[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H10523-H10524]
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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. FILNER:
       H.R. 4080. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     establish programs and undertake efforts to assist and 
     promote the creation, development, and growth of small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by veterans of service 
     in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, 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. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr.

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             Visclosky, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hoke, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 4081. A bill to direct the Secretary of the department 
     in which the Coast Guard is operating to submit to the 
     Congress a plan and cost estimate for the engineering, 
     design, and retrofitting of the icebreaker Mackinaw; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 4082. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     conduct a pilot project on designated lands within the 
     Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests in the State of 
     California to demonstrate the effectiveness of the resource 
     management activities proposed by the Quincy Library Group 
     and to amend current land and resource management plans for 
     these national forests to consider the incorporation of these 
     resource management activities; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     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. SCHAEFER:
       H.R. 4083. A bill to extend certain programs under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 
     1997; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 4084. A bill to amend the Native American Graves 
     Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for Native 
     Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Bachus, and 
             Mr. Lazio of New York):
       H.R. 4085. A bill to terminate the property disposition 
     program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     providing single family properties for use for the homeless; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Gibbons, 
             and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 4086. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) 
     to the products of Mongolia; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BROWDER:
       H.R. 4087. A bill to designate certain Federal lands in the 
     Talladega National Forest in the State of Alabama as the 
     Dugger Mountain Wilderness; to the Committee on Resources, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. CONDIT:
       H.R. 4088. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property from the United States to Stanislaus County, CA; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 4089. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide that recently enacted provisions requiring payment of 
     Federal benefits in the form of electronic funds transfers do 
     not apply with respect to benefits payable under the old-age, 
     survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of 
     the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 4090. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the application of the retail tax on heavy 
     trucks and trailers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 4091. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to establish, for purposes of disability determinations 
     under such title, a uniform minimum level of earnings, for 
     demonstrating ability to engage in substantial gainful 
     activity, at the level currently applicable solely to blind 
     individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOGLIETTA (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Torres, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Ford, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, and Mr. Jackson):
       H.R. 4092. A bill to prevent law enforcement agencies from 
     stopping people on highways because of their race or color; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Molinari, 
             Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Martini):
       H.R. 4093. A bill to require the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to address the aircraft noise problems of New 
     Jersey and Staten Island, NY; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Cox, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hansen, and 
             Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 4094. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for continuing appropriations in the absence of 
     regular appropriations; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 4095. A bill to protect the national information 
     infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOKE.
       H.R. 4096. A bill to encourage and expedite the granting of 
     membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to 
     Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 4097. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to child exploitation offenses; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas:
       H.R. 4098. A bill to enhance the administrative authority 
     of the president of Haskell Indian Nations University, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, 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. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 4099. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the application of the pension 
     nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4100. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to require hospitals participating in the 
     Medicare or Medicaid Program to provide notice of 
     availability of Medicare and Medicaid providers as part of 
     discharge planning and to maintain and disclose information 
     on certain referrals; 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. STUDDS:
       H.R. 4101. A bill to direct the Secretary of the department 
     in which the Coast Guard is operating to provide rescue diver 
     training under the Coast Guard helicopter rescue swimming 
     training program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Scott):
       H.J. Res. 193. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.J. Res. 194. Joint resolution granting the consent of the 
     Congress to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the 
     District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area 
     Transit Regulation Compact; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Miss COLLINS of Michigan (for herself, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frazer, 
             Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Schroeder, Ms. Waters, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
             Norton, and Mrs. Meek of Florida):
       H.J. Res. 195. Joint resolution recognizing the end of 
     slavery in the United States, and the true day of 
     independence for African-Americans; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H. Con. Res. 215. Concurrent resolution to encourage the 
     Secretary of State, foreign nations, and others to work 
     together to help reunite family members separated during the 
     Holocaust; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY:
       H. Res. 523. Resolution designating minority membership to 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.

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