[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 31, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H1137-H1138]
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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. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 2908. A bill to promote international trade and 
     interstate commerce in the broodstock and seedstock of 
     domesticated salmonid by authorizing the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to provide diagnostic and certification services 
     to reduce the risk of transmission of diseases associated 
     with domesticated salmonid; to the Committee on Resources, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. BASS:
       H.R. 2909. A bill to amend the Silvio O. Conte National 
     Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act to provide that the Secretary of 
     the Interior may acquire lands for purposes of that act only 
     by donation or exchange, or otherwise with the consent of the 
     owner of the lands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 2910. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the restrictions on the lobbying and campaign 
     activities of churches; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 2911. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to limit the tax rate for certain small businesses, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
     
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           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Heineman, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 2912. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a 33 percent 
     reduction in certain assistance to a State under such title 
     unless public safety officers who retire as a result of 
     injuries sustained in the line of duty continue to receive 
     health insurance benefits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Clinger, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina):
       H.R. 2913. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that amounts collected with respect to the provision 
     of health care at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
     center may be retained by that medical center; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2914. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Education with 
     respect to eligibility standards for short term educational 
     programs; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H.R. 2915. A bill to enhance support and work opportunities 
     for families with children, reduce welfare dependence, and 
     control welfare spending; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities, Banking and Financial 
     Services, Government Reform and Oversight, Commerce, the 
     Judiciary, and International Relations, 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             Reed):
       H.R. 2916. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     ensure the safety of towing vessels; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2917. A bill to authorize the Chief of Engineers of 
     the Army Corps of Engineers to make capital improvements for 
     the Washington Aqueduct, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 2918. A bill to deny funds to educational programs 
     that allow corporal punishment; to the Committee on Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. QUINN:
       H.R. 2919. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     for the development and use of brownfields, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways 
     and Means, 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 Michigan (for himself, Mr. Solomon, and 
             Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 2920. A bill to limit the issuance of public debt 
     obligations after December 31, 2001, and to impose maximum 
     limits on the amount of the public debt limit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Canady, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goss, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Peterson of Florida, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2921. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to provide that imported tomatoes are subject to packing 
     standards contained in marketing orders issued by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2922. A bill to amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that 
     Federal funds made available to hire or rehire law 
     enforcement officers are used in a manner that produces a net 
     gain of the number of law enforcement officers who perform 
     nonadministrative public safety services; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 2923. A bill to extend for 4 additional years the 
     waiver granted to the Watts Health Foundation from the 
     membership mix requirement for health maintenance 
     organizations participating in the Medicare Programs; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. FARR (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Ward, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Shays):
       H.J. Res. 158. Joint resolution to recognize the Peace 
     Corps on the occasion of its 35th anniversary and the 
     Americans who have served as Peace Corps volunteers; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Browder, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Klug, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. 
             Quinn):
       H. Con. Res. 137. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that mediators should be used in 
     discussions between Congress and the President to produce a 
     balanced budget; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cox, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H. Con. Res. 138. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the movement toward democracy 
     by the 21 million people of the Republic of China (Taiwan), 
     and addressing the increasingly dangerous behavior of the 
     People's Republic of China; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H. Con. Res. 139. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the George Washington University 
     is important to the Nation and urging that the importance of 
     the university be recognized and celebrated through regular 
     ceremonies; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 140. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to the peace and security 
     of Taiwan; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Jackson, Mr. Wise, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Studds, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. McCarthy, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Payne of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Engel, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Waters, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. Luther):
       H.Res. 354. Resolution relating to a question of the 
     privileges of the House; to the Committee on Rules.

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