KLINK, RON (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5531 [14JY]

Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution (H.R. 659), H4705 [22JN]

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H284 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 1535), H2922 [6MY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H12794 [18NO]

Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H955 [3MR]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H6599 [29JY]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H1163 [10MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11955 [10NO]

———suspend anthrax vaccination immunization program until it is determined to be safe and effective (see H.R. 2548), H12226 [17NO]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Aviation: increase access for U.S. air carriers to airports in the United Kingdom (see H.R. 3072), H11645 [5NO]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H12109 [16NO]

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), H5093 [29JN]

Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H2373 [27AP]

———infant crib safety (see H.R. 2486), H10611 [20OC]

China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 884), H824 [1MR]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 218), H12110 [16NO]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H5334 [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]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 90), H3694 [26MY]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Community development: license America's Private Investment Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income communities (see H.R. 2764), H7882 [5AU]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H10611 [20OC]

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), H6599 [29JY]

Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H1804 [25MR]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction and procedures for compensating injuries resulting from the production and mining of beryllium (see H.R. 675), H5571 [14JY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1867 [12AP]

———penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or passengers (see H.R. 1080), H6424 [26JY]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H5572 [14JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), H2053 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: requirements for honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2999 [11MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 3418), H12225 [17NO]

———establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear laboratories (see H.R. 1348), H2999 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior: require study on methods to commemorate the national significance of the Lincoln Highway (see H.R. 2570), H6018 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), H6759 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H12795 [18NO]

———conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H1803 [25MR]

———enhance quality assurance program within the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 1214), H1595 [23MR]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pittsburgh, PA, metropolitan area (see H.R. 1973), H3709 [27MY]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1961), H3693 [26MY]

———establish additional national cemeteries for veterans (see H.R. 1476), H6599 [29JY]

———improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 135), H6599 [29JY]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H11702 [8NO]

———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]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H10173 [18OC]

———increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. Res. 325), H10770 [25OC]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]

———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), H8290 [14SE]

Education: provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H5179 [30JN]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 157), H2636 [4MY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 136), H236 [7JA]

———require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H6582 [27JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), H1260 [11MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 221), H239 [7JA]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H376 [2FE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5838 [19JY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1407 [17MR]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H2921 [6MY]

———protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), H2922 [6MY]

Food: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 830), H794 [24FE]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H5573 [14JY]

Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), H11144 [28OC]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), H714 [23FE]

———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H8556 [22SE]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H12109 [16NO]

———consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see H.R. 1491), H2374 [27AP]

———eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H795 [24FE]

———require development of objective criteria to achieve market access in foreign countries and provide the President with reciprocal trade authority (see H.R. 2612), H6600 [29JY]

Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 1958), H6599 [29JY]

Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 271), H12226 [17NO]

Government: payment protections for persons providing labor and materials for Federal construction projects (see H.R. 1219), H6599 [29JY]

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H1596 [23MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1800 [25MR]

———assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H889 [2MR]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H11956 [10NO]

———prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 137), H236 [7JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H7881 [5AU]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3860 [8JN]

``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6600 [29JY]

Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway Visitor Center (see H.R. 449), H1013 [4MR]

Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), H11954 [10NO]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5094 [29JN]

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), H271 [19JA]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H11372 [2NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1258 [11MR]

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), H10724 [21OC]

———remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and certain other territories relative to medical assistance for Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), H11372 [2NO]

———require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), H10174 [18OC]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1804 [25MR]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H1973 [13AP]

———ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical education programs (see H.R. 1483), H12226 [17NO]

———extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs to cases of transplants not paid for under the program (see H.R. 3107), H12227 [17NO]

———increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 976), H2203 [20AP]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H1019 [8MR]

———modify treatment of certain patient days for purposes of determining the amount of disproportionate share adjustment payments to hospitals (see H.R. 1529), H2299 [22AP]

———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H2922 [6MY]

———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H7996 [8SE]

———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H1260 [11MR]

———treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), H1258 [11MR]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H1972 [13AP]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H958 [3MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H267 [19JA]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 678), H2054 [14AP]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2999 [11MY]

Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H6582 [27JY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H7885 [5AU]

NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H5179 [30JN]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]

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), H6019 [20JY]

NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1265), H3695 [26MY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H226 [6JA]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H2273 [21AP]

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H6599 [29JY]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H4223 [14JN]

Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1697 [24MR]

Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution (see H.R. 659), H538 [9FE]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H12795 [18NO]

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

———limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see H.R. 888), H8468 [21SE]

Philadelphia, PA: designate certain Postal Service buildings (see H.R. 100), H2470 [28AP]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H9303 [4OC]

POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H6599 [29JY]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H11557 [4NO]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H1803 [25MR]

Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H11854 [9NO]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H1472 [18MR]

Russia: location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), H12108 [16NO]

Samuel J. Roberts Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 3068), H10032 [13OC]

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 366), H7885 [5AU]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H3392 [19MY]

———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 fees for Federal administration of State supplemental SSI payments (see H.R. 1051), H1804 [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), H1471 [18MR]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H794 [24FE]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]

Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H3211 [14MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H3606 [25MY]

———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]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H11557 [4NO]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H2921 [6MY]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H2921 [6MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H5334 [1JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H3171 [13MY]

———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]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H2055 [14AP]

———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1195), H2471 [28AP]

Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H6599 [29JY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H1259 [11MR]

Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2920 [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), H6018 [20JY]

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5572 [14JY]

U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]

Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 362), H7885 [5AU]

———authorizing appropriations for homeless veterans reintegration projects (see H.R. 1484), H7886 [5AU]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 1286), H6599 [29JY]

———extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated (see H.R. 708), H6599 [29JY]

———increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans (see H.R. 652), H8099 [9SE]

———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1804 [25MR]

———make permanent the eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 1603), H6599 [29JY]

———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H6599 [29JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303, 1764), H6599 [29JY]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H8290 [14SE]

———reauthorize pilot program allowing veterans to buy down interest rate on VA housing loans (see H.R. 365), H7885 [5AU]

———strengthen veterans' preferences relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 364), H7885 [5AU]

VFW: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 34), H1697 [24MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Res. 115), H1804 [25MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H12109 [16NO]

Water: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2595), H6352 [22JY]

Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1549), H2299 [22AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H12226 [17NO]

World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H1698 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Gettysburg National Military Park: require specific congressional authorization for construction of any visitor's center or museum near or within boundaries (see H.R. 2438), H5333 [1JY]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 1992), H3710 [27MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 167), H237 [7JA]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3480), H12792 [18NO]

Taxation: repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 166), H237 [7JA]

Telecommunications: provide funding for universal telecommunications services through creation of the Telecommunications Trust Fund (see H.R. 727), H642 [11FE]

Proposals

President Clinton's abstention from renegotiation of international trade agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures, H11390 [3NO]

Remarks

Biddle, PA: anniversary of Serb National Federation Lodge 64, E2183 [26OC]

Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures, H11511 [4NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), H5058 [29JN]

Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, H12831 [18NO]

Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (H.R. 987), consideration (H. Res. 271), H6906 [3AU]

Dept. of the Interior: restore funding to the State-side program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, H5412, H5413 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5412, H5413 [13JY], H5533 [14JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (H.R. 221), H840 [2MR]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), E1587 [19JY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 772), E1587 [19JY]

Gettysburg National Military Park: prohibit funding for construction of any visitor's center, H5531, H5533 [14JY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9519 [7OC]

Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), H7229 [4AU]

———reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), H1356 [17MR]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (S. 249), H3518 [25MY]

North Huntingdon, PA: anniversary of Norwin High School Band, E964 [14MY]

Norwin Chamber of Commerce: tribute to efforts relative to year 2000 celebration, E175 [9FE]

Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution (H.R. 659), H4704, H4706 [22JN]

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to Pittsburgh Folk Festival, E1126 [27MY]

Point of order, H4705, H4706 [22JN]

Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), H7229 [4AU]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (S. 249), H3518 [25MY]

Social Security: 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 (H.R. 1180), conference report, H12831 [18NO]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (H.R. 3261), E2521 [19NO]

Tributes

Beasley, Joseph E., E1635 [22JY]

Griffith, Patricia, E172 [9FE]

Mollohan, Robert H., H7229 [4AU]

Shepel, George and Maria DiLeonardo, E663 [15AP]

White, John H., H8969 [29SE]