[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 92 (Thursday, June 26, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H4834-H4835]
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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. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2072. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income gain from oil and gas 
     produced from certain recovered inactive wells; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 2073. A bill to prohibit fundraising at the White 
     House and elsewhere; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 2074. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to expedite the availability of reports submitted 
     to the Federal Election Commission, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 2075. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require the disclosure of certain information 
     by persons conducting polls by telephone during campaigns for 
     election for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 2076. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to repeal the requirement that States provide for 
     voter registration by mail and to require applicants for 
     voter registration to provide a Social Security number and 
     actual proof of U.S. citizenship, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Filner, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Clay, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Olver, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 2077. A bill to establish a National Forest Preserve 
     consisting of certain Federal lands in the Sequoia National 
     Forest in the State of California to protect and preserve 
     remaining Giant Sequoia ecosystems and to provide increased 
     recreational opportunities in connection with such 
     ecosystems; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 2078. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 to clarify the intent of Congress to hold 
     individuals responsible for discriminatory acts committed by 
     them in employment; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 2079. A bill to require implementation of an 
     alternative program for providing a benefit or employment 
     preference under Federal law; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Canady of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2080. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 to establish criminal liability for unlawful 
     discrimination based on disparate treatment; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce, 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. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Olver, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
             Farr of California):
       H.R. 2081. A bill to provide for an enumeration of family 
     caregivers as part of the 2000 decennial census of 
     population; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. CLEMENT:
       H.R. 2082. A bill to establish a Commission to conduct a 
     comprehensive legal and factual study of the navigational, 
     flood control, economic development, recreational, and 
     economic impacts of the future structure, competitiveness, 
     and financial viability of TVA, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Science, 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. COOK:
       H.R. 2083. A bill to prohibit the shipment of spent nuclear 
     fuel to the Goshute Indian reservation in Utah; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 2084. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for maximum capital gains tax rate of 15, 22, 
     and 30 percent for individuals; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Kaptur, 
             and Mr. Bonior):
       H.R. 2085. A bill to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 
     1945 to ensure that the provision of assistance for exports 
     to China is conditioned upon adherence to responsible 
     conduct; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Largent, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Graham, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Lewis of 
             California):
       H.R. 2086. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to limit 
     the portion of the Superfund expended for administration, 
     oversight, support, studies, design, investigations, 
     monitoring, assessment, and evaluation, and enforcement 
     activities; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 2087. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to require 
     that polluters are responsible for the cleanup of hazardous 
     substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, 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. KELLY:
       H.R. 2088. A bill to provide for the surviving spouse and 
     dependent children of public safety officers who are killed 
     in performance of their official duties, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Bono):
       H.R. 2089. A bill to authorize leases on the Cabazon Indian 
     Reservation for terms not to exceed 99 years; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 2090. A bill ordering the preparation of a Government 
     report detailing injustices suffered by Italian-Americans 
     during World War II, and a formal acknowledgment of such 
     injustices by the President; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. LINDER (for himself and Mr. Norwood):

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       H.R. 2091. A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 to add Elbert County and Hart County, 
     GA, to the Appalachian region; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Gilman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 2092. A bill to withhold United States assistance for 
     programs or projects of the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency in Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2093. A bill to temporarily waive the Medicaid 
     enrollment composition rule for D.C. Health Cooperative; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 2094. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to improve the quality of coastal recreation 
     waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. Pallone, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Dooley 
             of California, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Regula, Ms. DeGette, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Peterson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Manzullo, and 
             Mr. Poshard):
       H.R. 2095. A bill to provide for certain activities 
     regarding the promotion of respect for human rights, the 
     development of democratic government and the development of 
     the rule of law within the People's Republic of China, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), 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. RANGEL (by request):
       H.R. 2096. A bill to promote the growth of free enterprise 
     and economic opportunity in the Caribbean Basin region, 
     increase trade and investment between the Caribbean Basin 
     region and the United States, and encourage the adoption by 
     Caribbean Basin countries of policies necessary for 
     participation in the free trade area of the Americas; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2097. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to correct the treatment of tax exempt financing of 
     professional sports facilities; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. 
             Redmond):
       H.R. 2098. A bill to establish the National Cave and Karst 
     Research Institute in the State of New Mexico, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 2099. A bill to provide that cost-of-living 
     adjustments to payments made under Federal law and to Federal 
     tax benefits shall be determined using a new price index; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, National Security, 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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:
       H.R. 2100. A bill to establish a demonstration project to 
     authorize certain covered beneficiaries under the military 
     health care system, including the dependents of active duty 
     military personnel and retired members and their dependents, 
     to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program 
     and to ensure their future health security through the use of 
     medical savings accounts; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on 
     National Security, and Ways and Means, 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. SUNUNU:
       H.R. 2101. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude qualified conservation easements from a 
     decedent's gross estate, exempt from tax the gain on the sale 
     of qualified forest land to government entities or 
     conservation groups, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 2102. A bill to amend the Hazardous and Solid Waste 
     Amendments of 1984 to repeal the sunset of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency Office of Ombudsman, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Combest, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       H.R. 2103. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to provide for the 
     eventual removal of intrastate distribution restrictions on 
     State inspected meat and poultry; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 2104. A bill to ensure that persons who enroll in the 
     managed health care program of the Department of Defense 
     known as TRICARE Prime retain coverage under the program in 
     any TRICARE region; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. TOWNS
       H.R. 2105. A bill to amend section 552a of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide for the maintenance of certain health 
     information in cases where a health care facility has closed 
     or a health benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do business; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Con. Res. 108. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GOODLATE:
       H. Res. 177. Resolution prohibiting any personal staff 
     employee of a Member of the House of Representatives from 
     holding a paid position in the campaign of the employing 
     Member; to the Committee on House Oversight.

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