[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 69 (Thursday, May 22, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3201-H3203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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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. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Cramer, and Ms. Jackson-
             Lee),
       H.R. 1702. A bill to encourage the development of a 
     commercial space industry in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Evans Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Buyer):
       H.R. 1703. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for improved and expedited procedures for resolving 
     complaints of unlawful employment discrimination arising 
     within the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 1704. A bill to establish a Congressional Office of 
     Regulatory Analysis; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
     in addition to the Committee on 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. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Castle, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Tierney, and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 1705. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act for 1971 to require political parties to submit reports 
     to the Federal Election Commission on expenditures of any 
     funds used to influence an election for Federal office and to 
     require reports to the Commission on any independent 
     expenditures which mention a political party or a candidate 
     for election for Federal office, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mrs. Ros-
             Lehtinen):
       H.R. 1706. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against tax for employees who 
     provide child care assistance for dependents of their 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 1707. A bill making interim emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for immediate needs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1997, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 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. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 1708. A bill making interim emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for immediate needs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1997, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brady, 
             Mr. Sessions, and Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 1709. A bill to permit any State to use 
     nongovernmental personnel in the determination of eligibility 
     under the Medicaid, food stamps, and WIC programs; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, 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. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Dan 
             Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Towns, Mr. Oxley, Ms. 
             Furse, Mr. Upton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Klug, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Whitfield, 
             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Norwood, Mr. White, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Wynn, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 1710. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to facilitate the development, clearance, and 
     use of devices to maintain and improve the public health and 
     quality of life of the citizens of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Green, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Frost, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 1711. A bill to establish a maximum level of 
     remediation for dry cleaning solvents, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Ewing):
       H.R. 1712. A bill to encourage the People's Republic of 
     China to join the World Trade Organization by removing China 
     from title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 upon its accession to 
     the World Trade Organization and to provide a more effective 
     remedy for inadequate trade benefits extended by the People's 
     Republic of china to the United States; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 1713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an employee to elect to receive taxable cash 
     compensation in lieu of nontaxable parking benefits, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BISHOP:
       H.R. 1714. A bill to provide for the acquisition of the 
     Plains Railroad Depot at the Jimmy Carter National Historic 
     Site; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Clement, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cook, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Towns, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Spence, and Mr. McIntyre):
       H.R. 1715. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Foley, Mr. Lampson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Carson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1716. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a 
     nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the 
     District of Columbia, to operate a national resource center 
     and clearinghouse relating to missing children; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Packard):
       H.R. 1717. A bill to provide for the privatization of the 
     U.S. Postal Service; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 1718. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     lands in Wyoming to the County of Park, WY; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hill, 
             Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. John, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 1719. A bill to protect and enhance sportsmen's 
     opportunities and enhance wildlife conservation; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Oberstar) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1720. A bill to improve transportation safety, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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. FILNER (for himself, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Bishop, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Towns, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1721. A bill to prohibit insurers from canceling or 
     refusing to renew fire insurance policies covering houses of 
     worship and related support structures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1722. A bill to amend various banking laws; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in

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     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1723. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the 
     restrictions on foreign students added by such act 
     inapplicable to students lawfully present in the United 
     States on the effective date of the restrictions in cases 
     where a public school or adult education program evidences a 
     desire for such result, to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1724. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to eliminate certain restrictions on foreign students 
     added by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANK of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1725. A bill to establish a regional investments for 
     national growth program to identify and fund the metropolitan 
     regional transportation projects that are essential to the 
     national economy, but exceed State and regional financial 
     capacity; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. DeGette, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1726. A bill to establish as an element of the 
     national security of the United States the importance of 
     providing for the health, safety, and education of children 
     in the United States; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and 
     the Workforce, the Judiciary, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Banking and Financial Services, 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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Klug, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Horn, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 1727. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to allow for additional deferred effective dates 
     for approval of applications under the new drugs provisions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 1728. A bill to provide for the development of a plan 
     and a management review of the National Park System and to 
     reform the process by which areas are considered for addition 
     to the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Ensign, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 1729. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend and modify the work opportunity credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 1730. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the amount of an overpayment otherwise 
     payable to any person shall be reduced by the amount of 
     pastdue, legally enforceable State tax obligations of such 
     person; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 1731. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the standard mileage rate deduction for 
     charitable use of passenger automobiles; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 1732. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 to provide for off-budget treatment of the 
     receipts and disbursements of the land and water conservation 
     fund and the special accounts established under such act; to 
     the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 1733. A bill to establish the Saint Helena Island 
     National Scenic Area; to the Committee on Resources, 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. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. 
             Weygand):
       H.R. 1734. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1735. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an individual who is entitled to receive child 
     support a refundable credit equal to the amount of unpaid 
     child support and to increase the tax liability of the 
     individual required to pay such support by the amount of the 
     unpaid child support; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Clayton, 
             and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1736. A bill to provide for a reduction in the rate of 
     adolescent pregnancy through the evaluation of public and 
     private prevention programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Lazio of New York, and 
             Mr. Combest):
       H.R. 1737. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     require that group and individual health insurance coverage 
     and group health plans provide adequate access to services 
     provided by obstetrician-gynecologists; 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. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, 
             and Mr. Fazio of California):
       H.R. 1738. A bill to amend title XVIII to provide a special 
     Medicare part B enrollment period and MediGap enrollment 
     period and a waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment 
     penalty for certain military retirees and dependents who live 
     near military hospitals that are closed or that discontinue 
     inpatient hospital 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. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 1739. A bill to amend the Act designating the Boundary 
     Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to clarify certain provisions of 
     law regarding activities authorized within the wilderness 
     area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bateman, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Frost, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pickett, and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 1740. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the application of the pension 
     nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio:
       H.R. 1741. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers in the process of adopting a child to 
     use alternative information, rather than a TIN, to claim the 
     dependency exemption for the child; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN:
       H.R. 1742. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain viscose rayon yarn; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Foley, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Largent, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Paul, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Brady, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Nussle, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Bob Schaffer, Mr. White, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Everett, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Souder, and 
             Mr. Combest):
       H.R. 1743. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the limitations on medical savings accounts 
     relating to the number of accounts and number of employees of 
     an employer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 1744. A bill to make the antitrust laws applicable to 
     owners of teams of major league professional baseball 
     players, and to leagues composed of such teams, with respect 
     to selecting the site at which any such team plays its 
     regular season home games; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 1745. A bill to reform asset forfeiture laws; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Ways

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     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. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 1746. A bill to provide that, in any year in which the 
     Congress does not timely adopt a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget that eliminates the deficit by fiscal year 2002, 
     Members of Congress shall forfeit their right to be paid for 
     the remainder of that year; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 1747. A bill to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act 
     to authorize the design and construction of additions to the 
     parking garage and certain site improvements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1748. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to ban the transmission of unsolicited advertisements by 
     electronic mail, and to require that sender identification 
     information be included with electronic mail messages; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Dellums, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Berman, and Mrs. Tauscher):
       H.R. 1749. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and clarify accountability 
     for violations with respect to managed care group health 
     plans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. KASICH:
       H. Con. Res. 86. Concurrent resolution setting forth the 
     congressional budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal years 
     1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 87. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and failed of 
     passage.
           By Mr. BALLENGER:
       H. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     Government and the people of the Republic of El Salvador on 
     successfully completing free and democratic elections on 
     March 16, 1997; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Payne, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ford, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Dixon, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. Carson, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Ms. Christian-Green):
       H. Con. Res. 89. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the 2004 Summer Olympic Games be held in 
     Cape Town, South Africa; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H. Con. Res. 90. 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.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Klug, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Ms. Rivers, Ms.  Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Furse, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and 
             Mr. Sabo):
       H. Con. Res. 91. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency should take immediate steps to abate 
     emissions of mercury and release to Congress the study of 
     mercury required under the Clean Air Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 156. Resolution relating to the disposition of 
     Senate amendments to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 
     84) 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 Rules.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
             Stearns):
       H. Res. 157. Resolution congratulating the people of India 
     and Pakistan on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of their 
     nations' independence; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 158. Resolution to express the support of the House 
     of Representatives for programs such as the Jump$tart 
     Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.

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