[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H627-H628]
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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. SCHUMER (by request):
       H.R. 810. A bill to deter and punish serious gang and 
     violent crime, promote accountability in the juvenile justice 
     system, prevent juvenile and youth crime, and for other 
     purposes; 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. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paul, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Wamp, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 811. A bill to restore the term of patents and to 
     provide for the publication of patent applications; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Traficant):
       H.R. 812. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     enable the Patent and Trademark Office to improve the 
     integrity of the U.S. patent system and to further ensure the 
     validity of U.S. patents, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 813. A bill to amend the National Highway System 
     Designation Act of 1995 to prohibit the Secretary of 
     Transportation from requiring States to use the metric system 
     with respect to designing, advertising, or preparing 
     documents for Federal-aid highway projects; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 814. A bill to prevent children from injuring 
     themselves with firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Condit, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Levin, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Frost, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Ganske)
       H.R. 815. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974, and titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to assure access to emergency medical 
     services under group health plans, health insurance coverage, 
     and the Medicare and Medicaid programs; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, 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. CASTLE:
       H.R. 816. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
     certain amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison 
     system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 817. A bill to require the appointment of the Chief of 
     the Forest Service by the President, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
             Foglietta):
       H.R. 818. A bill to require that employees who participate 
     in cash or deferred arrangements are free to determine 
     whether to be

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     invested in employer real property and employer securities, 
     and if not, to protect such employees by applying the same 
     prohibited transaction rules that apply to traditional 
     defined benefit pension plans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 819. A bill to require annual, detailed investment 
     reports by plans with qualified cash or deferred 
     arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 820. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act to establish standards for protection of 
     consumers in managed care plans and other health insurance 
     coverage; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 821. A bill to provide for an increase in the 
     supplemental security insurance benefit standard for long-
     term care recipients based on the cost of living adjustment; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 822. A bill to facilitate a land exchange involving 
     private land within the exterior boundaries of Wenatchee 
     National Forest in Chelan County, WA; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HILLEARY:
       H.R. 823. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reinstate the airport and airway trust fund excise taxes 
     and to suspend the 4.3-cent general revenue portion of such 
     taxes during the reinstatement period; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 824. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 717 Madison Place, NW., in the District of 
     Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts 
     Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stark, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 825. A bill to require the Attorney General to 
     promulgate regulations relating to gender-related 
     persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in 
     determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding 
     of deportation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Baker, Mr. Riggs, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 826. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide specific penalties for taking a firearm from a 
     Federal law enforcement officer; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 827. A bill to provide for nuclear disarmament and 
     economic conversion in accordance with the District of 
     Columbia Initiative Measure No. 37 of 1993; to the Committee 
     on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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. FATTAH:
       H.R. 828. A bill to require States to equalize funding for 
     education throughout the State; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. OLVER:
       H.R. 829. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to prohibit executive 
     agencies from awarding contracts that contain a provision 
     allowing for the acquisition by the contractor, at Government 
     expense, of certain equipment or facilities to carry out the 
     contract, if the principal purpose of such provision is to 
     increase competition by establishing an alternative source of 
     supply for property or services; to the Committee on 
     Government reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 830. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
     to require that collections of information that ask a 
     respondent to specify a racial classification or ethnic 
     classification from among a list of classifications shall 
     provide an opportunity for the respondent to specify, 
     respectively, ``multiracial'' or ``multiethnic''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 831. A bill to provide for the retrocession of the 
     District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. Stearns:
       H.R. 832. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a program of research and education regarding 
     menopause and related conditions; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 833. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study regarding Fort King, FL; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. Taylor of North Carolina:
       H.R. 834. A bill to permit the current refunding of certain 
     tax-exempt bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. Thurman (for herself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 835. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the Federal medical assistance percentage used 
     under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. Forbes:
       H. Con. Res. 24. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued in 
     recognition of the services rendered by this Nation's 
     volunteer firefighters; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (for himself, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Bob Schaffer):
       H. Con. Res. 25. Concurrent resolution providing for 
     acceptance of a statute of Jack Swigert, presented by the 
     State of Colorado, for placement in National Statuary Hall, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS:
       H. Con. Res. 26. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     treatment of Social Security under any constitutional 
     amendment requiring a balanced budget; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H. Res. 74. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Commerce in the 105th Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H. Res. 75. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the 105th 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H. Res. 76. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives concerning the human rights situation in the 
     People's Republic of China as it relates to China's position 
     in the international community and encouraging the United 
     States, in conjunction with other members of the U.N. 
     Commission on Human Rights, to work with China to promote the 
     improvement of human rights; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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