[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 14 (Thursday, February 6, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H392-H393]
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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. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. 
             Manton):
       H.R. 624. A bill to amend the Armored Car Industry 
     Reciprocity Act of 1993 to clarify certain requirements and 
     to improve the flow of interstate commerce; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Stark, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Leach, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Olver, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Klink, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Green, Ms. Furse, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Markey, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Boucher, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 625. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide additional consumer protections for 
     Medicare supplemental insurance; 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. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 626. A bill to provide Federal housing assistance to 
     native Hawaiians; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Kim, and Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii):
       H.R. 627. A bill to establish a visa waiver pilot program 
     for nationals of Korea who are traveling in tour groups to 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Ms. Harman, and Mr. 
             Frost):
       H.R. 628. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore a 100-percent deduction for business meals and 
     entertainment and the deduction for the travel expenses of 
     spouses and others accompanying the taxpayer on business; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Allen, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Combest, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Edwards, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Green, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Turner, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina):
       H.R. 629. A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to 
     the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. Torres, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Herger, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. Cox of California):
       H.R. 630. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the 
     exclusive application of California State regulations 
     regarding reformulated gas in certain areas within the State; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida:
       H.R. 631. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to place the burden on the Secretary of the Treasury of 
     proving the accuracy of determinations forming a basis for 
     certain notices of deficiency; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 632. A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for 
     Members of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight, 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. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 633. A bill to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     to provide that the annuities of certain special agents and 
     security personnel of the Department of State be computed in 
     the same way as applies generally with respect to Federal law 
     enforcement officers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, 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. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Hall 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 634. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to allow labor-management cooperative efforts that improve 
     economic competitiveness in the United States to continue to 
     thrive, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Shays, Ms. Furse, Ms. Molinari, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. andrews, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 635. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to extend 
     the licensing requirements of the act to additional dealers 
     in animals and to strengthen the registration, prohibition, 
     and enforcement provisions of the act; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 636. A bill to prohibit fund-raising at the White 
     House and elsewhere; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 637. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against the estate tax for certain 
     transfers of real property for conservation purposes; to the 
     Committee on Way and Means.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 638. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for continuing appropriations in the absence of 
     regular appropriations; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 639. A bill to establish a commission on structural 
     alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Herger, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Latham, Mr. Barr of Georgia, 
             Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 640. A bill to amend the wetland conservation 
     provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 and the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act to permit the unimpeded use of 
     privately owned crop, range, and pasture lands that have been 
     used for the planting of crops or the grazing of livestock in 
     at least 5 of preceding 10 years; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and 
             Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 641. A bill to implement equal protection under the 
     14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right 
     to life of each born and preborn human person from the moment 
     of fertilization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 642. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     prevent certain types of mail

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     matter from being sent by a Member of the House of 
     Representatives as part of a mass mailing; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight, 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. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Regula, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Clay, Mr. Sawyer, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Norton, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Olver, Mr. Filner, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Scott, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Towns, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Owens, 
             and Mr. Lewis of California):
       H.R. 643. A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse to be 
     constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, in 
     Cleveland, OH, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United States 
     Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Petri, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Pease, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 644. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the deposit of the general revenue portion of 
     the motor fuel excise taxes into the highway trust fund and 
     airport and airway trust fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 645. A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to regulate 
     certain cash markets, such as the National Cheese Exchange, 
     until the Commission determines that the market does not 
     establish reference points for other transactions; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 646. A bill to improve price discovery in milk and 
     dairy markets by reducing the effects of the National Cheese 
     Exchange on the basic formula price established under milk 
     marketing orders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 647. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to prescribe a salary base for an exemption of an 
     employee for the wage requirements of such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 648. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from 
     treating as allowable costs under a defense contract any 
     restructuring costs of the Boeing Co. arising from its 
     acquisition of the McDonnell Douglas Corp.; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
           By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself and Mr. 
             Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 649. A bill to amend sections of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act that are obsolete or inconsistent 
     with other statutes and to repeal a related section of the 
     Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. 
             Carson, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Pease):
       H.R. 650. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     improve safety at public railway-highway crossings, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     infrastructure.
           By Mr. WHITE:
       H.R. 651. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other Purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 652. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 653. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to permit interactive computer services to provide 
     their facilities free of charge to candidates for Federal 
     offices for the purpose of disseminating campaign information 
     and enhancing public debate; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Royce, and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Con. Res. 16. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     urgent need to improve the living standards of those South 
     Asians living in the Ganges and the Brahmaputra River Basin; 
     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. BOSWELL:
       H. Res. 42. Resolution designating minority membership to 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 43. Resolution electing Representative Ray LaHood 
     of Illinois to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; considered 
     and agreed to.

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