[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 26 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H1635]
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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 Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 2991. A bill to require the U.S. Sentencing Commission 
     to amend the sentencing guidelines to provide that a 
     defendant convicted of a crime receive an appropriate 
     sentence enhancement if the defendant possessed a firearm 
     with a laser sighting device during the crime; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
             Cremeans, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Frost, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 2992. A bill to combat crime; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, International Relations, Commerce, 
     Resources, and Banking and Financial Services, 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. HOBSON:
       H.R. 2993. A bill to establish the Forrestal Institute, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 2994. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the extension of certain expiring 
     provisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2995. A bill to provide that service of the members of 
     the group known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during 
     World War II constituted active military service for the 
     purposes of any law administered by the Department of 
     Veterans' Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and 
     in addition to the Committee on National Security, 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. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 2996. A bill to create a commission to encourage 
     cooperation between public sector law enforcement agencies 
     and private sector security professionals to control crime; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 2997. A bill to establish certain criteria for 
     administrative procedures to extend Federal recognition to 
     certain Indian groups, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       H.R. 2998. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit for increases in the worker retraining 
     expenditures of employers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2999. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude certain severance payment amounts from 
     income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. 
             Roemer, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 3000. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     improve safety at public railway-highway crossings, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Payne of 
             New Jersey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Filner, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Velazquez and, Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 3001. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for expanding, intensifying, and coordinating 
     activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
     with respect to heart attack, stroke, and other 
     cardiovascular diseases in women; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CLINGER:
       H. Res. 369. Resolution to provide to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight special authorities to obtain 
     testimony for purposes of investigation and study of the 
     White House Travel Office matter; to the Committee on Rules.

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