[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 23 (Thursday, February 27, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H699-H702]
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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Green, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Jones, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Hall 
             of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Torres, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Christian-Green, 
             Mr. Vento, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Kim, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. Thompson, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Oxley, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. John, Mr. DeLay, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. Sanchez):
       H.R. 856. A bill to provide a process leading to full self-
     government for Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Resources, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bono, 
             Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Duncan, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. LaHood, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Petri, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             White, Mr. Goode, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 857. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust 
     funds by requiring the Managing Trustee to invest the annual 
     surplus of such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States and certificates of deposit 
     in depository institutions insured by the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation, and to protect such trust funds from 
     the public debt limit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 858. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     conduct a pilot project on designated lands within Plumas, 
     Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests in the State of California 
     to demonstrate the effectiveness of the resource management 
     activities proposed by the Quincy Library Group and to amend 
     current land and resource management plans for these national 
     forests to consider the incorporation of these resource 
     management activities; to the Committee on Resources, 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. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 859. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act to eliminate certain regulation of plumbing 
     supplies; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Brown of 
             California):
       H.R. 860. A bill to authorize appropriations to the 
     Department of Transportation for surface transportation 
     research and development, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. MORAN of Kansas:
       H.R. 861. A bill to authorize a farmer or rancher whose bid 
     for reenrollment of land into the conservation reserve is 
     rejected to unilaterally extend the contract for a final 
     year; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 862: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a decrease in the maximum rate of tax on capital 
     gains which is based on the length of time the taxpayer held 
     the capital asset; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 863. A bill to establish or expand existing community 
     prosecution program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Berman, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
             Dellums, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 864. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the birth 
     of Marian Anderson, to redesign the half dollar circulating 
     coin for 1997 to commemorate Marian Anderson, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Tanner):

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       H.R. 865. A bill to provide that Kentucky may not tax 
     compensation paid to a resident of Tennessee for services as 
     a Federal employee at Fort Campbell, KY; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 866. A bill to provide that Members of the House of 
     Representatives may return unused amounts from the Members' 
     representational allowance to the Treasury for deficit 
     reduction; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 867. A bill to promote the adoption of children in 
     foster care; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H.R. 868. A bill to amend title XVIII and title XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to prohibit expenditures under the 
     Medicare Program and Federal financial participation under 
     the Medicaid Program for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or 
     mercy killing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and 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. COX of California:
       H.R. 869. A bill to require a parent who is delinquent in 
     child support to include his unpaid obligation in gross 
     income, and to allow custodial parents a bad debt deduction 
     for unpaid child support payments; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FARR of California:
       H.R. 870. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to enter into contracts to assist the Pajaro Valley Water 
     Management Plan Agency, CA, to implement a basin management 
     plan for the elimination of ground water overdraft and 
     seawater intrusion, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. DeFazio, and 
             Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 871. A bill to provide rental assistance under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for victims of 
     domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Ms. Dunn, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Luther, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Sabo, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Stump, 
             and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 872. A bill to establish rules governing product 
     liability actions against raw materials and bulk component 
     suppliers to medical device manufacturers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Klink):
       H.R. 873. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to limit 
     Federal authority for response action for releases subject to 
     State voluntary response programs, to provide protection for 
     prospective purchasers of land, and for innocent landowners, 
     and for other purposes; 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. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mrs. Smith 
             of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. White, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 874. A bill to provide that Oregon may not tax 
     compensation paid to a resident of Washington for services as 
     a Federal employee at a Federal hydroelectric facility 
     located on the Columbia River; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 875. A bill to adjust, and provide a procedure for the 
     future adjustment of, the salaries of Federal judges; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Minge, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Riggs, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Thornberry, and 
             Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 876. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the deduction for the health insurance costs of 
     self-employed individuals to 100 percent of such costs; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Ney, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
             Hinojosa):
       H.R. 877. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to prevent students called to active duty from entering 
     repayment on student loans; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Borski, Mr. Olver, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Pastor, and Mr. Jackson):
       H.R. 878. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the amount of employer-provided transit passes 
     excludable from income and require a cash-out option to 
     excludable parking fringe benefits, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frost, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Kind of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Christian-Green, and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 879. A bill to require initial intake screenings and 
     the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile 
     proceedings, and to encourage States and local governments to 
     use similar procedures; 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. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Camp, and 
             Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 880. A bill to provide for a reduction in regulatory 
     costs by maintaining Federal average fuel economy standards 
     applicable to automobiles in effect at current levels until 
     changed by law; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 881. A bill to establish a medical education trust 
     fund, and for other purposes; 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. MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Filner, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Stark, and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 882. A bill to reduce the risk of oil pollution and 
     improve the safety of navigation in San Francisco Bay by 
     removing hazards to navigation, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 883. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     simplify credit card payments to governments; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
             Ganske):
       H.R. 884. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the training of health professions students with 
     respect to the identification and referral of victims of 
     domestic violence; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 885. A bill to prohibit any executive branch agency 
     from entering into any service contract if the services 
     procured under the contract can be performed at a lower cost 
     by employees of the agency; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 886. A bill to provide for funding for Federal 
     employee pay adjustments and comparability payments through 
     reductions in agency spending on service contracts for fiscal 
     year 1996; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 887. A bill to require the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget to develop and implement a system for 
     determining and reporting the number of individuals employed 
     by non-Federal Government entities providing services under 
     contracts awarded by executive branch agencies; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 888. A bill to amend the Omnibus Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, for fiscal year

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     1997, to prohibit the contracting out of certain duties; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 889. A bill to repeal various congressionally imposed 
     tax exemptions provided to entities in the District of 
     Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Engel, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 890. A bill to provide for special immigrant status 
     for certain aliens working as journalists in Hong Kong; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Armey, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 891. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the maximum amount of contributions to individual 
     retirement accounts and the amounts of adjusted gross income 
     at which the IRA deduction phases out for active participants 
     in pension plans, and to allow penalty-free distributions 
     from individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans for 
     certain purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       H.R. 892. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, MS, as the 
     ``Aaron Henry United States Post Office''; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 893. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for increased Medicare reimbursement 
     for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists to 
     increase the delivery of health services in health 
     professional shortage areas, and for other purposes; 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.
       H.R. 894. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for increased Medicare reimbursement 
     for physician assistants, to increase the delivery of health 
     services in health professional shortage areas, for other 
     purposes; 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 895. A bill to amend section 106 of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1968 to improve the housing and 
     counseling program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 896. A bill to amend section 108(q)(4) of the Housing 
     and Community Development Act of 1974 to promote regional 
     cooperation in proposed plans for economic development 
     grants; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 897. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in meeting the 
     needs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     for additional facilities, to select abandoned and 
     underutilized facilities in depressed communities; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 898. A bill to achieve a balanced Federal budget by 
     fiscal year 2002 and each year thereafter, achieve 
     significant deficit reduction in fiscal year 1998 and each 
     year through 2002, establish a Board of Estimates, require 
     the President's budget and the congressional budget process 
     to meet specified deficit reduction and balance requirements, 
     enforce those requirements through a multiyear congressional 
     budget process and, if necessary, sequestration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 899. A bill to provide funds for child care for low-
     income working families, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Yates, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Torres, Mr. Traficant, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Borski, Mr. Clay, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Skaggs, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. Furse, Mr. Markey, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. McHale, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Engel, Mr. Olver, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Matsui, 
             Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 900. A bill to designate certain lands in Alaska as 
     wilderness; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hilleary, Ms. Danner, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bono, Mr. Smith of Oregon, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Combest, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lewis 
             of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Collins, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Kim, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Talent, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Hill, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, and Mr. Hulshof):
       H.R. 901. A bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United 
     States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the 
     United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private 
     property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public 
     lands and acquired lands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Evans, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.J. Res. 57. Joint resolution to authorize the Ralph David 
     Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the 
     District of Columbia or its environs; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Berman, Mr. Frost, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Evans, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Dixon, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Filner, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. 
             McKinney):
       H. Con. Res. 27. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of African-American music to global culture and 
     calling on the people of the United States to study, reflect 
     on, and celebrate African-American music; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             and Mr. Wicker):
       H. Con. Res. 28. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress with respect to the right of all Americans to 
     keep and bear arms in defense of life or liberty and in the 
     pursuit of all other legitimate endeavors; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 29. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a national summit of sports, political, 
     community, and media leaders should be promptly convened to 
     develop a multifaceted action plan to deter acts of violence, 
     especially domestic violence and sexual assault; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Owens, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia,

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             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Manton, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H. Con. Res. 30. Concurrent resolution to commend the 
     National Broadcast Co., and the Ford Motor Co., for 
     broadcasting the film ``Schindler's List'' in its original, 
     unedited version and without commercial interruption; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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