[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 13 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H345-H348]
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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. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
             Traficant):
       H.R. 585. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for prospective payment under the 
     Medicare Program for inpatient services of rehabilitation 
     hospitals and units based on discharges classified by 
     functional-related groups; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr.

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             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Green, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Latham, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Pickett, Mr. Porter, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wise, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 586. A bill to prohibit the restriction of certain 
     types of medical communications between a health care 
     provider and a patient; 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. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 587. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate tax subsidies for ethanol fuel; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Costello, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Pickett, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Mollohan, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Weller, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Fawell, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 588. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     create a new category of long-distance trails to be known as 
     national discovery trails, to authorize the American 
     Discovery Trail as the first trail in that category, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Ms. Harman, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             White, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. King of New York, and Mr. Dreier):
       H.R. 589. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr 
             of California, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 590. A bill to amend the act of September 30, 1961, to 
     limit the antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting 
     agreements made by leagues of professional sports, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Torres, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 591. A bill to require the Commissioner of Social 
     Security and the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and 
     implement measures to eliminate and prevent mismatching of 
     earnings information maintained by the Social Security 
     Administration and the Internal Revenue Service resulting in 
     underpayment of Social Security benefits; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 592. A bill to establish a priority in the disposal of 
     real property resulting from the closure or realignment of 
     military installations toward States and other entities that 
     agree to convert the property into correctional facilities 
     for youthful offenders to be operated as military-style boot 
     camps and to require the Secretary of Defense to develop a 
     program to promote the expanded use of such correctional 
     facilities; to the Committee on National Security, 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. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 593. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for a sequestration of 
     all budgetary accounts for fiscal year 1998, except Social 
     Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt, equal 
     to 5 percent of the OMB baseline; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Goss, Mr. Calvert, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Yates, Mr. Herger, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Murtha, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Miller of California, 
             and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 594. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure 
     that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are 
     obtained legally; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       H.R. 595. A bill to designate the Federal building and U.S. 
     courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, GA, as 
     the ``William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and United 
     States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Doolittle, and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       H.R. 596. A bill to prohibit further extension or 
     establishment of any national monument without an express act 
     of Congress; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 597. A bill to prohibit further extension or 
     establishment of any national monument in Idaho without full 
     public participation and an express act of Congress, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Scarborough):
       H.R. 598. A bill to provide for certain military retirees 
     and dependents a special Medicare part B enrollment period 
     during which the late enrollment penalty is waived and a 
     special medigap open enrollment period during which no 
     underwriting is permitted; 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. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Dellums, Mr. DeFazio, 
             and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 599. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Torres, Mr. Vento, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Wise, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. DeFazio, and Mrs. Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 600. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of Federal election 
     campaigns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Commerce, Government Reform and Oversight, 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 601. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit local educational agencies to waive the 
     reimbursement of the agency otherwise required for an alien 
     to be accorded nonimmigrant status to study at a public 
     secondary school administered by the agency; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 602. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to require the Attorney General to provide for special 
     consideration concerning the English language requirements 
     with respect to the naturalization of

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     individuals over 65 years of age; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Meehan):
       H.R. 603. A bill to prohibit Federal subsidies for the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority after fiscal year 1998; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. McCollum, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 604. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, 
     with respect to the duration of copyright, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland):
       H.R. 605. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that certain school bus contractors and drivers 
     are not employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 606. A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 to include Montgomery, Roanoke, and 
     Rockbridge Counties, VA, as part of the Appalachian region; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Furse, and 
             Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 607. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     require notice of cancellation rights with respect to private 
     mortgage insurance which is required by creditor as a 
     condition for entering into a residential mortgage 
     transaction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. HILLIARD:
       H.R. 608. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude 
     Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to the State of 
     Alabama; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 609. A bill to make improvements in the Black Lung 
     Benefits Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 610. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures by 
     multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-
     owned corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House 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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Stark, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Vento, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Markey, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Klug, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Olver, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Borski, Mr. Evans, Mr. Minge, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Brown of California, and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H.R. 611. A bill to close the U.S. Army School of the 
     Americas; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Adam Smith of Washington, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Menendez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Shays, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Ms. 
             Kaptur):
       H.R. 612. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to restore the link between the maximum amount of 
     earnings by blind individuals permitted without demonstrating 
     ability to engage in substantial gainful activity and the 
     exempt amount permitted in determining excess earnings under 
     the earnings test; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. 
             Norwood):
       H.R. 613. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 100 Alabama Street NW, in Atlanta, GA, as the ``Sam Nunn 
     Federal Center''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Furse, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Baker, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 614. A bill to reduce the number of executive branch 
     political appointees; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Torres, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Canady 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 615. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow expanded penalty-free withdrawals from certain 
     retirement plans during periods of unemployment; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Flake, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Lazio 
             of New York, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Adam Smith of 
             Washington, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Pappas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Horn, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Shaw, Ms. Granger, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Olver, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             LaFalce, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 616. A bill to require that health plans provide 
     coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and 
     lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer, 
     coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomies, 
     and coverage for secondary consultations; 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. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Engel, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Ms. Christian-Green):
       H.R. 617. 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 annual screening 
     mammography for women 40 years of age or older if the 
     coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic 
     mammography; 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. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 618. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture 
     from using information from the National Cheese Exchange to 
     fix minimum milk prices under Federal milk marketing orders; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Leach, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Torres, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Talent, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 619. A bill to prohibit the import, export, sale, 
     purchase, possession, transportation, acquisition, and 
     receipt of bear viscera or products that contain or claim to 
     contain bear viscera, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     International Relations, 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. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Luther, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 620. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the conducting of certain games of chance 
     shall not

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     be treated as an unrelated trade or business; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 621. A bill to provide for parity in the treatment of 
     mental illness; 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, Mr. Petri, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. Ewing):
       H.R. 622. 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, 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 623. A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 
     concerning the calculation of public building transactions; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Talent):
       H.J. Res. 42. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of 
     terms a Member of Congress may serve, and to authorize a 
     State to provide longer or shorter term limits for a Member 
     of Congress from that State; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.J. Res. 43. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to abolish the 
     Electoral College and to provide for the direct election of 
     the President and Vice President of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.J. Res. 44. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced 
     budget; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Clay, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.J. Res. 45. Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Berman, and Mr. Evans):
       H. Con. Res. 14. Concurrent resolution to encourage the 
     Secretary of State, foreign nations, and others to work 
     together to help reunite family members separated during the 
     Holocaust; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             and Mr. McHale):
       H. Con. Res. 15. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress relating to the abduction and detainment of 
     Donald Hutchings of the State of Washington and four Western 
     Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 36. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Dellums, Ms. Norton, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Bonior, and Mr. LaFalce):
       H. Res. 37. Resolution authorizing the House of 
     Representatives to participate in State and local government 
     transit programs pursuant to section 7905 of title 5, United 
     States Code; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Ford):
       H. Res. 38. Resolution to express the sense of the House of 
     Representatives regarding the outstanding achievements of 
     NetDay; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SKAGGS:
       H. Res. 39. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to afford witnesses greater freedom to 
     provide information to House committees by eliminating 
     current administrative requirements; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Res. 40. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     concerning the need for accurate guidelines for breast cancer 
     screening for women between the ages of 40 and 49; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Andrews, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 41. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to establish a Citizens' Commission on 
     Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

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