[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 106 (Thursday, July 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H5777-H5778]
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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. BALDACCI (for himself and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.R. 2235. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to make 
     permanent the microloan program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2236. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irganox 1520; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2237. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irganox 1425; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2238. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irganox 565; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2239. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irganox 1520LR; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2240. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irgacure 184; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2241. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Darocure 1173; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2242. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irgacure 819; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2243. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irgacure 369; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2244. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irgacure 1700; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2245. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irgacor 252LD; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2246. A bill to suspend until January 1, 2000, the 
     duty on Irgacor 1405; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself and Mr. Shuster):
       H.R. 2247. A bill to reform the statutes relating to 
     Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H.R. 2248. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch 
     Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
     contributions toward religious understanding and peace, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Brown of 
             California):
       H.R. 2249. A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying 
     out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. Spence, Mr. Stump, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Talent, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Porter, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Skeen, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, Mr. Klug, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Gillmor):
       H.R. 2250. A bill to amend section 353 of the Public Health 
     Service Act to exempt physician office laboratories from the 
     clinical laboratories requirements of that section; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 2251. A bill to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. FURSE:
       H.R. 2252. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     provide that capital gains not be recognized if invested in 
     certain small businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Waters, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Ms. Carson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Capps, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Dellums, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 2253. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise and improve the authorities of the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs relating to the provision of counseling and 
     treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Ms. Carson, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             Jackson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Olver, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Scott, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 2254. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for equity 
     investments in community development financial institutions; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 2255. A bill to provide that the firearms prohibitions 
     applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor 
     conviction do not apply to a government official engaged in 
     official conduct while on duty; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2256. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that States do not require 
     registration of individuals convicted of an offense that 
     involves consensual sexual activity between individuals 18 
     years of age or older; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STRICKLAND:
       H.R. 2257. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make modifications to 
     the temporary housing assistance program; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 2258. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for fair treatment of small property and 
     casualty insurance companies; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2259. A bill to provide for a transfer of land 
     interests in order to facilitate surface transportation 
     between the cities of Cold Bay, AK, and King Cove, AK, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Skaggs):
       H.J. Res. 88. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States repealing the 22d 
     article of amendment to the Constitution; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez):
       H. Con. Res. 120. Concurrent resolution to authorize the 
     use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a congressional 
     ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Ms. HARMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 121. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding proliferation of missile 
     technology from Russia to Iran; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H. Con. Res. 122. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding Israeli soldiers missing in 
     action and calling upon governments and authorities in the

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     Middle East to act to resolve these tragic cases; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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