[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H1793-H1794]
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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. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1406. A bill to provide that the Disabled American 
     Veterans corporation may sue or be sued in the Federal 
     courts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Goode, and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 1407. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that the decoration known as the Purple Heart may 
     only be awarded to members of the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1408. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the statute of limitations shall not bar 
     a claim for credit or refund based on a retroactive 
     determination of an entitlement to receive military 
     disability benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1409. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the exclusion from gross income for veterans' 
     benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Coble, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, and Mr. Chambliss):
       H.R. 1410. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit for law 
     enforcement officers who purchase armor vests, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Klug, Mr. Coburn, 
             and Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 1411. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to facilitate 
     the development and approval of new drugs and biological 
     products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 1412. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require that envelopes provided by the Internal 
     Revenue Service with the instructions for filing income tax 
     returns be postage paid envelopes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1413. A bill to provide for expanded research 
     concerning the environmental and genetic susceptibilities for 
     breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on 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. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 1414. A bill to recognize the organization known as 
     the Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooksey,  Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jenkins, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kind of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr.

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             Pallone, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, 
             Mr. Strickland, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Collins, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 1415. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     establish standards for relationships between group health 
     plans and health insurance issuers with enrollees, health 
     professionals, and providers; 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:
       H.R. 1416. A bill to amend title IV of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 restricting welfare and public benefits for aliens to 
     provide an exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food 
     stamps programs for permanent resident aliens who are 
     applicants for naturalization; 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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1417. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for those who, under color of Government 
     authority, teach or distribute materials encouraging the use 
     of torture; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Manton, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rangel, 
             and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 1418. A bill to extend the transition period for 
     aliens receiving supplemental security income or food stamp 
     benefits as of August 22, 1996; 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 Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Petri, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Brady, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
             Coburn):
       H.R. 1419. A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse 
     and neglect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 1420. A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management 
     of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 1421. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to apply standards to outpatient physical 
     therapy provided as an incident to a physician's professional 
     services; 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. PORTER:
       H.R. 1422. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to encourage compliance with spending limits on 
     elections for the House of Representatives and enhance the 
     importance of individual contributions and contributions 
     originating within congressional districts; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Upton, Mr. Yates, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Minge, Mr. Klug, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Camp, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Luther, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 1423. A bill to cancel the space station project; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 1424. A bill to amend the Petroglyph National Monument 
     Establishment Act of 1990 to adjust the boundary of the 
     monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1425. A bill to designate as wilderness, wild and 
     scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild 
     land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors 
     certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
     Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Saxton):
       H.R. 1426. 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. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Green, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Dellums, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Levin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Capps, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. 
             DeGette, and Mr. Young of Alaska)
       H.R. 1427. A bill to assist in implementing the plan of 
     action adopted by the World Summit for Children; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Obey, Mr. Murtha, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Hunter):
       H. Con. Res. 65. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 
     1920, popularly known as the Jones Act, and related statutes 
     are critically important components of our Nation's economic 
     and military security and should be fully and strongly 
     supported; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H. Res. 124. Resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress welcoming His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet 
     to the United States; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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