[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 87 (Thursday, June 13, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H6413-H6414]
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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. FRAZER (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bishop, 
             Mr. Thompson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dornan, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 3634. A bill to amend provisions of the Revised 
     Organic Act of the Virgin Islands which relate to the 
     temporary absence of executive officials and the priority 
     payment of certain bonds and other obligations; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 3635. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to enter into an agreement with the Governor of the Virgin 
     Islands, upon request, that provides for the transfer of the 
     authority to manage Christiansted National Historic site; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bass, 
             Mr. Bono, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Burr, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Chrysler, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frisa, 
             Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Graham, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Martini, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
             Weller):
       H.R. 3636. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust 
     funds by requiring the Managing Trustee to invest the annual 
     surplus of such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States and certificates of deposit 
     in depository institutions insured by the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, and to protect such trust funds from 
     the public debt limit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself and Mr. Fox):
       H.R. 3637. A bill to amend chapter 57 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and title 31, United States Code, to provide 
     employees who transfer in the interest of the Government more 
     effective and efficient delivery of relocation allowances by 
     reducing administrative costs and improving services, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Payne of New Jersey):
       H.R. 3638. A bill to reauthorize the Development Fund for 
     Africa under chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BLUTE (for himself and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3639. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 3640. A bill to provide for the settlement of issues 
     and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez 
     Desert Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, and Mrs. Seastrand):
       H.R. 3641. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide 
     for the delegation of dam safety authority to State 
     government; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 3642. A bill to provide for the transfer of public 
     lands to certain California Indian Tribes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stump, 
             and Mr. Montgomery):
       H.R. 3643. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend through December 31, 1998, the period during which the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide 
     priority health care to certain veterans who were exposed to 
     Agent Orange or who served in the Persian Gulf war and to 
     make such authority permanent in the case of certain veterans 
     exposed to ionizing radiation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Moran, Mr. Smtih of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Fattah and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 3644. A bill to prohibit the advertising of distilled 
     spirits on radio and television; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas):
       H.R. 3645. A bill to amend the National Environmental 
     Education Act to extend the programs under the act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Ms. Rivers, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Dooley, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Thompson):
       H.R. 3646. A bill to provide remedies for certain instances 
     of sexual harassment, and to provide additional funding for 
     the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, 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. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Coleman, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Evans, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Frost, and 
             Mr. Jacobs):
       H.R. 3647. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that chaplains killed in 
     the line of duty receive benefits; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 3648. A bill to reestablish the National Science 
     Scholars Program; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Science, 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 Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 3649. A bill to provide for a demonstration project to 
     assess the feasibility and desirability of temporarily 
     placing Federal employees with another agency or other 
     potential employer so as to facilitate the reemployment of 
     individuals facing separation pursuant to a reduction in 
     force; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sabo, and 
             Mr. Johnston of Florida):
       H.R. 3650. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to require States to regard adult relatives who 
     meet State child protection standards as the preferred 
     placement option for children, and to provide for 
     demonstration projects to test the feasibility of 
     establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care 
     for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide safe 
     and appropriate care for the child; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 3651. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to limit expenditures in House of Representatives 
     elections; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Horn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Owens, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Torricelli):
       H.R. 3652. A bill to apply equal standards to certain 
     foreign made and domestically produced handguns; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 3653. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require candidates for the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate to file information included in 
     quarterly candidate reports with the Federal Election 
     Commission within 48 hours of the time the information 
     becomes available, to

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     require all reports filed with the Federal Election 
     Commission to be filed electronically, to require the 
     information contained in such reports to be made available 
     through the Internet, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SPRATT (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Payne of 
             Virginia, Mr. Burr, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Ford, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Levin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Flanagan, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Browder, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
             Quillen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Spence, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Graham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Jones, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Watt of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             McHale, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Engel, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mr. Linder, Mr. Tanner, Ms. Slaughter, 
             and Ms. Danner):
       H.R. 3654. A bill to ensure the competitiveness of the U.S. 
     textile and apparel industry; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TATE:
       H.R. 3655. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     reform Federal prisons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 3656. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     require persons contributing to drinking water contamination 
     to reimburse public water systems for the costs of 
     decontamination; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 3657. A bill to provide pay equity and labor 
     protection for contingent workers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and House 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. VOLKMER:
       H.R. 3658. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for campaign spending limits, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3659. A bill to amend the Tongass Timber Reform Act to 
     ensure the proper stewardship of publicly owned assets in the 
     Tongass National Forest in the State of Alaska, a fair return 
     to the United States for public timber in the Tongass, and a 
     proper balance among multiple use interests in the Tongass to 
     enhance forest health, sustainable harvest, and the general 
     economic health and growth in southeast Alaska and the United 
     States; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Gilman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Cox, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Hunter, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Rose, Mr. Stockman, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Schroeder, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Markey, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Baker of California, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.J. Res. 182. Joint resolution disapproving the extension 
     of nondiscriminatory treatment--most-favored-nation 
     treatment--to the products of the People's Republic of China; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H. Con. Res. 185. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that Members should understand and use 
     the Internet to improve the democratic process, communicate 
     with the Internet community; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Heineman, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Baesler, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Archer, Mr. Talent, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Richardson, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. King, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Ward, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Ford, Mr. Browder, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Farr, Mr. Jackson, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Norton, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Furse, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Kennelly, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Clay, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Clement, 
             Mrs. Schroeder, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Rose, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Hefner, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Flake, Ms. 
             Pryce, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mrs. 
             Collins of Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Armey, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. 
             Baker of California, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Coburn):
       H. Con, Res. 186. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to recent church burnings; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Heineman, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Baesler, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Archer, Mr. Talent, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Richardson, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. King, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Ward, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Ford, Mr. Browder, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Farr, Mr. Jackson, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Norton, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Furse, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Kennelly, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Clay, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Clement, 
             Mrs. Schroeder, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Rose, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Hefner, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Flake, Ms. 
             Pryce, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Fattah, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mrs. 
             Collins of Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Armey, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. 
             Baker of California, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, and Mr. Roemer):
       H. Con. Res. 187. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to recent church burnings; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H. Con. Res. 188. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress with respect to increasing political 
     oppression in Burma; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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