[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H1987-H1988]
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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. LEVIN:
       H.R. 1468. A bill to amend the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to modify 
     provisions restricting welfare and public benefits for 
     aliens; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Boyd, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Largent, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 1470. A bill to empower States with authority for most 
     taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 1471. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to determine the feasibility of placing bar codes on 
     passenger motor vehicles to facilitate the tracing of stolen 
     vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 1472. A bill to amend the Employment Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and

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     the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans 
     and group and individual health insurance coverage to pay 
     interest on clean claims that are not paid within 30 days; 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 Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H.R. 1473. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit, with certain exceptions, the transfer of a handgun 
     to, or the possession of a handgun by, an individual who has 
     not attained 21 years of age; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Capps):
       H.R. 1474. A bill to amend section 255 of the National 
     Housing Act to prohibit the charging of unreasonable and 
     excessive fees in connection with equity conversion mortgages 
     for elderly homeowners, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 1475. A bill to eliminate the National Sheep Industry 
     Improvement Center and to transfer funds available for the 
     center to the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the 
     deficit; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART:
       H.R. 1476. A bill to settle certain Miccosukee Indian land 
     takings claims within the State of Florida; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. DICKS (for himself, Mr. Adam Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. 
             Furse):
       H.R. 1477. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate a portion of the Columbia River as a 
     recreational river, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Ford, Mr. Turner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Upton, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, and 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 1478: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow companies to donate computer equipment and 
     software, and training related thereto, to elementary and 
     secondary schools for use in their educational programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 1479. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     U.S. courthouse located at 300 Northeast First Avenue in 
     Miami, FL, as the ``David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse''; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Fattah, and 
             Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 1480. A bill to increase the overall economy and 
     efficiency of Government operations and enable more efficient 
     use of Federal funding, by coordinating Federal financial 
     assistance programs and promoting local flexibility; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Oxley, 
             Ms. Rivers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Barcia 
             of Michigan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Evans, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.R. 1481. A bill to amend the Great Lakes Fish and 
     Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for 
     implementation of recommendations of the U.S. Fish and 
     Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery 
     Restoration Study Report; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 1482. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase whistleblower protections for members of the Armed 
     Forces; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 1483. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     make nonmilitary government aircraft subject to safety 
     regulation by the Department of Transportation; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Bishop):
       H.R. 1484. A bill to redesignate the Dublin Federal 
     courthouse building located in Dublin, GA, as the ``J. Roy 
     Rowland Federal Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Porter, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. 
             Bilbray):
       H.R. 1485. A bill to provide that the provision of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 on the accounting of tips in 
     determining the wage of tipped employees shall preempt any 
     State or local provision precluding a tip credit or requiring 
     a tip credit less than the tip credit provided under such 
     act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1486. A bill to consolidate international affairs 
     agencies, to reform foreign assistance programs, to authorize 
     appropriations for foreign assistance programs and for the 
     Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.J. Res. 74. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide 8-year terms 
     of offices for judges of Federal courts other than the 
     Supreme Court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. John, and 
             Mr. Dingell):
       H. Con. Res. 68. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the territorial integrity, unity, 
     sovereignty, and full independence of Lebanon; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Moakley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rothman, 
             and Mr. Pascrell):
       H. Res. 135. Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to permit disabled individuals who have 
     access to the House floor to bring supporting services; to 
     the Committee on Rules.

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