[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BARRETT, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Amendments
Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7876 [16SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to
minors, (see H.R. 3537), H4165 [4JN]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals,
(see H.R. 1202), H4961 [22JN]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H4548 [11JN]
Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all
Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
industry, (see H.R. 3168), H385 [5FE]
CERCLA: reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
Chiapas, Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
347), H10352 [9OC]
Children and youth: make debts to governmental units for the care
and maintenance of minor children nondischargeable, (see H.R.
3711), H2814 [5MY]
------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
3831), H5064 [23JN]
Children's Development Commission: establish, (see H.R. 3637),
H5297 [24JN]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime
prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
(see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, (see H.R. 3131), H1112 [11MR]
Correctional institutions: provide for drug testing and
interventions, and reduce drug trafficking and related crimes,
(see H.R. 3606), H1854 [31MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H1854 [31MR]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H851 [4MR]
Cuban Democracy Act: repeal, (see H.R. 284), H851 [4MR]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal, (see H.R.
284), H851 [4MR]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H756 [3MR]
Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R.
2898), H1112 [11MR]
Dept. of HHS: collection of information relative to the use of
mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and
behavioral research, (see H.R. 4135), H5297 [24JN]
------ delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ
Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see H.R. 3584), H2237
[22AP]
------ Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317 [23AP]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
H5297 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies
for drilling on public lands, (see H.R. 3820), H3366 [18MY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), corrections in enrollment of conference report,
(see H. Con. Res. 354), H11695 [20OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H4548 [11JN]
------ guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing
for homeless veterans, (see H.R. 3039), H904 [5MR]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, (see H.R. 4550), H7617
[11SE]
Ecology and environment: increase penalties and strengthen
enforcement relative to environmental crimes, (see H.R. 277),
H1299 [18MR]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3247 [13MY]
Education: establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
H678 [26FE]
Families and domestic relations: develop, promote, and implement
policies to stabilize U.S. population growth, (see H. Con. Res.
154), H7429 [7AU]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
------ reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of
prevention programs, (see H.R. 1736), H2055 [1AP]
FDA: require notification of recalls of drugs and devices, (see
H.R. 3462), H1699 [27MR]
FEC: require electronically filed congressional candidate reports
and make them available through the Internet, (see H.R. 2433),
H1445 [24MR]
Federal aid programs: State eligibility for bonuses under the
temporary assistance to needy families block grants relative to
child poverty rates, (see H.R. 4692), H10833 [13OC]
Firearms: protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H7415
[6AU]
------ provide grants to improve safety and study effects of
developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H3972
[22MY]
------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
(see H.R. 4233), H7178 [4AU]
------ requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety
devices to prevent access by children, (see H.R. 814), H2318
[23AP]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2120 [21AP]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H3312
[14MY], (see H.R. 4283), H6282 [23JY]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of
chance for the promotion of a product or service, (see H.R.
4340), H11696 [20OC]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government: procurement access for women-owned businesses, (see H.
Res. 313), H1777 [30MR]
------ require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the national
debt, and Social Security system solvency, (see H. Con. Res.
228), H2319 [23AP]
------ require that recipients of payments have the option to
receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
(see H.R. 3099), H3014 [7MY]
Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension
from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of
persons that violate certain labor and safety laws, (see H.R.
1624), H2055 [1AP]
Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, (see H.R. 3887), H3312
[14MY]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 418),
H2706 [30AP]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
H9275 [1OC]
Health: establish penalties for prohibited uses and disclosures of
individually identifiable health information and allow
individuals to inspect and copy their own health information,
(see H.R. 3900), H3488 [19MY]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H2319 [23AP]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H3014 [7MY]
------ require health plans to provide certain coverage for
children, (see H.R. 1159), H1299 [18MR]
------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
H2236 [22AP]
Health care facilities: allow medical treatment of emergency cases
near the emergency room entrance, (see H.R. 3937), H5065 [23JN]
------ require nursing facilities filing for relief to provide
written notice of such filing to appropriate State agencies,
(see H.R. 4843), H11696 [20OC]
House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from the
reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
Res. 387), H1445 [24MR]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H1159
[12MR]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H2423 [28AP]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
Insurance: prohibit foreign insurance companies from doing business
in the U.S. unless they disclose any financial dealings they had
with individuals who survived or died in the Holocaust, (see
H.R. 3143), H2056 [1AP]
------ require health insurance plans to provide external appeals in
cases of adverse determinations involving experimental
treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions,
(see H.R. 3469), H1445 [24MR]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1379 [23MR]
Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons,
(see H.R. 2850), H330 [4FE]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
Line Item Veto Act: direct savings toward reducing the public debt
when used during Federal budget surplus years, (see H.R. 3228),
H2056 [1AP]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H904 [5MR]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the
flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H1168
[16MR]
Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities, (see H.R. 4155), H5403 [25JN]
------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities, (see H.R. 4650), H9178 [28SE]
------ coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for
certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H630 [25FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H7617 [11SE]
------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H7413 [6AU]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H3744 [21MY]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H3972 [22MY]
------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
(see H.R. 4214), H8932 [25SE]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
H8931 [25SE]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H5493 [14JY]
------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H99 [28JA]
Merchant marine industry: protect seamen against economic reprisal,
(see H.R. 3955), H10917 [14OC]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3510), H1336 [19MR]
Mississippi River: management of the upper river system, (see H.R.
4322), H8627 [24SE]
Motion pictures: discourage use of tobacco products among minors by
motion picture industry, (see H. Con. Res. 184), H65 [27JA]
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, (see H.R. 3540), H3014
[7MY]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies, (see H.R.
3934), H3743 [21MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain from
the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H851 [4MR]
Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information
relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
(see H.R. 4007), H5065 [23JN]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450),
H7178 [4AU]
Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
criminal convictions are not employed, (see H.R. 4686), H9345
[2OC]
Office of Inspector General Oversight Council: establish, (see H.R.
4676), H10833 [13OC]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal, (see
H.R. 1505), H3972 [22MY]
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
H.R. 1320), H2318 [23AP]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H4550 [11JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
H.R. 3526), H1337 [19MR]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3625 [20MY]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4241 [5JN]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty, (see H.R. 2755), H6880
[31JY]
Religion: permit revocation by members of the clergy of their
exemption from Social Security coverage, (see H.R. 939), H755
[3MR]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H4550 [11JN]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
612), H385 [5FE]
States: permit use of funds under the State Children's Health
Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women, (see
H.R. 3837), H7290 [5AU]
Taxation: allow deduction for long-term care services for
individuals not eligible for employer-provided long-term health
coverage, (see H.R. 4472), H7412 [6AU]
------ allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative
minimum tax liability, (see H.R. 2524), H497 [12FE]
------ employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care
services to employees, (see H.R. 1706), H2931 [6MY]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H11042 [16OC]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H1445 [24MR]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H1643 [26MR]
------ treatment of charitable contributions, (see H.R. 1338), H3624
[20MY]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H11549 [19OC]
------ treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors,
(see H.R. 4563), H8627 [24SE]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
(see H.R. 4018), H11023 [15OC]
Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and
encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone
networks, (see H.R. 3844), H4479 [10JN]
------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H1337 [19MR]
Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
H3311 [14MY]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
forces of the Philippines, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R.
836), H9723 [6OC]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7584 [10SE]
------ exclude certain income from consideration for determining
rent paid for federally assisted housing, (see H.R. 2820), H2814
[5MY]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H2120 [21AP]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act, (see H.R. 3152), H579 [24FE]
------ extend appropriations for programs under the National and
Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act,
(see H.R. 3561), H1642 [26MR]
Wisconsin: commemorate sesquicentennial of statehood, (see H. Con.
Res. 223), H578 [24FE]
Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal
property under certain conditions, (see H.R. 4628), H9346 [2OC]
------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H2056
[1AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that
debtors may exempt under State and local law, (see H.R. 3693),
H2119 [21AP]
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: nullify certain
operational regulations, (see H.R. 3767), H2705 [30AP]
Remarks
Bankruptcy: prohibit conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt
homestead property within a year of declaring bankruptcy and
preserve States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H4405
[10JN]
------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4405 [10JN]
Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin: anniversary, E2027<bullet>
[10OC]
Black History Month: observance, H421 [11FE]
Budget: payment for highways and transit programs by using CBO
estimates, H3716 [21MY]
Business and industry: ensure drug testing of employees is
administered by certified laboratories and positive test results
are reviewed by licensed medical officers, H7876 [16SE]
Clinton, President: censure, H11788 [18DE], H11911 [18DE], H11917
[18DE], H12035 [19DE]
------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10019 [8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11788 [18DE], H11910 [18DE],
H11911 [18DE], H11917 [18DE], H12002 [19DE], H12035 [19DE]
Commission on Role of Medical Education in Reducing Substance Abuse:
membership of certain psychiatric organizations, H7886 [16SE]
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation
of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure
practices, H3093 [12MY], H3095 [12MY], H3096 [12MY], H3097
[12MY], H3098 [12MY], H3099 [12MY]
------ release of confidential information relative to investigation
of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure
practices, H2168 [22AP], H2169 [22AP], H2924 [6MY], H2936 [7MY],
H3093 [12MY], H3095 [12MY], H3099 [12MY]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, H244 [4FE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6272 [23JY]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7864 [16SE],
H7870 [16SE], H7876 [16SE], H7877 [16SE], H7879 [16SE], H7886
[16SE]
Drugs: exclusivity periods for medications to treat drug addiction,
H7870 [16SE]
Education: national policy to improve system, H10674 [13OC], H10912
[14OC]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
H10912 [14OC]
Families and domestic relations: drug-free parents empowerment
grant funding, H7876 [16SE]
Government: require random drug testing of newly appointed
employees, H7877 [16SE], H7879 [16SE]
Harley-Davidson Motor Co.: anniversary, E1023<bullet> [4JN]
Israel: independence anniversary, E728<bullet> [30AP]
Milwaukee, WI: St. Rose Residence anniversary, E781<bullet> [6MY]
National Association of Working Women: anniversary, E2099<bullet>
[12OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, H5650 [16JY]
Point of order, H7876 [16SE], H7880 [16SE], H7885 [16SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H3780 [22MY], H4796 [18JN]
------ prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections, H4796 [18JN]
------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
and fees for political activities (H.R. 2608), H1752 [30MR]
------ restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, H4796
[18JN]
Racial relations: encourage dialogue and initiatives within the
U.S., H1213 [17MR], H1214 [17MR], H1215 [17MR], H1216 [17MR]
Sias, Thelma: Drum Major Award recipient, E77<bullet> [3FE]
Space policy: space station program funding, H6272 [23JY]
States: determine standard of quality of drug prevention programs,
H7877 [16SE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), motion to instruct
conferees, H3716 [21MY]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (H.R. 2400), technical corrections (H.R. 3978),
H3979 [3JN], H3981 [3JN]
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: tribute to Prospects for Peace
in Northern Ireland Forum, E631<bullet> [22AP]
Votes: position on missed, H5934 [20JY]
Wisconsin: transportation projects funding, H3979 [3JN], H3981
[3JN]
------ unveiling of postage stamp highlighting organ donation
awareness, E1637<bullet> [7AU]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1334 [19MR], H2235 [22AP], H2930 [6MY]
Tributes
Haig, Joseph A., E1436<bullet> [24JY]
Hegarty, Sarah, H1322 [19MR]
Henzelmann, Erwin J., E1069<bullet> [9JN]
Lewis, Representative John, H1213 [17MR]
Sheedy, Patrick T., E1693<bullet> [10SE]
Stalling, Meek G., E1507<bullet> [31JY]
Stokes, Representative, H6240 [23JY]