[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 64 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H4800]
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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. BONO (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Barr, and Mr. Flanagan):
       H.R. 3422. A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the 
     United States Code to permit each party to certain contracts 
     to accept or reject arbitration as a means of settling 
     disputes under the contracts; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Clinger, Mr. Packard, Mr. Bono, Mr. Upton, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Largent, Mr. Castle, and Mr. 
             Zeliff):
       H.R. 3423. A bill to provide that an individual may not 
     serve more than two terms as a member of any independent 
     regulatory commission, and to authorize an individual to 
     continue to serve as a member of an independent regulatory 
     commission for not more than 1 year following the expiration 
     of the term of the individual; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. 
             Pomeroy):
       H.R. 3424. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act 
     of 1946 and the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to provide 
     for increased regulation of slaughterhouses; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Payne of 
             Virginia, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Ford, and Ms. McKinney):
       H.R. 3425. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require health insurance coverage and group health 
     plans that provide coverage of childbirth to provide coverage 
     for a minimum inpatient stay following childbirth; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Nussle):
       H.R. 3426. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to apply standards to outpatient physical 
     therapy provided as an incident to a physician's professional 
     services; 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. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. McIntosh, and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 3427. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for the old-age, survivors, and 
     disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-
     employed individuals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OXLEY:
       H.R. 3428. A bill for the relief of certain former spouses 
     of employees of the Federal Government; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 3429. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     provide for annual consumer confidence reports regarding 
     contaminants in drinking water; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 3430. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate the requirement that States pay 
     unemployment compensation on the basis of services performed 
     by election workers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Stearns, 
             and Mrs. Collins of Illinois):
       H.R. 3431. A bill to amend the Armored Car Industry 
     Reciprocity Act of 1993 to clarify certain requirements and 
     to improve the flow of interstate commerce; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             and Mr. Parker):
       H.R. 3432. A bill to designate certain locks and dams of 
     the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H. Con. Res. 173. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     in recognition of the services rendered by this Nation's 
     volunteer firefighters; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. NEUMANN:
       H. Con. Res. 174. Concurrent resolution establishing the 
     congressional budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 
     1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
     fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bryant of 
             Texas, and Mr. Spratt):
       H. Res. 429. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the compliance of the 
     People's Republic of China with its intellectual property 
     rights enforcement agreement with the United States and its 
     accession to the World Trade Organization; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

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