[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 89 (Monday, June 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H4221]
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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. CAPPS (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 2009. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to waive 
     the 24 month waiting period for Medicare coverage of 
     individuals disabled with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
     [ALS], to provide Medicare coverage of drugs used for 
     treatment of ALS, and to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     to increase Federal funding for research on ALS; 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. DICKEY:
       H.R. 2010. A bill to designate the bridge over lock and dam 
     numbered 4 on the Arkansas River as the ``Lawrence Blackwell 
     Memorial Bridge''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       H.R. 2011. A bill to impose certain sanctions on the 
     People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 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. SANDERS:
       H.R. 2012. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations 
     Act, to establish the National Public Employment Relations 
     Commission, and to amend title I of the Employment Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for joint trusteeship 
     of single-employer pension plans; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 2013. A bill to designate the facility of the U.S. 
     Postal Service located at 551 Kingstown Road in South 
     Kingstown, RI, as the ``David B. Champagne Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. 
             Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foglietta, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Green, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Jackson, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yates, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Torres, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Con. Res. 103. Concurrent resolution celebrating the 
     accomplishments of title IX of the Education Act Amendments 
     of 1972, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the 
     goal of educational opportunities for women and girls; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress relating to the elections in Albania 
     scheduled for June 29, 1997, and the admission of a free and 
     democratic Albania to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     [NATO]; to the Committee on International Relations.

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