[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 136 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H11525-H11527]
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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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4228. A bill to provide a process leading to full 
     self-government for Puerto Rico; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 4229. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for prospective payment for home 
     health services under the Medicare Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, 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. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Jacobs, 
             Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Camp, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
             Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Portman, Mr. Laughlin, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Christensen, and Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 4230. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
     improvements in the rehabilitation programs provided for 
     disabled individuals under such Act, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ORTON (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 4231. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exemption from tax for gain on sale of a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas:
       H.R. 4232. A bill to designate the U.S. post office 
     building located at 251 West Lancaster Street in Fort Worth, 
     TX, as the ``Jim Wright Post Office Building''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Walker, Mrs. Morella, and 
             Mr. Hastert);
       H.R. 4233. A bill to provide for appropriate implementation 
     of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 in Federal construction 
     projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Torricelli, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 4234. A bill to require reporting on toxic chemicals, 
     to protect children's health, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FOX:
       H.R. 4235. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to prevent 
     certain abuses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska.
       H.R. 4236. A bill to provide for the administration of 
     certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal 
     taxpayer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 4237. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 with

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     respect to rules governing litigation contesting termination 
     or substantial reduction of retiree health benefits, to 
     require a preponderance of evidence for termination or 
     substantial reduction of retiree health benefits, and to 
     allow court to use extrinsic evidence in determining the 
     intent of a plan; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H.R. 4238. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to enhance tax incentives for charitable contributions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, Transportation and Infrastructure, Commerce, 
     and 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 Mr. BROWN of California:
       H.R. 4239. A bill to provide for the licensing of 
     commercial space reentry vehicles and reentry sites, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM:
       H.R. 4240. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with 
     respect to the marking of golf clubs and golf club 
     components; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Gross):
       H.R. 4241. A bill to amend the National Parks and 
     Recreation Act of 1978 to designate the Marjory Stoneman 
     Douglas Wilderness, to amend the Everglades National Park 
     Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 to designate the Earnest 
     F. Coe Visitor Center, and for other purposes to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mrs. 
             Seastrand, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. 
             Cooley)
       H.R. 4242. A bill to amend the act commonly known as the 
     Antiquities Act to limit further extension or establishment 
     of national monuments in California; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Bunn of Oregon, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 4243. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit certain tax free corporate liquidations into a 
     501(c)(3) organization and to revise the unrelated business 
     income tax rules regarding receipt of debt-financed property 
     in such a liquidation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 4244. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to waive the 3-day prior hospitalization 
     requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services 
     in the case of individuals classified within certain 
     diagnosis-related groups; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOX:
       H.R. 4245. A bill to restrict the access of youth to 
     tobacco products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 4246. A bill to require a study by the U.S. Sentencing 
     Commission of sentencing for drug offenses where domestic 
     violence has been found to occur; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 4247. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to require the National Labor Relations Board to resolve 
     unfair labor practice complaints in a timely manner; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Ms. GREENE of Utah:
       H.R. 4248. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the 
     Medicare Program of certain antibiotics that are parenterally 
     administered in a home setting; 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. GUNDERSON:
       H.R. 4249. A bill to amend and strengthen the Animal 
     Welfare Act; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 4250. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit a State the option of covering community-based 
     attendant services under the Medicaid Program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 4251. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt certain small businesses from the required use 
     of the electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 4252. A bill to establish labor provision and tax 
     provisions for small-business concerns; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mrs. Kennelly):
       H.R. 4253. A bill to enhance the financial security of 
     children by providing for contributions by the Federal 
     Government to child retirement accounts; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By KLECZKA:
       H.R. 4254. A bill to amend the Community Services Block 
     Grant Act with respect to the composition of the boards of 
     community action agencies, and of nonprofit private 
     organizations, that receive funds under such act; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By KLINK:
       H.R. 4255. A bill to encourage the States to streamline the 
     adoption process and make their adoption laws more uniform; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By LAUGHLIN:
       H.R. 4256. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the abatement of interest on deficiencies 
     attributable to certain partnership items; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 4257. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide a one-stop shopping information service for 
     individuals with serious or life-threatening diseases; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 4258. A bill to establish the U.S. Immigration Court; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Evans, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Andrews, and Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 4259. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to authorize Presidential Honors Scholarships to be awarded 
     to all secondary school students in the top 5 percent of 
     their graduating class, to promote and recognize high 
     academic achievement in secondary school, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 4260. A bill to require uniform appraisals of certain 
     leaseholds of restricted Indian lands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 4261. A bill to require the Director of the U.S. Fish 
     and Wildlife Service to expedite issuance of and implement a 
     contingency plan for responding to red tide events involving 
     Florida Manatees, and to authorize the Director to make 
     grants for research and evaluation of potential methods of 
     therapeutic intervention for manatees intoxicated by red tide 
     brevetoxins; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 4262. A bill to save lives and prevent injuries to 
     children in motor vehicles through improved national, State, 
     and local child passenger protection program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 4263. A bill to reinstate the emergency unemployment 
     compensation program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and the Budget, 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. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 4264. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve Medicare treatment and education for 
     beneficiaries with diabetes by providing coverage of diabetes 
     outpatient self-management training services and uniform 
     coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with 
     diabetes; 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. NEUMANN (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 4265. A bill to apply the Buy American Act to 
     articles, materials, and supplies for use outside the United 
     States; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 4266. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to prescribe a salary base for an exemption of an 
     employee from the wage requirements of such act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       H.R. 4267. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require certain disclosure and reports 
     relating to polling by telephone or electronic device, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, 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. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 4268. A bill to provide for a project to demonstrate 
     the application of telemedicine and medical informatics to 
     improving the quality and cost-effectiveness in the delivery 
     of health care services under the Medicare Program and other 
     health programs; 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.

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           By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO:
       H.R. 4269. A bill to relieve the Puerto Rico Housing Bank 
     and Finance Agency and its assignees of liability for certain 
     loans subject to the Truth-in-Lending Act; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 4270. A bill to require reporting on research and 
     development expenditures for drugs approved for marketing, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 4271. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to continue full-time-equivalent resident 
     reimbursement for an additional 1 year under Medicare for 
     direct graduate medical education for residents enrolled in 
     combined approved primary care medical residency training 
     programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, 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. SPRATT:
       H.R. 4272. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     improve public accountability and public safety in the 
     management of hazardous waste facilities; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Dornan):
       H. Con. Res. 224. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     infiltration of North Korean commandos into the sovereign 
     territory of the Republic of Korea on September 18, 1996; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Torres, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Leach, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Engel, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Berman):
       H. Con. Res. 225. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     commitment of the Congress to continue the leadership of the 
     United States in the United Nations by honoring the financial 
     obligations of the United States to the United Nations; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Martini, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Andrews):
       H. Con. Res. 226. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a model curriculum designed to 
     educate elementary and secondary school-aged children about 
     the Irish famine should be developed; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Ms. Harman, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
             Kennelly, and Mr. Wamp):
       H. Con. Res. 227. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the technology program at the National 
     Institute of Justice of the Department of Justice, should be 
     designated as the national focal point for law enforcement 
     technology programs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Markey, and Mr. Cardin):
       H. Con. Res. 228. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     return of or compensation for wrongly confiscated foreign 
     properties in formerly Communist countries and by certain 
     foreign financial institutions; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H. Res. 544. Resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with an amendment in the amendment of the Senate to 
     H.R. 3378; considered under suspension of the rules and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H. Res. 545. Resolution returning to the Senate the bill S. 
     1311; considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H. Res. 547. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that any extension of fast-track 
     negotiating authority to the executive branch for the 
     expansion of the North American Free Trade Agreement [NAFTA] 
     be tied solely to negotiations with the European Union on 
     creation of a Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Area [TAFTA]; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stenholm, and 
             Mr. Klug):
       H. Res. 548. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to allow floor consideration of amendments 
     that are supported by at least 20 percent of the membership 
     of the majority and minority parties of the House; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Ms. PRYCE (for herself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, and Ms. Green of Utah):
       H. Res. 549. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to impose the Ramseyer requirement on 
     conference reports; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin):
       H. Res. 550. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to permit standing committees and 
     subcommittees to designate members to question witnesses for 
     periods not to exceed 30 minutes; to the Committee on Rules.

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