[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 64 (Thursday, May 15, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H2783-H2784]
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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. Ewing, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Poshard):
       H.R. 1619. A bill to provide for farm-related exceptions 
     from hazardous materials transportation requirements; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1620. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the special taxes on wholesale and retail 
     dealers in liquor and beer, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BONO:
       H.R. 1621. A bill to amend the provisions of title 17, 
     United States Code, with respect to the duration of 
     copyright, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 1622. A bill to provide for an annual report to 
     Congress concerning diplomatic immunity; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 1623. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the rate of tax on certain fuels derived 
     from natural gas shall be based on the Btu equivalence with a 
     gallon of gasoline, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Sabo, Ms. Norton, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Holden, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Borski, Mr. Rush, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Torres, Ms. Carson, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Brown of California, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 1624. A bill to provide for the debarment or 
     suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement 
     activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety 
     laws; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     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. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. Boehner, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Snowbarger, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 1625. A bill to ensure that workers have sufficient 
     information about their rights regarding the payment of dues 
     or fees to labor organizations and the uses of employee dues 
     and fees by labor organizations; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. HARMAN (for herself and Mr. Dixon):
       H.R. 1626. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require the licensing of certain unused channels for 
     public safety uses; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             McCrery):
       H.R. 1627. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for higher education; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Clement, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Schumer, 
             and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 1628. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     study and provide coverage of routine patient care costs for 
     Medicare beneficiaries with cancer who are enrolled in an 
     approved clinical trial program; 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. JONES:
       H.R. 1629. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the maximum capital gains tax rate by one-half 
     for taxpayers age 55 and older; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. 
             Jones):
       H.R. 1630. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to study and report on existing ferry operations and 
     potential ferry routes in the United States, to authorize the 
     Secretary to provide financial assistance for the development 
     of ferry operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 1631. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make coverage under the health benefits program for Federal 
     employees available to military dependents and military 
     retirees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, 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. PAYNE:
       H.R. 1632. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the exclusion for employer-
     provided educational assistance programs, to restore such 
     exclusion for graduate level courses, and to allow a 
     deduction for interest on education loans; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H.R. 1633. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a refundable credit for education expenses; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1634. A bill to set forth certain principles that 
     should be adhered to by any United States national conducting 
     an industrial cooperation project in the People's Republic of 
     China or Tibet; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STOKES (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin,

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             Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Kasich, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Ney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Oxley, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Traficant, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1635. A bill to establish within the United States 
     National Park Service the National Underground Railroad 
     Network to Freedom Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Jackson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Clay, Mr. Yates, Mr. Castle, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Coyne, Mr. Capps, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Ms. Rivers, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Thompson, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Allen, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Rush, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Furse, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Olver, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Baesler):
       H.R. 1636. A bill to disclose environmental risks to 
     children's heath and expand the public's right to know about 
     toxic chemical use and release, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ford, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Ms. Carson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 1637. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the provision to at-risk communities of 
     services under the program of block grants for the prevention 
     and treatment of substance abuse; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 1638. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the provision of rehabilitation services 
     under the program of block grants for the prevention and 
     treatment of substance abuse; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1639. A bill to establish an education development 
     block grant program to allow local educational agencies to 
     use such funds and to borrow five times the amount of such 
     funds to repair school infrastructure; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 1640. A bill to establish computer learning centers in 
     low income areas; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 1641. A bill to amend the National Narcotics 
     Leadership Act of 1988 to increase the amount of funds that 
     the Director of National Drug Control Policy may transfer 
     between National Drug Control Program agency accounts; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 1642. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide for the establishment of an alternative crop 
     production demonstration program for developing countries 
     with illicit crop production; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H.R. 1643. A bill to provide for an increase in funding for 
     programs for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse 
     in the Federal prison system; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 1644. A bill to provide for programs that involve 
     continuing judicial supervision over offenders with substance 
     abuse problems who are not violent offenders; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1645. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide additional penalties for theft by public officials 
     under color of law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1646. A bill to authorize States to provide temporary 
     assistance for needy families in a manner that complements 
     the efforts of certain adults who are caring for the children 
     of relatives; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1647. A bill to establish a Small Business Development 
     Fund to promote economic revitalization and community 
     development through investment in, and assistance to, 
     qualified women and minority business people; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Budget, and Small Business, 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. WATKINS:
       H.R. 1648. A bill to encourage production of oil and gas 
     within the United States by providing tax incentives, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Watkins):
       H. Res. 151. Resolution to encourage consumers to consult 
     with their pharmacists in connection with the purchase and 
     use of over-the-counter drug products; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Pappas, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, and Mrs. Roukema):
       H. Con. Res. 80. Concurrent resolution relating to 
     maintaining the current standard behind the ``Made in USA'' 
     label, in order to protect consumers and jobs in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Engel, and Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York):
       H. Con. Res. 81. Concurrent resolution calling for a United 
     States initiative seeking a just and peaceful resolution of 
     the situation on Cyprus; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN of California:
       H. Con. Res. 82. Concurrent resolution establishing the 
     congressional budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 
     1998 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
     fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the Committee on 
     the Budget.

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