[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H6025-H6026]
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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. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, and 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2281. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     implement the World Intellectual Property Organization 
     Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Blunt, and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 2282. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     impose restrictions on the operating rights of foreign air 
     carriers of a foreign country that has restricted U.S. air 
     carrier operations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Herger, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Linder, Mr. Kind of

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             Wisconsin, Mr. Goodlatte, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Fox 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Packard, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Redmond, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Bono):
       H.R. 2283. A bill to expand the boundaries of Arches 
     National Park in the State of Utah to include portions of the 
     following drainages, Salt Wash, Lost Spring Canyon, Fish 
     Sheep Draw, Clover Canyon, Cordova Canyon, Mine Draw, and 
     Cottonwood Wash, which are currently under the jurisdiction 
     of the Bureau of Land Management, and to include a portion of 
     Fish Sheep Draw, which is currently owned by the State of 
     Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 2284. A bill to amend the Freedom for Russia and 
     Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 
     1992 to eliminate the restriction on assistance to 
     Azerbaijan; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. 
             Delahunt):
       H.R. 2285. A bill to provide for the consideration, during 
     fiscal year 1997, of petitions for classification under 
     section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act without regard to the numerical limitation 
     applicable to such petitions, subject to a reduction in such 
     limitation for fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 2286. A bill to increase the rate of special pension 
     payable to persons who have received the Congressional Medal 
     of Honor; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 2287. A bill to apply the rates of duty effective 
     after December 31, 1994, to certain water resistant wool 
     trousers that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
     consumption, after December 31, 1988, and before January 1, 
     1995; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Rothman, and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 2288. A bill to amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
     Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to require the Secretary of 
     State to submit to the Congress reports relating to the 
     exclusion from the United States of aliens who have 
     confiscated property of United States nationals or who 
     traffic in that property; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and 
             Mr. Rothman):
       H.R. 2289. A bill to provide for the withholding of United 
     States assistance to countries that aid or are engaged in 
     nonmarket based trade with the Government of Cuba; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 2290. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve enforcement 
     under such Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. SKAGGS:
       H.R. 2291. A bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife 
     Improvement Act of 1978 to enable the Secretary of the 
     Interior to more effectively utilize the proceeds of sales of 
     certain items; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             McCollum, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Watt 
             of North Carolina, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Ms. Carson, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Torres, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Goss):
       H. Con. Res. 129. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     to honor Zora Neale Hurston; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Con. Res. 130. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     situation in Kenya; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Con. Res. 131. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the ocean; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 132. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     Republic of China (Taiwan's) participation in the United 
     Nations; to the Committee on International Relations.

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