[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H4338]
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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. BISHOP:
       H.R. 2017. A bill to amend section 1926 of the Public 
     Health Service Act to encourage States to strengthen their 
     efforts to prevent the sale and distribution of tobacco 
     products to individuals under the age of 18, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PAXON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 2018. A bill to waive temporarily the Medicaid 
     enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of 
     Amherst, NY; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, 
             and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 2019. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-
     purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to 
     consumers under such agreements, to provide certain 
     substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. GINGRICH:
       H.R. 2020. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of community attendant services 
     under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. McIntosh):
       H.R. 2021. A bill to provide for competition between forms 
     of motor vehicle insurance, to permit an owner of a motor 
     vehicle to choose the most appropriate form of insurance for 
     that person, to guarantee affordable premiums, to provide for 
     more adequate and timely compensation for accident victims, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CAPPS (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, and Mr. Bereuter):
       H.R. 2022. A bill to amend trade laws and related 
     provisions to clarify the designation of normal trade 
     relations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             Gephardt):
       H.R. 2023. A bill to amend the Equal Pay Act, the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
     to provide more effective remedies to victims of 
     discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 2024. A bill to amend the National Kiwifruit Research, 
     Promotion, and Consumer Information Act to provide for 
     proportional representation of kiwifruit producers, 
     exporters, and importers on the National Kiwifruit Board; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 2025. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to allow up to 24 months of postsecondary 
     education or vocational educational training to count as a 
     permissible work activity under the program of block grants 
     to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sisisky, and 
             Mr. Torres):
       H.R. 2026. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide assistance to first-time homebuyers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE:
       H.R. 2027. A bill to provide for the revision of the 
     requirements for a Canadian border boat landing permit 
     pursuant to section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act, and to require the Attorney General to report to the 
     Congress on the impact of such revision; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2028. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the taxes on certain alcoholic beverages and 
     to provide additional funds for alcohol abuse prevention 
     programs; 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. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2029. A bill to prohibit the Corporation for National 
     and Community Service from receiving information from the 
     Selective Service System or otherwise using the Selective 
     Service System to notify young people of service 
     opportunities with the Corporation or recruit national 
     service participants; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, 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. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 2030. A bill to require the Federal Government to 
     approve certain waiver requests submitted by the State of 
     Wisconsin under the food stamp and medical assistance 
     programs; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mr. Towns, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Payne, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Ford, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 2031. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to 
     eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to 
     crack cocaine offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     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. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 2032. A bill to make correct certain provisions of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Spence, and Mr. 
             Cook):
       H.J. Res. 84. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide a procedure 
     by which the States may propose constitutional amendments; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H. Con. Res. 105. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress relating to the elections in Albania 
     scheduled for June 29, 1997; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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