[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 46 (Thursday, April 17, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H1703-H1706]
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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. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Pease, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
             Visclosky):
       H.R. 1358. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     permit a Governor to limit the disposal of out-of-State solid 
     waste in the Governor's State, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 1359. A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 to establish a means to support programs 
     for electric energy conservation and energy efficiency, 
     renewable energy, and universal and affordable service for 
     electric consumers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Meehan, and Ms. Christian-Green):
       H.R. 1360. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an 
     exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for 
     certain permanent resident aliens who are unable because of 
     physical or developmental disability or mental impairment to 
     naturalize; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 1361. A bill to prohibit economic support fund 
     assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 
     Government of Turkey for fiscal year 1998 unless that 
     Government makes certain improvement relating to human 
     rights; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Everett, Mr. Filner, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. Carson, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Reyes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska):
       H.R. 1362. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     provide for Medicare reimbursement for health care services 
     provided to certain Medicare-eligible veterans in selected 
     facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Shays):
       H.R. 1363. A bill to provide grants to States to provide 
     uninsured children with access to health care insurance 
     coverage; to the Committee on Commerce, 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. 
             Roukema, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 1364. A bill to provide grants to States to provide 
     uninsured children with access to health care insurance 
     coverage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     increase the excise taxes on tobacco products for the purpose 
     of funding such grants and reducing the deficit; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, 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. ARCHER:
       H.R. 1365. A bill to amend section 355 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of corporate 
     tax on prearranged sales of corporate stock, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAESLER (for himself, Mr. Turner, Ms. Harman, 
             Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Holden, Mr. John, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Minge, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H.R. 1366. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 1367. A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from making 
     available through the Internet certain confidential records 
     with respect to individuals, and to provide for remedies in 
     cases in which such records are made available through the 
     Internet; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
             Tanner):
       H.R. 1368. A bill to provide that Kentucky may not tax 
     compensation paid to a resident of Tennessee for services at 
     Fort Campbell, KY; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky:
       H.R. 1369. 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. CASTLE (for himself (by request), Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 1370. A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 1371. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     to require that imported meat, and meat food products 
     containing imported meat, bear a label identifying the 
     country of origin; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Berry, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Istook, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. McDade, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Moran 
             of Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, 
             Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. 
             Bob Schaffer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. White, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Whitfield, and 
             Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1372. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to reform the budget process, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Appropriations, 
     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. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H.R. 1373. A bill to establish a grant program to improve 
     the quality and expand the availability of child care 
     services, and of family support services, for families with 
     children less than 3 years of age; to amend the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the taxation of income of 
     controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported 
     property; to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
     to cover employers that have more than 20 employees; to amend 
     the Head Start Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2002 and to increase the funds reserved 
     for services for families with children less than 3 years of 
     age; 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. DELLUMS:
       H.R. 1374. A bill to establish a U.S. health service to 
     provide high quality comprehensive health care for all 
     Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present 
     system of health care delivery; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the 
     Judiciary, and the Budget, 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. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Baesler, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reyes, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Adam Smith of Washington, Mr.

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             Snyder, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, 
             Mr. Yates, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Leach, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida):
       H.R. 1375. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the 
     Medicare Program of medical nutrition therapy services 
     furnished by registered dietitians and nutrition 
     professionals; 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 Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Berman, Mr. Capps, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Tierney, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, 
             and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1376. A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland 
     Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to 
     strengthen the protection of native biodiversity and ban 
     clearcutting on Federal lands, and to designate certain 
     Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests, roadless areas, 
     and Special Areas where logging and other intrusive 
     activities are prohibited; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Resources, 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 Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Goodling, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Petri, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Upton, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Weller, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 1377. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage 
     retirement income savings; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Stump, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Parker, Mr. Istook, Mr. Talent, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 1378. A bill to prohibit discrimination in contracting 
     on federally funded projects on the basis of certain labor 
     policies of potential contractors; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 1379. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to lower the maximum capital gains rate to 15 percent 
     with respect to assets held for more than 3 years, to replace 
     the estate and gift tax rate schedules, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H.R. 1380. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses 
     and to exclude gain from the sale or exchange of a farming 
     business to the extent of the medical expenses paid by the 
     taxpayer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 1381. A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship 
     and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American 
     Public Policy Act of 1992 to establish the U.S. Institute for 
     Environmental Conflict Resolution to conduct environmental 
     conflict resolution and training, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1382. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain educational benefits provided by 
     an employer to children of employees shall be excludable from 
     gross income as a scholarship; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Borski, Ms. Christian-Green, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H.R. 1383. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, 
     DC, as the ``Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice 
     Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 1384. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to establish a telephone reporting system to permit 
     certain individuals traveling by boat to enter the United 
     States from Canada without applying for admission at a port 
     of entry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. 
             Kildee):
       H.R. 1385. A bill to consolidate, coordinate, and improve 
     employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation 
     programs in the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 1386. A bill to require uniform appraisals of certain 
     leaseholds of restricted Indian lands, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Horn, Mr. Klug, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McGovern, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sanford, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Portman, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Foglietta, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Goss, 
             Mr. Ensign, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Owens, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Kolbe):
       H.R. 1387. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to convert the price support program for 
     sugarcane and sugar beets into a system of solely recourse 
     loans and to provide for the gradual elimination of the 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1388. A bill to provide authority for leave transfer 
     for Federal employees who are adversely affected by disasters 
     or emergencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. PACKARD:
       H.R. 1389. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the amount of the aviation excise taxes 
     for any fiscal year shall equal the expenditures from the 
     airport and airway trust fund for the prior fiscal year, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 1390. A bill to authorize the Government of India to 
     establish a memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the District 
     of Columbia; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ackerman, 
             and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 1391. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exemption from tax for gain on sale of a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself and Mr. Murtha):
       H.R. 1392. A bill to require the administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under 
     which States may be certified to carry out voluntary 
     environmental cleanup programs and to amend CERCLA regarding 
     the liability of landowners and prospective purchasers; 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.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 1393. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to establish certain requirements regarding the approval of 
     facilities for the disposal of polychlorinated

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     biphenyls, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1394. 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. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 1395. A bill to assist the States and local 
     governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and 
     encouraging environmental cleanup programs, 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 for such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 1396. A bill to require the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System to focus on price stability in 
     establishing monetary policy to ensure the stable, long-term 
     purchasing power of the currency, to repeal the Full 
     Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, and the Budget, 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. SKAGGS (for himself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       H.R. 1397. A bill to provide health insurance benefits to 
     certain former employees at defense nuclear facilities of the 
     Department of Energy for injuries caused by exposure to 
     ionizing radiation; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bunnning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 1398. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a program for research and 
     training with respect to Parkinson's disease; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1399. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide a presumption of service connection for injuries 
     classified as cold weather injuries which occur in veterans 
     who while engaged in military operations had sustained 
     exposure to cold weather; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Furse, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Blumenauer):
       H.R. 1400. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to 
     participate in a water conservation project with the Tumalo 
     Irrigation District in the State of Oregon; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 1401. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for 
     producing electricity from wind; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICIANT:
       H.R. 1402. A bill to establish the Commission on 
     Probabilistic Methods; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Jefferson, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii):
       H.R. 1403. A bill to extend the supplemental security 
     income benefits program to Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
             Pelosi, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 1404. A bill to provide for the defense of the 
     environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules, 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. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Spence, and 
             Mr. Stump):
       H. Con. Res. 64. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel of the 
     Government who served the United States faithfully during the 
     cold war; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Res. 120. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
             Bereuter):
       H. Res. 121. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the March 30, 1997, terrorist 
     grenade attack in Cambodia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. King of New York, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Stark, and Mr. Riley):
       H. Res. 122. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding tactile currency for the blind 
     and visually impaired; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H. Res. 123. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to postpone final House action on legislative 
     branch appropriations for any fiscal year until all other 
     regular appropriations for that fiscal year are enacted into 
     law; to the Committee on Rules.

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