[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 76 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3566-H3567]
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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. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1795. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to remove the dollar limitation on payment of benefits 
     from a defined benefit plan maintained by a State or local 
     government for the benefit of employees of the police 
     department or fire department; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 1796. 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 Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Flake, Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Talent, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bliley, 
             and Mr. Boehner):
       H.R. 1797. A bill to provide scholarship assistance for 
     District of Columbia elementary and secondary school 
     students; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BAKER (for himself and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 1798. A bill to reform the program of the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development for disposition of single 
     family properties in the inventory of the Department for use 
     for the homeless; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Camp, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Strickland, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 1799. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for greater local input in transportation planning, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Kind of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1800. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from 
     the computation of capital gain net income for purposes of 
     the earned income credit; to the Committee of Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mr. Miller 
             of California):
       H.R. 1801. A bill to authorize the United States Man and 
     the Biosphere Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 1802. A bill to suspend United States development 
     assistance for India unless the President certifies to 
     Congress that the Government of India has taken certain steps 
     to prevent human rights abuses in India; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Martinez):
       H.R. 1803. A bill to assist State and secondary and 
     postsecondary schools to develop, implement, and improve 
     career preparation education so that every student has an 
     opportunity to acquire academic and technical knowledge and 
     skills needed for postsecondary education, further learning, 
     and a wide range of opportunities in high-skill, high-wage 
     careers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 1804. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 210 Seminary Street in Florence, AL, as the ``John 
     McKinley Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 1805. A bill to amend the Auburn Indian Restoration 
     Act to establish restrictions related to gaming on and use of 
     land held in trust for the United Auburn Indian Community of 
     the Auburn Rancheria of California, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Foley, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1806. A bill to provide for the consolidation of the 
     Office of Fossil Energy and the Office of Renewable Energy 
     and Energy Efficiency of the Department of Energy; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. 
             Weygand):
       H.R. 1807. A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime 
     aggregate limits imposed by health plans; 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 1808. A bill to prohibit the relocation of certain 
     Marine Corps helicopter aircraft to Naval Air Station 
     Miramar, CA; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1809. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit for a portion of the 
     expenses of providing dependent care services to employees, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. GRANGER (for herself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Riggs, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Combest, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Brady, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 1810. 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 Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washngton, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, and Mr. Hill):
       H.R. 1811. A bill to ensure the long-term protection of the 
     resources of the portion of the Columbia River known as the 
     Hanford Reach; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Crane, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 1812. A bill to provide for the elimination of the 
     Department of Education, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Stark, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Frost, Mr. Luther, Mr. Filner, and 
             Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 1813. A bill to protect the privacy of the individual 
     with respect to the social security number and other personal 
     information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services, 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. LUTHER (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 1814. A bill to provide for the termination of further 
     production of the Trident II (D-5) missile; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr Dellums, 
             Ms Lofgren, Mr. Rush, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, Mr. Miller of California, 
             and Mr. Torres):
       H.R. 1815. A bill to protect the privacy of health 
     information in the age of genetic and other new technologies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 1816. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for 
     tuition and related expenses for public and nonpublic 
     elementary and secondary education; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 1817. A bill to require that employers offering 
     benefits to associates of its employees who are not spouses 
     or dependents of the employees not discriminate on the basis 
     of the nature of the relationship between the employee and 
     the designated associates; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Goodling, 
             Mr. Scott, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 1818. A bill to Amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Frost, and Ms. 
             Christian-Green):
       H.R. 1819. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the establishment of lifetime learning 
     accounts for the purpose of accumulating funds to pay the 
     qualified expenses related to higher education and job 
     training of the taxpayer and the taxpayer's family; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 1820. A bill to delay the application of the 
     substantiation requirements to reimbursement arrangements of 
     certain loggers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1821. A bill to require the Attorney General to add to 
     schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, the ``club'' 
     drugs ketamine hydrochloride and gamma hydroxybutyrate; 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 Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Frost, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Boyd, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Minge, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 1822. A bill to establish State infrastructure banks 
     for education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 1823. A bill to reduce the incidence of child abuse 
     and neglect, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYNN (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cummings, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Brown of California, and Mr. Baldacci):
       H.R. 1824. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     increase the annual Government-wide goal from 20 percent to 
     25 percent for procurement contracts awarded to small 
     business concerns, small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled 
     by women; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and 
             Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H. Con. Res. 92. Concurrent resolution to recognize the 
     value of continued friendly relations between the United 
     States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Solomon):
       H. Con. Res. 93. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     Palestinian Authority and the sale of land to Israelis; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 94. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     military coup d'etat of May 26, 1997, in Sierra Leone; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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