[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
TORRES, ESTEBAN EDWARD (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), H9723 [6OC]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H8001 [17SE], H8005 [17SE]
Appointments
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H3247
[13MY]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and
training, (see H.R. 4175), H7617 [11SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center,
(see H.R. 20), H7428 [7AU]
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: improve and extend child nutrition programs,
(see H.R. 3666), H2053 [1AP]
Children's Development Commission: establish, (see H.R. 3637),
H4479 [10JN]
Civil rights: provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H4629 [16JN]
Community development: designation of empowerment zones, (see H.R.
4629), H8931 [25SE]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, (see H.R. 3131), H2931 [6MY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H1854
[31MR]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance
educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H1699 [27MR]
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
H10010 [7OC]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H3744 [21MY]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
Cuban Democracy Act: repeal, (see H.R. 284), H497 [12FE]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal, (see H.R.
284), H497 [12FE]
de On�6ate, Don Juan: issue postage stamp in commemoration of first
permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer,
(see H. Con. Res. 240), H2056 [1AP]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H2932 [6MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H498 [12FE]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to States and businesses to improve the
quality of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
H4479 [10JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H2424 [28AP]
Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic
trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
3240), H4325 [9JN]
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), H7000 [3AU]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of
Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H5738 [16JY]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack
cocaine offenses, (see H.R. 2031), H5859 [17JY]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1337
[19MR]
Ecology and environment: 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. 2351), H692 [2MR]
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),
H2056 [1AP]
------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H497 [12FE]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
3269), H1643 [26MR]
------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
[14MY]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures
relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international
transactions, (see H.R. 3726), H3247 [13MY]
Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H498
[12FE]
ExploraVision Awards Program: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 279),
H9188 [29SE]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for
failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
H1021 [10MR]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, (see H.R. 3292), H2707 [30AP], (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
child care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400),
H1643 [26MR]
Federal employees: make certain temporary Federal service
creditable for retirement purposes, (see H.R. 1873), H678 [26FE]
------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
(see H.R. 3251), H3744 [21MY]
Firearms: protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H5494
[14JY]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries
ineligible for international military education and training
assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H4241 [5JN]
Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed
aggression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
Karabagh conflict, (see H.R. 2983), H1237 [17MR]
------ support economic and political independence for the South
Caucasus and Central Asia regions, (see H.R. 3010), H2423 [28AP]
Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by child labor, (see H.R.
1328), H3744 [21MY]
Global March Against Child Labor: support, (see H. Res. 444), H3743
[21MY]
Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
determination, (see H. Res. 494), H7585 [10SE]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
H7415 [6AU]
------ 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), H902 [5MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H2056 [1AP]
------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
H1159 [12MR]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2707
[30AP]
House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from the
reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
Res. 387), H1700 [27MR]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
[29AP]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H445 [11FE]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H1111 [11MR]
IMF: quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see H.R.
3287), H676 [26FE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H678 [26FE]
------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
H7415 [6AU]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H2120 [21AP]
Indonesia: prohibit transfer of military equipment and supplies,
helicopters, and ammunition relative to free elections and human
rights conditions, (see H.R. 3918), H4241 [5JN]
------ support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con. Res.
258), H4242 [5JN]
Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance
under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H3024 [11MY]
------ prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence,
(see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H2706 [30AP]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1550 [25MR]
Medicaid: expand county-operated health insurance organizations
authorized to enroll beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3014), H4055 [3JN]
Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H5493 [14JY]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H1643 [26MR]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H2237 [22AP]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H7415 [6AU]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940),
H4962 [22JN]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
H.R. 2701), H1445 [24MR]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H6487 [27JY]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H4550 [11JN]
Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H8627
[24SE]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, (see H.R. 3540), H3972
[22MY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H7179 [4AU]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H3014 [7MY]
NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes, (see H.R.
1315), H1777 [30MR]
------ improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
3001), H7428 [7AU]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7495 [9SE]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5494 [14JY]
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), H5738 [16JY]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate, (see
H.R. 3598), H4325 [9JN]
Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H498
[12FE]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H4550 [11JN]
Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for
elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage, (see H.R.
2681), H7415 [6AU]
------ warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide with
information that will help them protect themselves, (see H.R.
3134), H9275 [1OC]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
612), H2055 [1AP]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5859 [17JY]
States: expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative
financing of, the unemployment compensation program and improve
the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund,
(see H.R. 3697), H5064 [23JN]
Supreme Patriarch Karekin I: tribute to U.S. visit commemorating
centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America,
(see H. Con. Res. 271), H2932 [6MY]
Taxation: allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work
opportunity tax credit hiring incentives, (see H.R. 2995),
H10668 [12OC]
------ allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in
establishing qualified employer plans, (see H.R. 3300), H3972
[22MY]
------ deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive
compensation, (see H.R. 687), H2813 [5MY]
------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
3503), H1335 [19MR]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H7494 [9SE]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H1854 [31MR]
------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
3524), H2424 [28AP]
------ partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and
interest received by individuals, (see H.R. 3215), H495 [12FE]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2319 [23AP]
------ 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. 3127), H1168 [16MR]
------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
H.R. 2593), H1159 [12MR]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H1643 [26MR]
------ treatment of dependent care expenses, (see H.R. 3135), H330
[4FE]
------ treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
3942), H3743 [21MY]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
(see H.R. 4018), H7178 [4AU]
Tobacco products: limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H2606
[29AP]
------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H5405 [25JN]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H1159 [12MR]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2424 [28AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1700 [27MR]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7803 [15SE]
------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
H.R. 2224), H4629 [16JN]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H5594 [15JY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H1699 [27MR]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H1699 [27MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument: establish, (see H. Con.
Res. 303), H5956 [20JY]
Lists
School of the Americas graduates accused of human rights abuses
while in the Colombian military, H8006 [17SE]
Remarks
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2207<bullet> [22AP]
Azerbaijan: prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7953 [17SE]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11920 [18DE]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment (H.R. 1951), H3493 [20MY]
------ U.S. policy, H1591 [26MR]
Dept. of Defense: School of the Americas funding, H8005 [17SE]
Dept. of Justice: Community Relations Service funding,
E1549<bullet> [5AU], E1675<bullet> [9SE]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and
consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
H1591 [26MR]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), E1549<bullet>
[5AU]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4276), E1675<bullet> [9SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 564),
H9287<bullet> [2OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of conference
report (H. Res. 574), H9603 [6OC]
Education: establish a program to help children and youth learn
English (H.R. 3892), consideration (H. Res. 516), H7527 [10SE]
------ reduce class size in the early grades and improve teacher
quality, H8064 [18SE]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
H1438<bullet> [24MR]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8064 [18SE]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions
relative to abortion, H1591 [26MR]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7953 [17SE], H8001 [17SE], H8005
[17SE], H8013 [17SE]
HOPE Education and Leadership Fund (organization): tribute,
E352<bullet> [11MR]
House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H9653 [6OC],
H9664 [6OC]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), conference report, H8557<bullet> [24SE]
Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Los Angeles Unified School District
Mexican American Education Commission, E343<bullet> [10MR]
Montebello, CA: tribute to Senior Citizen Center Alex Esquivel
Complex, E84<bullet> [3FE]
Music and dance: tribute to De Colores Mexican Folk Dance Company,
E458<bullet> [24MR]
National Women's History Month: observance, E352<bullet> [11MR]
Pico Rivera, CA: anniversary, E81<bullet> [3FE]
Point of order, H5676 [16JY], H5693 [16JY]
Taxation: creation of a new class of bonds for new school
construction (H.R. 2695), H1438<bullet> [24MR]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, H1591 [26MR]
Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of end of hostilities,
E493<bullet> [26MR]
Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
Security number to register to vote (H.R. 1428), H472 [12FE]
Whittier, CA: anniversary of Whittier City School District,
E175<bullet> [12FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H9651 [6OC], H9652 [6OC], H9653 [6OC], H9659-H9664 [6OC],
E2126 [13OC], E2142 [13OC], E2160 [14OC]
Tributes
Alexander, Chauncey A., E695<bullet> [29AP]
Booker, Lou, E922<bullet> [20MY]
Fazio, Representative, H8557<bullet> [24SE]
Gonzalez, Representative, H10349<bullet> [9OC]
Grant, Steven M. and Jennie, E1592<bullet> [7AU]
Pastor, Representative, H9653 [6OC]
Ramirez, Elpido (Pete), E2006<bullet> [9OC]
Solomon, Representative, H9603 [6OC]
Valdez, Maria Osuna, E1620<bullet> [7AU]