Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 1995 (sic)
1998-10-07: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1932)
To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families and individuals.
1997-10-06: Became Public Law No: 105-50.
To commemorate the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez.
1997-03-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act
1998-07-15: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
21st Century Scholars Act of 1997
1997-07-23: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1490)
Small Business Opportunity Preservation Act of 1997
1997-01-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
To authorize the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.
1997-03-03: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Distilled Spirits Tax Payment Simplification Act of 1997
1997-01-20: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social Security Benefits Protection and Restoration Act of 1997
1997-02-11: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act of 1997
1997-02-18: Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Expressing deepest condolences to the State and people of Florida for the losses suffered as a result of the wild land fires occurring in June and July 1998, expressing support to the State and people of Florida as they overcome the effects of the fires, and commending the heroic efforts of firefighters from across the Nation in battling the fires.
1998-07-24: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the integration of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
1998-07-30: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
To amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness and to amend the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 to designate the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center.
1997-10-21: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.
Military Retirement Equity Act of 1997
1997-02-03: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Expressing the sense of Congress that the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933 should serve as a reminder of the brutality of the government of the former Soviet Union's repressive policies toward the Ukrainian people.
1998-10-12: Received in the Senate.
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore the link between the maximum amount of earnings by blind individuals permitted without demonstrating ability to engage in substantial gainful activity and the exempt amount permitted in determining excess earnings under the earnings test.
1997-02-10: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Medicare Hospice Benefit Amendments of 1997
1997-08-05: See H.R.2015.
To award a congressional gold medal to Francis Albert Sinatra.
1997-04-29: Laid on the table. See S. 305 for further action. (consideration: CR H1941)
To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding of deportation.
1997-03-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Protection from Sexual Predators Act of 1997
1998-04-30: Subcommittee Hearings Held.