[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 18, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H3923-H3924]
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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 1950. A bill to clarify the family violence option 
     under the temporary assistance to needy families program; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Valazquez, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Shays, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 1951. A bill to make an exception to the United States 
     embargo on trade with Cuba for the export of food, medicines, 
     medical supplies, medical instruments, or medical equipment, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, 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 of 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CANNON:
       H.R. 1952. A bill to designate certain Bureau of Land 
     Management lands in the State of Utah as wilderness, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 1953. A bill to clarify State authority to tax 
     compensation paid to certain employees; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 1954. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain high tenacity single yarn of viscose rayon; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1955. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that a person who is sentenced to life in prison or 
     death pursuant to Federal law forfeits all veterans' 
     gratuitous benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SABO:
       H.R. 1956. A bill to amend sections 226 and 226A of the 
     Social Security Act to provide for entitlement to Medicare 
     benefits of any divorced individual who otherwise would be so 
     entitled on the basis of the entitlement to wife's, 
     husband's, widow's, or widower's insurance benefits but for 
     the failure to meet the 10-year marriage requirement, if such 
     individual has been married to any 2 fully insured 
     individuals for a total period of 10 years; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself and Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
       H.R. 1957. A bill to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 
     1978 to exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from 
     coverage under that act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 1958. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, the act of March 16, 1950, and the Federal 
     Trade Commission Act to end the regulation of margarine; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H. Con. Res. 100. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     future status of Taiwan after Hong Kong's transfer to the 
     People's Republic of China on July 1, 1997; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.

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           By Mr. Livingston (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H. Res. 168. Resolution to implement the recommendations of 
     the bipartisan House Ethics Reform Task Force; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

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