[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 28 (Thursday, March 6, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H802-H804]
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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. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 963. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     any basis other than factors pertaining to job performance; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and House 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. BURR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 964. A bill to authorize the marketing of breast self-
     examination pads without restriction; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Hunter, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 965. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election for 
     Federal office; to the Committee on House Oversight, 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. COMBEST (for himself and Mr. Hilliard):
       H.R. 966. A bill to provide reimbursement under the 
     Medicare Program for telehealth services, 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.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Cox of California, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H.R. 967. A bill to prohibit the use of United States funds 
     to provide for the participation of certain Chinese officials 
     in international conferences, programs, and activities and to 
     provide that certain Chinese officials shall be ineligible to 
     receive visas and be excluded from admission to the United 
     States; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committee on 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. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 968. A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to permit a waiver of the prohibition of 
     offering nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
     programs in certain nursing facilities; 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 969. A bill to establish sources of funding for the 
     certain transportation infrastructure projects in the 
     vicinity of the border between the United States and Mexico 
     that are necessary to accommodate increased traffic resulting 
     from the implementation of the North American Free-Trade 
     Agreement, including construction of new Federal border 
     crossing facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Wise, Mr. Regula, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Bono, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       H.R. 970. A bill to encourage the increased use of domestic 
     natural gas as a transportation fuel, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, National 
     Security, Ways and Means, and 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. BASS (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Shays, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Olver, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Sanders, 
             and Mr. Lazio of New York):
       H.R. 971. A bill to implement the recommendations of the 
     Northern Forest Lands Council; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Owens, Mr. Shays, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Sanford, Mr. Olver, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 972. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 
     1978 to eliminate the market access program; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.

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           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 973. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development to administer a program of construction and 
     revitalization of public housing, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. FORBES (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H.R. 974. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     restore the Department of Defense loan guarantee program for 
     small and medium-sized business concerns that are 
     economically dependent on defense expenditures; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             McKeon, and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 975. A bill to remove a restriction on the authority 
     of the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with 
     other Federal agencies to acquire goods and services directly 
     related to improving or utilizing firefighting capability of 
     the Forest Service; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 976. A bill to provide for the disposition of certain 
     funds appropriated to pay judgment in favor of the 
     Mississippi Sioux Indians, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 977. A bill to provide for the conversion of existing 
     temporary U.S. district judgeships to permanent status, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Costello, Mr. Klink, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Sabo, Ms. Waters, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Obey, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Bono, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 978. A bill to assess the impact of NAFTA, to require 
     the renegotiation of certain provisions of NAFTA, and to 
     provide for the withdrawal from NAFTA unless certain 
     conditions are met; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Lazio 
             of New York):
       H.R. 979. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the amount of private activity which may be 
     issued in each State, and to index such amount for inflation; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 980. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to protect the speech and association rights of students 
     attending institutions of higher education; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 981. A bill to provide for a national standard to 
     prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated 
     individuals; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       H.R. 982. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     provide for a national minimum sentence for a person who 
     operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of 
     alcohol; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Jackson, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Rush, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 983. A bill to amend certain Federal civil rights 
     statutes to prevent the involuntary application of 
     arbitration to claims that arise from unlawful employment 
     discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national 
     origin, age, or disability, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on 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. McCRERY:
       H.R. 984. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for contributions to individual 
     investment accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 985. A bill to provide for the expansion of the Eagles 
     Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White River National 
     Forests, CO, to include the lands known as the Slate Creek 
     Addition upon the acquisition of the lands by the United 
     States; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Kingston):
       H.R. 986. A bill to amend chapter 71 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to establish certain limitations relating to the 
     use of official time by Federal employees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ewing, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and 
             Mr. Snowbarger):
       H.R. 987. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for continuing appropriations in the absence of the 
     regular appropriations; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. Pryce of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Roemer, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Frost, Ms. Granger, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Latham, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Cummings, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Klug, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Ms. Danner, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Deutsch, and 
             Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 988. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employers a credit for a portion of the expenses of 
     providing dependent care services to employees; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. Quinn:
       H.R. 989. A bill to prohibit the distribution or receipt of 
     restricted explosives without a Federal permit, and to 
     require applications for such permits to include a photograph 
     and the fingerprints of the applicant; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Porter, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. 
             McHugh):
       H.R. 990. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     for the development and use of brownfields, 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. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Borski, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 991. A bill to amend the Railway Labor Act concerning 
     the applicability of requirements of that act to U.S. air 
     carriers and flight deck crews engaged in flight operations 
     outside the United States; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas;
       H.R. 992. A bill to end the Tucker Act shuffle; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Stump, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Istook, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ewing, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado):
       H.R. 993. A bill to amend the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990 to repeal the National Service Trust 
     Program under which certain persons who perform national or 
     community service receive stipends and educational awards for 
     such service; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 994. A bill to designate the U.S. border station 
     located in Pharr, TX, as the ``Kika de la Garza United States 
     Border Station''; to

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     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 995. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that fees for Internet and other online services 
     are not, and shall not be, subject to tax, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Shays, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 996. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance 
     environmental remediation of contaminated sites; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Shays, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Costello, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 997. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow expensing and rapid amortization of certain 
     environmental remediation expenditures; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Everett, 
             and Mr. Traficant):
       H.J. Res. 60. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide that no 
     person born in the United States will be a U.S. citizen on 
     account of birth in the United States unless a parent is a 
     U.S. citizen at the time of the birth; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.J. Res. 61. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to clarify the meaning 
     of the second amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Frost, Mr. Payne, Mr. Yates, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Olver):
       H. Con. Res. 39. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     commitments of the United States announced at the United 
     Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, 
     China, in September 1995; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Allen, and Mr. Berman):
       H. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     commitment of the Congress to continue the leadership of the 
     United States in the United Nations by honoring the financial 
     obligations of the United States to the United Nations; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Green, Mr. Stump, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Holden, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Foley, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Owens, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Vento, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Goode, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Talent, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Strickland, Ms. Furse, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. DeGette, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Con. Res. 41. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to 
     honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H. Res. 84. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 85. Resolution electing members of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on 
     the Library; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H. Res. 86. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight in the 
     105th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.

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