[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 108 (Monday, July 28, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5916]
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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. SANDERS:
       H.R. 2278. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the minimum wage and to provide for an 
     increase in such wage based on the cost of living; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Furse, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 2279. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for 
     defense contractors; to the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 2280. A bill to establish limitations on the ability 
     of a Federal agency to pay a contractor under a contract with 
     the agency for the costs of compensation with respect to the 
     services of any individual; 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. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 127. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Nation must place greater 
     emphasis on helping young Americans to develop habits of good 
     character that are essential to their own well-being and to 
     that of our communities; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Doyle, and 
             Mr. Coyne):
       H. Con. Res. 128. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     honoring the crew members of the U.S.S. Pittsburgh for their 
     heroism in March 1945 rendering aid and assistance to the 
     U.S.S. Franklin and its crew; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H. Res. 200. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal Government should not 
     withhold universal service support payments; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.

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