[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 47 (Monday, April 15, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H3386-H3387]
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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. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Dellums) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 3230. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1997 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
     year 1997, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Ortiz) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 3231. A bill to authorize certain construction at 
     military installations for fiscal year 1997, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. EHRLICH:
       H.R. 3232. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to repeal the preadmission screening and resident review 
     [PASARR] requirement for nursing facilities under the 
     Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 3233. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to repeal denial of approval of nurse 
     aide training programs based on reasons not associated with 
     quality or operation; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on 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. BALLENGER (for himself, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Brewster):
       H.R. 3234. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. CANADY (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 3235. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the 
     Office of Government Ethics for 3 years, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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. COMBEST (for himself and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 3236. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to provide a grace period for the prohibition 
     on Consolidated Farm Service Agency [CFSA] lending to 
     delinquent borrowers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. COMBEST:
       H.R. 3237. A bill to provide for improved management and 
     operation of intelligence activities of the Government by 
     providing for a more corporate approach to intelligence, to 
     reorganize the agencies of the Government engaged in 
     intelligence activities so as to provide an improved 
     Intelligence Community for the 21st century, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select), 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. DEUTSCH (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Foley, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Ward, 
             Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 3238. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a national 
     resource center and clearinghouse to carry out, through the 
     Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center for the Recovery 
     of Missing Children, training of State and local law 
     enforcement personnel to more effectively respond to cases 
     involving missing or exploited children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. DICKEY (for himself. Mr. Shays, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Baker of California, 
             Mr. Thornton, Mr. Packard, Mr. Green of Texas, and 
             Mr. King):
       H.R. 3239. A bill to reform the independent counsel 
     statute, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DORNAN (for himself and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 3240. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the prohibition against lobbying; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOGLIETTA (for himself, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Miss Collins of 
             Michigan,  and Ms. McKinney):
       H.R. 3241. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     allow the designation of additional empowerment zones and 
     provide additional incentives for empowerment zones and 
     enterprise communities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Banking and Financial Services, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, International 
     Relations, Commerce, the Judiciary, National Security, and 
     Small Business, 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 and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 3242. A bill to provide for the reporting of deaths of 
     persons in custody; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H.R. 3243. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reduce certain funds if eligible 
     States do not

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     enact certain laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3244. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for individuals who are residents of the 
     District of Columbia a maximum rate of tax of 15 percent on 
     income from sources within the District of Columbia; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 3245. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a deduction for higher education expenses; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 3246. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to protect the consumer with regard to fees imposed in 
     connection with an electronic fund transfer initiated by a 
     consumer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Hilliard, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 3247. A bill to redesignate the Herbert Clark Hoover 
     Department of Commerce Building located at 14th Street and 
     Constitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, as the ``Ronald 
     H. Brown Commerce Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Payne of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
             Frazer):
       H. Con. Res. 160. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     people of the Republic of Sierra Leone on the success of 
     their recent democratic multiparty elections; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 161. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Washington for Jesus 1996 
     prayer rally; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 400. Resolution approving regulations to implement 
     the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 with respect to 
     employing offices and covered employees of the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H. Res. 401. Resolution directing the Office of Compliance 
     to provide educational assistance to employing offices of the 
     House of Representatives regarding compliance with the 
     Accountability Act of 1995 and requiring employing offices of 
     the House of Representatives to obtain the prior approval of 
     the chairman and the ranking minority party member of the 
     Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives 
     of the amount of any settlement payments made under such Act; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.

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