[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 18, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H1110-H1112]
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. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Mascara, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             and Mrs. Clayton):
       H. R. 1089. A bill to rename the U.S. Court of Veterans 
     Appeals as the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Lipinski):
       H.R. 1090. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow revision of veterans

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     benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. 
             Everett):
       H.R. 1091. A bill to impose certain requirements on health 
     care liability claims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1092. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     enter into enhanced-use leases for Department of Veterans 
     Affairs property, to rename the U.S. Court of Veterans 
     Appeals and the National Cemetary System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1093. A bill to amend the medical device provisions of 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 1094. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to make improvements in the regulation of drugs; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1095. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make a technical correction relating to depreciation 
     on property used within an Indian reservation; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 1096. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent nonimmigrants from possessing a firearm for other 
     than lawful hunting or sporting purposes, and to prevent 
     permanent resident aliens from possessing a firearm until 
     present in the United States for 1 year; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1097. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Tinopal CBS-X; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1098. A bill to require the continued availability of 
     $1 Federal reserve notes for circulation; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1099. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the special deduction for the living expenses 
     of Members of Congress; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Coble, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 1100. A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments 
     for Members of Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight, 
     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. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1101. A bill to provide for a project to demonstrate 
     the application of telemedicine and medical informatics to 
     improving the quality and cost-effectiveness in the delivery 
     of health care services under the Medicare Program and other 
     health programs; 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. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1102. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage the preservation 
     of low-income housing; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California (for himself and Mr. Brown 
             of California):
       H.R. 1103. A bill to modify the project for flood control, 
     San Timoteo Creek, CA, to permit the non-Federal contribution 
     for certain costs of the project to be made after completion 
     of the project; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Schumer, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Green, Ms. 
             Waters, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frost, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Ford, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Fattah, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Markey, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 1104. A bill to establish a partnership to rebuild and 
     modernize America's school facilities; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1105. A bill to provide additional pension security 
     for spouses and former spouses, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, Government Reform 
     and Oversight, and 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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lofgren, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 1106. A bill to amend the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
     Management Act of 1982 to require that any settlement, by an 
     alternative means of dispute resolution, of a claim against 
     the United States for payment of royalties under that act for 
     an amount greater than $2,000,000 shall not be effective 
     unless approved by the Secretary of the Interior; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 1107. A bill to transfer oil and gas royalty auditing 
     and reconciling functions of the Secretary of the Interior to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, and to direct the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, in performing functions relating to auditing 
     and reconciling oil and gas production activities, to 
     exercise all available authorities to ensure the U.S. 
     Government receives all amounts of royalties to which it is 
     entitled; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Lazio of 
             New York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 1108. A bill to affirm the role of States in setting 
     reasonable occupancy standards, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 1109. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special 
     transition rule for issuance of a certificate of citizenship 
     for certain children born outside the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Moakley, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Bass, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 1110. A bill to designate a portion of the Sudbury, 
     Assabet, and Concord Rivers as a component of the National 
     Wild and Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 1111. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for research and services with respect to lupus; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1112. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the preferential income tax treatment of 
     political organizations shall apply only to principal 
     campaign committees, to provide that a cancellation of a loan 
     to such a committee shall be includable in such committee's 
     taxable income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1113. A bill to provide that if an employer provides 
     additional leave to a parent for the birth of a child, such 
     employer shall provide the same leave to a parent for an 
     adopted child or a foster child; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on 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. ORTIZ (for himself and Mr. Bonilla):
       H.R. 1114. A bill to provide surveillance, research, and 
     services aimed at prevention of birth defects, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Payne, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ford, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Scott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. 
             Christian-Green):
       H.R. 1115. A bill to amend the Goals 2000: Educate America 
     Act to restore opportunity-to-learn standards; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 1116. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the 
     reversionary interest of the United States in certain lands 
     to the Clint Independent School District and the Fabens 
     Independent School District; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Green, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Stark, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 1117. A bill to prevent discrimination against victims 
     of abuse in all lines of insurance; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in

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     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. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 1118. A bill to prohibit a rental car company from 
     imposing a fee based upon the residence of a renter; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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