[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 96 (Wednesday, July 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H5020-H5021]
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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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Ney, and Ms. Carson):
       H.R. 2119. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the 
     transportation of paper checks; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       H.R. 2120. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the 
     slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 2121. A bill to restrict foreign assistance for 
     countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who 
     are sought for prosecution before the International Criminal 
     Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, 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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Frost, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Brady, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Saxton, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 2122. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a 
     child; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 2123. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     transfer Schuylkill County, PA, from the Eastern Judicial 
     District of Pennsylvania to the Middle Judicial District of 
     Pennsylvania; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Herger, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Largent, Mr. Souder, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Paul, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
             Riley):

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       H.R. 2124. A bill to require Federal agencies to assess the 
     impact of policies and regulations on families, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO:
       H.R. 2125. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 2126. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to include in a special use permit with regard to Humboldt 
     Nursery a provision allowing the permittee to use Government-
     owned farming and related equipment at the nursery; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 2127. A bill to reduce costs and improve efficiency of 
     Forest Service operations by contracting out certain tasks 
     related to the planning and implementation of programs and 
     projects in the National Forest System; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 2128. A bill to permit Medicare-eligible retired 
     members of the Armed Forces and their Medicare-eligible 
     dependents to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     Program; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2129. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office located 
     at 150 North 3d Street in Steubenville, OH, as the ``Douglas 
     Applegate Post Office''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boucher, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms. 
             Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Stokes, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Dixon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Capps, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Green, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2130. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for expanding, intensifying, and coordinating 
     activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
     with respect to heart attack, stroke, and other 
     cardiovascular diseases in women; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 2131. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to ensure that teachers receive 
     technology training; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
             and Mrs. Thurman):
       H. Con. Res. 111. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration should be commended for successfully carrying 
     out the Mars Pathfinder Mission, and that the United States 
     should continue to act as the leader in space exploration 
     into the 21st century; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Wexler, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
             Frost):
       H. Con. Res. 112. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the German Government should 
     expand and simplify its reparations system, provide 
     reparations to Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central 
     Europe, and set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses 
     of Holocaust survivors; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Hastert):
       H. Con. Res. 113. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress about the Food and Drug Administration 
     proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in 
     metered-dose inhalers as nonessential; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. King 
             of New York, Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Res. 182. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding marches in Northern Ireland; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

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