[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 26 (Tuesday, March 4, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H724-H725]
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. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 908. A bill to establish a Commission on Structural 
     Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Ortiz) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 909. A bill to authorize certain construction at 
     military installations for fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, 
             and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 910. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     require that violent television programming is limited to 
     broadcast after the hours when children are reasonably likely 
     to comprise a substantial portion of the audience, unless it 
     is specifically rated on the basis of its violent content so 
     that it is blockable by electronic means specifically on the 
     basis of that content; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. Porter (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bunning 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Canady 
             of Florida, Mrs. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McKeon, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Meehan, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Parker, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skeen, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wolf, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Martinez):
       H.R. 911. A bill to encourage the States to enact 
     legislation to grant immunity from personal civil liability, 
     under certain circumstances, to volunteers working on behalf 
     of nonprofit organizations and governmental entities; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. BACHUS:
       H.R. 912. A bill to amend section 1928 of the Social 
     Security Act to extend eligibility for Medicaid payment for 
     administration of a pediatric vaccine to all children who are 
     not insured with respect to that vaccine; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Chambliss, and 
             Mr. Edwards):
       H.R. 913. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to provide greater planting flexibility; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 914. A bill to make certain technical corrections in 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 relating to graduation data 
     disclosures; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 915. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide protection for airline employees who provide certain 
     air safety information; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 916. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to remove the requirement of an x ray as a 
     condition of coverage of chiropractic services under the 
     Medicare Program; 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. CRAPO:
       H.R. 917. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide that the overtime exemption available to 
     employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of 
     fruit and vegetables is available to employees engaged in the 
     transportation and preparation of sugar beets; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 918. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to make grants to States for the construction and maintenance 
     of highways, to direct the Federal Communications Commission 
     to conduct spectrum auctions to provide funding for the 
     grants, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and 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. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Sanders, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Yates, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Vento, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Evans, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Lofgren, and 
             Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 919. A bill to establish fair market value pricing of 
     Federal natural assets, and for other purposes; referred to 
     the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Agriculture, and the Budget, 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 Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Ms. Norton, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Waxman, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, and Mrs. 
             Kelly):
       H.R. 920. A bill to establish an Office on Women's Health 
     within the Department of Health and Human Services; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 921. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the 
     survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of 
     duty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.J. Res. 59. Joint resolution to disapprove a rule 
     affecting polar bear trophies from Canada under the 1994 
     amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act issued by the 
     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the 
     Interior; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H. Con. Res. 32. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress with respect to the storage of nuclear waste on 
     any territory or possession of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. PICKETT:
       H. Con. Res. 33. Concurrent resolution to express the sense 
     of the Congress that the Bureau of Labor Statistics should 
     develop and publish monthly a cost of living index; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       H. Con. Res. 34. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the President should submit a national 
     energy

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     policy plan to Congress; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H. Con. Res. 35. Concurrent resolution to require the 
     posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate 
     Chambers; to the Committee on House Oversight.

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