[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 2 (Thursday, January 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H138-H156]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  The following is a complete listing of all bills and resolutions 
introduced on January 7 and 9, 1997.

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, bills and 
resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally 
referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stenholm, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Upton, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Petri, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Graham, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Boehner, and 
             Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 1. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the 
     private sector; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 2. A bill to repeal the United States Housing Act of 
     1937, deregulate the public housing program and the program 
     for rental housing assistance for low-income families, and 
     increase community control over such programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Canady of Florida):
       H.R. 3. A bill to combat violent youth crime and increase 
     accountability for juvenile criminal offenses; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 4. A bill to provide off-budget treatment for the 
     highway trust fund, the airport and airway trust fund, the 
     inland waterways trust fund, and the harbor maintenance trust 
     fund; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Cunningham):

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       H.R. 5. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that 
     act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Clay, and 
             Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 6. A bill to extend the authorization of programs 
     under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Herger, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 7. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the United 
     States of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident 
     aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Bono, and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 8. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to deny entry 
     into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that 
     do not comply with State laws governing motor vehicles 
     emissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 9. A bill to waive certain prohibitions with respect 
     to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play 
     organized professional baseball; referred to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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 Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Castle, 
             and Mr. Lazio of New York):
       H.R. 10. A bill to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial 
     service providers, and for other purposes; referred to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 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. ARCHER:
       H.R. 11. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit political action committees from making 
     contributions or expenditures for the purpose of influencing 
     elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 12. A bill to prevent handgun violence and illegal 
     commerce in handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BASS:
       H.R. 13. A bill to amend the Silvio O. Conte National Fish 
     and Wildlife Refuge Act to provide that the Secretary of the 
     Interior may acquire lands for purposes of that act only by 
     donation or exchange, or otherwise with the consent of owner 
     of the lands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 14. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide maximum rates of tax on capital gains of 14 
     percent for individuals and 28 percent for corporations and 
     to index the basis of assets of individuals for purposes of 
     determining gains and losses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       H.R. 15. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to improve preventive benefits under the Medicare 
     Program; 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. DINGELL:
       H.R. 16. A bill to provide a program of national health 
     insurance, and for other purposes; 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. POMEROY:
       H.R. 17. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage retirement savings by allowing more individuals 
     to make contributions to individual retirement plans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 18. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase to 100 percent the amount of the deduction for 
     the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 19. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a deduction for higher education expenses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 20. A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol 
     to establish a Capitol Visitor Center under the East Plaza of 
     the U.S. Capitol, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 21. A bill to require the general application of the 
     antitrust laws to major league baseball, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 22. A bill to reform the postal laws of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 23. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide for legal accountability for sweatshop 
     conditions in the garment industry, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 24. A bill to provide for State credit union 
     representation on the National Credit Union Administration 
     Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. EHLERS:
       H.R. 25. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the percentage of completion method of 
     accounting shall not be required to be used with respect to 
     contracts for the manufacture of property if no payments are 
     required to be made before the completion of the manufacture 
     of such property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 26. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide that the firearms prohibitions applicable by reason 
     of a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction do not apply if 
     the conviction occurred before the prohibitions became law; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Coble, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Collins, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 27. A bill to protect the right to obtain firearms for 
     security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or 
     home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 28. A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to extend 
     the loan guarantee program for multifamily rental housing in 
     rural areas; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Jackson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 29. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 290 Broadway in New York, NY, as the ``Ronald H. Brown 
     Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EHLERS:
       H.R. 30. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code 
     to make nondischargeable a debt for death or injury caused by 
     the debtor's operation of watercraft or aircraft while 
     intoxicated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 31. A bill to reform the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Lazio of 
             New York):
       H.R. 32. 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:
       H.R. 33. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 to extend the loan guarantee program 
     for Indian housing; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 34. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the 
     United States from making contributions or expenditures in 
     connection with an election for Federal office; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 35. A bill to provide a more effective remedy for 
     inadequate trade benefits extended to the United States by 
     other countries and for restrictions on free emigration 
     imposed by other countries; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Crane, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 36. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-

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     nation treatment) to the products of Mongolia; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 37. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     exempt veterans' organizations from regulations prohibiting 
     the solicitation of contributions on postal property; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 38. A bill to provide a minimum survivor annuity for 
     the unremarried surviving spouses of retired members of the 
     Armed Forces who died before having an opportunity to 
     participate in the survivor benefit plan; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H.R. 39. A bill to reauthorize the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foglietta, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 40. A bill to acknowledge the fundamental injustice, 
     cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United 
     States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and 
     to establish a commission to examine the institution of 
     slavery, subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic 
     discrimination against African-Americans, and the impact of 
     these forces on living African-Americans, to make 
     recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GINGRICH:
       H.R. 41. A bill to provide a sentence of death for certain 
     importations of significant quantities of controlled 
     substances; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 42. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to any employer who employs a member 
     of the Ready Reserve or of the National Guard for a portion 
     of the value of the service not performed for the employer 
     while the employee is performing service as such a member; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 43. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to any employer who employs a member 
     of the Ready Reserve or of the National Guard for a portion 
     of the compensation paid by the employer while the employee 
     is performing service as such a member; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 44. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide limited authority for concurrent payment of retired 
     pay and veterans' disability compensation for certain 
     disabled veterans; to the Committee on National Security, 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 CLEMENT:
       H.R. 45. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula 
     for workers who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom 
     applies the 15-year period of transition to the changes in 
     benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security 
     Amendments of 1977 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide 
     prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 46. A bill to repeal the provision of law under which 
     pay for Members of Congress is automatically adjusted; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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.
       H.R. 47. A bill to make Members of Congress ineligible to 
     participate in the Federal Employees' Retirement System; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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.
       H.R. 48. A bill to limit the duration of certain benefits 
     afforded to former Presidents, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. CONDIT:
       H.R. 49. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     prevent the U.S. Postal Service from disclosing the names or 
     addresses of any postal patrons or other persons, except 
     under certain conditions; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 50. A bill to provide for the operation of a combined 
     post exchange and commissary store at Castle Air Force Base, 
     CA, a military installation selected for closure under the 
     base closure laws, in order to ensure that adequate services 
     remain available to the numerous members of the Armed Forces, 
     retired members, and their dependents who reside in the 
     vicinity of the installation; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       H.R. 51. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that persons retiring from the Armed Forces shall be 
     entitled to all benefits which were promised them when they 
     entered the Armed Forces; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       H.R. 52. A bill to establish a code of air information 
     practices for health information, to amend section 552a of 
     title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, 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 Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Menendez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Green):
       H.R. 53. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish a Higher Education Accumulation Program [HEAP] 
     under which individuals are allowed a deduction for 
     contributions to HEAP accounts; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Campbell, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Lantos, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 54. A bill to amend the Andean Trade Preference Act to 
     prohibit the provision of duty-free treatment under that act 
     for live plants and fresh cut flowers described in chapter 6 
     of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 55. A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, 
     and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 relating to the dumping of 
     dredged material in Long Island Sound, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       H.R. 56. A bill to authorize establishment of a Department 
     of Veterans Affairs ambulatory care facility in Brookhaven, 
     NY; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H.R. 57. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     clarify that residents of certain neighborhoods which are 
     underserved by depository institutions may become members of 
     any Federal credit union which establishes a branch in such 
     neighborhood; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Green, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Engel, Mr. Markey, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Klink, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hamilton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Yates, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Petri, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clay, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. DeFazio, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 58. 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. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Largent, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bliley, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Istook, and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 59. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of 
     individual employees to form, join, or assist labor 
     organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Transportation

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     and Infrastructure, 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. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 60. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide assistance to the Casa Malpais National Historic 
     Landmark in Springerville, AZ; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 61. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     assure that the operations of the Forest Service are free of 
     racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       H.R. 62. A bill to provide relief to State and local 
     governments from Federal regulation; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 63. A bill to designate the reservoir created by 
     Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, CA, as ``Trinity 
     Lake''; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 64. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an inflation adjustment for the amount of the 
     maximum benefit under the special estate tax valuation rules 
     for certain farm, and so forth, real property; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 65. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a 
     service-connected disability to receive military retired pay 
     concurrently with veterans' disability compensation; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 66. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide protections for Medicare beneficiaries who 
     enroll in Medicare managed care plans; 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. HERGER:
       H.R. 67. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit or refund of motor fuel excise taxes on 
     fuel used by the motor of a highway vehicle to operate 
     certain power takeoff equipment on such vehicle; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Green, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Owens, and 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 68. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder 
     shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, 
     subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies 
     during the first 15 days of such month, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 69. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase to 100 percent the amount of the deduction for 
     the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Sanford):
       H.R. 70. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit multicandidate political committee 
     contributions and expenditures in elections for Federal 
     office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 71. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt from the minimum wage and overtime 
     requirements individuals who volunteer their time in order to 
     enhance their occupational opportunities; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 72. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     allow the making of a copy of a computer program in 
     connection with the maintenance or repair of a computer; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 73. A bill to amend section 101 of title 11 of the 
     United States Code to modify the definition of single asset 
     real estate and to make technical corrections; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Flake, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Shays):
       A bill to protect the voting rights of homeless citizens; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. McCARTHY of Missouri (for herself, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Luther, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Mascara, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Mr. blumenauer, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Boswell, and Ms. Jackson-
             Lee):
       H.R. 75. A bill to establish the National Commission on the 
     Long-term Solvency of the Medicare Program; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, and Rules, 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. MORGAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Hefner, and Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 76. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit covered beneficiaries under the military health care 
     system who are also entitled to Medicare to enroll in the 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; to the Committee 
     on National Security, 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. POMEROY:
       H.R. 77. 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. REGULA:
       H.R. 78. A bill to assess the impact of the NAFTA, to 
     require further negotiation of certain provisions of the 
     NAFTA, to establish a commission to review the dispute 
     settlement reports of the World Trade Organization, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. RIGGS:
       H.R. 79. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land in the Six Rivers National Forest in the State of 
     California for the benefit of the Hoopa Valley Tribe; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROEMER:
       H.R. 80. A bill to require the return of excess amounts 
     from the representational allowances of Members of the House 
     of Representatives to the Treasury for deficit reduction; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 81. A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 
     401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, IN, as the ``Robert 
     K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 82. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make higher education more affordable by providing tax 
     benefits to individuals who save for, or pay for, higher 
     education; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 83. A bill to enhance and protect retirement savings; 
     referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 84. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     require radio and television broadcasters to provide free 
     broadcasting time for political advertising; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       H.R. 85. A bill to improve the regulation of explosives and 
     explosive materials, and to prevent the use of explosives 
     against persons and the unlawful use of explosives against 
     property; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Combest, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Thune, Mr. Frost, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
             Crapo):
       H.R. 86. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow farmers to income average over 2 years; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 87. A bill to oppose the provision of assistance to 
     the People's Republic of China by any international financial 
     institution; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 88. A bill to suspend Federal education benefits to 
     individuals convicted of drug offenses; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 89. A bill to require pre-employment drug testing with 
     respect to applicants for Federal employment; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 90. A bill to require random drug testing within the 
     executive branch of the Government; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 91. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to reduce funding if States do not enact 
     legislation that requires the death penalty in certain cases; 
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       H.R. 92. A bill to require random drug testing of Federal 
     judicial branch officers and employees; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.R. 93. A bill to prohibit the importation of foreign-made 
     flags of the United States of America; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BATEMAN:
       H.R. 94. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide an exemption from overtime compensation for 
     firefighters and rescue squad members who volunteer their 
     services; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 95. A bill to ensure that Federal agencies establish 
     the appropriate procedures for assessing whether or not 
     Federal regulations might result in the taking of private 
     property, and to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     report to the Congress with respect to such takings under 
     programs of the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, 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.
       H.R. 96. A bill to provide regulatory assistance for small 
     business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business, 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. UPTON:
       H.R. 97. A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to prohibit Members of Congress after leaving 
     office from representing foreign governments before the U.S. 
     Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 98. A bill to regulate the use by interactive computer 
     services of personally identifiable information provided by 
     subscribers to such services; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 99. A bill to establish a temporary commission to 
     recommend reforms in the laws relating to elections for 
     Federal office; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Martinez, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pastor, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
             Yates):
       H.R. 100. A bill to establish the Commonwealth of Guam, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, 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. BAKER:
       H.R. 101. A bill to amend the National Forest Foundation 
     Act to extend and increase the matching funds authorization 
     for the foundation, to provide additional administrative 
     support to the foundation, to authorize the use of investment 
     income, and to permit the foundation to license the use of 
     trademarks, tradenames, and other such devices to advertise 
     that a person is an official sponsor or supporter of the 
     Forest Service or the National Forest System; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 102. A bill to require the national instant criminal 
     background check system to be established and used in 
     connection with firearms transfers by November 28, 1997; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Martinez):
       H.R. 103. A bill to expedite State reviews of criminal 
     records of applicants for private security officer 
     employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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 for the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Crane, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 104. A bill to authorize the private ownership and use 
     of National Park System lands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BASS:
       H.R. 105. A bill to establish a locally oriented commission 
     to assist the city of Berlin, NH, in identifying and studying 
     its region's historical and cultural assets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 106. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish the teaching hospital and graduate medical 
     education trust fund, 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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 107. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
     be excluded from the budget of the United States Government; 
     to the Committee on the Budget, 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. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 108. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     concerning eligibility for grants to implement alcohol-
     impaired driving countermeasures; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 109. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on 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. CLEMENT:
       H.R. 110. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to ban soft money in elections for Federal office, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 111. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey a parcel of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, 
     CA, to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 112. 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. CONDIT (for himself and Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 113. A bill to amend chapter 11 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to require that each President's budget 
     submission to Congress include a detailed plan to achieve a 
     balanced Federal budget, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Rules, 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. 114. A bill to require the President to submit to the 
     Congress each year an integrated justification for U.S. 
     foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Banking and Financial Services, and 
     Rules, 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. CONYERS:
       H.R. 115. A bill to prohibit the transfer of a firearm to, 
     and the possession of a firearm by, a person who is 
     intoxicated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 116. A bill to apply equal standards to certain 
     foreign made and domestically produced handguns; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 117. A bill to reauthorize the independent counsel 
     statute, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 118. A bill to provide for the collection of data on 
     traffic stops; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 119. A bill to amend the Nationality Act to impose 
     additional conditions on employers of H-1B nonimmigrants; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 120. A bill to make technical corrections to title 11, 
     United States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 121. A bill to repeal the statutory authority for the 
     Corporation for Public Broadcasting; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. 
             Norwood):
       H.R. 122. A bill to amend the National Foundation on the 
     Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to abolish the National 
     Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on the Arts; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Linder, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Talent, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Archer, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Porter, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Herger, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Tanner,

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             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Ewing, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Collins, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Salmon, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 123. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     declare English as the official language of the Government of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 124. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that service performed for an elementary or 
     secondary school operated primarily for religious purposes is 
     exempt from the Federal unemployment tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 125. A bill to make clear that the definition of a 
     base period, under the unemployment compensation law of a 
     State, is not an administrative provision subject to section 
     303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Harman, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Royce, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Talent, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Inglis 
             of South Carolina, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Blunt, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Shays, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Klug, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. White, 
             and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 126. a bill to establish procedures to provide for a 
     deficit reduction lock-box and related downward adjustment of 
     discretionary spending limits; to the Committee on the 
     Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. McHale, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             Jackson):
       H.R. 127. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the exclusion for employer-provided 
     educational assistance and to restore the exclusion for 
     graduate level educational assistance; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 128. A bill to preserve the authority of the States 
     over waters within their boundaries, to delegate the 
     authority of the Congress to the States to regulate water, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     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 Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 129. A bill to provide for the retention of the name 
     of the geologic formation known as Devils Tower at the Devils 
     Tower National Monument in the State of Wyoming; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
             Bilbray):
       H.R. 130. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     the reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, and Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland):
       H.R. 132. A bill to establish a second National Blue Ribbon 
     Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bilbray, and Ms. 
             Harman):
       H.R. 133. A bill to require a temporary moratorium on 
     leasing, exploration, and development on lands of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf off the State of California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Royce, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 131. A bill to provide that a new Federal program 
     shall terminate not later than 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the law that authorizes the program; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM:
       H.R. 134. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide a loan guarantee to the Olivenhain water storage 
     project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kildee, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and 
             Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 135. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require 
     that group and individual health insurance coverage and group 
     health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for 
     mastectomies and lymph node dissections performed for the 
     treatment of breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 136. A bill to amend the National Parks and Recreation 
     Act of 1978 to designate the Majority Stoneman Douglas 
     Wilderness and to amend the Everglades National park 
     protection and Expansion Act of 1989 to designate the Ernest 
     F. Coe Visitor Center; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DICKEY:
       H.R. 137. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services from finding that a State Medicaid plan is not 
     in compliance with title XIX of the Social Security Act 
     solely on the grounds that the plan does not cover abortions 
     for pregnancies resulting from an act of rape or incest if 
     coverage for such abortions is inconsistent with State law; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 138. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate 
     political committees; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. DICKEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Inglis 
             of South Carolina):
       H.R. 139. A bill to reform the independent counsel statute, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 140. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to promote the disclosure of contributions and 
     expenditures made with respect to campaigns for election for 
     Federal office, to ban the use of soft money with respect to 
     such campaigns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       H.R. 141. A bill to establish the Select Commission to 
     Advise on Reforming Elections to issue recommendations for 
     the reform of laws governing the financing of campaigns for 
     election for Federal office, to establish expedited 
     procedures for the consideration of legislation implementing 
     the recommendations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Rules, 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. DUNN of Washington:
       H.R. 142. A bill to require the President to submit a 
     separately identified appropriation request to provide 
     priority funding for the national parks of the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Crane, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 143. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide equity to exports of software; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 144. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make health insurance costs fully deductible for the self-
     employed; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Clement, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Costello, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Jackson, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Ney, Ms. 
             Kaptur, and Mr. Nadler):

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       H.R. 145. A bill to terminate the effectiveness of certain 
     amendments to the foreign repair station rules of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. EMERSON (for herself and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 146. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula 
     for workers who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom 
     applies the 5-year period of transition to the changes in 
     benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security 
     Amendments of 1977, and related beneficiaries, and to provide 
     prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 147. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish an 
     ethnic and minority affairs section; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 148. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to assure that Medicaid disproportionate share hospital 
     payments go directly to Medicaid disproportionate share 
     hospitals; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 149. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to allow certain counties flexibility 
     in spending funds; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Shays, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Kelly, 
             and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 150. A bill to amend the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support 
     Act of 1986 to require that disbursements from the 
     International Fund for Ireland are distributed in accordance 
     with the MacBride principles of economic justice, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 151. A bill concerning paramilitary groups and British 
     security forces in Northern Ireland; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 152. A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse under 
     construction in White Plains, NY, as the ``Thurgood Marshall 
     United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 153. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     exempt noise and access restrictions on aircraft operations 
     to and from metropolitan airports from certain Federal review 
     and approval requirements, and for other purposes, to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 154. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require governmental deferred compensation plans to 
     maintain set asides for the exclusive benefits of 
     participants; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 155. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for designation of overpayments and contributions 
     to the U.S. textbook and technology trust fund, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. English of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 156. 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. 157. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Congressional Medar of Honor posthumously to Brevet 
     Brig. Gen. Strong Vincent for his actions in the defense of 
     Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
             Knollenberg):
       H.R. 158. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 159. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the excise tax treatment of draft cider; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 160. 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.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, and Mr. McDermott)::
       H.R. 161. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to terminate the tax subsidies for large producers of ethanol 
     used as a fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 162. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 163. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to place the burden of proof on the Secretary to prove that 
     the cash method of accounting does not clearly reflect 
     income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. DeLauro,: Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Towns, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Slaughter, and 
             Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 164. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require 
     that group and individual health insurance coverage and group 
     health plans provide coverage for reconstructive breast 
     surgery if they provide coverage for mastectomies; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 165. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal the two-tier annuity computation system applicable to 
     annuities for surviving spouses under the survivor benefit 
     plan for retired members of the Armed Forces so that there is 
     no reduction in such an annuity when the beneficiary becomes 
     62 years of age; to the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 166. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the conditions under which an action may be brought 
     against a State to enforce veterans' reemployment rights, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 167. 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.
       H.R. 168. 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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McHale, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Graham, and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 169. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 to prevent luxurious conditions in 
     prisons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 170. A bill to establish a temporary commission to 
     recommend reforms in the laws relating to elections for 
     Federal office; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 171. A bill to amend section 214 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1980 to make technical 
     corrections; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 172. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that the mandatory separation age for Federal 
     firefighters be made the same as the age that applies with 
     respect to Federal law enforcement officers; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 173. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize donation of 
     surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 174. A bill to require the relocation of a National 
     Weather Service radar tower which is on Sulphur Mountain near 
     Ojai, CA; to the Committee on Science.
       H.R. 175. A bill to prohibit Federal funding for 
     earthquake-related repairs or restoration of Bottle Village 
     in Simi Valley, CA; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 176. A bill to provide for hearing care services by 
     audiologists to Federal civilian employees; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 177. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish a schedule of preventive health 
     care services and to provide for coverage of such services in 
     accordance with such schedule under private health insurance 
     plans and health benefit programs of the Federal Government, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, Veterans' Affairs, and

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     National Security, 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. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 178. A bill to provide for adherence with the MacBride 
     principles of economic justice by United States persons doing 
     business in Northern Ireland, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, 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. GOODLING:
       H.R. 179. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election to 
     Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, and 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. GOSS:
       H.R. 180. A bill imposing certain restrictions and 
     requirements on the leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act of lands offshore Florida, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 181. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of elections for members of 
     the House of Representatives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, 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. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 182. A bill to provide for a livable wage for 
     employees under Federal contracts and subcontracts; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 183. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to prepare and publish annually a consumer 
     guide to prescription drug prices; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 184. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require State Medicaid Programs to provide coverage of 
     screening mammography and screening pap smears; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 185. A bill to establish a commission to study 
     employment and economic insecurity in the workforce in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 186. A bill to provide for the mandatory registration 
     of handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 187. A bill to establish a commission to make 
     recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the 
     House of Representatives and the method by which 
     Representatives are elected; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 188. A bill to establish Federal, State, and local 
     programs for the investigation, reporting, and prevention of 
     bias crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 189. A bill to establish a commission to investigate 
     exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents as a 
     result of the Persian Gulf conflict; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 190. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the establishment of the Everglades National Park 
     in the State of Florida and for other purposes,'' approved 
     May 30, 1934, to clarify certain rights of the Miccosukee 
     Tribe of Indians of Florida; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 191. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to apply the act to a greater percentage of the U.S. 
     work force and to allow employees to take parental 
     involvement leave to participate in or attend their 
     children's educational and extracurricular activities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on 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. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
             Herger):
       H.R. 192. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     evaluate the cost effectiveness of using the Medicare trust 
     funds to reimburse the Department of Defense for certain 
     health care services provided to Medicare-eligible covered 
     military beneficiaries; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, and National 
     Security, 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. HERGER:
       H.R. 193. A bill to amend the National Historic 
     Preservation Act to prohibit the inclusion of certain sites 
     on the National Register of Historic Places and to prohibit 
     the designation of the Mt. Shasta area in the State of 
     California as a historic district, historic sites, or 
     national monument under the National Historic Preservation 
     Act or the Antiquities Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 194. 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 Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 195. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an election to exclude from the gross estate of a 
     decedent the value of certain land subject to a qualified 
     conservation easement, and to make technical changes to 
     alternative valuation rules; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 196. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to limit the applicability of the generation-skipping 
     transfer tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 197. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for 501(c)(3) bonds a tax treatment similar to 
     governmental bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Livingston, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Combest):
       H.R. 198. A bill to limit the types of commercial nonpostal 
     services which may be offered by the U.S. Postal Service; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 199. A bill to provide for greater accountability for 
     Presidential appointees; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 200. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that gain on the sale of a principal residence 
     shall be excluded from gross income without regard to the age 
     of the taxpayer or the amount of the gain; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 201. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax incentives for the economic recovery of areas 
     affected by the loss of employment in the financial 
     institution and real estate sectors; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 202. A bill to clarify the tax treatment of certain 
     disability benefits received by former police officers or 
     firefighters; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 203. A bill to designate the Republic of Korea as a 
     visa waiver pilot program country for 1 year under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 204. A bill to provide financial assistance to Mexican 
     border States for transportation projects that are necessary 
     to accommodate increased traffic resulting from the 
     implementation of the North American Free-Trade Agreement; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KIM:
       H.R. 205. A bill to provide that receipts and disbursements 
     of the highway trust fund, the airport and airways trust 
     fund, the inland waterways trust fund, and the harbor 
     maintenance trust fund shall not be included in the totals of 
     the budget of the U.S. Government as submitted by the 
     President or the congressional budget; to the Committee on 
     the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. KING of New York:
       H.R. 206. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to the 
     late James Cagney; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 207. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make organizations controlled by 
     individuals who promote prejudice or bias based on race, 
     religion, or ethnicity ineligible for assistance under 
     programs administered by the Secretary, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 208. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code to 
     protect the sanctity of religious communications; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 209. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
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     checkoff for a breast and prostate cancer research fund, 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. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 210. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the furnishing of recreational fitness 
     services by tax-exempt hospitals shall be treated as an 
     unrelated trade or business and that tax-exempt bonds may not 
     be used to provide facilities for such services; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Clay, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 211. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to assure continued health insurance coverage of retired 
     workers; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Commerce, and Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. KLINK (for himself and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 212. A bill to amend the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Act to provide for the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development to notify and consult with the unit of 
     general local government within which an assisted multifamily 
     housing project is to be located before providing any low-
     income housing assistance for the project; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
             Stupak):
       H.R. 213. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for contributions to an individual 
     training account; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 214. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     reinstate requirements regarding Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development access to certain information of State 
     agencies, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     allow the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
     reveal certain income tax return information to public 
     housing agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services, 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. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Eshoo, 
             and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 215. A bill relating to the period of availability of 
     certain emergency relief funds allocated under section 125 of 
     title 23, United States Code, for carrying out a project to 
     repair or reconstruct a portion of a Federal-aid primary 
     route in San Mateo, CA; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Green, and Mr. 
             LoBiondo):
       H.R. 216. A bill to amend section 1128B of the Social 
     Security Act to repeal the criminal penalty for fraudulent 
     disposition of assets in order to obtain Medicaid benefits 
     added by section 217 of the Health Insurance Portability and 
     Accountability Act of 1996; 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. LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 217. A bill to amend title IV of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the Federal 
     programs for housing assistance for the homeless into a block 
     grant program that ensures that States and communities are 
     provided sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts 
     effectively; to the committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Frost, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Collins, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 218. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers 
     from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
     handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 219. A bill to establish a Federal program to provide 
     reinsurance for State disaster insurance programs; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 220. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     to clarify the due process protections applicable to 
     directors and officers of insured depository institutions and 
     other institution-affiliated parties, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 221. A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 
     1977 to reduce onerous recordkeeping and reporting 
     requirements for regulated financial institutions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 222. A bill to amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to 
     provide that daylight savings time begins on the first Sunday 
     in March; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 223. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to establish the Presidential Debate Commission on an 
     ongoing basis and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the amount of funds provided under such act for 
     party nominating conventions for any party whose nominee for 
     President or Vice President does not participate in any 
     debate scheduled by the Commission, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 224. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to require each individual registering to vote in 
     elections for Federal office to provide the individual's 
     Social Security number and to permit a State to remove a 
     registrant who fails to vote in two consecutive general 
     elections for Federal office from the official list of 
     eligible voters in election for Federal office on the ground 
     that the registrant has changed residence, if the registrant 
     fails to respond to written notices requesting confirmation 
     of the registrant's residence; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 225. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit certain aliens who are at least 55 years old of 
     age to obtain a 4-year nonimmigrant visitor's visa; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 226. A bill to deem the Florida Panther to be an 
     endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 227. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     conduct a study of mitigation banks, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 228. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow penalty-free withdrawals from IRA's for certain 
     purposes, to increase the amount of tax deductible IRA 
     contributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 229. A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 
     1977, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Fair Housing 
     Act to improve the administration of such acts, to prohibit 
     redlining in connection with the provision of credit, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, 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 Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lazio of 
             New York, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Fowler, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Mica, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. 
             Stearns):
       H.R. 230. A bill to ensure that insurance against the risk 
     of catastrophic natural disasters, such as hurricanes, 
     earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, is available and 
     affordable, and to provide for expanded hazard mitigation and 
     relief, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Horn, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mr. Kim, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Traficant, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 231. A bill to improve the integrity of the Social 
     Security card and to provide for criminal penalties for fraud 
     and related activity involving work authorization documents 
     for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. McDADE:
       H.R. 232. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     require prosecutors in the Department of Justice to be 
     ethical; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McINTOSH:
       H.R. 233. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
     1995; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Norton, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rush, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H.R. 234. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, 
     parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their 
     children's educational and extracurricular activities and to 
     clarify that leave may be taken for routine medical needs and 
     to assist elderly relatives, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 235. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, and 
     the National Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure under 
     the Freedom of Information Act regarding certain individuals; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent 
     Select), 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 236. A bill to prohibit Government contractors from 
     being reimbursed by the Federal Government for certain 
     environmental response costs; to the Committee on National 
     Security, 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. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 237. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that an individual who has been denied 
     benefits by reason of confinement to a public institution by 
     reason of conviction for a sex offense shall continue to be 
     denied benefits, upon completion of such confinement, while 
     continuing to be confined thereafter by court order in a 
     public institution; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 238. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 
     make the act more effective in preventing oil pollution in 
     the Nation's waters through enhanced prevention of, and 
     improved response to, oil spills, and to ensure that citizens 
     and communities injured by oil spills are promptly and fully 
     compensated, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 239. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose penalties on self-dealing between certain tax-
     exempt organizations and disqualified persons, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stump, and 
             Mr. Everett):
       H.R. 240. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that consideration may not be denied to preference 
     eligibles applying for certain positions in the competitive 
     service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Oversight, the Judiciary, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 241. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for capital gains for middle-income 
     taxpayers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 242. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the marriage penalty under the one-time 
     exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence by an 
     individual who has attained age 55; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 243. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to provide for expenditure limitations and public 
     financing for House of Representatives general elections, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, 
     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. PALLONE:
       H.R. 224. A bill to terminate ocean dumping at the Mud Dump 
     Site and other sites within the New York Bight Apex off the 
     coast of New Jersey; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAPPAS:
       H.R. 245. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to phase out the tax of capital gains, to increase the 
     unified credit under the estate and gift taxes, and to 
     increase the maximum benefit under section 2032A to $1 
     million; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 246. A bill to restore the authority of the Secretary 
     of Agriculture to extend existing and expiring contracts 
     under the Conservation Reserve Program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       H.R. 247. A bill to allow for a 1-year extension on 
     Conservation Reserve Program contracts expiring in 1997; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 248. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to require the disclosure of certain information by 
     persons conducting polls by telephone during campaigns for 
     election for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 249. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift 
     taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Filner, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 250. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     extend priority health care to veterans who served during the 
     Persian Gulf war in Israel or Turkey; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Holden, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 251. A bill to establish an Office of Inspector 
     General for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Commerce, and 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. RAHALL:
       H.R. 252. A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to 
     provide for more just procedures for certain claims due to 
     pneumoconiosis; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 253. A bill to modify the requirements applicable to 
     locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with 
     the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 254. A bill to further enhance flood control efforts 
     along the Greenbrier River Basin in the State of West 
     Virginia; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 255. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the deposit of the general revenue portion of 
     highway motor fuel excise tax revenues into the highway trust 
     fund; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REGULA:
       H.R. 256. A bill to provide for the retention of the name 
     of Mount McKinley; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 257. 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.
       H.R. 258. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for mandatory coverage of services furnished 
     by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists under 
     State Medicaid plans; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 259. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 260. A bill to establish a Presidential commission to 
     determine the validity of certain land claims arising out of 
     the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the 
     descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time 
     of the Treaty; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 261. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for Federal funding of foster care 
     and adoption assistance programs of Indian tribes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 262. A bill to amend the act to establish a Redwood 
     National Park in the State of California, to increase 
     efficiency and cost savings in the management of Redwood 
     National Park by authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to 
     enter into agreements with the State of California to acquire 
     from and provide to the State goods and services to be used 
     by the National Park Service and the State of California in 
     the cooperative management of lands in Redwood National Park 
     and lands in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, Jebediah 
     Smith Redwoods State Park, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State 
     Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 263. A bill to provide for the disposition of 
     unoccupied and substandard multifamily housing projects owned 
     by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 264. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to require notice of certain fees imposed by the operator of 
     an automated teller machine in connection with an electronic 
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     consumer at the machine, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 265. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to increase public housing opportunities for intact 
     families; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 266. A bill to evaluate the effectiveness of certain 
     community efforts in coordination with local police 
     departments in preventing and removing violent crime and drug 
     trafficking from the community, in increasing economic 
     development in the community, and in preventing or ending 
     retaliation by perpetrators of crime against community 
     residents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 267. A bill to require States to impose criminal 
     penalties on persons who willfully fail to pay child support, 
     as a condition of Federal funding of State child support 
     enforcement programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 268. A bill to enhance competition in the financial 
     services sector and merge the commercial bank and savings 
     association charters; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services, 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 269. A bill to provide for a role models academy 
     demonstration program; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 270. A bill to amend part B of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for a set-aside of funds for States 
     that have entered certain divorce laws, to amend the Legal 
     Services Corporation Act to prohibit the use of funds made 
     available under the act to provide legal assistance in 
     certain proceedings relating to divorces and legal 
     separations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, 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 Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 271. A bill to establish a second National Blue Ribbon 
     Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 272. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the consideration 
     of retroactive tax increases; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 273. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     require States to use electronic benefit transfer systems, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 274. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     require a credit card issuer to disclose, in any preapproved 
     application, solicitation, or offer to open a credit card 
     account under an open end consumer credit plan, each rate of 
     interest that will actually apply to any credit extended 
     under such plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 275. A bill to combat domestic terrorism; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 276. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a $100,000 lifetime deduction for net capital gain; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 277. A bill to increase penalties and strengthen 
     enforcement of environmental crimes, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, Agriculture, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and 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. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 278. A bill to make changes in Federal juvenile 
     justice proceedings, and to foster youth development and 
     prevent juvenile crime and delinquency; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, 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. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Bono, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Jackson, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Miller of California, and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 279. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Francis Albert Sinatra; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 280. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to implement the recommendations of the joint 
     board concerning universal service support for schools and 
     libraries; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 281. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to apply to Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education 
     the same student loan default rate limitations applicable to 
     historically black colleges and universities; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 282. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building 
     located at 153 East 110th Street, New York, NY, as the 
     ``Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 283. A bill to permit members of the House of 
     Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public 
     elementary and secondary schools designated by the members; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 284. A bill to repeal the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 
     and the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) 
     Act of 1996; to the Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 285. A bill to reinstate the authorization of cash 
     remittances to family members in Cuba under the Cuban assets 
     control regulations; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       H.R. 286. A bill to protect the constitutional right to 
     travel to foreign countries; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H.R. 287. A bill to allow for news bureau exchanges between 
     the United States and Cuba; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       H.R. 288. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the 
     Medicare Program of medical nutrition therapy services of 
     registered dietitians and nutrition professionals; 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..
       H.R. 289. A bill to amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that 
     consumers receive notification regarding food products 
     produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on 
     which sewage sludge was applied; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, 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.
       H.R. 290. A bill to provide demonstration grants to 
     establish clearing houses for the distribution to community-
     based organizations of information on prevention of youth 
     violence and crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
       H.R. 291. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for designation of overpayments and contributions 
     to the United States Library Trust Fund, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. SHADEGG (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. White, 
             Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 292. A bill to require Congress to specify the source 
     of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of 
     laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 293. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 294. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat for unemployment compensation purposes Indian tribal 
     governments the same as State or local units of government or 
     as nonprofit organizations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 295. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian 
     tribal governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 296. A bill to privatize the Federal Power Marketing 
     Administrations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
             Gejdenson):
       H.R. 297. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for programs of research on prostate cancer; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
             Lipinski):
       H.R. 298. A bill to require recreational camps to report 
     information concerning deaths and certain injuries and 
     illnesses to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to 
     direct the Secretary to collect the information in a central 
     data system, to establish

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     a President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 299. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     payment of U.S. arrearages in assessed contributions to the 
     United Nations for prior years and to authorize 
     appropriations for the payment of assessed contributions of 
     the United States for U.N. peacekeeping operations; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SHAYS:
       H.R. 300. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit a State located within 5 miles of an airport in 
     another State to participate in the process for approval of 
     airport development projects at the airport; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 301. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of early detection of 
     prostate cancer and certain drug treatment services under 
     part B of the Medicare Program and to amend chapter 17 of 
     title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage of such 
     early detection and treatment services under the programs of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and 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. SKAGGS (for himself and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 302. A bill entitled ``Rocky Mountain National Park 
     Wilderness Act of 1997''; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 303. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have service-
     connected disabilities to receive compensation from the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs concurrently with retired pay, 
     without deduction from either; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 304. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to employment opportunities in the Department of 
     Health and Human Services for women who are scientist, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Fazio 
             of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Holden, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Manton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 305. A bill to provide protection from sexual 
     predators; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Watt 
             of North Carolina, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 306. A bill to prohibit discrimination against 
     individuals and their family members on the basis of genetic 
     information, or a request for genetic services; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 307. A bill to amend the vaccine injury compensation 
     portion of the Public Health Service Act to permit a petition 
     for compensation to be submitted within 48 months of the 
     first symptoms of injury; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 308. A bill to amend chapter 15 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to eliminate the provision prohibiting certain 
     State and local employees from seeking elective office; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 309. A bill to prohibit federally sponsored research 
     pertaining to the legalization of drugs; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 310. A bill to require random drug testing of Federal 
     legislative branch Members, officers, and employees; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 311. A bill to amend the Taiwan Relations Act; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 312. A bill to prohibit United States voluntary and 
     assessed contributions to the United Nations if the United 
     Nations imposes any tax or fee on U.S. persons or continues 
     to develop or promote proposals for such taxes or fees; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 313. A bill to amend the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 
     to eliminate the discretion of the court in connection with 
     the denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
     certain drug offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 314. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     modify the death penalty for drug kingpins; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 315. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the child care credit for lower-income working 
     parents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 316. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a refundable income tax credit for the recycling 
     of hazardous wastes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 317. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of a 
     principal resident by a first-time homebuyer; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 318. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a Federal income tax credit for tuition; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 319. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
     fellowships and to restore the deduction for interest on 
     educational loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 320. A bill to prohibit the entry into the United 
     States of items produced, grown, or manufactured in the 
     People's Republic of China with the use of forced labor; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 321. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow health insurance premiums to be fully deductible to 
     the extent not in excess of $3,000; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 322. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any 
     benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or 
     her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement 
     to benefits for that month) and that such individual's 
     benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent 
     proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding 
     the date of such individual's death; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 323. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that tax-exempt interest shall not be taken into 
     account in determining the amount of Social Security benefits 
     included in gross income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 324. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to an 
     exemption equivalent of $1,200,000, and to provide a cost-of-
     living adjustment for such amount; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 325. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the unrelated business income tax shall apply 
     to the gaming activities of Indian tribes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 326. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside 
     income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits 
     thereunder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 327. A bill to prohibit retroactive Federal income tax 
     rate increases; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 328. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     prohibit health issuers and group health plans from 
     discriminating against individuals on the basis of genetic 
     information; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
       H.R. 329. A bill to require States that receive funds under 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enact a 
     law that requires the expulsion of students who are convicted 
     of a crime of violence; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 330. A bill to repeal the provision of law under which 
     pay for Members of Congress is automatically adjusted; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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.
       H.R. 331. A bill to prohibit foreign assistance to Russia 
     unless certain requirements relating to Russian intelligence 
     activities, relations between Russia and certain countries, 
     Russian arms control policy, and the reform of the Russian 
     economy are met; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be

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     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 332. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and 
     the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect 
     to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
       H.R. 333. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     require that courts, upon the criminal conviction under that 
     act, notify the employer of the convicted person; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. 
             Herger):
       H.R. 334. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to bring more balance into the negotiation of tribal-State 
     compacts, to require an individual participating in class II 
     or class III Indian gaming to be physically present at the 
     authorized gaming activity, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, 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 Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 335. A bill to establish the Commission on the Future 
     for America's Veterans; to the Committee on Rules, 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. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Norwood, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Royce, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 336. A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security 
     trust funds by reconstituting the boards of trustees of such 
     trust funds and the managing trustee of such trust funds to 
     increase their independence, by providing for annual 
     investment plans to guide investment of amounts in such trust 
     funds, and by removing unnecessary restrictions on investment 
     and disinvestment of amounts in such trust funds; 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 337. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure 
     access to services and prevent fraud and abuse for enrollees 
     of managed care plans, to amend standards for Medicare 
     supplemental polices, to modify the Medicare select program, 
     and to provide other protections for beneficiaries of health 
     plans generally, 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. McHale, Mr. Manton, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Houghton, and 
             Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 338. A bill to prospectively repeal section 210 of the 
     Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H.R. 339. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a national standard in accordance with which 
     nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms 
     in the State, and to exempt qualified current and former law 
     enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying 
     of concealed handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 340. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the withholding of income taxes and to require 
     individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Minge, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 341. A bill to establish limitations with respect to 
     the disclosure and use of genetic information, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. STEARNS:
       H.R. 342. A bill to provide for the comparable treatment of 
     Federal employees and Members of Congress and the President 
     during a period in which there is a Federal Government 
     shutdown; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Hamilton, and Ms. Danner):
       H.R. 343. A bill to provide that pay for Members of 
     Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to 
     take effect in a year immediately following a fiscal year in 
     which a deficit in the budget of the U.S. Government exists; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 344. A bill to establish the bipartisan Commission on 
     the future of Medicare to make findings and issue 
     recommendations on the future of the Medicare program; 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. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 345. A bill to repeal the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 346. A bill to clarify the effect on the citizenship 
     of an individual of the individual's birth in the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Callahan):
       H.R. 347. A bill to effect a moratorium on immigration by 
     aliens other than refugees, priority workers, and the spouses 
     and children of U.S. citizens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 348. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes 
     to an amount equivalent to a $1,000,000 exclusion; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 349. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside 
     income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits 
     thereunder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 350. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1986 to encourage States to 
     enact a law enforcement officer's bill of rights, to provide 
     standards and protection for the conduct of internal police 
     investigations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 351. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make appropriate improvements to a county road located in 
     the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, and to prohibit 
     construction of a scenic shoreline drive in that national 
     lakeshore; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 352. A bill to provide for return of excess amounts 
     from official allowances of Members of the House of 
     Representatives to the Treasury for deficit reduction; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, 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. TANNER (for himself and Mr. Clement):
       H.R. 353. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the treatment of educational grants by private 
     foundations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 354. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the 
     United States from making contributions in connection with an 
     election for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 355. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to require the national committees of political 
     parties to file pre-general election reports with the Federal 
     Election Commission without regard to whether or not the 
     parties have made contributions or expenditures under such 
     act during the periods covered by such reports; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 356. A bill to improve health status in medically 
     disadvantaged communities through comprehensive community-
     based managed care programs; to the Committee on Commerce.

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       H.R. 357. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to fund adolescent health demonstration 
     projects; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 358. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to reduce infant mortality through improvement of 
     coverage of services to pregnant women and infants under the 
     Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 359. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require State Medicaid programs to provide coverage of 
     screening mammography and screening pap smears; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 360. 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.
       H.R. 361. A bill to require the Consumer product Safety 
     Commission to ban toys which in size, shape, or overall 
     appearance resemble real handguns; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 362. A bill to improve Federal enforcement against 
     health care fraud and abuse; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 363. A bill to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields 
     Research and Public Information Dissemination Program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, 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.
       H.R. 364. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for Medicare contracting reforms, and 
     for other purposes; 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.
       H.R. 365. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 
     the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis 
     of affectional or sexual orientation, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Thompson, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Hyde, Ms. Norton, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 366. A bill to require the surgical removal of 
     silicone gel and saline filled breast implants, to provide 
     for research on silicone and other chemicals used in the 
     manufacture of breast implants, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 367. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to place the burden of proof on the Secretary of the Treasury 
     in civil cases and on the taxpayer in administrative 
     proceedings, to require 15 days notice and judicial consent 
     before seizure, to exclude civil damages for unauthorized 
     collection actions from income, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD:
       H.R. 368. A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam to 
     provide the government of Guam with a right-of-first refusal 
     regarding excess Federal real property located in Guam; to 
     the Committee on Resources, 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. VENTO:
       H.R. 369. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to prescribe rules to protect public safety by 
     preventing broadcasts that create hazards for motorists; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 370. A bill to require that wages paid under a Federal 
     contract are greater than the local poverty line, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 371. A bill to expedite the naturalization of aliens 
     who served with special guerrilla units in Laos; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 372. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an exclusion from gross income for that portion of 
     a governmental pension received by an individual which does 
     not exceed the maximum benefits payable under title II of the 
     Social Security Act which could have been excluded from 
     income for the taxable year; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 373. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     strengthen existing protections for small business 
     participation in Federal contracting opportunities, to 
     provide for assessments of the impacts on small businesses of 
     the steadily increasing use of contract bundling by the 
     procurement activities of the various Federal agencies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 374. A bill to amend the act popularly known as the 
     Sikes Act to enhance fish and wildlife conservation and 
     natural resources management programs; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, 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.

                      [Submitted January 9, 1997]

           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 382. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for the payment of postsecondary 
     education expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McHale, Mr. Manton, Mr. Miller 
             of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Molinari, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Traficant, and 
             Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 383. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of early detection of 
     prostate cancer and certain drug treatment services under 
     part B of the Medicare Program, to amend chapter 17 of title 
     38, United States Code, to provide for coverage of such early 
     detection and treatment services under the programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and to expand research and 
     education programs of the National Institutes of Health and 
     the Public Health Service relating to prostate cancer; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 384. A bill to exclude certain veterans' compensation 
     and pension amounts from consideration as adjusted income for 
     purposes of determining the amount of rent paid by a family 
     for a dwelling unit assisted under the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 385. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the participation of the public in 
     governmental decisions regarding the location of group homes 
     established pursuant to the program of block grants for the 
     prevention and treatment of substance abuse; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 386. A bill to substitute evaluations of educational 
     quality for cohort default rates in eligibility 
     determinations for proprietary institutions of higher 
     education under the Federal student assistance programs; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Condit, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Pascrell, and Mr. Dickey):
       H.R. 387. A bill to terminate the authorities of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 388. A bill to prohibit all United States military and 
     economic assistance for Turkey until the Turkish Government 
     takes certain actions to resolve the Cyprus problem and 
     complies with its obligations under international law; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 389. A bill concerning denial of passports to 
     noncustodial parents subject to State arrest warrants in 
     cases of nonpayment of child support; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H.R. 390. A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to increase to 5 years the period during which 
     former Members of Congress may not engage in certain lobbying 
     activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 391. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives for investments in tax enterprise zone 
     businesses and domestic businesses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 392. A bill to provide for economic growth by reducing 
     income taxes for most Americans, by encouraging the purchase 
     of American-made products, and by extending transportation-
     related spending, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, Banking and Financial Services, and 
     Appropriations, 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. PALLONE (for himself Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Kennelly 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Markey):

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       H.R. 393. A bill to prohibit the commercial harvesting of 
     Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive 
     economic zone; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan:
       H.R. 394. A bill to provide for the release of the 
     reversionary interest held by the United States in certain 
     property located in the County of Iosco, MI; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 395. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to simplify the assessment and collection of the excise tax 
     arrows; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska:
       H.R. 396. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the alternative minimum tax shall not apply 
     to installment sales of farm property; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 397. A bill to require that the President transmit to 
     Congress, that the congressional Budget Committees report, 
     and that the Congress consider a balanced budget for each 
     fiscal year; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Rules, 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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 398. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems from 
     subtitle C permit requirements; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McHugh, Mr. King of New York, 
             and Mr. Gilmor):
       H.R. 399. A bill to prohibit the provision of financial 
     assistance by the Federal Government to any person who is 
     more than 60 days delinquent in the payment of any child 
     support obligation; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Goodlate, 
             and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 400. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, 
     with respect to patents, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. Hyde (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 401. A bill to modify the application of the antitrust 
     laws to encourage the licensing and other use of certain 
     intellectual property; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 402. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employers a tax credit for hiring displaced 
     homemakers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 403. A bill to modify the provision of law which 
     provides a permanent appropriation for the compensation of 
     Members of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     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. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Horn, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 404. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer 
     to State and local governments of certain surplus property 
     for use for law enforcement or public safety purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 405. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of expanded nursing 
     facility and in-home services for dependent individuals under 
     the Medicare Program, to provide for coverage of outpatient 
     prescription drugs under part B of such program, and for 
     other purposes; 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             McHale, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 406. A bill to establish the Independent Commission on 
     Medicare to make recommendations on how to best match the 
     structure of the Medicare Program with the funding made 
     available for the program by Congress, to provide for 
     expedited consideration in Congress of the Commission's 
     recommendations, and to establish a default process for 
     meeting congressional spending targets for the Medicare 
     Program if Congress rejects the Commission's recommendations; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, Rules, 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. FAZIO of California (for himself, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Norwood, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 407. A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for breast-cancer research through the voluntary 
     purchase of certain specially issued U.S. postage stamps; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Bilbray, 
             and Mr. Kolbe):
       H.R. 408. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. McHale, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Sam Johnson):
       H.R. 409. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     restore the provisions of chapter 76 of that title (relating 
     to missing persons) as in effect before the amendments made 
     by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
     1997; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Baesler, Mr. Jones, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Burr 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Collins, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Graham, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Mica, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 410. A bill to prohibit the use of any tobacco or 
     tobacco product as a sponsor of an event of the National 
     Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing, its agents or 
     affiliates, or any other professional motor sports 
     association by the Secretary of Health and Human Services or 
     any other instrumentality of the Federal Government; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 411. A bill to restore freedom of choice to women in 
     the uniformed services serving outside the United States; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 412. A bill to approve a settlement agreement between 
     the Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket 
     Irrigation District, to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 413. A bill to prohibit further extension or 
     establishment of any national monument in Washington State 
     without full public participation and an express Act of 
     Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, 
             and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 414. A bill to authorize the use of the Medicare trust 
     funds to reimburse the Department of Defense for certain 
     health care services provided to Medicare-eligible covered 
     military beneficiaries; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and National 
     Security, 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. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Crane, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, and Mr. Linder):
       H.R. 415. A bill to modify the application of the antitrust 
     laws to health care provider networks that provide health 
     care services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 416. A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to further restrict Federal officers and 
     employees from representing or advising foreign entities 
     after leaving Government service; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H.R. 417. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide annual screening mammography and 
     waive deductibles and coinsurance for screening mammography 
     under the Medicare Program: 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Ensign):

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       H.R. 418. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of an annual screening 
     mammography under part B of the Medicare Program for women 
     age 65 or older; 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Minge, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 419. A bill to establish a temporary commission to 
     recommend reforms in the laws relating to elections for 
     Federal office; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 420. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business 
     stock and to allow nonrecognition on gain from the sale of 
     such stock if other small business stock is purchased; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 421. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require State Medicaid plans to provide coverage of 
     screening mammography; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 422. A bill to require the Commissioner of the Bureau 
     of Labor Statistics to conduct time use surveys of 
     unremunerated work performed in the United States and to 
     calculate the monetary value of such work; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Poshard, 
             and Mr. Klink):
       H.R. 423. A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to 
     impose civil monetary penalties against persons disseminating 
     false political advertisements; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 424. A bill to provide for increased mandatory minimum 
     sentences for criminals possessing firearms, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 425. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     punish false statements during debate on the floor of either 
     House of Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. Smith of Oregon, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Crapo, Mr. LaHood, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Minge, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Leach, Mr. Latham, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Tanner, Ms. Danner, Mr. Costello, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Hill, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hobson, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Bono, Mr. Berry, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Cook, and Mr. 
             Hutchinson):
       H.R. 426. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the alternative minimum tax shall not apply 
     to installment sales of farm property; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 427. A bill to allow for a 1-year extension on 
     Conservation Reserve Program contracts expiring in 1997; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H.R. 428. A bill to provide that the property of innocent 
     owners is not subject to forfeiture under the laws of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 429. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for special immigrant status for NATO civilian 
     employees in the same manner as for employees of 
     international organizations; to the committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 430. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided 
     educational assistance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 431. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to allow employees in classified positions in community 
     colleges to serve in certified or other academic capacities; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 432. A bill to amend title 10, United States code, to 
     provide for the issuance of a nuclear radiation medal to 
     persons who while members of the Armed Forces participated in 
     an activity resulting in risk of exposure to nuclear 
     radiation; to the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 433. A bill to enhance the National Park System, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 434. A bill to provide for the conveyance of small 
     parcels of land in the Carson National Forest and the Santa 
     Fe National Forest, NM, to the village of El Rito and the 
     town of Jemez Springs, NM; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 435. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     uniform accounting systems, accounting standards, and 
     accounting reporting systems in the Federal Government, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 436. A bill to eliminate certain benefits for Members 
     of Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     National Security, 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 437. A bill to reauthorize the National Sea Grant 
     College Program Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Petri, Mr. Klug, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kind of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Minge, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Vento, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 438. A bill to rescind the consent of Congress to the 
     Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 439. A bill to prohibit acquisitions of land or waters 
     for the National Wildlife Refuge System if wildlife refuge 
     revenue sharing payments have not been made for the preceding 
     fiscal year; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 440. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow certain corporations and certain trusts to be 
     shareholders of subchapter S corporations; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 441. A bill to repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 
     1974; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, 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. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 442. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income up to $500,000 of gain on the 
     sale of a principle residence and up to $500,000 of gain on 
     the sale of farmland; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 443. A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to deny Medicare payment with respect to 
     nonprofit hospitals that transfer assets or control to for-
     profit entities without approval; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Green, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. 
             Rivers, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 444. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     assist in assuring health coverage for workers over 55 who 
     leave employment; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 445. A bill to provide that the firearms prohibitions 
     applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor 
     conviction do not apply to government entities; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. McIntosh,

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             Mr. Livingston, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Dunn 
             of Washington, Mr. Crane, Mr. Graham, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 446. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage savings and investment through individual 
     retirement accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
             Poshard):
       H.R. 447. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     require the U.S. Postal Service to accept a change-of-address 
     order from a commercial mail receiving agency and to forward 
     mail to the new address; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BACHUS:
       H.R. 448. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of early detection of 
     prostate cancer and certain drug treatment services under 
     part B of the Medicare Program, to amend chapter 17 of title 
     38, United States Code, to provide for coverage of such early 
     detection and treatment services under the programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and to expand research and 
     education programs of the National Institutes of Health and 
     the Public Health Service relating to prostate cancer; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and 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.

  The following is a complete listing of all bills and resolutions 
introduced on January 7 and 9, 1997.

           By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Baker, Mr. Minge, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Edwards, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hansen, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Kim, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Luther, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Portman, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Talent, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Turner, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. White, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Boswell):
       H.J. Res. 1. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the U.S. 
     Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of 
     tax legislation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Inglis 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Armey, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Cox of California, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cook, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pease, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Weller, Mr. White, 
             Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Minge):
       H.J. Res. 2. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States with respect to the number 
     of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Sanford, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Chabot):
       H.J. Res. 3. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States limiting the period of time 
     U.S. Senators and Representatives may serve; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.J. Res. 4. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States to provide that no person 
     born in the United States will be a U.S. citizen on account 
     of birth in the United States unless both parents are either 
     U.S. citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence at the time of the birth; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Talent, 
             and Mr. Graham):
       H.J. Res. 5. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States with respect to the terms 
     of Senators and Representatives; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.J. Res. 6. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States limiting the terms of 
     offices of Members of Congress and increasing the term of 
     Representatives to 4 years; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Collins, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Christensen, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Camp, and Mr. Graham):
       H.J. Res. 7. Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Barton of Texas):
       H.J. Res. 8. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States with respect to the number 
     of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.J. Res. 9. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress to 
     limit expenditures in elections for Federal office; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.J. Res. 10. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States authorizing the 
     Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of 
     the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties 
     for that act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 11. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the 
     U.S. Government and for greater accountability in the 
     enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 12. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary 
     school prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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       H.J. Res. 13. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
     right to life; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.J. Res. 14. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United Stats to permit the Congress 
     to limit contributions and expenditures in elections for 
     Federal office; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.J. Res. 15. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States barring Federal 
     unfunded mandates to the States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.J. Res. 16. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide for 4-year 
     terms for Representatives and to limit the number of 
     consecutive terms Senators and Representatives may serve; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barrett of 
             Washington, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Markey, and 
             Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.J. Res. 17. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to 
     contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections 
     for Federal and State office; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.J. Res. 18. Joint resolution entitled the ``Citizen's Tax 
     Protection Amendment'', proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States to prohibit retroactive 
     taxation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.J. Res. 19. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22d 
     article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the 
     number of terms an individual may serve as President; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.J. Res. 20. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding school 
     prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 21. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
     proposal and the enactment of laws by popular vote of the 
     people of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 22. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of 
     consecutive terms for Members of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.J. Res. 23. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide for 4-year 
     terms for Representatives and to provide that no person may 
     serve as a Representative for more than 12 years; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 24. Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

                      [Submitted January 9, 1997]

           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 25. Joint resolution making technical corrections 
     to the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public 
     Law 104-208), and for other purposes; considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Klug, Mr. Baker, and Mr. 
             Metcalf):
       H.J. Res. 26. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide that no 
     person born in the United States will be a U.S. citizen 
     unless a parent is a U.S. citizen, is lawfully in the United 
     States, or has a lawful immigration status at the time of the 
     birth; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. 
             McCollum):
       H.J. Res. 27. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide for 4-year 
     terms for Representatives, to provide that Representatives 
     shall be elected in the same year as the President, and to 
     limit the number of terms Senators and Representatives may 
     serve; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself and Mr. Wise):
       H.J. Res. 28. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to abolish the 
     electoral college and to provide for the direct popular 
     election of the President and Vice President of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.J. Res. 29. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding the liability 
     of Members of Congress for false statements made in carrying 
     out their official duties; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H.J. Res. 30. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to restrict annual 
     deficits by limiting the public debt of the United States and 
     requiring a favorable vote of the people on any law to exceed 
     such limits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.J. Res. 31. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to allow the States to 
     limit the period of time U.S. Senators and Representatives 
     may serve; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  The following is a complete listing of all bills and resolutions 
introduced on January 7 and 9, 1997.

           By Mr. COBLE:
       H. Con. Res. 1. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that retirement benefits for Members of 
     Congress should not be subject to cost-of-living adjustments; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Clay, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Owens):
       H. Con. Res. 2. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress with respect to the threat to the security of 
     American citizens and the United States Government posed by 
     armed militia and other paramilitary groups and 
     organizations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H. Con. Res. 3. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction 
     for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home 
     should not be further restricted; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H. Con. Res. 4. Concurrent resolution entitled ``English 
     Plus Resolution''; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. McHale):
       H. Con. Res. 5. Concurrent resolution for the approval of 
     regulations of the Office of Compliance under the 
     Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 relating to the 
     application of chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

                      [Submitted January 9, 1997]

           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Klink, Mr. Gekas, and 
             Mr. Engel):
       H. Con. Res. 6. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     protection and continued livelihood of Eastern Orthodox 
     Ecumenical Patriarchate; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H. Con. Res. 7. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the President should seek to negotiate a 
     new base rights agreement with the Government of Panama to 
     permit the United States Armed Forces to remain in Panama 
     beyond December 31, 1999, and to permit the United States to 
     act independently to continue to protect the Panama Canal; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Con. Res. 8. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress with respect to the significance of maintaining 
     the health and stability of coral reef ecosystems; to the 
     Committee on Resources.

  The following is a complete listing of all bills and resolutions 
introduced on January 7 and 9, 1997.

                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, bills and 
resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally 
referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 1. Resolution electing officers of the House of 
     Representatives; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 2. Resolution electing officers of the House of 
     Representatives; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 3. Resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint a 
     committee to notify the President of the assembly of the 
     Congress; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 4. Resolution authorizing the Clerk to inform the 
     President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk; 
     considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 5. Resolution adopting the Rules of the House for 
     the 105th Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H. Res. 6. Resolution providing for the designation of 
     certain minority employees; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 7. Resolution establishing the Corrections Day 
     Calendar Office; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 8. Resolution providing for the attendance of the 
     House at the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice 
     President

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     of the United States; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 9. Resolution fixing the daily hour of meeting for 
     the 105th Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H. Res. 10. Resolution authorizing the Speaker's designee 
     to administer the oath of office to Representative-Elect 
     Frank Tejeda; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 11. Resolution authorizing the Speaker's designee 
     to administer the oath of office to Representative-Elect 
     Julia Carson; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 12. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 13. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
       H. Res. 14. Resolution electing Representatives Sanders of 
     Vermont to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services 
     and Government Reform and Oversight; considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Markey):
       H. Res. 15. Resolution concerning the implementation of the 
     General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, urging continued and increased support for the 
     efforts of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former 
     Yugoslavia to bring to justice the perpetrators of gross 
     violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia, and 
     urging support for democratic forces in all of the countries 
     emerging from the former Yugoslavia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, 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. KING of New York:
       H. Res. 16. Resolution to establish a Select Committee on 
     POW and MIA Affairs; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
             Coyne):
       H. Res. 17. Resolution calling upon, and requesting that 
     the President call upon, all Americans to recognize and 
     appreciate the historical significance and the heroic human 
     endeavor and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World 
     War II, and commending the PanCretan Association of America; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H. Res. 18. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require the reduction of section 602(b)(1) 
     suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general 
     appropriation bills, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Rules.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. McHale):
       H. Res. 19. Resolution for the approval of regulations of 
     the Office of Compliance under the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 relating to the application of 
     chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 20. Resolution to authorize and direct the 
     Committee on Appropriations to create a new Subcommittee on 
     Veterans' Affairs; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H. Res. 21. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives with respect to withholding U.S. financial 
     support from the United Nations unless that organization 
     adopts certain reforms; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H. Res. 22. Resolution congratulating the people of India 
     on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of their nation's 
     independence; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Smith of Michigan):
       H. Res. 23. Resolution repealing rule XLIX of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit 
     on the public debt; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H. Res. 24. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to reduce the number of programs covered by 
     each regular appropriation bill; to the Committee on Rules.

                      [Submitted January 9, 1997]

           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 25. Resolution designating membership on certain 
     standing committees of the House; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H. Res. 26. Resolution requiring the House of 
     Representatives to take any legislative action necessary to 
     verify the ratification of the equal rights amendment as a 
     part of the Constitution, when the legislatures of an 
     additional three States ratify the equal rights amendment; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Filner, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H. Res. 27. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to allow each Member to designate one bill 
     introduced by such Member to be the subject of a committee 
     vote; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H. Res. 28. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that programs based upon the premise that 
     ``Ebonics'' is a legitimate language should not receive 
     Federal funds; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself and Mr. Miller of 
             California):
       H. Res. 29. Resolution expressing the intentions of the 
     House of Representatives concerning the universal service 
     provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as they 
     relate to telecommunications services to native Americans, 
     including Alaskan Natives; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H. Res. 30. Resolution repealing rule XLIX of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit 
     on the public debt; to the Committee on Rules.

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