[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 4, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3475-H3476]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      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. GOSS:
       H.R. 1775. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1998 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the U.S. Government, the community management 
     account, and the Central Intelligence Agency retirement and 
     disability system, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 1776. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to restrict the use of soft money in political 
     campaigns, to improve the enforcement of campaign laws, to 
     promote the disclosure of information on campaign spending, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 1777. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of Federal elections, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, and 
     in addition to the Committees on 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. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Dellums (by 
             request)):
       H.R. 1778. A bill to reform the Department of Defense; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. BLUNT:
       H.R. 1779. A bill to make a minor adjustment in the 
     exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the 
     Mark Twain National Forest, MO, to exclude a small parcel of 
     land containing improvements; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 
     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. DREIER:
       H.R. 1780. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to expand the types of information on campaign 
     spending required to be reported to the Federal Election 
     Commission, to transfer responsibility for the enforcement of 
     Federal laws governing the financing of campaigns for 
     election for Federal office from the Commission to the 
     Attorney General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means, 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. FORBES:
       H.R. 1781. A bill to clarify the application of a certain 
     transitional rule; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Ms. 
             Pelosi):
       H.R. 1782. A bill to provide for the medical use of 
     marijuana; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Herger, and 
             Mr. Sam Johnson):
       H.R. 1783. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify certain rules relating to the taxation of 
     U.S. business operating abroad, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 1784. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the pension plan rules applicable to State 
     judicial retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 1785. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide an automatic continuing appropriation for the U.S. 
     Government; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Chabot, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Porter, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Olver, Mr. Manton, Mr. Shays, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, 
             and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 1786. A bill to impose sanctions against Nigeria, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Upton, and 
             Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 1787. A bill to assist in the conservation of Asian 
     elephants by supporting and providing financial resources of 
     the conservation programs of nations within the range of 
     Asian elephants and projects of persons with demonstrated 
     expertise in the conservation of Asian elephants; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1788. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     ensure adequate research and education regarding the drug 
     DES; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STENHOLM:
       H.R. 1789. A bill to reauthorize the dairy indemnity 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 1790. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     create two divisions in the Eastern Judicial District of 
     Louisiana; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 1791. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the opportunity to deduct expenses with 
     respect to home offices at which administrative and 
     managerial functions are carried out on a consistent basis; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1792. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow self-employed individuals to deduct the full 
     cost of their health insurance; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 1793. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Pyrithiobac Sodium; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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