[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 116 (Thursday, August 1, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H9705-H9706]
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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. WALKER (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Davis, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Baker of California, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 3936. A bill to encourage the development of a 
     commercial space industry in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science, 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. COBURN (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Largent, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stockman, 
             Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 3937. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act with respect to preventing the transmission of the human 
     immunodeficiency virus, commonly known as HIV, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Mascara):
       H.R. 3938. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a Veterans' Employment and Training Bill of 
     Rights, to strengthen preference for veterans in hiring, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Davis, Mr. Barr, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Longley, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 3939. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer a loan 
     guaranted by an adjustable rate mortgage under chapter 37 of 
     such title; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Thurman, 
             and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3940. A bill to provide for a reduction in the rate of 
     teenage pregnancy through the evaluation of public and 
     private prevention programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 3941. A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located 
     at 500 Pearl Street in New York City, NY, as the ``Ted Weiss 
     United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 3942. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit the geographic reclassification of 
     hospitals for purposes of disproportionate share hospitals 
     for purposes of disproportionate share hospital payment 
     adjustments under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 3943. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to replace the current earned income credit and the 
     personal exemption for children with a refundable credit for 
     families and a refundable credit for each child, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 3944. A bill to permit States to enforce certain State 
     requirements for the labeling of bottled spring water; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 3945. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to promote additional sharing of broadcasting 
     tower facilities to reduce the impact on local communities of 
     station towers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. LaFalce, 
             and Mr. Moakley):
       H.R. 3946. A bill to amend title 28 of the United States 
     Code to provide for a remedy against the United States for 
     claims based upon conduct involving human experimentation, to 
     provide a remedy against the United States with respect to 
     constitutional and human rights violations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Barr, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. 
             Calvert):
       H.R. 3947. A bill to amend the General Education Provisions 
     Act to allow parents access to certain information; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 3948. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide for the use of biological monitoring 
     and whole effluent toxicity test in connection with publicly 
     owned treatment works, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Flake, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Cummings, Miss. Collins of Michigan, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Richardson, 
             Mr. Coleman, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Jackson, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Engel, Mrs. 
             Schroeder, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Clay, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H. Con. Res. 206. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to the threat to the security 
     of American citizens and the U.S. Government posed by armed 
     militia and other paramilitary groups and organizations; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 207. Concurrent resolution approving certain 
     regulations to implement provisions of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 relating to labor-management 
     relations with respect to covered employees, other than 
     employees of the House of Representatives and employees of 
     the Senate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight, 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

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     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 504. Resolution approving certain regulations to 
     implement provisions of the Congressional Accountability Act 
     of 1995 relating to labor-management relations with respect 
     to employing offices and covered employees of the House of 
     Representatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight, 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. FOX:
       H. Res. 505. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to take away the power of the Committee on 
     Rules to report rules or orders waiving the germaneness 
     requirement; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H. Con. Res. 506. Resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress that all parents should be afforded the opportunity 
     to plan ahead for their children's college education through 
     tuition prepayment plans that guarantee college for their 
     offspring at a fixed price; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.

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