[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7364]
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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. PAUL:
       H.R. 2477. A bill to enforce the guarantees of the 1st, 
     14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution of the United 
     States by prohibiting certain devices used to deny the right 
     to participate in certain elections; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       H.R. 2478. A bill to require that candidates who receive 
     campaign financing from the Presidential Election Campaign 
     Fund agree not to participate in multicandidate forums that 
     exclude candidates who have broad-based public support; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       H.R. 2479. A bill to authorize a study by the National 
     Academy of Sciences on the migration of plutonium underground 
     at the Nevada Test Site; to the Committee on National 
     Security, 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. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hastert, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Linder, Mr. Manton, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Porter, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Upton, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2480. A bill to provide for the approval of a petition 
     pending at the Food and Drug Administration to allow the use 
     of low-dose irradiation to pasteurize red meat, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LAFALCE:
       H.R. 2481. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify that 
     records of arrival or departure are not required to be 
     collected for purposes of the automated entry-exit control 
     system developed under section 110 of such Act for Canadians 
     who are not otherwise required to possess a visa, passport, 
     or border crossing identification card; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 2482. A bill to require that the Secretary of 
     Agriculture include an estimate of the cost to produce milk 
     whenever the Secretary announces the basic formula price for 
     milk to be used under Federal milk marketing orders; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PAXON:
       H.R. 2483. A bill to terminate the taxes imposed by the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 other than Social Security and 
     railroad retirement-related taxes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2484. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to speed up by 1 year the application of 
     risk adjustment factors under the Medicare Choice Program; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hefley, 
             and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 2485. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 
     9601 et seq.) to provide liability relief for small parties, 
     innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

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