[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3658-H3660]
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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. HYDE (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Stark, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Martinez, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Graham, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Clay, Mr. Evans, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Parker, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 1835. A bill to provide a more just and uniform 
     procedure for Federal civil forfeitures; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, for a period to subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Mica):

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       H.R. 1836. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to improve administration of sanctions against 
     unfit health care providers under the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE:
       H.R. 1837. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to the penalty for the rape of juveniles in 
     prison; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, and Mr. Clement) (all by request):
       H.R. 1838. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Norwood, and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 1839. A bill to establish nationally uniform 
     requirements regarding the titling and registration of 
     salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles; 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. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 1840. A bill to provide a law enforcement exception to 
     the prohibition on the advertising of certain electronic 
     devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COX of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Campbell):
       H.R. 1841. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the death tax for family farms and small 
     businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Bob Schaffer, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
             Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 1842. A bill to terminate further development and 
     implementation of the American Heritage Rivers Initiative; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Parker, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Bono, Mr. Pastor. Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Riggs, and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1843. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     address the failure to appropriate sufficient funds to make 
     full payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of such title 
     by exempting certain users of the National Forest System from 
     fees imposed in connection with such use; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 1844. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the treatment of aircraft maintenance and 
     repair expenditures required by the Federal Aviation 
     Administration; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina):
       H.R. 1845. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce estate taxes on family-owned businesses; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Cooksey:
       H.R. 1846. A bill to provide for the immediate application 
     of certain orders relating to the amendment, modification, 
     suspension, or revocation of certificates under chapter 447 
     of title 49, United States Code; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 1847. A bill to improve the criminal law relating to 
     fraud against consumers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Ford, and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 1848. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to modify the formula under which the Government 
     contribution for a Federal employee or annuitant enrolled in 
     a health benefits plan under such chapter is determined; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 1849. A bill to establish the Oklahoma City National 
     Memorial as a unit of the National Park System, to designate 
     the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Jackson, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 1850. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     plan and carry out pilot projects to test various best 
     business practices for defense inventory management; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 1851. A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located 
     at 200 South Washington Street in Alexandria, VA, as the 
     ``Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr. United States Courthouse''; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 1852. A bill to reduce the duty on a polymer of 
     alkanediols, monocyclic dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester, 
     monocyclic monosulfonated dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester 
     monsodium salt and hydroxy alkoxyalkanesulfonic acid sodium 
     salt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 1853. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technology Education Act; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SABO:
       H.R. 1854. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to require the offering of children-only 
     coverage to dependents of participants under group health 
     plans, and for other purposes); to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 1855. A bill to establish a moratorium on large 
     fishing vessels in Atlantic herring and mackerel fisheries; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1856. A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 
     1956 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
     volunteer pilot project at one national wildlife refuge in 
     each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service region, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1857. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, 
     multiform civil actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Capps, Mr. 
             Cardin, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Leach, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of 
     New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
     McHale, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of 
     Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, 
     Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Sherman, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Adam Smith of 
     Washington, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mrs. 
     Tauscher, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
     Yates):
       H.R. 1858. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     the basis of sexual orientation; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Oversight, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, and 
             Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1859. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to reduce restrictions on media ownership, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

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           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.J. Res. 80. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States authorizing the State 
     to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the 
     United States and authorizing Congress to prohibit 
     desecration of federally owned flags; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.J. Res. 81. Joint resolution disapproving the Federal 
     Communications Commission Order 97-27, relating to revision 
     of the Commission's cable television leased commercial access 
     rules; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Frost, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Porter, Mr. Engel, and 
             Mr. Dickey):
       H. Con. Res. 95. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     commending American airmen held as political prisoners at the 
     Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II for their 
     service, bravery, and fortitude; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

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