[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 13, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H2589]
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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. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 1578. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to assist in the restoration of the Chesapeake 
     Bay, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 1579. A bill to establish a Chesapeake Bay Gateways 
     and Watertrails Network, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1580. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for certain improvements in the way in which health-
     care resources are allocated by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1581. A bill to reauthorize the program established 
     under chapter 44 of title 28, United States Code, relating to 
     arbitration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COOKSEY:
       H.R. 1582. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal restrictions on taxpayers having medical 
     savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 1583. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exclusion from estate tax for family-owned 
     businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       H.R. 1584. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide all taxpayers with a 50-percent deduction for 
     capital gains, to index the basis of certain capital assets, 
     to provide credits for families, to phase-out the estate and 
     gift taxes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. Fazio of California, 
             and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 1585. A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for breast cancer research through the voluntary 
     purchase to certain specially issued U.S. postage stamps; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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 Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 1586. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require a refund value for certain beverage containers, to 
     provide resources for State pollution prevention and 
     recycling programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 1587. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the transportation to chemical oxygen generators as 
     cargo on any aircraft carrying passengers or cargo in air 
     commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SNOWBARGER (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Ryun, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 1588. A bill to prohibit the payment of any arrearages 
     for prior years in the assessed contribution of the United 
     States to the United Nations until certain reforms in the 
     United Nations have been implemented and a certification of 
     such reforms has been approved by the Congress; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, 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. SCARBOROUGH:
       H. Con. Res. 78. Concurrent resolution rejecting the need 
     for an additional round or rounds of military base closures; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H. Res. 145. Resolution providing for the concurrence of 
     the House with the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 914, with 
     amendments; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Ms. Norton):
       H. Res. 147. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the House of Representatives should 
     participate in and support activities to provide decent homes 
     for the people of the United States, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

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