[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5664]
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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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Traficant):
       H.R. 2222. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act relating to Federal facilities pollution control; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 2223. A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the 
     Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize transfers of 
     certain public lands or national forest lands to local 
     education agencies for use for elementary or secondary 
     schools, including public charter schools, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 2224. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans 
     with a service-connected disability and to certain dependents 
     of such veterans; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 2225. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse to be constructed on Las Vegas 
     Boulevard between Bridger Avenue and Clark Avenue in Las 
     Vegas, NV, as the ``Lloyd D. George Federal Building and 
     United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Goodling):
       H.R. 2226. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify treatment 
     of investment managers under such title; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 2227. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to reauthorize the national flood insurance program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Stark, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2228. A bill to increase the number of qualified 
     teachers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 2229. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with 
     respect to penalties for powder cocaine and 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. PITTS:
       H.R. 2230. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to establish a point of order that precludes raising 
     revenues to enforce the bipartisan budget agreement if there 
     is a revenue shortfall in any of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2002; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, 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 Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Christensen):
       H.R. 2231. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a sound budgetary mechanism for financing 
     health and death benefits of retired coal miners while 
     ensuring the long-term fiscal health and solvency of such 
     benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 2232. A bill to provide for increased international 
     broadcasting activities to China; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 2233. A bill to assist in the conservation of coral 
     reefs; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 2234. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to eliminate confusion about consumer liability for 
     unauthorized transactions involving debit cards that can be 
     used like credit cards, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pickett, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Faleomavaega, and 
             Mr. Hinchey):
       H. Con. Res. 119. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the health, safety and general 
     welfare of the residents of the Nation's coalfields should 
     continue to be enhanced by the implementation of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 by State and 
     Federal regulatory authorities, and that Congress hereby 
     reaffirms the goals of the Act on its 20th anniversary, 
     August 3, 1997; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
             Leach):
       H. Res. 195. Resolution concerning the crisis in Cambodia; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H. Res. 196. Resolution designating majority membership to 
     certain standing committees of the House. Considered and 
     agreed to.

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