[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 72 (Wednesday, May 3, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H4544-H4546]
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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. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 1551. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to properly characterize 
     [[Page H4545]] certain redemptions of stock held by 
     corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1552. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     regarding false identification documents; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, 
             and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 1553. A bill to establish the South Carolina National 
     Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       H.R. 1554. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to establish a regional office in a 
     community in the United States located not more than 10 miles 
     from the border between the United States and Mexico; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Fields of 
             Texas, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Frisa, Mr. White, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. Towns, Ms. Eshoo, and Mrs. Lincoln):
       H.R. 1555. A bill to promote competition and reduce 
     regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality 
     services for American telecommunications consumers and 
     encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications 
     technologies; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Fields of 
             Texas, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. White, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Hastert):
       H.R. 1556. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to reduce the restrictions on ownership of broadcasting 
     stations and other media of mass communications; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 1557. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, 1998 for the National Endowment for the 
     Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the 
     Institute for Museum Services; and to repeal the National 
     Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 
     effective October 1, 1998; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 1558. A bill to amend the Goals 2000: Educate America 
     Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and 
     Improvement Council and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. GORDON:
       H.R. 1559. A bill to prevent unfair billing and charging 
     practices for information services provided over calls to 800 
     numbers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Mineta, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Ms. Danner, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Kleczka, and Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee):
       H.R. 1560. A bill to expand U.S. exports of goods and 
     services by requiring the development of objective criteria 
     to achieve market access in foreign countries, to provide the 
     President with reciprocal trade authority, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1561. A bill to consolidate the foreign affairs 
     agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations 
     for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations 
     of appropriations for U.S. foreign assistance programs for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
       H.R. 1562. A bill to consolidate the foreign affairs 
     agencies of the United States in order to achieve greater 
     efficiency and economy in the post-cold war era; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 1563. A bill to authorize appropriations for foreign 
     assistance programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1564. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State and for certain other international 
     affairs functions and activities of the U.S. Government for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stump, 
             and Mr. Montgomery):
       H.R. 1565. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend through December 31, 1997, the period during which the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide 
     priority health care to certain veterans exposed to Agent 
     Orange, ionizing radiation, or environmental hazards; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 1566. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the credit for clinical testing 
     expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions 
     and to provide for carryovers and carrybacks of unused 
     credits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 1567. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Professional Trade Service Corps, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MANTON:
       H.R. 1568. A bill to require explosive materials to contain 
     taggants to enable law enforcement authorities to trace the 
     source of the explosive material, whether before or after 
     detonation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 1569. 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 Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas:
       H.R. 1570. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to reduce 
     the level of participation by the Small Business 
     Administration in certain loans guaranteed by the 
     administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Ms. MOLINARI:
       H.R. 1571. A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 to protect elected and appointed 
     judges against discrimination based on age; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 1572. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide death benefits to retired 
     public safety officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Barr, Mr. Baker 
             of Louisiana, Mr. Fox, Ms. Molinari, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 1573. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide specific penalties for taking a firearm from a 
     Federal law enforcement officer; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Vento, 
             and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 1574. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to exclude certain bank products from the definition of a 
     deposit; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Cooley, Mr. Dornan, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 1575. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of the charitable contribution 
     deduction, to allow such deduction to individuals who do not 
     itemize other deductions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Castle, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Klug, Mr. McHale, Mr. Minge, Mr. Shays, 
             and Mrs. Waldholtz):
       H.R. 1576. A bill to amend section of 207 of title 18, 
     United States Code, to tighten restrictions on former 
     executives and legislative branch officials and employees, 
     and for 
     [[Page H4546]] other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House 
     Oversight, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Funderburk, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             and Mr. Salmon):
       H.J. Res. 87. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding citizenship 
     in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
     

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