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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. MONTGOMERY (for himself and Mr. Rowland):
       H.R. 4124. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reform health care policy in the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HUGHES (for himself and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 4125. A bill to improve the national flood insurance 
     program to increase the stability of the National Flood 
     Insurance Fund through improved risk management, enhanced 
     compliance, and incentives for mitigation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Parker, Mr Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 4126. A bill to offer States a national welfare reform 
     option and incentives to implement the welfare reform option, 
     to strengthen child support enforcement, to provide all 
     States with the flexibility and resources necessary to 
     promote work and self-sufficiency, to expand access to 
     affordable child care, and for other purposes; jointly, to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means and Education and Labor.
           By Mr. BARCA of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Thomas of Wyoming, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 4127. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to biannually pay to State and local governments compensation 
     for direct costs incurred by those governments in complying 
     with Federal mandates; to the Committee on Government 
     Operations.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Waxman, and Mr. Stokes):
       H.R. 4128. A bill to require providers of home infusion 
     therapy services to be licensed and to limit physician 
     referrals for services in which the physician has a financial 
     interest; jointly, to the Committees on Energy and Commerce 
     and Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON:
       H.R. 4129. A bill to provide needed credit and financial 
     services to rural residents, public services, and business 
     enterprises, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. DARDEN (for himself, Mr. Lightfoot, and Mr. 
             Hoyer):
       H.R. 4130. A bill to require that all Federal recurring 
     payments be paid by electronic funds transfer, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Operations.
           By Mr. DARDEN:
       H.R. 4131. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the income tax more equitable for families; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON:
       H.R. 4132. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     provide for a cap on consumer credit card interest rates; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. GRANDY (for himself, Mr. Rose, Mr. Lewis of 
             Florida, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Nussle):
       H.R. 4133. A bill to expand the Tree Assistance Program of 
     the Department of Agriculture to assist agriculture producers 
     to pay the costs of replanting commercially grown trees and 
     seedlings, ornamental plants, and other perennial plants that 
     are destroyed by damaging weather or related condition and to 
     change the manner of determining crop yields for trees and 
     seedlings, ornamental plants, and other perennial plants for 
     purposes of emergency crop loss assistance; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GUNDERSON:
       H.R. 4134. A bill to establish a reserve fund to reimburse 
     milk producers for losses incurred as a result of the 
     bankruptcy of a milk handler that marketed raw milk from the 
     producers, to provide funds for the reserve fund through an 
     assessment on all milk handlers, and to establish a Board of 
     Trustees to administer the reserve fund; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Wheat, and Mr. Darden):
       H.R. 4135. A bill to authorize the minting of coins to 
     commemorate the 175th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. 
     Botanic Garden; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. McDade, 
             Mr. Condit, Mr. Lewis of Florida, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. Moran, Mr. Buyer, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Oxley, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Baker of California, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana, and Mr. Mann):
       H.R. 4136. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to institute certain reforms relating to the provision of 
     disability insurance benefits based on substance abuse and 
     relating to representative payees, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Wilson):
       H.R. 4137. A bill to amend the National Security Act of 
     1947 to improve counterintelligence measures through enhanced 
     security for classified information, and for other purposes; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select), the Judiciary, Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, 
     and Post Office and Civil Service.
           By Mr. JACOBS (for himself, Mr. Grandy, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Mazzoli, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Wynn, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 4138. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the amount of an overpayment otherwise 
     payable to any person shall be reduced by the amount of past-
     due, legally enforceable State tax obligations of such 
     person; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rose, Mr. Penny, Ms. Long, 
             Mr. Inslee, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Sarpalius, Mr. Minge, 
             Mr. Holden, and Mr. Glickman):
       H.R. 4139. A bill to authorize the use of the general 
     counsel of the Department of Agriculture and other attorneys 
     in collecting claims and obligations under the farm loan 
     programs carried out by the Farmers Home Administration; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 4140. A bill to amend the Bankruptcy Act to make small 
     business investment companies and specialized small business 
     investment companies ineligible to file bankruptcy, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Penny, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Blute, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             McCandless, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Fish, Mr. 
             Gunderson, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Frost):
       H.R. 4141. A bill to amend section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 to provide rental assistance to obtain 
     new residences for families residing in dwelling units 
     assisted under such section or in public housing, who provide 
     information regarding criminal activity to law enforcement 
     agencies and are subject to violence because of providing 
     such information; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LEHMAN (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moorhead, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Torres, Mr. Andrews of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Klein, and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 4142. A bill to prohibit U.S. foreign assistance to 
     countries that restrict the transport or delivery of U.S. 
     humanitarian assistance to other countries; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Klein, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Menendez, and 
             Mr. Hilliard):
       H.R. 4143. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit community 
     organizations for the development of open space on 
     municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 4144. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the treatment of crops destroyed by 
     casualty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCLOSKEY for himself, Mr. Machtley, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Applegate, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Manton, and Ms. 
             Molinari):
       H.R. 4145. A bill to require the Attorney General and the 
     Secretary of State to designate Ireland as a pilot program 
     country for purposes of this visa waiver pilot program; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Torkildsen, and Mr. Rowland):
       H.R. 4146. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to clarify provisions intended to protect the Corporation 
     from having bank loans or other assets diluted by secret side 
     agreements; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 4147. A bill to establish the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers 
     National Heritage Corridor in the State of New York, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 4148. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. MONTGOMERY:
       H.R. 4149. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide a charter for the National Guard Bureau, otherwise to 
     improve the administration of the National Guard, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Andrews of 
             New Jersey, and Mr. Fawell):
       H.R. 4150. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to make uniform the application of the overtime 
     exemption for inside sales personnel; to the Committee on 
     Education and Labor.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 4151. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for the compulsory licensing of the patents for 
     certain products which have not been commercially marketed or 
     used; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OLVER:
       H.R. 4152. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to 
     provide grants for domestic court advocacy programs; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Holden, 
             Ms. Long, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sarpalius, 
             Mr. Slattery, and Mr. Tejeda):
       H.R. 4153. A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 
     1987 to expand the types of agricultural issues covered by 
     State mediation programs; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 4154. A bill to amend section 377 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to designate certain retired bankruptcy judges 
     and magistrate judges as senior judges; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 4155. A bill to provide for the management of Federal 
     lands in a manner that does not undermine or frustrate 
     traditional Native American religions or religious practices; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4156. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of diseases 
     presumed to be service-connected for certain radiation-
     exposed veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Allard, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McCandless, 
             Mr. McInnis, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Schaefer, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 4157. A bill to transfer the lands administered by the 
     Bureau of Land Management to the State in which the lands are 
     located; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 4158. A bill to establish the Lower East Side Tenement 
     Museum National Historic Site; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 4159. A bill to encourage gainful employment among the 
     residents of public housing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself and Mr. Studds):
       H.R. 4160. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, the Public Health Service Act, and the Orphan 
     Drug Act to revise the provisions of such Acts relating to 
     orphan drugs; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. ZELIFF:
       H.R. 4161. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to make 
     comprehensive improvements in provisions relating to 
     liability, State implementation, remedy selection, and 
     funding; jointly, to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 
     Public Works and Transportation, and Ways and Means.
       By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Brewster, and Mr. Kopetski):
       H.R. 4162. A bill to grant authority to provide social 
     services block grants directly to Indian tribes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS (for himself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Shepherd, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 4163. A bill to enable the Park Service to regulate, 
     or prohibit, scenic commercial overflights at units of the 
     National Park System; jointly, to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources and Public Works and Transportation.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, and Mr. Saxton):
       H.J. Res. 345. Joint resolution disapproving the action of 
     the District of Columbia Council in approving the Displaced 
     Workers Protection Act of 1994; to the Committee on the 
     District of Columbia.
           By Mr. COYNE:
       H.J. Res. 346. Joint resolution designating September 25, 
     1994, as ``Gold Star Mothers Day;'' to the Committee on Post 
     Office and Civil Service.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart):
       H.J. Res. 347. Joint resolution to designate July 23, 1994, 
     as ``General Bernardo de Galvez Day''; to the Committee on 
     Post Office and Civil Service.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.J. Res. 348. Joint resolution declaring April 10 as 
     ``Son-in-Law Day''; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil 
     Service.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Machtley, Mr. Kreidler, 
             Mr. Spratt, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Slattery, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Moakley, Mr. Mazzoli, Mrs. Unsoeld, Mr. Rowland, 
             Mr. Hefner, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Pickle, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Wheat, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Byrne, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Ms. Furse, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Kopetski, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Markey, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Wise, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Archer, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cooper, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Peterson of Florida, and Ms. Molinari):
       H.J. Res. 349. Joint resolution to designate the week of 
     October 2, 1994, through October 8, 1994, as ``Mental Illness 
     Awareness Week''; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil 
     Service.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H. Con. Res. 232. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses. Considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Emerson):
       H. Con. Res. 233. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that any health care reform legislation 
     passed by the Congress include guaranteed full funding for 
     the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and 
     children [WIC] so that all eligible women, infants, and 
     children who apply could be served by the end of fiscal year 
     1996 and full funding could be maintained through fiscal year 
     2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and Labor.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Beilenson, and Mr. 
             Porter):
       H. Con. Res. 234. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the role of the United States 
     at the International Conference on Population and 
     development; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
            By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Kopetski, Mr. Dellums, 
             and Mr. Gephardt):
       H. Con. Res. 235. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     negotiation of limitations on nuclear weapons testing; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Con Res. 236. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1994 
     Special Olympics torch relay to be run through the Capitol 
     Grounds; to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
       H. Con. Res. 237. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the 13th annual National Peace 
     Officers' Memorial Service; to the Committee on Public Works 
     and Transportation.

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