[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 46 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H3229-H3231]
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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. CALVERT:
       H.R. 3198. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Richardson, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Towns, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Klug, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Fields of Texas, 
             Mr. Rose, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Holden, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mr. Fox, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Cox, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Martini, and Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 3199. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to facilitate 
     the development and approval of new drugs and biological 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Burr, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Brewster, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Holden, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cox, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Heineman, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Martini, and Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 3200. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to increase access to nutritional information 
     about foods, to increase the availability of safe food 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Richardson, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Burr, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Brewster, Mr. Klug, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             McHale, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Holden, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Fox, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cox, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Heineman, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Frisa, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Martini, and Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 3201. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to facilitate the development, clearance, and 
     use of devices to maintain and improve the public health and 
     quality of life of the citizens of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 3202. A bill to decrease military spending to a 
     sensible level by reducing force structure, major weapons 
     system procurement, and other programs; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 3203. A bill to require the administrative agency 
     responsible for adjudicating

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     claims under the workers' compensation provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, to follow certain procedures in seeking 
     medical opinions; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 3204. A bill to require the administrative agency 
     responsible for adjudicating claims under the workers' 
     compensation provisions of title 5, United States Code, to 
     select board certified physicians to provide second opinions; 
     to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 3205. A bill to change the appeals process in the 
     workers' compensation provisions of title 5, United States 
     Code; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Fox):
       H.R. 3206. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to Federal prisoners, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAKER of California (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Cox, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Rogers, Mr. Royce, Mr. Roth, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Towns, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Wilson, and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 3207. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to facilitate utilization of volunteer resources on behalf of 
     the amateur radio service; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BASS:
       H.R. 3208. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to strengthen certain provisions relating to 
     independent expenditures, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 3209. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the maximum amount deferrable under a 457 
     plan for any year to the amount deferrable for such year 
     under a 401(k) plan, and to require that amounts in 457 plans 
     be held in trust; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 3210. A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 
     1956 to clarify that the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System has full discretion with regard to the type 
     and amount of information required to be included in an 
     application to become a bank holding company or to acquire a 
     bank, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. FAWELL:
       H.R. 3211. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to protect employer rights; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 3212. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide a limited overtime exemption for employees 
     performing emergency medical services; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 3213. A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, 
     and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 relating to the dumping of 
     dredged material in Long Island Sound, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3214. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to 
     establish a brownfield cleanup loan program; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 3215. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     repeal the provision relating to Federal employees 
     contracting or trading with Indians; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 3216. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to require that inspections of 
     construction sites carried out under that act shall be 
     conducted by inspectors who have been trained pursuant to 
     standards established by the Secretary of Labor; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H.R. 3217. A bill to provide for ballast water management 
     to prevent the introduction and spread of nonindigenous 
     species into the waters of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. LaTOURETTE:
       H.R. 3218. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers to designate that a portion of their 
     income tax refunds be retained by the United States for use 
     for certain public purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
     Commerce, and Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota):
       H.R. 3219. A bill to provide Federal assistance for Indian 
     tribes in a manner that recognizes the right of tribal self-
     governance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself and Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 3220. A bill to provide for the opportunity for the 
     families of murder victims to attend the execution of the 
     murderers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 3221. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to prohibit the imposition of certain additional fees on 
     consumers in connection with any electronic fund transfer 
     which is initiated by the consumer from an electronic 
     terminal operated by a person other than the financial 
     institution holding the consumer's account and which utilizes 
     a national or regional communication network; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Stark, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Frazer):
       H.R. 3222. A bill to prohibit gag rule clauses, improper 
     incentive programs, and indemnification clauses in health 
     care insurance contracts and health care employment 
     contracts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. 
             LaTourette):
       H.R. 3223. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide mandatory life imprisonment for persons convicted of 
     a second serious violent felony or serious drug offense; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 3224. A bill to improve Federal efforts to combat 
     fraud and abuse against health care programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, Ways 
     and Means, and Commerce, 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. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 3225. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expedite payment adjustments for durable 
     medical equipment under part B of the Medicare Program based 
     upon inherent reasonableness; 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. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 3226. A bill to require that health plans provide 
     coverage for a minimum hospital stay for a mother and child 
     following the birth of the child, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 3227. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to the statewide planning process to provide for 
     greater participation by elected officials having 
     jurisdiction over transportation in nonmetropolitan areas, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
             Kennelly, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Menendez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen):
       H.R. 3228. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of all the brave and gallant 
     Puerto Ricans in the 65th Infantry Regiment of the United 
     States Army who fought in the Korean conflict; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 3229. A bill to require that wages paid under a 
     Federal contract are greater than the local poverty line, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 170. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal

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     year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H.J. Res. 171. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution to permit the Congress to limit 
     contributions and expenditures in elections for Federal 
     office; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       By Mr. ARMEY:
           H. Con. Res. 157. Concurrent resolution providing for 
             an adjournment or recess of the two Houses; 
             considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BROWDER:
       H. Con. Res. 158. Concurrent resolution instructing the 
     Architect of the Capitol to recommend measures to recognize, 
     through the National Statuary Hall, the ongoing contributions 
     of all American citizens, including women; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
             Kennelly, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Menendez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             and Mr. Underwood):
       H. Con. Res. 159. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the heroism of the brave and 
     gallant Puerto Ricans in the 65th Infantry Regiment of the 
     United States Army who fought in the Korean conflict should 
     be commemorated; 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. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 397. Resolution electing Representative James A. 
     Hayes of Louisiana to the Committee on Ways and Means; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. McNulty):
       H. Res. 398. Resolution condemning the construction of a 
     shopping center within the internationally protected zone 
     around the Auschwitz death camp in Poland; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Res. 399. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the promotion of democracy 
     and civil society in Zaire; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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