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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 4039. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     limit unauthorized use of credit cards by discouraging theft 
     of credit cards that are mailed; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Finance and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. ROSTENKOWSKI (for himself (by request) and Mr. 
             Ford of Michigan):
       H.R. 4040. A bill to establish a comprehensive system of 
     reemployment services, training, and income support for 
     permanently laid off workers, to facilitate the establishment 
     of one-stop career centers to serve as a common point of 
     access to employment, education and training information and 
     services, to develop an effective national labor market 
     information system, and for other purposes; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Education and Labor and Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Paxon, 
             and Mr. Ballenger):
       H.R. 4041. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-
     Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to provide for 
     the appointment of the ranking members of the Committee on 
     the District of Columbia of the House of Representatives and 
     the Subcommittee on General Services, Federalism, and the 
     District of Columbia of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
     of the Senate to the National Capital Planning Commission; to 
     the Committee on the District of Columbia.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Schenk, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Torres, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Beilenson, Mr. Filner, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. 
             Fazio):
       H.R. 4042. A bill to require a report on the timeliness of 
     processing applications for naturalization; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana:
       H.R. 4043. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Energy to undertake initiatives to 
     address certain needs in the Lower Mississippi Delta region, 
     and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
           By Mr. LANCASTER (for himself, Mr. Rose, and Mrs. 
             Clayton):
       H.R. 4044. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to issue regulations for the purchase and eradication of 
     swine infected with or exposed to brucellosis; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 4045. A bill to confer U.S. citizenship posthumously 
     on Rudolph Salli; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 4046. A bill to amend subchapter II of chapter 73 of 
     title 10, United States Code, to prevent cost-of-living 
     increases in the survivor annuity contributions of uniformed 
     services retirees from becoming effective before related 
     cost-of-living increases in retired pay become payable; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Bacchus of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Hastings, Mr. Hutto, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
             Lewis of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Peterson of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Stearns, and Mr. Young of Florida):
       H.R. 4047. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the Federal medical assistance percentage used 
     under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kopetski, Mrs. Schroeder, and Mr. 
             Towns):
       H.R. 4048. A bill to expedite the naturalization of aliens 
     who served with special guerrilla units in Laos; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 4049. A bill to establish within the Department of 
     Energy a National Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence 
     at the Nevada test site, and for other purposes; jointly, to 
     the Committees on Armed Services, Science, Space, and 
     Technology, and Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. FORD of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Williams, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Rostenkowski, Mr. Clay, Mr. Martinez, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ford of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Kopetski, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Levin, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Penny, Mr. Bacchus of Florida, Mr. Sabo, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Scott, Mr. Wheat, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Carr, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Richardson):
       H.R. 4050. A bill to establish a comprehensive system of 
     reemployment services, training, and income support for 
     permanently laid off workers, to facilitate the establishment 
     of one-stop career centers to serve as a common point of 
     access to employment, education and training information and 
     services, to develop an effective national labor market 
     information system, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Education and Labor.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Scott, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 4051. A bill to reform the child support system; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BACCHUS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Fazio, Mr. 
             Johnston of Florida, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ravenel, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Flake, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Lewis of 
             Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Klink, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Mica, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
             Peterson of Florida, Mr. Levy, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Hutto, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Machtley, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Dooley, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Quinn, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Young of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 4052. A bill to improve the National Flood Insurance 
     Program; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Torres, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, 
             and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 4053. A bill to expand the scope of unfair 
     immigration-related employment practices and protections 
     under the Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Torres, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Fazio, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Valazquez, Mr. Pastor, and 
             Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 4054. A bill to provide for Federal incarceration of 
     undocumented criminal aliens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 4055. A bill to combat crime; jointly, to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Foreign 
     Affairs, Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, and Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. HOAGLAND (for himself, Mr. Kopetski, Mr. 
             Brewster, Mr. Archer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Portman, and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 4056. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reform the rules regarding subchapter S corporations; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Brewster, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Edwards of Texas, 
             Mrs. Morella, Ms. Harman, and Mr. Hastert):
       H.R. 4057. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to create a deficit reduction 
     account and to reduce the discretionary spending limits, and 
     for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Government 
     Operations and Rules.
           By Mr. STUDDS:
       H.R. 4058. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     improve the safety of towing vessels; to the Committee on 
     Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. 
             Wilson):
       H.R. 4059. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the expedited deportation of criminal 
     aliens, to expand the health-related causes for which aliens 
     may be excluded, to prohibit certain Federal benefits to 
     aliens who are not lawfully within the United States, and to 
     provide that aliens applying for asylum shall be detained; 
     jointly, to the Committees on the Judiciary, Government 
     Operations, and Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. King, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Lewis of Florida, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Hyde, and Mr. Levy):
       H.R. 4060. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require the imposition of the death penalty for espionage 
     that resulted in the identification by a foreign power of an 
     individual acting as an agent of the United States and 
     consequently in the death of that individual; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 4061. A bill to provide for a pilot power plant 
     designed to revitalize depressed communities by providing 
     energy intensive industry with an effective opportunity to 
     dispose of solid wastes and obtain inexpensive electricity 
     and steam, and to provide a pilot role model for the 
     development of a comprehensive national strategic energy 
     intensive industry initiative; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 4062. A bill to amend the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 to 
     provide for referenda among residents of public housing 
     developments to determine whether firearms shall be 
     prohibited or limited in such developments, and for other 
     purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Banking, Finance and 
     Urban Affairs and the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 4063. A bill to establish a special protection unit 
     for the Bull Rull River and Little Sandy River watersheds in 
     the Mt. Hood National Forest in the State of Oregon to 
     maintain and protect the forest resources of the watersheds 
     and the natural purity of the water resources of the 
     watersheds through restrictions on timber activities in and 
     human access into the unit; to the Committees on Natural 
     Resources and Agriculture.
           By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas:
       H.J. Res. 338. Joint resolution to designate October 1994 
     as ``National Decorative Painting Month''; to the Committee 
     on Post Office and Civil Service.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.J. Res. 339. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit the terms of 
     Representatives and Senators, and to provide for a 4-year 
     term for Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Solomon):
       H.J. Res. 340. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide that no 
     person born to parents who are unlawfully in the United 
     States at the time of the birth shall be a U.S. citizen on 
     account of birth in the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. FURSE:
       H. Con. Res. 223. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that any legislation that is enacted to 
     provide for comprehensive national health care reform should 
     provide for coverage of syringes for individuals who have 
     been diagnosed with diabetes and who require the 
     administration of insulin by syringe; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RIDGE (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Clinger, Mr. 
             Santorum, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gallo, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Ms. Schenk, and Mr. Borski):
       H. Con. Res. 224. Concurrent resolution requesting the 
     President to designate Victoria Van Meter as an honorary 
     goodwill ambassador for the United States; to the Committee 
     on Post Office and Civil Service.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Hughes, and Mrs. Roukema):
       H. Res. 389. Resolution urging the Committee of Foreign 
     Affairs to conduct a hearing to determine the foreign policy 
     implications of the proposed joint United States-Russian 
     space station; jointly, to the Committees on Foreign Affairs 
     and Science, Space, and Technology.

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