[Congressional Record Index (1998)] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] BORSKI, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania) Appointments Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act, H2034 [1AP] Bills and resolutions cosponsored Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H2318 [23AP] Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera, (see H.R. 619), H4879 [19JN] Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY] Aviation: require installation of TCAS-II collision avoidance system on large cargo aircraft, (see H.R. 2855), H386 [5FE] Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R. 2094), H7178 [4AU] Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age, (see H.R. 4415), H8932 [25SE] Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R. 3831), H4165 [4JN] Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H447 [11FE] Civil rights: provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H4550 [11JN] Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions, (see H.R. 23), H6880 [31JY] Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor, (see H.R. 1301), H64 [27JA] Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development programs, (see H.R. 3866), H3311 [14MY] Crime: prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H4165 [4JN] Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H6999 [3AU] David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate, (see H.R. 3999), H5594 [15JY] Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317 [23AP] Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396), H2120 [21AP] Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H7495 [9SE] ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H10353 [9OC] Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H3311 [14MY] Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H4567 [15JN] Drugs: increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law enforcement efforts, (see H.R. 4617), H8626 [24SE] Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, (see H.R. 1404), H4550 [11JN] Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: designate, (see H.R. 3939), H5594 [15JY] Families and domestic relations: increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN] Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 3506), H4550 [11JN] Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate, (see H.R. 4002), H5594 [15JY] Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants, (see H. Con. Res. 232), H2120 [21AP] Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC] ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see H.R. 3605), H2237 [22AP] Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2120 [21AP] Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers, (see H.R. 2953), H6880 [31JY] Housing: provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181), H7178 [4AU] Independence National Historical Park: authorize the Gateway Visitor Center, (see H.R. 4109), H5063 [23JN] Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis, (see H.R. 616), H4629 [16JN] International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional assistance relative to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H3014 [7MY] International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5405 [25JN] Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY] Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, (see H. Con. Res. 328), H8083 [18SE] Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H579 [24FE] Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU] Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial, (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY] ``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R. 2560), H8528 [23SE] Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 3156), H1379 [23MR] Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate, (see H.R. 4003), H5594 [15JY] Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R. 2020), H1021 [10MR] Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R. 3259), H4835 [18JN] ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H1854 [31MR], (see H.R. 3567), H2120 [21AP], (see H.R. 4339), H6698 [29JY] ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR] ------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R. 4092), H4879 [19JN] ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see H.R. 2701), H1445 [24MR] ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4214), H6880 [31JY] ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627), H8931 [25SE] ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services, (see H.R. 3835), H7584 [10SE] ------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H386 [5FE] Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3510), H1336 [19MR] Nigeria: promote democracy and good governance, (see H.R. 3890), H7915 [16SE] NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H7803 [15SE] Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY] Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN] Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995), H3972 [22MY] Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY] Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission: establish, (see H.R. 3925), H8035 [17SE] Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information, (see H.R. 1813), H2236 [22AP] Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H3970 [22MY] Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY] Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: designate, (see H.R. 4001), H5594 [15JY] Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R. 3207), H909 [9MR] 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. 4084), H4834 [18JN] ------ warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide with information that will help them protect themselves, (see H.R. 3134), H1337 [19MR] Social Security: investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses into program, (see H. Res. 340), H631 [25FE] ------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN] States: authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State municipal solid waste, (see H.R. 4475), H7412 [6AU] Taxation: increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990), H1021 [10MR] ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school construction, (see H.R. 3320), H7803 [15SE] Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA: designate, (see H.R. 4000), H5594 [15JY] Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY] U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H1643 [26MR] Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7415 [6AU] Valley Forge National Historical Park: designate lands as the Valley Forge National Cemetery, (see H.R. 4365), H6879 [31JY] Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act, (see H.R. 3561), H1642 [26MR] Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R. 3624), H2331 [27AP] Bills and resolutions introduced Housing: ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs are carried out in an efficient and fair manner, (see H.R. 3545), H1549 [25MR] Remarks Armed Forces: support while carrying out missions in and around the Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11741 [17DE] Clinton, President: censure, H11909 [18DE] ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10113<bullet> [8OC] ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11909 [18DE] Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization (H.R. 4058), H5880 [20JY] Disasters: establish an advisory commission to prepare for and respond to serious drought emergencies (H.R. 3035), H4598 [16JN] Iraq: military response to material and unacceptable breach of international obligations relative to weapons inspections, H11741 [17DE] National Guard: tribute to the 111th Security Police Squadron of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard for efforts during Olympic games in Atlanta, GA, E1613<bullet> [7AU] Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds, H1890 [1AP] Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of St. Martin of Tours Parish, E369<bullet> [12MR] ------ tribute to Philadelphia Protestant Home, E1781<bullet> [23SE] Philadelphia Corp. for Aging: anniversary, E2202<bullet> [15OC] Shelinsky, Kelly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient, E489<bullet> [26MR] Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8743<bullet> [25SE] Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579), H8743<bullet> [25SE] Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA: designate (H.R. 4000), H9453<bullet> [5OC] Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1890 [1AP] Wildfires: express condolences and support to victims and commend efforts of firefighters in Florida (H. Con. Res. 298), H5881 [20JY] Women's Business Development Center: tribute, E337<bullet> [10MR] Tributes Brady, Representative Robert A., H3628 [21MY] Burd, James E., E1957<bullet> [8OC] Lukiewski, Stella and Edward, E780<bullet> [6MY] McCook, Margaret, E683<bullet> [28AP] Shields, William J., E1028<bullet> [4JN]