[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 24, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H8374-H8375]
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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. FOX (for himself, Mr. Clinger, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 3884. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     require that traditional equitable principles be applied by 
     the U.S. Postal Service in determining whether or not to 
     exercise its temporary detention authority with respect to 
     mail alleged to be deceptive or misleading; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Tate):
       H.R. 3885. A bill to amend section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code, commonly known as the Freedom of Information 
     Act, to provide for greater efficiency in providing public 
     access to information and to provide for public access to 
     information in an electronic format; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 3886. A bill to clarify the intent of the Congress in 
     Public Law 93-362 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     continue to provide for the maintenance of 18 concrete dams 
     and weirs that were located in the Emigrant Wilderness at the 
     time the wilderness area was designated as wilderness in that 
     Public Law; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON:
       H.R. 3887. A bill to repeal the provision of chapter 83 of 
     title 5, United States Code, under which certain Members of 
     Congress are eligible for immediate retirement after serving 
     in nine Congresses; to the Committee on House Oversight, 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. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 3888. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 to allow small communities to use 
     limited space in public facilities acquired, constructed, or 
     rehabilitated using community development block grant funds 
     for local government offices; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 3889. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the taxes on wine to their pre-1991 rates; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Porter, Ms Pelosi, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Lipinski:
       H.R. 3890. A bill to provide for the withdrawal of most 
     forward nation status from Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and 
     to provide for the restoration of such status with respect to 
     Syria if the President determines that Syria is participating 
     in the Middle East peace process in good faith; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 3891. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     provide for the regulation of contracts for the purchase or 
     sale of a commodity for future delivery, which are made on or 
     subject to the rules of a board of trade, exchange, or market 
     located outside the United States, when the commodity is 
     deliverable in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. TORKILDSEN:
       H.R. 3892. A bill to clarify treatment of certain claims 
     and defenses against an insured depository institution under 
     receivership by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 3893. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     prohibit the international export and import of certain solid 
     waste; to the Committee on Commerce.

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           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mrs. Morella)
       H. Con. Res. 199. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a national summit of sports, 
     political, and community leaders should be promptly convened 
     to develop a multifaceted action plan to promote citizenship 
     through sports, emphasizing the aspects of sports culture 
     that promote self-respect and respect for others, and that 
     deter acts of violence, including domestic violence and 
     sexual assault; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H. Con. Res. 200. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the bombing in Dhahran, Saudi 
     Arabia; to the Committee on National Security.

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