[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 31 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H948-H949]
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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. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Flake, and 
             Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 1031. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the designation of renewal communities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Banking and Financial Services, and 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. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Shays, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wise, 
             Mr. Edwards, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Sawyer, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Scott, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Vento, and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 1032. A bill to prohibit certain abortions; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, 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 Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H.R. 1033. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide all taxpayers with a 50-percent deduction for 
     capital gains, to increase the exclusion for gain on 
     qualified small business stock, to index the basis of certain 
     capital assets, to allow the capital loss deduction for 
     losses on the sale or exchange of an individual's principal 
     residence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Hastert, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 1034. A bill to approve the determination of the 
     President that Colombia is a major illicit drug producing 
     country and/or a major drug-transit country and has failed to 
     fully cooperate with the United States in its anti-narcotic 
     efforts, and to provide for a waiver of the requirement to 
     withhold United States assistance for Colombia for fiscal 
     year 1997 pursuant to that determination; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1035. A bill to provide for modification of State 
     agreements under title II of the Social Security Act with 
     respect to certain students; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Traficant, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 1036. A bill to require Congress and the President to 
     fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal 
     responsibility for Federal laws; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Crane, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Packard, Mr. Dreier, Mr. King of New 
             York, and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 1037. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts 
     attributable to military property which may be treated as 
     exempt foreign trade income; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Dellums, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1038. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of qualified 
     acupuncturist services under part B of the Medicare Program, 
     and to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for 
     coverage of such services under the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on 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. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 1039. A bill to reform campaign practices for 
     elections to the House of Representatives by limiting 
     contributions from political action committees, establishing 
     tax credits for individual campaign contributions, providing 
     matching funds for individual small contributions, limiting 
     the use of personal funds in a campaign, offsetting 
     independent expenditures, encouraging the use of longer 
     campaign commercials, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. ARMEY:
       H.R. 1040. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and 
     economic opportunity for families by reducing the power and 
     reach of the Federal establishment; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 
     the Budget, for 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 1041. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide grants to States to stabilize and remove large tire 
     piles that are near drinking water sources and sensitive 
     populations; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 1042. A bill to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal 
     Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to extend the Illinois and 
     Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Filner, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
             McKinney, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1043. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     temporarily expand the Department of Defense program by which 
     State and local law enforcement agencies may procure certain 
     law enforcement equipment through the Department; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD:
       H.R. 1044. A bill to promote the fitting of firearms with 
     child safety locks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1045. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat a portion of welfare benefits which are 
     contingent on employment as earned income for purposes of the 
     earned income credit, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mrs. Carson, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1046. A bill to allow each Member of the House of 
     Representatives to hire one additional employee, if the 
     employee is hired from the welfare rolls, and to provide 
     that, if such employment is in the District of Columbia, the 
     jurisdiction represented by the Member may count the 
     employment toward its welfare participation rate requirement; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and

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     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. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Yates, and 
             Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 1047. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to improve the safety of handguns; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 1048. A bill to make technical amendments relating to 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996; 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. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 1049. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development to provide financial assistance to 
     support the assessment, cleanup, and economic redevelopment 
     of brownfield sites; to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the cleanup of such sites by allowing the 
     expensing of environmental remediation costs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 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. DELLUMS (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1050. A bill to establish a living wage, jobs for all 
     policy by instituting overall planning to develop those 
     living wage job opportunities essential to fulfillment of 
     basic rights and responsibilities in a healthy democratic 
     society; by facilitating conversion from unneeded military 
     programs to civilian activities that meet important human 
     needs; by producing a Federal capital budget through 
     appropriate distinctions between operating and investment 
     outlays; and by reducing poverty, violence, and the undue 
     concentration of income, wealth, and power, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, National 
     Security, 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 Mr. SKEEN (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 1051. A bill to amend the act of June 20, 1910, to 
     protect the permanent trust funds of the State of New Mexico 
     from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which 
     distributions are made from those funds; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H. Con. Res. 46. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that investigations of campaign fundraising 
     practices should be left to the Federal Election Commission; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. FOGLIETTA (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Manton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Klink, Mr. Weller, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Stupak):
       H. Con. Res. 47. Concurrent resolution to designate a flag-
     pole upon which the flag of the United States is to be set at 
     half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is slain in the 
     line of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H. Res. 92. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the Bureau of Labor Statistics alone 
     should make any adjustments, if any are needed, to the 
     methodology used to determine the Consumer Price Index; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 93. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the Bureau of Labor Statistic alone 
     should make any adjustments, if any are needed, to the 
     methodology used to determine the Consumer Price Index; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Harman, 
             and Mr. Payne):
       H. Res. 96. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention 
     on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against 
     Women; to the Committee on International Relations.

                               MEMORIALS

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       23. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to Senate Resolution 
     No. 13, memorializing the President of the United States to 
     effect the immediate transfer of the ground communications-
     electronics workload from the Sacramento Air Logistics Center 
     to the Tobyhanna Army Depot; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       24. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of South Dakota, relative to House Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 1006, requesting the Congress of the United 
     States to pass legislation providing election campaign 
     finance reform; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       25. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Michigan, 
     relative to Senate Resolution No. 18, to memorialize the 
     Congress of the United States to enact legislation to provide 
     for the enforcement of the 10th amendment to the U.S. 
     Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       26. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Wyoming, relative to House Joint Resolution No. 2, 
     requesting that the balanced budget amendment to the U.S. 
     Constitution be submitted to the States for ratification; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

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