[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 126 (Tuesday, August 1, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8174]
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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. WAMP (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Foley, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Davis, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bass, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Blute, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Tate, Mr. Fox, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Istook, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Zimmer, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Upton, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Heineman, 
             Mr. Burr, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Parker, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Condit, Mr. Saxton, Mr. McKeon, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana, Mr. White, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 2148. A bill to reduce the influence of political 
     action committees in elections for Federal office and to 
     require that more than half of the contributions to a House 
     of Representatives candidate be from in-State individual 
     residents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Traficant, and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 2149. A bill to reduce regulation, promote 
     efficiencies, and encourage competition in the international 
     ocean transportation system of the United States, to 
     eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas:
       H.R. 2150. A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to reduce the cost to 
     the Federal Government of guaranteeing certain loans and 
     debentures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2151. A bill to provide for enhanced penalties for 
     health care fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, the Judiciary, and Government Reform and Oversight, 
     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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             McHale, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and 
             Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 2152. A bill to establish the Independent Commission 
     on Medicare to make recommendations on how to best match the 
     structure of the Medicare Program with the funding made 
     available for the program by Congress, to provide for 
     expedited consideration in Congress of the Commission's 
     recommendations, and to establish a default process for 
     meeting congressional spending targets for the Medicare 
     Program if Congress rejects the Commission's recommendations; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, Rules, and the Budget, 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. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2153. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations 
     and encourage the States to adopt and implement laws 
     prohibiting the operation of certain uncovered commercial 
     motor vehicles on highways; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Poshard):
       H.R. 2154. A bill to privatize environmental testing 
     analysis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and Resources, 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. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Montgomery) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 2155. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     restrict payment, in the case of incarcerated veterans, of 
     the clothing allowance otherwise payable to certain disabled 
     veterans and to create for pension purposes a presumption of 
     permanent and total disability for veterans over age 65 who 
     are patients in a nursing home; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       H.R. 2156. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     change the name of the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance 
     Program to Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, to merge the 
     Retired Reservists' Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
     Program into the Veterans' Group Life Insurance Program, to 
     extend Veterans' Group Life Insurance coverage to members of 
     the Ready Reserve of a uniformed service who retire with less 
     than 20 years of service, to permit an insured to convert a 
     Veterans' Group Life Insurance policy to an individual policy 
     of life insurance with a commercial insurance company at any 
     time, and to permit an insured to convert a Servicemembers' 
     Group Life Insurance policy to an individual policy of life 
     insurance with a commercial company upon separation from 
     service; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 2157. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the termination of Servicemen's Group Life 
     Insurance when premiums are not paid; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Mfume, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hinchey, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 2158. A bill to streamline the regulatory treatment of 
     financial institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
     

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