[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 21, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3169]
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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, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stearns, and 
             Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 1687. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that special pay paid to certain physicians and 
     dentists of the Veterans Health Administration who retire 
     before October 1, 1999, shall be considered to be basic pay 
     for retirement purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 1688. A bill to authorize the construction of the 
     Lewis and Clark Rural Water System and to authorize 
     assistance to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc., a 
     nonprofit corporation, for the planning and construction of 
     the water supply system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Fazio of California, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Ms. Harman, Mr. Klug, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 1689. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of 
     securities class actions under State law, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1690. A bill to amend title 28 of the United States 
     Code regarding enforcement of child custody orders; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           Br Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself and Mr. Crapo):
       H.R. 1691. A bill to provide for the stabilization, 
     enhancement, restoration, and management of the Coeur d'Alene 
     River basin watershed; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson):
       H.R. 1692. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to waive the 3-day prior hospitalization 
     requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services 
     in the case of individuals classified within certain 
     diagnosis-related groups; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1693. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to assist 
     the development of small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by women, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business.
       H.R. 1694. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for 
     certain amounts contributed to an education investment 
     account; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 1695. A bill to establish a Commission on Retirement 
     Savings; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 1696. A bill to honor agreements reached in the 
     acquisition of Santa Rosa Island, CA, by the National Park 
     Service; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 1697. A bill to assess the impact of the North 
     American Free-Trade Agreement on domestic job loss and the 
     environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1698. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to assist families in the purchase of coverage for 
     children under school-based health insurance programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     and 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. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Lofgren, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Manton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Markey, Mr. Cramer, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1699. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program to 
     prevent and control juvenile crime; to modify Federal court 
     procedures applicable to violent juvenile offenders, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Commerce, and 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. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Young, of Alaska, Mr. 
             Hill, and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 1700. A bill to authorize funds to further the strong 
     Federal interest in the improvement of highways and 
     transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 1701. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide a minimum allocation of highway funds for States that 
     have low population densities and comprise large geographic 
     areas; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H. Con. Res. 85. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the Small Business Administration should 
     appoint a commission to examine the credit needs of small 
     business concerns; to the Committee on Small Business.

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