used against low- and moderate-income bankruptcy filers, S14674-S14676 [17NO]

———regulation of tactics used to encourage reaffirmation agreements, S14458, S14495 [10NO]

———require debtors to seek help from credit counseling agencies prior to filing for bankruptcy protection, S14076 [5NO]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, S14072-S14074 [5NO]

———treatment of credit card debt, S4842 [6MY]

———treatment of financial expenditures for children and families, S14388-S14393 [9NO], S14499-S14502 [10NO]

———waiver of filing fees in certain cases, S14356 [9NO]

Child labor: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (S. 1549), S10464 [5AU]

Community Reinvestment Act: disclosure of default rates, S4876 [6MY]

———exempt small, rural banks, S4643 [4MY], S4743-S4746, S4748-S4761, S4764-S4788 [5MY], S4868 [6MY]

———require screening of a bank's performance rating prior to allowing expansion of activities, S4622-S4625, S4627, S4645, S4648-S4658 [4MY], S4742, S4745-S4748, S4765 [5MY], S4868 [6MY]

———tribute, S4952 [10MY]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), S3584 [12AP], S3630 [13AP], S8694 [15JY], S9069 [22JY], S11560 [28SE], S11949, S11950 [5OC], S13151-S13154 [26OC], S13547 [29OC], S14881-S14889 [19NO]

———encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), unanimous-consent request, S11553, S11554 [28SE], S13151 [26OC]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (S. 759), S3511-S3513 [25MR]

Consumer Product Safety Act: application to firearms and ammunition, S8159 [1JY]

Courts: exclude consumers from restrictions relative to redress of problems arising from year 2000 computer problem, S6776-S6781 [9JN]

———reform protective orders, sealing of case documents, and disclosure of discovery information in civil actions (S. 957), S4678 [4MY]

Credit: require credit card companies to disclose information on balance payment terms and conditions and enhance reporting of solicitations to the FRS and Congress (S. 641), S2845 [17MR]

Credit cards: consumer protections, S14245-S14247 [8NO], S14457 [10NO], S14671 [17NO]

———discourage indiscriminate and inappropriate issuance and study consumer credit industry practices, S14670, S14680 [17NO]

———limit issuance to underage consumers, S14262 [8NO], S14358-S14363, S14373, S14376-S14380 [9NO]

———prevent credit card issuers from implementing unreasonable practices which result in higher fees or rates of interest for card holders (S. 480), S2022 [25FE]

———require issuers to disclose information on interest rates, S14372, S14373 [9NO]

Crime: prohibit persons from charging for services or products that the SSA and Dept. of HHS provide without charge (S. 1740), S12698 [15OC]

Dept. of HHS: grant authority over alcoholic beverage labeling (S. 431), S1728 [22FE]

———increase Consolidated Health Centers Program funding through offsets of NLRB funding, S11685-S11694 [30SE], S11779 [1OC]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S9541-S9543 [28JY], S14522 [10NO]

Dept. of Transportation: investigate unfair and deceptive practices and methods of competition by airlines relative to failure to disclose information on lowest fare available, S10824 [14SE], S10876-S10879 [15SE]

———investigate unfair and deceptive practices and methods of competition by airlines relative to failure to disclose information on overbooking of flights, S10823, S10824 [14SE], S10876-S10879 [15SE]

———monitor and report on the transfer of passenger tickets among airlines, S10968-S10971 [16SE]

Disasters: prevent fraud and price-gouging relative to any relief efforts (S. 221), S669 [19JA]

Electric power: prohibit States from granting exclusive rights to sell electric energy or discriminating against the purchase of electric energy in interstate commerce (S. 1284), S7603 [24JN]

Electronic commerce: facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce, S14989 [19NO]

———facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 1714), S13547 [29OC]

FCC: eliminate regulatory authority relative to provision of Internet services (S. 1043), S5281 [13MY]

———prohibit requirement to use accounting method not conforming to generally accepted accounting principles, S9020-S9024 [22JY]

———prohibit the application of current spectrum aggregation limits to new spectrum auctions (S. 1923), S14613 [16NO]

———release of report on plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes, S9015 [22JY]

FDA: moratorium on regulations requiring pharmacists to provide agency sanctioned prescription drug information to consumers (S. 1092), S5757 [20MY]

———proposed regulation of pharmacy compounding, S7309, S7310 [21JN]

FDIC: eliminate the special reserve funds created for the Savings Association Insurance Fund and the Deposit Insurance Fund (S. 377), S1276 [4FE]

Financial institutions: allow national banks to conduct equity securities underwriting and merchant banking activities through an operating subsidiary, S4851-S4864 [6MY]

———ensure bank securities activities are regulated by securities regulators, S4873-S4875 [6MY]

———ensure consumer privacy protection, S4865-S4868 [6MY]

———ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 1903), S14547 [10NO]

———ensure personal financial privacy and give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 1924), S14614 [16NO]

———give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information (S. 187), S614-S620 [19JA]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network, S4847 [6MY]

———prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies, S2356-S2358, S2361-S2365 [5MR], S2389 [8MR]

———prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies (S. 403), S1425 [10FE], S1961 [24FE]

———prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies (S. 508), S2154 [2MR], S2160 [3MR]

———prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies (S. 508), unanimous-consent request, S2355 [5MR]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 753), S3501 [25MR]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), S4616-S4658 [4MY], S4735-S4788 [5MY], S4821-S4845, S4847-S4878, S4881 [6MY], S5027 [11MY], S6046, S6047 [26MY], S9128, S9169 [22JY]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), conference report, S13783-S13791 [3NO], S13871-S13881, S13883-S13917 [4NO], S15065 [19NO]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13675 [2NO]

———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), unanimous-consent agreement, S4547 [3MY]

———regulation of certain hedge funds, S4841, S4844 [6MY]

———require certain bank holding companies to offer low-cost banking services to their customers, S4868 [6MY]

———require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such regulations (S. 466), S2008 [25FE]

———State regulation of insurance industry, S6046, S6047 [26MY]

Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement of food inspection laws (S. 18), S387 [19JA]

———improve safety of shell eggs (S. 1868), S14088 [5NO]

———reform the State inspection of meat and poultry (S. 1988), S15098 [19NO]

FRS: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used as collateral for Federal Reserve notes, S14393 [9NO]

———require a report to Congress on the practice of credit card issuers who consider the residence location of applicants, S14394 [9NO]

Gambling: curb deceptive practices, require certain notices, and strengthen law enforcement efforts relative to mailings using games of chance for the promotion of a product or service (S. 335), S1145-S1147 [3FE], S2502 [10MR], S9965-S9977, S9982-S9988 [2AU], S14856-S14863, S15007 [19NO]

———curb deceptive practices, require certain notices, and strengthen law enforcement efforts relative to mailings using games of chance for the promotion of a product or service (S. 335), unanimous-consent agreement, S9953 [30JY]

———curb deceptive practices, require certain notices, and strengthen law enforcement efforts relative to mailings using games of chance for the promotion of a product or service (S. 336), S1147 [3FE]

———define standard for display of disclaimers and notices relative to mailings using games of chance for the promotion of a product or service, S9973, S9974 [2AU]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), S2153 [2MR], S2160 [3MR]

———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (S. 427), S1645-S1649 [12FE]

Health: accountability for decisions made by managed care plans and HMO's relative to patients' care, S8344-S8359 [13JY]

———allow individuals to limit use and disclosure of certain health information, S7796 [29JN]

———ensure protections of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's apply to all patients with private health insurance, S8221-S8235 [12JY], S8457-S8471 [14JY]

———ensure protections of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's do not drastically increase health care costs or number of uninsured individuals, S8318-S8325, S8359 [13JY]

———improve access to specialists for enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S8472, S8477-S8483, S8485, S8490, S8494-S8501 [14JY]

———maintain States as primary regulatory authority over health care and allow full tax deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S8236-S8242 [12JY], S8360, S8361 [13JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6729 [9JN], S7011-S7017 [15JN], S7094, S7101 [16JN], S7166-S7168 [17JN], S7282-S7284 [18JN], S7290-S7293, S7310, S7311, S7372-S7376 [21JN], S7426, S7428-S7446 [22JN], S7486-S7494, S7496-S7499, S7501-S7521 [23JN], S7552-S7557, S7560-S7566, S7569-S7571, S7574-S7583, S7584 [24JN], S7687, S7692-S7705, S7707 [28JN], S7790, S7792-S7794, S7796-S7799, S7805-S7809, S7813 [29JN], S10065 [3AU], S12777 [18OC], S13367 [28OC], S14756, S14760 [18NO], S14841 [19NO]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, unanimous-consent agreement, S7811-S7813 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), S12098 [6OC], S12189 [7OC], S13333-S13336 [28OC], S13741 [3NO], S14584 [10NO]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 6), S365 [19JA], S1183 [3FE], S5480 [18MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 300), S902-S922 [22JA], S7203-S7208 [17JN], S7518 [23JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 326), S1094 [28JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 374), S1271 [4FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 479), S2022 [25FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1256), S7376 [21JN], S7379 [22JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1344), S8209-S8251 [12JY], S8311-S8328, S8335-S8367 [13JY], S8424-S8504, S8525 [14JY], S8535-S8624 [15JY], S8734-S8736 [16JY], S9953 [30JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1344), indefinitely postponed, S12728 [15OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1344), unanimous-consent agreement, S8592 [15JY]

Insurance: coverage of approved clinical studies and prescription drugs and medical devices under health plans, S8361-S8363 [13JY], S8429-S8438, S8449, S8454, S8456 [14JY]

———coverage of diagnosis, treatment and surgical benefits for congenital or developmental deformities or disorders in children, S8525 [14JY]

———coverage of long-term care services, S6434 [27MY]

———coverage of services by non-physician providers, S8555, S8573 [15JY]

———enhance appeals process, ensure coverage for approved clinical trials, improve point-of-service coverage, and prohibit discrimination based on licensure or certification, S8564-S8573, S8575, S8576, S8577 [15JY]

———establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (S. 496), S2106 [2MR]

———legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, S8536-S8553 [15JY]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (S. 837), S3920-S3925 [20AP]

Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act: tribute to conference committee staff, S15017 [19NO]

Medicare: allocation of funds relative to managed care plans and HMO's, S15034 [19NO]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option (S. 202), S627-S633 [19JA]

———require disclosure of staffing and performance data, provide whistleblower protection to employees, and review impact of proposed mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare providers (S. 966), S4804 [5MY]

Minimum wage: level, S14393 [9NO]

Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy labels for new automobiles (S. 1175), S6325 [27MY]

———limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent operation of rented or leased vehicles (S. 1130), S6057 [26MY]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles, S929-S931 [22JA], S1402 [9FE]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 655), S2859-S2861 [17MR], S3909 [20AP], S5021 [11MY], S5367 [14MY], S5732 [20MY], S14831 [18NO]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (S. 678), S3123 [23MR]

National Commission To Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry: establish, S11900, S11931 [5OC]

NIST: establish Center of Excellence for Electronic Commerce (S. 1912), S14559, S14560 [10NO]

Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (S. 348), S15181 [19NO]

———impact of low prices on domestic independent crude oil and gas producers, S8075 [1JY]

Postal Service: protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices which use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods or services (S. 301), S923 [22JA], S13337 [28OC]

———require sweepstakes companies to set up a uniform-toll free number whereby consumers can request the removal of their names from mailing lists (S. 975), S4891 [6MY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (S. 1495), S10238 [4AU]

Public utilities: encourage States to establish competitive retail markets for electricity, clarify Federal and State roles in retail electricity markets, and remove certain Federal barriers to competition, S10331 [5AU]

———provide for competition and efficiency in electric power industry (S. 1273), S7591 [24JN]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (S. 516), S2211 [3MR]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (S. 1047), S5288-S5292 [13MY]

———provide for competition in electric power industry (S. 1048), S5288-S5292 [13MY]

———revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (S. 313), S1021 [27JA]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (S. 621), S2674-S2678, S2680 [15MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: increase consumer confidence in safe drinking water and source water assessments (S. 1149), S6294 [27MY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits (S. 1247), S7326 [21JN]

———prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (S. 751), S3490-S3500 [25MR]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (S. 699), S3253 [24MR]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (S. 1156), S6307-S6310 [27MY], S11578-S11580 [28SE]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (S. 1185), S6371-S6379 [27MY]

Taxation: encourage production and use of electric vehicles (S. 1230), S7136 [16JN]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H. Con. Res. 190), S15223 [19NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 1611), S11255 [22SE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 328), S1096 [28JA], S14768 [18NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. Con. Res. 58), S11735, S11736 [30SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (S. 94), S530 [19JA]

———treatment of commissions paid to enroll cellular telephone customers, S10336, S10337 [5AU]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (S. 386), S1380 [8FE], S1961 [24FE]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets (S. 1312), S8085 [1JY]

———enhance Dept. of Justice authority to prevent certain mergers and acquisitions, S12154 [7OC]

———enhance Dept. of Justice authority to prevent certain mergers and acquisitions (S. 1121), S5962 [25MY]

———limit FCC authority in reviewing certain mergers and acquisitions (S. 1125), S6050 [26MY]

———require a health insurance issuer, health plan, or health care provider to obtain an enrollee's or patient's consent relative to the interception of oral, wire, or electronic communications (S. 782), S3642 [13AP]

———require consent of all parties relative to interception of oral, wire, or electronic communications (S. 781), S3642 [13AP]

Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (S. 765), S3596 [12AP]

———protect consumers against slamming and cramming and provide jurisdiction over deceptive trade practices to the FTC (S. 58), S472-S474 [19JA]

———reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications services to schools, libraries, and certain health care facilities (S. 1004), S5051 [11MY]

———require carriers to completely and accurately itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (S. 1825), S13524 [29OC]

———strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (S. 1084), S5601 [19MY]

———strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (S. 1527), S10428-S10430 [5AU]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers, S7684 [28JN]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television, S14914, S14989-S14991, S14994, S14995, S15012-S15018, S15038, S15054 [19NO]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), S7684 [28JN], S8201 [1JY]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), conference report, S14397 [9NO], S14602 [16NO], S14687, S14688 [17NO], S14772, S14780, S14836, S14837 [18NO], S14854 [19NO]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S14795, S14796 [18NO]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), insert S. 247 language in lieu, S5780 [20MY]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (S. 1980), S15093 [19NO]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (S. 247), S698-S701 [19JA], S5775-S5780 [20MY], S10357 [5AU]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (S. 303), S976 [25JA], S6276 [27MY]

Trademarks: protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws, S15023-S15026 [19NO]

———protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. 1255), S7334 [21JN], S8693 [15JY], S10513-S10520 [5AU]

———protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws (S. 1461), S9749-S9755 [29JY]

TVA: ensure that Federal power customers are protected by FERC (S. 1323), S8108 [1JY]

Virginia: tribute to Dept. of Motor Vehicles demonstration of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, S5367 [14MY]

Vitamins: revise regulations relative to dietary supplement labeling and provide that certain types of advertisements for dietary supplements are proper (S. 1749), S12837 [19OC]

Water: require manufacturers of bottled water to submit annual reports (S. 790), S3650 [13AP]

Reports

Personal Bankruptcy—Analysis of Four Reports on Chapter 7 Debtors' Ability To Pay: GAO, S15005 [19NO]

Prescription Drug Pricing in the 20th Congressional District in Texas—An International Comparison, E2474-E2476 [19NO]

Reports filed

Airline Passenger Fairness Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 383) (S. Rept. 106-162), S11255 [22SE]

Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1255), S9743 [29JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1255) (S. Rept. 106-140), S10388 [5AU]

Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 833) (H. Rept. 106-123), H2543 [29AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 625) (S. Rept. 106-49), S5036 [11MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 900, Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial Service Providers: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 106-440), H11371 [2NO]

Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 106-214), H5177 [30JN]

Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 106-6), H416 [3FE]

Consideration of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 106-126), H2634 [4MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 106-462), H11702 [8NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), H9409 [5OC]

Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 170) (H. Rept. 106-431), H11195 [1NO]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 335) (S. Rept. 106-102), S8083 [1JY]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Committee on (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), H8872 [27SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1714) (H. Rept. 106-341), H10172 [18OC]

Financial Services Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), H1594 [23MR], H4126 [10JN]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), H4340 [15JN]

Financial Services Modernization Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 900) (S. Rept. 106-44), S4346 [28AP]

Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial Service Providers: Committee of Conference (S. 900) (H. Rept. 106-434), H11371 [2NO]

Improve Financial Institution Monetary Management Policies, Streamline Regulatory Agency Actions, and Improve Consumer Credit Disclosure: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 576) (S. Rept. 106-11), S2503 [10MR]

Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-464), H11852 [9NO]

Mandates Information Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 350) (H. Rept. 106-5), H374 [2FE]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 761) (S. Rept. 106-131), S9946 [30JY]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 348) (S. Rept. 106-109), S8874 [20JY]

National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 655) (S. Rept. 106-123), S9525 [28JY]

Nomination of Harry J. Bowie to the National Consumer Cooperative Bank Board of Directors: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11430 [24SE]

Patients' Bill of Rights Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 326) (S. Rept. 106-82), S7218 [17JN]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 313) (S. Rept. 106-7), S2094 [2MR]

Satellite Home Viewer Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 247), S2094 [2MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 106-42), S3633 [13AP]

Satellite Television Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 303) (S. Rept. 106-51), S5738 [20MY]

Satellite Television Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-86), H1865 [12AP]

Small Business Advocacy Review Panel Technical Amendments Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 1156) (S. Rept. 106-153), S10612 [8SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, H7346 [5AU]

Statements

Access to Clinical Pathology Services: Representative Norwood, H9619 [7OC]

Community Reinvestment Act Provisions of the Financial Services Modernization Act: Executive Office of the President, S4626 [4MY]

Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act: Executive Office of the President, H11246 [2NO]

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act: Executive Office of the President, H11167 [1NO]

FCC Accounting and Reporting Requirements Review: Harold Furchtgott-Roth, FCC, S9021 [22JY]

Financial Services Act: several Representatives, H5220 [1JY]

Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial Service Providers: Arkansas Bankers Association, E2492 [19NO]

Improve Access to Specialists for Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: Beth Gross, S8497 [14JY]

Millennium Digital Commerce Act: Executive Office of the President, S14884 [19NO]

National Health Care System: Zarina Williams and Melanie Campo, E1645 [22JY]

Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act: Several Health Care Organizations, S1273 [4FE]

So, What Will This Unfunded Mandate Cost Me? Clyde W. Crews, Jr., Competitive Enterprise Institute, S1647 [12FE]

Unitary Thrift Holding Companies: Representative Leach, E2371 [11NO]

Summaries

Copyright Compulsory License Improvement Act (H.R. 768), E245 [23FE]

Electronic Disclosures Delivery Act (H.R. 2626), E1673 [28JY]

Financial Information Privacy Act (S. 187), S618 [19JA]

Insurance Coverage of Long-Term Care Services (H.R. 2691), E1729-E1731 [3AU]

Medicare Early Access Act (S. 202), S633 [19JA]

National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, S5368 [14MY]

Patients' Bill of Rights Plus Act (S. 300), S919 [22JA]

Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act (S. 374), S1272 [4FE]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's (H.R. 358), E65 [19JA]

Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act (S. 621), S2678 [15MR]

Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 1554), E767-E769 [26AP]

Telecommunications Competition Enforcement Act (S. 1312), S8087 [1JY]

Tables

Current Medicare overpayments to managed health care plans, E98 [2FE]

EPA annual certification test results of emissions standards, S6325 [27MY]

IRS collection financial standards—allowable living expenses for food, clothing, and other items, S14391 [9NO], S14500 [10NO]

Medical necessity clauses in employee health benefit contracts, S1274 [4FE]

NLRB workload and output data, S11692 [30SE]

State laws likely preempted by H.R. 10, Financial Services Act, H5221 [1JY]

Testimonies

Financial Services Modernization Act: Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, S4874 [6MY]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's: Linda Peeno, S7167 [17JN]

SEC Consultation and Coordination of Comments With Appropriate Federal Banking Agencies Relative to Reporting of Loan Loss Reserves in Financial Statements: Representatives Barr and Roukema, H5298 [1JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 190, make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, H10776 [26OC]

H. Con. Res. 213, promote and incorporate financial literacy training into State and local education programs, H11208 [2NO]

H. Res. 36, consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act, H422 [4FE]

H. Res. 158, consideration of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H2644 [5MY]

H. Res. 235, consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act, H5186 [1JY]

H. Res. 323, consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, and H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act, H9418 [6OC]

H. Res. 355, consideration of conference report on S. 900, framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, H11513 [4NO]

H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H11731 [9NO]

H.R. 170, Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act, H11240-H11243 [2NO]

H.R. 644, establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile insurance policies, E174 [9FE]

H.R. 721, Bond Fairness and Protection Act, E224 [11FE]

H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H2669-H2701 [5MY]

H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition, and Consumer Protection Act, H2312-H2316 [27AP]

H.R. 1554, Satellite Home Viewer Improvements Act, S5883-S5886 [24MY]

H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, H11162-H11164 [1NO], H11741-H11743 [9NO]

H.R. 2156, Consumer Telemarketing Financial Privacy Protection Act, E1234 [10JN]

H.R. 2351, Unsolicited Loan Check Consumer Protection Act, E1387 [24JN]

H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act, H9523-H9534 [7OC]

H.R. 2783, establish time limits on FCC review of mergers, acquisitions, and other license transfers, E1776 [5AU]

S. 300 Patients' Bill of Rights Plus Act, S904-S919 [22JA]

S. 94, repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services, S530 [19JA]

S. 187, Financial Information Privacy Act, S616 [19JA]

S. 202, Medicare Early Access Act, S627-S633 [19JA]

S. 247, Satellite Home Viewer Improvements Act, S5775 [20MY]

S. 301, Honesty in Sweepstakes Act, S923 [22JA]

S. 303, Satellite Television Act, S977 [25JA]

S. 335, Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act, S9985-S9988 [2AU], S14856-S14860 [19NO], H11818-H11822 [9NO]

S. 348, National Oilheat Research Alliance Act, S15185-S15189 [19NO]

S. 383, Airline Passenger Fairness Act, S1326 [6FE]

S. 386, Bond Fairness and Protection Act, S1381 [8FE]

S. 403, prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies, S1425 [10FE]

S. 427, Mandates Information Act, S1646 [12FE]

S. 431, Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act, S1729 [22FE]

S. 433, Alcoholic Beverage Label Preservation Act, S1730 [22FE]

S. 496, Health Care Consumer Assistance Act, S2106 [2MR]

S. 580, Healthcare Research and Quality Act, H12858-H12864 [18NO]

S. 603, Airline Deregulation and Disclosure Act, S2603 [11MR]

S. 621, Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act, S2675 [15MR]

S. 625, Bankruptcy Reform Act, S2739-S2767 [16MR], S10982-S11013 [16SE], S13930-S13961 [4NO]

S. 655, National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act, S2861-S2865 [17MR]

S. 699, Telemarketing Fraud and Seniors Protection Act, S3253 [24MR]

S. 747, enhance railroad competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information, S3485 [25MR]

S. 751, Seniors Safety Act, S3492-S3497 [25MR]

S. 759, Inbox Privacy Act, S3511-S3513 [25MR]

S. 761, Millenium Digital Commerce Act, S3585 [12AP]

S. 761, Millennium Digital Commerce Act, S15153 [19NO]

S. 781, Telephone Privacy Act, S3642 [13AP]

S. 782, Patients' Telephone Privacy Act, S3643 [13AP]

S. 790, Bottled Water Safety and Right To Know Act, S3650-S3652 [13AP]

S. 900, Financial Services Modernization Act, S4957-S4978 [10MY], H5919-H5984 [20JY]

S. 945, Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act, S4584-S4604 [3MY]

S. 957, Sunshine in Litigation Act, S4679 [4MY]

S. 975, Sweepstakes Toll-Free Option Protection Act, S4891 [6MY]

S. 1043, Internet Regulatory Freedom Act, S5282 [13MY]

S. 1084, Telecommunications Competition and Consumer Protection Act, S5601-S5604 [19MY]

S. 1121, Antitrust Improvements Act, S5963 [25MY]

S. 1125, Telecommunications Merger Review Act, S6051 [26MY]

S. 1130, Motor Vehicle Rental Fairness Act, S6057 [26MY]

S. 1139, civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers and whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information, S6069 [26MY]

S. 1149, Drinking Water Right-To-Know Act, S6295 [27MY]

S. 1156, Small Business Advocacy Review Panel Technical Amendments Act, S6308 [27MY], S11578 [28SE]

S. 1185, Small Business Liability Reform Act, S6373-S6376 [27MY]

S. 1230, Electric Vehicle Consumer Incentive Tax Act, S7137 [16JN]

S. 1255, Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, S7335 [21JN], S10629 [8SE], H10830 [26OC]

S. 1273, provide for competition and efficiency in electric power industry, S7591-S7593 [24JN]

S. 1284, Electric Consumer Choice Act, S7604 [24JN]

S. 1323, TVA Customer Protection Act, S8109-S8111 [1JY]

S. 1344, Patients' Bill of Rights Act, S8741-S8768 [16JY]

S. 1461, Domain Name Piracy Prevention Act, S9751 [29JY]

S. 1527, strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, S10430 [5AU]

S. 1549, Child Labor Free Consumer Information Act, S10465-S10467 [5AU]

S. 1576, Airline Deregulation Study Commission, S10734 [10SE]

S. 1611, make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S11256 [22SE]

S. 1669, Peanut Labeling Act, S11727 [30SE]

S. 1740, Social Security Consumer Protection Act, S12699 [15OC]

S. 1825, Phone Bill Fairness Act, S13419 [28OC]

S. 1923, Third-Generation Wireless Internet Act, S14614 [16NO]

S. 1988, New Markets for State-Inspected Meat Act, S15098-S15102 [19NO]

S. Con. Res. 58, make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S11735 [30SE]