COSTELLO, JERRY F. (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments
NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service activities (H.R. 1553), H3358 [19MY]
Amendment
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3964 [9JN]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H10112 [14OC]
———S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5215 [1JY]
———S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H7459 [5AU]
George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, H6558 [27JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of unborn persons (see H.R. 2436), H8100 [9SE]
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 1451), H2131 [15AP]
Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Res. 187), H7026 [4AU]
Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 2530), H6353 [22JY]
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H955 [3MR]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H1596 [23MR]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2339), H4910 [24JN]
Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H5688 [15JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), H538 [9FE]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H9646 [7OC]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H10770 [25OC]
Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11144 [28OC]
———provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), H2470 [28AP]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H717 [23FE]
Aviation: congressional review of civil aviation agreements (see H.R. 1845), H3295 [18MY]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H2203 [20AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 202), H3859 [8JN]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H2810 [5MY]
CERCLA: authorize certain research, development, and demonstration activities (see H.R. 3207), H11480 [3NO]
———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H3860 [8JN]
Chavez, Cesar E.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 144), H2202 [20AP]
Chicago, IL: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see H.R. 1191), H2470 [28AP]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H3859 [8JN]
———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 206), H825 [1MR]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 218), H12227 [17NO]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H417 [3FE] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), H5335 [1JY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
———address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 270), H6759 [30JY]
Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition: establish (see H.R. 2235), H5572 [14JY]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities (see H.R. 2170), H6599 [29JY]
Computers: funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in computers that administer State and local government programs (see H.R. 1022), H1260 [11MR]
———minimize the disruption of Government and private sector operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 1502), H2271 [21AP]
———networking and information technology research and development funding (see H.R. 2086), H4912 [24JN]
Contracts: provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H5179 [30JN]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H10611 [20OC]
Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 2590), H10174 [18OC]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H5336 [1JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), H5686 [15JY]
Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), H7997 [8SE]
———Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), H7883 [5AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance quality assurance program within the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 1214), H1595 [23MR]
———establish additional national cemeteries for veterans (see H.R. 1476), H2201 [20AP]
———make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H1595 [23MR]
———payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 832), H794 [24FE]
Diseases: establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for children (see H.R. 2840), H10862 [26OC]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H4665 [18JN]
———issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's research (see H.R. 1939), H3605 [25MY]
———issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see H.R. 1472), H2132 [15AP]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H8628 [23SE]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
Education: distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 136), H6019 [20JY]
———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2933), H8628 [23SE]
———provide grants to certain local educational agencies or eligible consortium to establish or expand National Teachers Academies (see H.R. 1223), H2133 [15AP]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H2544 [29AP]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H7996 [8SE]
EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H5179 [30JN]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), H1260 [11MR]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H1334 [16MR]
Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 34), H892 [2MR]
———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H8290 [14SE]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1474 [18MR]
Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H12109 [16NO]
Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), H796 [24FE]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), H1803 [25MR]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H9022 [29SE]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H6583 [27JY]
———require development of objective criteria to achieve market access in foreign countries and provide the President with reciprocal trade authority (see H.R. 2612), H6760 [30JY]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H3296 [18MY]
GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 809), H8556 [22SE]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H2300 [22AP]
Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 2635), H6598 [29JY]
———extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving spouses (see H.R. 1335), H1801 [25MR]
———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), H9023 [29SE]
———improve access and choice for small business owners relative to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), H2202 [20AP]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H8967 [28SE]
———recognize success of lay person CPR training in increasing the rate of survival of cardiac arrest and support efforts to enhance public awareness of the need for such training (see H. Con. Res. 139), H7997 [8SE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H272 [19JA]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]
Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), H1972 [13AP]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H2544 [29AP]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1581), H2372 [27AP]
Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H7997 [8SE]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H273 [19JA]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H3861 [8JN]
———tax treatment of long-term care services, educational campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), H7997 [8SE]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5839 [19JY]
Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of certain steel products from Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, and Brazil (see H.R. 502), H377 [2FE]
———limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H377 [2FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1011 [4MR]
———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 412), H539 [9FE]
John J. Buchanan Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1377), H1971 [13AP]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H11068 [27OC]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1804 [25MR]
———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H11481 [3NO]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an interpretive center on his life and contributions (see H.R. 3084), H10119 [14OC]
Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 319), H9241 [1OC]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2921 [6MY]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H5751 [16JY]
———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H6424 [26JY]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H3859 [8JN]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3860 [8JN]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H5179 [30JN]
———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 1999), H7997 [8SE]
———increase certain payments to hospitals (see H.R. 2266), H7886 [5AU]
———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2241), H6583 [27JY]
———make changes in payment methodologies and provide coverage of outpatient prescription drugs to beneficiaries who lose drug coverage under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3086), H12109 [16NO]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H4993 [25JN]
———preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), H8100 [9SE]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H2273 [21AP]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H892 [2MR]
———repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services (see H.R. 1385), H2374 [27AP]
———revise payment amounts to home health agencies (see H.R. 2240), H5094 [29JN]
———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H4912 [24JN]
———treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), H7886 [5AU]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3605 [25MY]
Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 2766), H7883 [5AU]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H718 [23FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H267 [19JA]
NASA: academic programs funding (see H.R. 1527), H2299 [22AP]
National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H Youth Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), H1804 [25MR]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2339), H4910 [24JN]
National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (see H.R. 2728), H8469 [21SE]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), H2997 [11MY]
National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 79), H716 [23FE]
Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (see H.R. 1753), H2997 [11MY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate requirement that family members of eligible aliens be Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to other nationals (see H.R. 36), H2203 [20AP]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H1012 [4MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H7997 [8SE]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1265), H1696 [24MR]
———report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), H5686 [15JY]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H538 [9FE]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H9303 [4OC]
Older Americans Act: amend to help prevent osteoporosis (see H.R. 2294), H4733 [22JN]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H539 [9FE]
Payton, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 370), H12110 [16NO]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H5093 [29JN]
Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H4912 [24JN]
POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H4735 [22JN]
Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2819), H8665 [24SE] (see H.R. 2827), H11145 [28OC]
Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 2882), H8873 [27SE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H376 [2FE]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H4665 [18JN]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H11481 [3NO]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H5179 [30JN]
Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 2911), H8555 [22SE]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H3393 [19MY]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H4223 [14JN]
Schools: provide matching grants for the construction, renovation and repair of school facilities in areas affected by Federal activities (see H.R. 1842), H3695 [26MY]
Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see H.R. 1862), H4025 [9JN]
———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H5335 [1JY]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———create a fair and modern Social Security Program to strengthen and protect the retirement income security of every U.S. citizen (see H. Res. 93), H956 [3MR]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H1803 [25MR]
———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1180), H6583 [27JY]
———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H3861 [8JN]
Tariff: establish import drawbacks for N-cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide based on exports of N-tert-butyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide (see H.R. 810), H6599 [29JY]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H5839 [19JY]
———allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1188), H1472 [18MR]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H9242 [1OC]
———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 1154), H1406 [17MR]
———exempt small issue bonds for agriculture from the State volume cap (see H.R. 1810), H6965 [3AU]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H4130 [10JN]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 225), H378 [2FE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H2133 [15AP]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1803 [25MR]
———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 760), H1803 [25MR]
———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 718), H642 [11FE]
———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see H.R. 53), H1803 [25MR]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H6759 [30JY]
———repeal information reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 1389), H4223 [14JN]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H5093 [29JN]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H5335 [1JY]
———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1129), H1804 [25MR]
———treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), H2203 [20AP]
———treatment of scholarships received under the National Health Corps Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program (see H.R. 1414), H2053 [14AP]
———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H4993 [25JN]
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H378 [2FE]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6843 [2AU]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6760 [30JY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H957 [3MR]
———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H8290 [14SE]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1473 [18MR]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H1697 [24MR]
———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H378 [2FE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H378 (see H.R. 303), H379 [2FE]
Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2864), H10174 [18OC]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H268 [19JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: treatment of on-budget trust funds (see H.R. 2426), H5332 [1JY]
Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 991), H1012 [4MR]
Illinois: convey certain Federal land along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail for a historic and interpretive site (see H.R. 2737), H7881 [5AU]
Letters
Dept. of Energy organization of counterintelligence, intelligence, and nuclear security programs and activities: George H. Ryan, Governor of Illinois, H8313
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1874 [13AP]
Remarks
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations, H12806
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2232
Belleville, IL: anniversary of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local Union No. 433, E871
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1740
Buy American Act: compliance, H8332 [15SE]
Cahokia, IL: anniversary, E1748
Caseyville, IL: anniversary, E1490
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), conference report, H8313
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3965, H3966, H3975 [9JN]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (H.R. 1655), H8325, H8332, H8334, H8336, H8338 [15SE]
———biometric technology security funding, H8332 [15SE]
———civil monetary penalties for violations of safety or security regulations by laboratory contractors, H3965, H3966 [9JN]
———energy technology and conservation research and development programs funding, H8334 [15SE]
———impose moratorium on foreign visitors to national laboratories until counterintelligence program is implemented and grant waiver authority for those essential to national security, H3975 [9JN]
———mixed oxide fuel transportation route requirements, H8336 [15SE]
———nuclear waste transmutation research and development programs funding, H8336 [15SE]
———recruitment and employment of minorities in research and development activities, H8338 [15SE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (H.R. 3419), H12874
———increase penalties for foreign trucks operating outside NAFTA commercial zones, H12874
———reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98), H388
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H1740
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H7381
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11118
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H8061
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3064), conference report, H11118
———making appropriations (H.R. 3064), Senate amendment (H. Res. 333), H10276
———making appropriations (H.R. 3194), conference report, H12806
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10652
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 99), H396
———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), H4273
Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), conference report, E2306
Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (H.R. 991), E354
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (H. Res. 323), H9428
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9627 [7OC]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), consideration (H. Res. 323), H9428
Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), H7232
———reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), H1367
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1213
———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), H2393
Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S., H12874
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), H3310 [19MY]
National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), E533
National Weather Service: Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System funding, H7381
———provide meteorological information to protect life and property and to ensure safety under international aviation agreements, H3357 [19MY]
Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), H10794 [26OC]
NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service activities (H.R. 1553), H3353, H3357, H3358, H3359 [19MY]
———Computerworld, Inc., Smithsonian Award recipient, E1770
Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), H7232
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), H2393
———declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), H2393
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), H2393
Willisville, IL: anniversary of Central Baptist Church, E2130
Wood River, IL: anniversary of Wood River Township Hospital, E2038
Tributes
Buck, Emma, E1132
Dunham, Katherine, E1380
Eckert, Lee, E620