[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H6703-H6706]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      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. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Capps):
       H.R. 2316. A bill to amend trade laws and related 
     provisions to clarify the designation of normal trade 
     relations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 2317. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pilot 
     Program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii):
       H.R. 2318. A bill to repeal the provisions of the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997 which change the rates of the airline 
     ticket taxes and impose a separate tax on domestic segments 
     of air transportation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Vento, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Carson, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 2319. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to safeguard consumers in connection with utilization of 
     certain debit credit cards; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H.R. 2320. A bill to establish an education satellite loan 
     guarantee program to facilitate the development of an 
     integrated, national and global telecommunications system 
     dedicated to instruction and used soley for communications 
     among Federal, State, and local instructional institutions 
     and agencies and instructional resource providers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Castle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Clement, Mrs. 
             Morella, and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 2321. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 regarding the treatment of golf caddies for employment 
     tax purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 2322. A bill to suspend the duty on the organo-
     phosphorus compound ACM until January 1, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, and 
             Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 2323. A bill to allow depository institutions to offer 
     negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to all businesses, to 
     repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand 
     deposits, to require the Board of Governors of the Fedeal 
     Reserve System to pay interest on certain reserves, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 2324. A bill to suspend the duty on the synthetic 
     organic coloring matter C.I. Pigment Yellow 109 until January 
     1, 2000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2325. A bill to suspend the duty on the synthetic 
     organic coloring matter C.I. Pigment Yellow 110 until January 
     1, 2000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2326. A bill to suspend the duty on the organic 
     chemical parachlorobenzonitrile until January 1, 2000; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Green, and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       H.R. 2327. A bill to provide for a change in the exemption 
     from the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards 
     Act of 1938 for minors between 16 and 18 years of age who 
     engage in the operation of automobiles and trucks; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sisisky, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 2328. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to impose 
     certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment 
     areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 2329. A bill to establish the National Dividend Plan 
     by reforming the budget process, and by amending the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the double tax on 
     dividends, to allocate corporate income tax revenues for 
     payments to qualified registered voters, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Green, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Ford, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Olver, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. 
             Pelosi):
       H.R. 2330. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to make direct loans and provide lines of 
     credit to finance surface transportation projects, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Petri, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 2331. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not 
     be required to wear military uniforms while performing 
     civilian service; 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. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Barcia 
             of Michigan, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller 
             of California, Mr. Ney, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Riley, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Tanner, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2332. A bill to amend section 304 of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 to require the marking of frozen produce with the 
     country of origin on the front panel of the package for 
     retail sale; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2333. A bill to provide improvements for the financial 
     and emotional security of seniors; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Banking and Financial Services, and the Budget, 
     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. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 2334. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     ferroboron; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Davis of Virginia):
       H.R. 2335. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 1993 Federal income tax rate increases on 
     trusts established for the benefit of individuals with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 2336. A bill to temporarily decrease the duty on 
     certain industrial nylon fabrics; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 2337. A bill to authorize funds to further the strong 
     Federal interest in the improvement of highways and 
     transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mrs. 
             Kelly):
       H.R. 2338. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require that health-care professionals of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs be assigned to facilities of the Department 
     only in States in which they are licensed to practice, and to 
     require that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs follow State 
     requirements concerning the filing of death certificates; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. 
             Kennelly of Connecticut):
       H.R. 2339. A bill relating to the tariff treatment of 
     nuclear fuel assemblies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 2340. A bill to provide for mandatory prison terms for 
     possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm or 
     destructive device during a Federal crime that is a crime of 
     violence or a drug trafficking crime; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, and 
             Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 2341. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     authorize Federal participation in financing of projects to 
     demonstrate the feasibility of deployment of magnetic 
     levitation transportation technology, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Science, and 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. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 2342. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     permit gunsmiths to obtain a Federal firearms license without 
     having to comply with State or local laws relating to zoning 
     of firearms businesses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 2343. A bill to abolish the Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2344. A bill to expand the enforcement options under 
     the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
     Inspection Act to include the imposition of civil money 
     penalities; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Furse, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 2345. A bill to prohibit the sale, lease, or other 
     transfer of attack, bomber, or fighter aircraft to Latin 
     American countries; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2346. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 2347. A bill to ensure the accuracy of information 
     regarding the eligibility of applicants for benefits under 
     Federal benefit programs; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Ford, Mr. Flake, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Owens, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Ms. Harman, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Ms. Waters, Mr. Scott, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Torres, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Condit, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 2348. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 701 South Santa Fe Avenue in Compton, CA, and 
     known as the Compton Main Post Office, as the ``Mervyn 
     Dymally Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Owens, Mr. Filner, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ford, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis 
             of Illinois, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Berman, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2349. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 10301 South Compton Avenue, in Los Angeles, CA, 
     and known as the Watts Finance Office, as the ``Augustus F. 
     Hawkins Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MILLER of California:
       H.R. 2350. A bill to authorize certain uses of water from 
     the Solano Project, California; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Shays, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Bonior, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Tierney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 2351. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to ensure the recovery of our Nation's declining 
     biological diversity; to reaffirm and strengthen this 
     Nation's commitment to protect wildlife; to safeguard our 
     children's economic and ecological future; and to provide 
     assurances to local governments, communities, and individuals 
     in their planning and economic develpoment efforts; to the 
     Committee on Resources, 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. MORAN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, and Mr. Bob Schaffer):
       H.R. 2352. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to require local approval of designations of railroad rights-
     of-way for interim use as trails; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2353. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain conduct relating to civil disorders; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Manton, and Mr. 
             Ensign):
       H.R. 2354. A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety 
     Act of 1996 to provide an additional safety provision; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. ORTIZ:
       H.R. 2355. A bill to extend the repayment periods for the 
     repayment for Nueces River reclamation project; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Kim, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 2356. A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to 
     eliminate certain provisions relating to bilingual voting 
     requirements; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 2357. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide that a State or local government may not, in 
     their minimum wage laws, ordinances, regulations, or orders, 
     preclude a tip credit or require a certain tip credit; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Spence):
       H.R. 2358. A bill to provide for improved monitoring of 
     human rights violations in the People's Republic of China; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Yates, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, and 
             Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 2359. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     acting through the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, and Firearms, to issue minimum safety and security 
     standards for dealers of firearms; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 2360. A bill to mandate price stability as the primary 
     goal of the monetary policy of the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. 
             Redmond):
       H.R. 2361. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to the ``three strikes'' life sentence; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, 
             Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 2362. A bill to guarantee a republican form of 
     government to the States by preventing paramilitary violence; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Combest, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Traficant, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Lazio of New York, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Portman, Mr. Mica, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer, Mr. Collins, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Hastert, and Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 2363. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses 
     involving methamphetamine; 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. SHAYS:
       H.R. 2364. A bill to reduce Federal spending in several 
     programs; to the Committee on National Security, and in 
     addition to the Committees on International Relations, 
     Science, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Resources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, 
     and 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. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 2365. A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean 
     Air Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Moran of Kansas, and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 2366. A bill to transfer to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture the authority to conduct the census of 
     agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, and 
             Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 2367. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     1997, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself and Mr. Gillmor):
       H.R. 2368. A bill to promote the privacy of interactive 
     computer service users through self-regulation by the 
     providers of such services, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. McCarthy of Missouri):
       H.R. 2369. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic 
     eavesdropping, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 2370. A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the 
     purposes of clarifying the local judicial structure and the 
     office of Attorney General; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 2371. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to require that contracts entered into by the 
     Commissioner of Social Security and the States and local 
     governments providing for furnishing the Commissioner with 
     death certificate information require that such information 
     be furnished within 30 days after the death involved; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Cox of California, and Mr. Lazio of New 
             York):
       H.R. 2372. A bill to ensure that the development of the 
     Internet and interactive computer services is unfettered by 
     Federal and State regulation; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART:
       H.J. Res. 90. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements with respect to two specified bills of the 105th 
     Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Everett, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Riley, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.J. Res. 91. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin 
     Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN (for himself, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Norwood, and 
             Mr. Riley):
       H.J. Res. 92. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODE:
       H.J. Res. 93. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to the power 
     of the several States to propose amendments to the 
     Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H. Con. Res. 136. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and agreed to
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H. Con. Res. 137. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the House of Representatives concerning the urgent 
     need for an international criminal tribunal to try members of 
     the Iraqi regime for crimes against humanity; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H. Con. Res. 138. Concurrent resolution to correct 
     technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2014; 
     which was considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pickett, 
             and Mr. Hamilton):
       H. Con. Res. 139. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States Government should 
     fully participate in EXPO 2000 in the year 2000, in Hannover, 
     Germany, and should encourage the academic community and the 
     private sector in the United States to support this 
     worthwhile undertaking; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H. Con. Res. 140. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that before the consideration of any 
     legislation regarding the comprehensive tobacco settlement 
     each plaintiff attorney shall fully disclose the attorney's 
     anticipated fees as a result of such settlement agreement; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 207. Resolution electing the Chief Administrative 
     Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 208. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H. Res. 209. Resolution amending the rules of the House of 
     Representatives to take away

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     the power of the Committee on Rules to report rules or orders 
     waiving the germaneness requirement; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H. Res. 210. Resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on consideration of comprehensive campaign 
     finance reform; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H. Res. 211. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the conditions for the United 
     States becoming a signatory to any international agreement on 
     greenhouse gas emissions under the U.N. Framework Convention 
     on Climate Change; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Berry, Mr. Capps, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Clement, Mr. Evans, Mr. Flake, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Payne, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Res. 212. Resolution recognizing suicide as a national 
     problem, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.

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