[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 19, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H1185-H1186]
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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. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Dellums) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1119. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for military activities of the Department 
     of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Borski, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Engel, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Green, 
             Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Rivers, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Olver, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Gordon, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wise, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Cummings, and 
             Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1120. A bill to assist local governments in assessing 
     and remediating brownfield sites, to amend the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 to encourage State voluntary response programs for 
     remediating such sites, 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.

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           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1121. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to 
     clarify existing law and ratify the longstanding policy of 
     the National Credit Union Administration Board with regard to 
     field of membership of Federal credit unions and to repeal 
     the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, and to provide for a 
     reduced tax rate for qualified community lenders; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 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. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 1122. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ban partial-birth abortions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 1123. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit loans from individual retirement plans for 
     certain first-time homebuyer, education, and medical 
     emergency expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 1124. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that no capital gains tax shall apply to 
     individuals or corporations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 1125. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that amounts collected with respect to the provisions 
     of health care at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
     center may be retained by that medical center; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Mascara, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Frost, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Vento, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
             Regula, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1126. A bill to provide that certain service of 
     members of the U.S. merchant marine during World War II 
     constituted active military service for purposes of any law 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 1127. A bill to amend the Antiquities Act to require 
     an Act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and 
     State legislature for the establishment by the President of 
     national monuments in excess of 5,000 acres; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Evans, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Clement, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Flake, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Gordon, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 1128. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of periodic colorectal 
     screening services under part B of 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. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Dan 
             Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Torres, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Dellums, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Vento, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Levin, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 1129. A bill to establish a program to provide 
     assistance for programs of credit and other assistance for 
     microenterprises in developing countries, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sabo Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Wise, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sandlin, 
             and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1130. A bill to provide for retirement savings and 
     security, 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, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and National Security, 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. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1131. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     make funds available for surface transportation projects on 
     roads functionally classified as local or rural minor 
     collectors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H.R. 1132. A bill to limit U.S. military assistance and 
     arms transfers to the Government of Indonesia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 1133. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide 
     exceptions for mentally disabled aliens from provisions which 
     restrict welfare and public benefits for aliens; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, Commerce, 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. SHAW (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Baker, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Vento, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1134. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against income tax to individuals 
     who rehabilitate historic homes or who are the first 
     purchasers of rehabilitated historic homes for use as a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 1135. A bill to provide for the protection of farmland 
     at the Point Reyes National Seashore, and for other purposes; 
     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. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
             McCollum):
       H.J. Res. 64. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to prevent early 
     release of violent criminals; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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