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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 Mrs. UNSOELD:
       H.R. 5241. A bill to amend section 9147 of Public Law 102-
     396; jointly, to the Committees on Armed Services and the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SCHENK:
       H.R. 5242. A bill to amend teh act commonly referred to as 
     the ``Johnson Act'' to limit the authority of States to 
     regulate gambling devices on vessels; to the Committee on 
     Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
           By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Mineta, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Shuster, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. 
             Ridge):
       H.R. 5243. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize economic development 
     programs, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees 
     on Public Works and Transportation and Banking, Finance and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 5244. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise and improve veterans' benefits programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 5245. A bill to provide for the extension of certain 
     programs relating to housing and community development, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Finance and 
     Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 5246. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to make certain corrections relating to international 
     narcotics control activities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. SHARP (for himself and Mr. Moorhead):
       H.R. 5247. A bill to provide for extensions and 
     modifications of certain hydro and renewable energy programs; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SHARP:
       H.R. 5248. A bill to require States to consider adopting 
     mandatory, comprehensive, statewide one-call notification 
     systems to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines 
     and all other underground facilities from being damaged by 
     any excavations, and for other purposes; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Public Works and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. ANDREWS of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly, 
             and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 5249. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against income tax to individuals 
     who rehabilitate historic homes or who are the first 
     purchasers of rehabilitated historic homes for use as a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 5250. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide congressional authorization of State control over 
     transportation of municipal solid waste, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BACHUS of Alabama:
       H.R. 5251: A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act 
     to require the Resolution Trust Corporation to use 
     competitive procedures in procuring property and services 
     necessary or appropriate to carry out its duties; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 5252. A bill to amend the Social Security Act and 
     related acts to make miscellaneous and technical amendments, 
     and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means and Energy and Commerce.
           By. Mr. BALLENGER:
       H.R. 5253. A bill to establish standards relating to the 
     calculation and payment of damages in medical malpractice 
     liability claims and actions, to restrict attorneys' 
     contingency fees under such claims and actions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Unsoeld, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Abercrombie, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 5254. A bill to establish the position of United 
     States Special Envoy for Tibet, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 5255. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the 
     birth of Thomas Alva Edison; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Finance and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. BREWSTER (for himself and Mr. DeLay):
       H.R. 5256. A bill to guarantee the ability of licensed 
     pharmacists to conduct the practice of pharmacy compounding 
     and to ensure their right to the necessary supply of bulk 
     drug products, subject to applicable State and Federal laws; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H.R. 5257. A bill to authorize a study regarding the 
     incidence of breast and prostate cancer, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 5258. A bill to improve Federal enforcement against 
     health care fraud and abuse; to the Committee on Government 
     Operations.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 5259. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude long-term capital gains from gross income; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. 
             Hancock):
       H.R. 5260. A bill to provide for the protection of wild 
     horses within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and 
     prohibit the removal of such horses; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 5261. A bill to require the Secretary of State to 
     establish a set of voluntary guidelines to promote socially 
     responsible business practices for U.S. businesses operating 
     in foreign countries; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. EVERETT (for himself and Mr. Browder):
       H.R. 5262. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to provide for community approval before Indian class III 
     gaming operations may take effect; to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut:
       H.R. 5263. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-
     Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to prohibit 
     any individual convicted of a crime subject to a term of 
     imprisonment of 6 months or longer from serving as a member 
     of the Council of the District of Columbia or as the Mayor of 
     the District of Columbia; to the Committee on the District of 
     Columbia.
       H.R. 5264. A bill to prohibit use of education funds to 
     make condoms available in an elementary school; to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 5265. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to increase the number of college students who 
     register and vote; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. HAYES (for himself, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Sundquist, and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 5266. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to assist small business in compliance 
     with such Act; to the Committee on Education and Labor.
           By Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER:
       H.R. 5267. A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to require the Secretary 
     of Agriculture to develop programs to encourage source-
     separated composting at homes, schools, and workplaces, and 
     on farms; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 5268. A bill to authorize the exchange of National 
     Park Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore in the 
     State of New York for land in the Village of Patchogue, 
     Suffolk County, NY; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mrs. Unsoeld, and Ms. 
             Pelosi):
       H.R. 5269. A bill to encourage liberalization inside the 
     People's Republic of China and Tibet; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Farr, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Hinchey,, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rose and Ms. Shepherd):
       H.R. 5270. A bill entitled, the ``Farm Viability and Pest 
     Management Improvement Act of 1994: A National Program for 
     Pesticide Reduction''; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MFUME (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Flake, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Tucker):
       H.R. 5271. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to make 
     modifications to the small business and capital ownership 
     development program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 5272. A bill to improve accountability regarding 
     official mail by repealing the use of the frank for official 
     mail, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Post Office and Civil Service and House Administration.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 5273. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to establish and collect recreation use fees on a temporary 
     basis in connection with the recreational use of the Superior 
     National Forest in the State of Minnesota; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 5274. A bill to improve the safety and convenience of 
     air travel by establishing the Federal Aviation 
     Administration as an independent Federal agency; to the 
     Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 5275. A bill to establish a Federal Housing Trust Fund 
     to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-
     income families lacking such housing; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Banking, Finance and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. REGULA:
       H.R. 5276. A bill to provide for the relief of hospitals 
     treating rural populations under the current calculation of 
     the wage index modifier for the prospective payment under 
     Medicare; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself an Ms. Furse) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 5277. A bill to address the need for private financing 
     of home ownership and economic development on and near 
     reservation lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Brown of 
             California):
       H.R. 5278. A bill to provide for the creation of jobs in 
     America, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees 
     on Public Works and Transportation, Energy and Commerce, 
     Armed Services, Appropriations, Banking, Finance and Urban 
     Affairs, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, and Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Borski, Ms. Molinari, 
             Mr. Ridge, and Mr. Santorum):
       H.R. 5279. A bill to promote a new urban agenda, and for 
     other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Government 
     Operations, Foreign Affairs, Public Works and Transportation, 
     Armed Services, Ways and Means, Rules, Banking, Finance and 
     Urban Affairs, and Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. 
             Knollenberg):
       H.R. 5280. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for State and local general sales 
     taxes and to compensate for the resulting revenue loss by 
     providing that only 89 percent of the amount of all State and 
     local taxes shall be allowed as a deduction; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Petri, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 5281. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit to all families with young 
     children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SPRATT:
       H.R. 5282. A bill to provide a mechanism for dedicating 
     spending cuts in discretionary spending programs to deficit 
     reduction; jointly, to the Committees on Government 
     Operations and Rules.
           By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Talent, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
             McCLoskey, Mr. Parker, Mr. Emerson, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             McHugh, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 5283. A bill to request the Secretary of the Navy to 
     name an appropriate ship of the U.S. Navy the U.S.S. Joseph 
     Vittori; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       H.R. 5284. A bill to provide compensation for victims from 
     persons who unlawfully provide firearms to juveniles, felons, 
     and other disqualified individuals; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 5285. A bill to close loopholes in the firearms laws 
     which allow the unregulated manufacture, assembly, shipment, 
     or transportation of firearms or firearms parts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 5286. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the burden of proof shall be on the 
     Secretary of the Treasury in all tax cases, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VALENTINE:
       H.R. 5287. A bill relating to the tariff treatment of 
     pharmaceutical grade phospholipids; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. WHEAT:
       H.R. 5288. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     prohibit a certain requirement from applying to out-of-State 
     municipal solid waste generated and disposed of within the 
     same bi-State level A metropolitan statistical area; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H.J. Res. 425. Joint resolution providing for the convening 
     of the first session of the 104th Congress; considered and 
     passed.
           By Mr. COYNE:
       H.J. Res. 426. Joint resolution designating October 24, 
     1995, as ``United Nations Day''; to the Committee on Post 
     Office and Civil Service.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut:
       H.J. Res. 427. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to disqualify from 
     certain offices persons who have been convicted of a crime 
     for which a penalty of imprisonment of 6 months or more may 
     be imposed; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H.J. Res. 428. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to the 
     desecration of the American flag; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MONTGOMERY:
       H. Con. Res. 314. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     printing of a collection of statements made in tribute to 
     Representative Jamie L. Whitten; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H. Con. Res. 315. Concurrent resolution providing an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut:
       H. Con. Res. 316. Concurrent resolution declaring the sense 
     of the Congress with respect to the use of racial quotas and 
     statistics in connection with death penalty cases; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Fields of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 317. Concurrent resolution to express the 
     sense of Congress that the President, the U.S. Trade 
     Representative, the Secretary of Transportation, and the 
     Secretary of Commerce must take all appropriate and necessary 
     steps to eliminate, through international agreements or 
     otherwise, restrictive foreign shipping practices which 
     restrain or prevent U.S. flag vessels from fair and equitable 
     participation in the transportation of motor vehicles into 
     the United States; jointly, to the Committees on Merchant 
     Marine and Fisheries, Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H. Res. 577. Resolution returning to the Senate the bill S. 
     1216; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY:
       H. Res. 578. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to apply certain laws to the House of 
     Representatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H. Res. 580. Resolution providing for the printing of the 
     revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of 
     Representatives for the 104th Congress: considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H. Res. 581. Resolution relating to early organization of 
     the House of Representatives for the 104th Congress; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. CLINGER:
       H. Res. 582. Resolution declaring the sense of the House 
     with respect to the National Performance Review's 
     recommendation to dismantle the Railroad Retirement System; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COX:
       H. Res. 583. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning the Iraqi Government's campaign 
     against the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
           By Mr. ORTON (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. 
             Hansen):
       H. Res. 584. Resolution requesting that the Secretary of 
     the Interior withdraw proposed regulations concerning rights-
     of-way granted under section 2477 of the Revised Statutes; to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.

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