[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 40 (Tuesday, April 8, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H1338-H1339]
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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. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Mica, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 1225. A bill to make a technical correction to title 
     28, United States Code, relating to jurisdiction for lawsuits 
     against terrorist states; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Portman):
       H.R. 1226. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the unauthorized inspection of tax returns or 
     tax return information; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Granger, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Paul, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 1227. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for increased accountability by Internal 
     Revenue Service agents and other Federal Government officials 
     in tax collection practices and procedures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Yates, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, and Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 1228. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     permanently prohibit the possession of firearms by persons 
     who have been convicted of a felony, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 1229. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure that affordable, comprehensive, high quality health 
     care coverage is available through the establishment of 
     State-based programs for children and for all uninsured 
     pregnant women, and to facilitate access to health services, 
     strengthen public health functions, enhance health-related 
     research, and support other activities that improve the 
     health of mothers and children, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and 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. DeLAY:
       H.R. 1230. A bill to give all American electricity 
     consumers the right to choose among competitive providers of 
     electricity in order to secure lower electricity rates, 
     higher quality services, and a more robust U.S. economy, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
             Foglietta):
       H.R. 1231. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     establish guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or 
     consolidation of post offices, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. Mica, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Goss, Mr. Condit, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 1232. A bill to require country of origin labeling of 
     perishable agricultural commodities imported into the United 
     States and to establish penalties for violations of such 
     labeling requirements; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1233. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief to middle income families who are 
     struggling to pay for college, to amend the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 to provide significantly increased financial aid 
     for needy students, provide universal access to post-
     secondary education, reduce student loan costs while 
     improving student loan benefits, to streamline the Federal 
     Family Education Loan Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. FATTAH:
       H.R. 1234. A bill to require States to equalize funding for 
     education throughout the State; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DICKEY:
       H.R. 1235. A bill to establish a Corporate Welfare 
     Reduction Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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. DREIER:
       H.R. 1236. A bill to provide for an annual report to 
     Congress concerning diplomatic immunity; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1237. A bill to provide retrospective application of 
     an amendment made by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     enforcement Act of 1994 pertaining to the applicability of 
     mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1238. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to reduce the period during which a court has exclusive 
     authority to administer the oath of allegiance to an 
     applicant for naturalization from 45 days to 5 days; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1239. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit the Attorney General to waive the requirement 
     that an applicant for naturalization take an oath of 
     renunciation and allegiance in cases where the applicant is 
     unable to understand its meaning because of a disability or 
     mental impairment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 1240. A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, relating to pay for administrative law 
     judges; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Furse, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ney, and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H.R. 1241. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage 
     revenue bond financing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 1242. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain deductions of school bus owner-
     operators shall be allowable in computing adjusted gross 
     income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Mica, and Ms. Brown 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 1243. A bill to amend the base closure laws to reform 
     the process by which property at military installations being 
     closed or realigned is made available for economic 
     redevelopment and to improve the ability of the Secretary of 
     Defense to contract for protective services at installations 
     being closed; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Visclosky):
       H.R. 1244. A bill to prescribe labels for packages and 
     advertising for tobacco products, to provide for the 
     disclosure of certain information relating to tobacco 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1245. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to research on cognitive disorders arising from 
     traumatic brain injury; to the Committee on Commerce.

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       H.R. 1246. A bill to prescribe alternative payment 
     mechanisms for the payment of annual enrollment fees for the 
     TRICARE program of the military health care system; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Bliley, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Armey, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Cox 
             of California, Mr. Linder, and Mr. DeLay):
       H.R. 1247. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the 
     Trreasury from changing the treatment of partnership 
     distributions to limited partners; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Wise, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1248. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit classification of certain hospitals as 
     rural referral centers, to permit reclassification of certain 
     hospitals for disproportionate share payments, and to permit 
     sole community hospitals to rebase Medicare payments based 
     upon fiscal year 1994 and 1995 costs; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PEASE:
       H.R. 1249. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 107 Federal Building, in Terre Haute, IN, as the 
     ``John T. Myers Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H.R. 1250. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     regulate the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
     capable of piercing police body armor; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Goss, Mr. Foley, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1251. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for salaries and expenses of the National 
     Weather Service, including the National Centers for 
     Environmental Prediction, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1997; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.J. Res. 68. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to school 
     prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H. Con. Res. 57. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress respecting the designation of jazz as a rare and 
     valuable national treasure; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. BROWN of California:
       H. Con. Res. 58. Concurrent resolution establishing the 
     congressional budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 
     1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.

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