[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 16 (Monday, February 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H407]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      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. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado:
       H.R. 655. A bill to give all American electricity consumers 
     the right to choose among competitive providers of 
     electricity, in order to secure lower electricity rates, 
     higher quality services, and a more robust U.S. economy, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Young, of Alaska, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Riley, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Mica, Mr. Oxley, 
             Mr. McCollum, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 656. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that distributions from qualified State tuition 
     programs which are used to pay educational expenses shall not 
     be includible in gross income and to include as such expenses 
     the cost of room and board; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BALDACCI:
       H.R. 657. A bill to establish a National Center for Rural 
     Law Enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.R. 658. A bill to provide for the conveyance to the city 
     of Bangor, ME, of unused military family housing located in 
     the city; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. Burr of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Collins, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Dan 
             Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Graham, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Coburn and Mr. Barton of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 659. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act and the 
     Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to 
     clarify the listing of a unique chemical substance; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, 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. CANADY of Florida:
       H.R. 660. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow an interlocutory appeal from a court order determining 
     whether an action may be maintained as a class action; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 661. A bill to make a technical correction to section 
     214(h) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 662. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act relating to fulfillment by elderly persons of the 
     requirements for naturalization; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 663. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an 
     exception to limited eligibility for the supplemental 
     security income program for permanent resident aliens; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. 
             DeLauro, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut):
       H.R. 664. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to the installation of emergency locator 
     transmitters on aircraft; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 665. A bill to provide for the award of the Armed 
     Forces Expeditionary Medal to members of the Armed Forces who 
     participate in Operation Joint Endeavor or Operation Joint 
     Guard in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN:
       H.J. Res. 46. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             Mr. Capps, and Mr. Gordon):
       H.J. Res. 47. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit campaign 
     spending; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Houghton):
       H. Con. Res. 17. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     people of Guatemala on the success of the recent negotiations 
     to establish a process for Guatemala; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD:
       H. Res. 44. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Porter):
       H. Res. 45. Resolution to honor 1996 Nobel Peace Prize 
     recipients Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-
     Horta, and to express support for the process of building a 
     just and lasting peace in East Timor; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

                          ____________________