[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H1610-H1611]
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. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 1342. A bill to provide for a 1-year enrollment in the 
     conservation reserve of land covered by expiring conservation 
     reserve program contracts; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie) (both 
             by request):
       H.R. 1343. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for certain maritime programs of the 
     Department of Transportation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 1344. A bill to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Carson, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Scott, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 1345. A bill to establish the Commission on National 
     Drug Policy; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Levin, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 1346. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide congressional authorization for restrictions on 
     receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

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           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (by request):
       H.R. 1347. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the mailing of certain mail matter; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 1348. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     relating to war crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1349. A bill to regulate handgun ammunition, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
            By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 1350. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow associations of persons holding timeshare 
     interests in residential property to elect to be taxed as 
     homeowner associations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Dellums, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 1351. A bill to prohibit smoking in any transportation 
     facility for which Federal financial assistance is provided; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1352. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide, with respect to research on breast cancer, for the 
     increased involvement of advocates in decision making at the 
     National Cancer Institute; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Furse, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Hefley, and 
             Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 1353. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of their 
     income tax overpayments, and to make other contributions, for 
     the purpose of retiring the national debt; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 1354. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for mandatory coverage of services furnished 
     by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists under 
     State Medicaid plans; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 1355. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the tax treatment of qualified State tuition 
     programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 1356. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit beneficiaries of the military health care system to 
     enroll in Federal employees health benefits plans; to improve 
     health care benefits under the CHAMPUS and TRICARE Standard, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security, 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. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 1357. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a 
     demonstration project to provide the Department of Defense 
     with reimbursement from the Medicare Program for health care 
     services provided to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries under 
     the TRICARE program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Commerce, 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. Emerson (for herself and Mr. Condit):
       H.J. Res. 72. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States allowing an item veto 
     in appropriations bills; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. Lantos (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
             Rothman):
       H. Con. Res. 63. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the 50th anniversary of the 
     Marshall Plan and reaffirming the commitment of the United 
     States to the principles that led to the establishment of 
     that program; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. Linder:
       H. Res. 114. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Kim, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H. Res. 115. Resolution concerning the promotion of peace, 
     stability, and democracy in Zaire; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H. Res. 118. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Porter, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Evans, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Capps, Mr. Shays, and 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee):
       H. Res. 119. Resolution providing for the mandatory 
     implementation of the Office Waste Recycling Program in the 
     House of Representatives; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.

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