[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H242-H244]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. TORRES (for himself and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 452. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to provide adequate and certain remedies for sovereign tribal 
     governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, 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. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 453. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to make it unlawful for any stockyard owner, market 
     agency, or dealer to transfer or market nonambulatory cattle, 
     sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 454. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide enhanced penalties for 
     crimes against elderly and child victims; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Towns, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 455. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the States 
     of New York and Connecticut for the purpose of demonstrating 
     methods of improving water quality in Long Island Sound; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, 
             and Ms. Norton):

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       H.R. 456. A bill to amend chapter 211 of title 49, United 
     States Code, with respect to hours of service of railroad 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 457. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to provide for budgeting for emergencies through the 
     establishment of a budget reserve account, 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. CLEMENT:
       H.R. 458. 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. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Regula, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Stump, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 459. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require health maintenance organizations 
     participating in the Medicare Program to assure access to 
     out-of-network services to Medicare beneficiaries enrolled 
     with such organizations; 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. CONDIT:
       H.R. 460. A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to 
     provide for private servicing of rural housing loans made 
     under section 502 of such act; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       H.R. 461. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase and 
     installation of agricultural water conservation systems; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 462. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to control House of Representatives campaign 
     spending, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H.R. 463. A bill to prohibit, in connection with the 
     termination of Army activities at the Stratford Army Engine 
     Plant, Stratford, CT, the expenditure of Federal funds to 
     cover the costs of relocating a Government contractor 
     currently located at that installation; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Horn, and Mr. Lazio of New York):
       H.R. 464. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to establish, for purposes of disability determinations 
     under such title, a uniform minimum level of earnings, for 
     demonstrating ability to engage in substantial gainful 
     activity, at the level currently applicable solely to blind 
     individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Graham, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Hinojosa, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 465. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit for investment necessary to 
     revitalize communities within the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Dellums, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Talent, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Bryant):
       H.R. 466. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the period of time for the manifestation of chronic 
     disabilities due to undiagnosed symptoms in veterans who 
     served in the Persian Gulf war in order for those 
     disabilities to be compensable by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. EWING:
       H.R. 467. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     provide a conditional exemption for certain transactions 
     involving professional markets, to clarify the effect of the 
     designation of a board of trade as a contract market, to 
     simplify the process for implementing contract market rules, 
     to regulate audit trail requirements, to establish cost-
     benefits analysis requirements, to combat fraud in 
     transactions in or involving foreign currency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 468. A bill to amend section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 to provide for rental assistance payments 
     to assist certain owners of manufactured homes who rent the 
     lots on which their homes are located; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 469. A bill to amend the Veterans' Benefits 
     Improvement Act of 1996 to eliminate the requirements that 
     members of the Commission on Service members and Veterans 
     Transition Assistance to allocated to separate programs; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 470. A bill to curtail illegal immigration through 
     increased enforcement of the employer sanctions provisions in 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws; 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. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 471. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to not count work experience as an unauthorized alien for 
     purposes of admission as an employment-based immigrant or an 
     H-1B nonimmigrant; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 472. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit nonparty multicandidate political 
     committee contributions in elections for Federal office; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 473. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit nonparty multicandidate political 
     committee contributions in elections for Federal office, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Boucher, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Combest, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Bono, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Chabot, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Linder, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Riggs, 
             Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Buyer):
       H.R. 474. A bill to improve the criminal law relating to 
     fraud against consumers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 475. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for offering the option of Medicare 
     coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations 
     [PSO's], and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Yates, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Dellums, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Pelosi, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 476. A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of 
     nonsporting handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 477. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States 
     Code, relating to metropolitan planning; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 478. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to improve the ability of individuals and local, State, 
     and Federal agencies to comply with that act in building, 
     operating, maintaining, or repairing flood control projects, 
     facilities, or structures; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 479. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the treatment of funeral trusts; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 480. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to ensure that members of tax-exempt organizations are 
     notified of the portion of their dues used for political and 
     lobbying activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 481. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     professional trade service corps, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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. LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 482. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide a one-stop information service for individuals with 
     serious life-threatening diseases; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 483. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     payment of U.S. arrearages to the United Nations; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself and Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 484. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to permit State and

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     local government workers to perform volunteer services for 
     their employer or community organization or purpose without 
     requiring the employer to pay them compensation; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 485. A bill to appropriate funds for the purpose of 
     implementing the compromise between the Forest Service and 
     timber contractors operating in the Vallecitos sustained-
     yield unit, New Mexico, in order to preserve large diameter 
     old growth pine trees located in the unit; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
       H.R. 486. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     promote greater telecommunications and information services 
     to Native Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       H.R. 487. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the health of individuals who are members of 
     minority groups, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 488. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to enter into an agreement with the Arch Hurley Conservancy 
     District in New Mexico, authorizing the district to prepay 
     any amounts outstanding under water reclamation repayment 
     contracts; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 489. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 as regards the National Park Service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO:
       H.R. 490. A bill to relieve the Puerto Rico Housing Bank 
     and Finance Agency and its assignees of liability for certain 
     loans subject to the Truth-in-Lending Act; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 491. A bill to prohibit the Department of State from 
     imposing a charge or fee for providing passport information 
     to the general public; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Lowey, and 
             Mr. Brown of California):
       H.R. 492. A bill to apply the same quality and safety 
     standards to domestically manufactured handguns that are 
     currently applied to imported handguns; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 493. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of Federal elections, 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. THOMAS:
       H.R. 494. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to the treatment of crops destroyed by casualty; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 495. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to double 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 Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
       H.R. 496. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     include medical foods as a specific item for which coverage 
     may be provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     Program; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.J. Res. 32. Joint resolution to consent to certain 
     amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii 
     to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mrs. FOWLER:
       H.J. Res. 33. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit the terms of 
     office for Representatives and Senators in Congress; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. FURSE:
       H.J. Res. 34. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit terms of 
     Representatives and Senators; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.J. Res. 35. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution to require that congressional resolutions 
     setting forth levels of total budget outlays and Federal 
     revenues must be agreed to by two-thirds vote of both Houses 
     of the Congress if the level of outlays exceeds the level of 
     revenues; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Con. Res. 9. Concurrent resolution providing for a joint 
     session of Congress to receive a message from the President 
     on the State of the Union; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Con. Res. 10. Concurrent resolution recommending the 
     integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania into the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H. Con. Res. 11. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the 
     commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
     Holocaust; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H. Res. 31. Resolution in the matter of Representative Newt 
     Gingrich; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 32. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 33. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H. Res. 34. Resolution to establish a select committee to 
     investigate CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund 
     Contras; to the Committee on Rules.

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