[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 3, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3273-H3274]
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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. METCALF (for himself and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 1754. A bill to require that a portion of the amounts 
     made available for housing programs for the homeless be used 
     for activities designed to serve primarily homeless veterans, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 1755. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for 
     overseas peacekeeping efforts, including Bosnia, 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 1756. A bill to amend chapter 53 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to require the development and implementation by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury of a national money laundering 
     and related financial crimes strategy to combat money 
     laundering and related financial crimes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     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. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 1757. A bill to consolidate international affairs 
     agencies, to authorize appropriations 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cox of 
             California):
       H.R. 1758. A bill to ensure that the enlargement of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] proceeds in a 
     manner consistent with United States interests, to strengthen 
     relations between the United States and Russia, to preserve 
     the prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain arms 
     control agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1759. A bill to reform foreign assistance programs and 
     to authorize appropriations for foreign assistance programs 
     for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1760. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to provide for the implementation of systems for rating the 
     specific content of specific television programs; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Florida:
       H.R. 1761. A bill to provide for improved coordination, 
     communication, and enforcement related to health care fraud, 
     waste, and abuse, to create a point of order against 
     legislation which diverts savings achieved through Medicare 
     waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement activities for purposes 
     other than improving the solvency of the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund under title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act, to ensure the integrity of such trust fund, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. ENSIGN:
       H.R. 1762. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient parenteral 
     antimicrobial therapy under part B of the Medicare Program; 
     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. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Castle, Mr. Towns, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Gordon, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 1763. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an election to exclude from the gross estate 
     of a decedent the value of certain land subject to a 
     qualified conservation easement, and to make technical 
     changes to alternative valuation rules; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. 
             Hutchinson):
       H.R. 1764. A bill top amend title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to restrict imposition of Medicaid liens and 
     Medicaid estate recovery for long-term care services, in the 
     case of certain individuals who have received benefits under 
     long-term care insurance policies for at least 3 years, and 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
     carryover of reimbursement maximums for flexible spending 
     arrangements, to allow the reimbursement of long-term care 
     insurance premiums of FSA's, and to repeal the inclusion in 
     income of long-term care coverage provided through FSA's; 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. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. McHale, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Collins, and Mr. 
             LoBiondo):
       H.R. 1765. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that, for purposes relating to retirement, Members of 
     Congress and congressional employees shall be treated in the 
     same manner as are employees in the executive branch 
     generally; to the Committee on House Oversight, 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. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 1766. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish a demonstration project to evaluate the feasibility 
     of using the Federal employees health benefits program to 
     ensure the availability of adequate health care for Medicare-
     eligible beneficiaries under the military health care system; 
     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 
     jurisidication of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 1767. A bill to consolidate in the Administrator of 
     General Services authorities relating to the control and 
     utilization of excess and surplus property, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, Small Business, Science, and International 
     Relations, 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 Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. 
             Klug, Mr. Shays, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Sanford, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 1768. A bill to terminate certain entitlements of 
     former Speakers of the House of Representatives; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1769. A bill to provide for the imposition of 
     administrative fees for Medicare overpayment collection, and 
     to require automated prepayment screening of Medicare claims, 
     and for other purposes; 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
             Weygand):
       H.R. 1770. A bill to prevent fraud, abuse, and waste in the 
     Medicare and Medicaid Programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. 
             Meehan):
       H.R. 1771. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     protect the public from health hazards caused by exposure to 
     environmental tobacco smoke, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
       H.R. 1772. A bill to provide for the reduction in the 
     number of children who use tobacco products, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 1773. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expand the National Mail Order Pharmacy Program of the 
     Department of Defense to include covered beneficiaries under 
     the military health care system who are also entitled to 
     Medicare; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 1774. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a deduction

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     for qualified higher education expenses; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.J. Res. 79. Joint resolution disapproving the extension 
     of nondiscriminatory treatment, most-favored-nation 
     treatment, to the products of the People's Republic of China; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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