[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 125 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H7599-H7600]
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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. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Stump, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Bono, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Hill, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Hayworth, and 
             Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 2493. A bill to establish a mechanism by which the 
     Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
     can provide for uniform management of livestock grazing on 
     Federal lands; to the Committee on Resources, 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. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Torres, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Ford, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Dellums):
       H.R. 2495. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase postsecondary education opportunities for 
     Hispanic students and other student populations 
     underrepresented in postsecondary education; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Linder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Neumann, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Sununu):
       H.R. 2496. A bill to create a tax cut reserve fund to 
     protect revenues generated by economic growth; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Gingrich, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. Stump, Mr. Combest, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Linder, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Istook, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Dan 
             Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Cannon, Ms. Granger, Mr. Brady, Mr. Hill, and Mr. 
             Salmon):
       H.R. 2497. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to clarify the right of Medicare beneficiaries 
     to enter into private contracts with physicians and other 
     health care professionals for the provision of health 
     services for which no payment is sought under the Medicare 
     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 Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN (for herself, Mr. Rangel, and 
             Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 2498. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to extend to certain fine jewelry 
     certain trade benefits of insular possessions of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Herger, and 
             Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2499. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their 
     charitable contributions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 2500. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2501. A bill to provide for the conveyance of all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in a small 
     parcel of real property included in the Cherokee National 
     Forest in the State of Tennessee so as to provide clear title 
     to the church occupying and using the property; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself and Mr. Jenkins):
       H.R. 2502. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 to allow national park units that cannot 
     charge an entrance or admission fee to retain other fees and 
     charges; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 2503. A bill to estabish felony violations for the 
     failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 2504. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish 
     headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain 
     individuals; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 2505. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize the Attorney General to permit certain 
     United States citizens traveling by small pleasure craft to 
     enter the United States from Canada without obtaining a 
     landing permit or applying for admission at a port of entry 
     and to authorize the Attorney General to eliminate the fee 
     associated with the issuance of an I-68 landing permit; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 2506. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Collbran Reclamation Project to the Ute Water 
     Conservancy District and the Collbran Conservancy District; 
     to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by

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     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2507. A bill to amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 
     and the Federal Credit Union Act to require enhanced security 
     measures at depository institutions and automated teller 
     machines sufficient to provide surveillance pictures which 
     can be used effectively as evidence in criminal prosecutions, 
     to amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation to make technical recommendations 
     with regard to such security measures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. POMBO:
       H.R. 2508. A bill to provide for the conveyance of Federal 
     land in San Joaquin County, CA, to the city of Tracy, CA; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. 
             Emerson, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2509. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANDLIN:
       H.R. 2510. A bill to prevent Members of Congress from 
     receiving any automatic pay adjustment which might otherwise 
     take effect in 1998; to the Committee on House Oversight, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, 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. 2511. A bill to prohibit the Student Loan Marketing 
     Association from conditioning the waiver of redemption 
     premiums, otherwise chargeable in connection with the 
     refinancing of securities acquired by the Association while 
     it was a government-sponsored enterprise, on the use of its 
     own investment banking subsidiary; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
             Traficant):
       H. Con. Res. 153. Concurrent resolution commending Italy 
     for its efforts to resolve the crisis in Albania and to 
     promote democracy and a market-based economy in Albania; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SAWYER (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 154. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should develop, 
     promote, and implement policies to achieve the voluntary 
     stabilization of the population growth of the Nation; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H. Res. 233. A resolution relating to a question of the 
     privileges of the House; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. FARR of California:
       H. Res. 234. A resolution congratulating the city of 
     Gonzales, CA, on the 50th anniversary of its incorporation 
     and recognizing the contribution of the city's residents to 
     the Nation; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cook, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Green, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jackson, 
             Mr. Jenkins, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Mica, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wolf, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. 
             Weller):
       H. Res. 235. Resolution expressing support for the goals of 
     National Mammography Day; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Woolsey, and 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H. Res. 236. A resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives on consideration of comprehensive campaign 
     finance reform; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeGette, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Torres, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Ms. Furse, Mr. Stark, Mr. Rush, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Engel, Mr. Green, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Shays):
       H. Res. 237. Resolution to limit the access of lobbyists to 
     the Hall of the House, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

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