[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H451-H453]
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 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
       H.R. 666. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 relating to 
     welfare and public benefits for aliens; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. DIAZ-BALART (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 667. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an 
     exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for 
     totally and permanently disabled permanent resident aliens; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. ARCHER:
       H.R. 668. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reinstate the airport and airway trust fund excise taxes, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 669. A bill to enhance competition in the financial 
     services sector, and for other

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     purposes; 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. BARRETT of Nebraska:
       H.R. 670. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit States to impose fees to finance programs for 
     providing air services to small communities; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Luther):
       H.R. 671. A bill to prohibit the use of certain assistance 
     provided under the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1974 and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 
     for employment relocation activities; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 672. A bill to make technical amendments to certain 
     provisions of title 17, United States Code; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 673. A bill to provide for the extension of surcharges 
     on patent fees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bateman, Mrs. Carson, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Salmon, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Goodlatte, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Souder, Mr. Parker, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Frost, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Edwards, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Pickett, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Pease, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Scott, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Jones, Mr. Brady, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. John, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 674. A bill to authorize funds for construction of 
     highways, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 675. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Education with 
     respect to eligibility standards for short-term educational 
     programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Filner, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       H.R. 676. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under 
     the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no 
     enrollment; 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. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Bass, and Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey):
       H.R. 677. A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority 
     Act of 1933 to provide that no funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out that act; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Ney, Mr. Portman, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Regula, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Norton, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Berman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Borski, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Ms. Stabenow):
       H.R. 678. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the 
     birth of Thomas Alva Edison, to redesign the half dollar 
     circulating coin for 1997 to commemorate Thomas Edison, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. 
             McIntosh):
       H.R. 679. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to exclude 
     beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses from 
     the definition of volatile organic compounds; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HAMILTON:
       H.R. 680. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer 
     to States of surplus personal property for donation to 
     nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
     and individuals; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Rogan):
       H.R. 681. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building 
     located at 313 East Broadway in Glendale, CA, as the ``Carlos 
     J. Moorhead Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 682. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to assess up to $2 per person visiting the Grand Canyon or 
     other national park to secure bonds for capital improvements 
     to the park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frost, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Holden, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 683. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to an 
     amount equivalent to a $1,200,000 exemption; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 684. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the treatment of funeral trusts; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 685. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to raise the minimum wage; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Manton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Luther, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 686. A bill to extend certain Medicare community 
     nursing organization demonstration projects; 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. SABO (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Vento, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms. 
             McKinney):
       H.R. 687. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
     compensation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Skeen, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Klug, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Porter, Mr. McDade, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Bob Schaffer of Colorado, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. 
             McCrery):
       H.R. 688. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require at least 85 percent of funds appropriated to the 
     Environmental Protection Agency from the leaking underground 
     storage tank trust fund to be distributed to States for 
     cooperative agreements for undertaking corrective action and 
     for enforcement of subtitle I of such act; 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr.

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             McNulty, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island):
       H.R. 689. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to continue full-time equivalent resident 
     reimbursement for an additional 1 year under Medicare for 
     direct graduate medical education for residents enrolled in 
     combined approved primary care medical residency training 
     programs; 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 690. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     clarify that the Government in the Sunshine Act applies to 
     the Federal Open Market Committee; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 691. A bill to provide for a three-judge division of 
     the court to determine whether cases alleging breach of 
     secret Government contracts should be tried in court; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 692. A bill to amend the independent counsel 
     provisions of title 28, United States Code, to authorize the 
     appointment of an independent counsel when the Attorney 
     General determines that Department of Justice employees have 
     engaged in certain conduct; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.J. Res. 48. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Dickey):
       H.J. Res. 49. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.J. Res. 50. 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. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Con. Res. 18. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     people of the Republic of Nicaragua on the success of their 
     democratic elections held on October 20, 1996; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H. Con. Res. 19. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the German Government should investigate 
     and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his war crimes of 
     euthanasia committed during World War II; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. Dunn of Washington (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. 
             Carson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Frost, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sessions, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McGovern, 
             Ms. Granger, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H. Res. 48. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives concerning the need for further studies and 
     accurate guidelines regarding the use of mammograms and other 
     technology to screen women between the ages of 40 and 49 for 
     breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. 
             Manzullo):
       H. Res. 49. Resolution expressing appreciation for the life 
     and service of Ambassador Pamela C. Harriman; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H. Res. 50. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that aviators who meet the qualification 
     standards of the Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society should 
     be granted recognition for meritorious service by the 
     Department of Defense; to the Committee on National Security.

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