[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H7728-H7730]
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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 2513. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore and modify the provision of the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997 relating to exempting active financing 
     income from foreign personal holding company income and to 
     provide for the nonrecognition of gain on the sale of stock 
     in agricultural processors to certain farmers' cooperatives; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. TORRES:
       H.R. 2514. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     congressional gold medal to the family of the late Raul 
     Julia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Emerson, and 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2515. A bill to address the declining health of 
     forests on Federal lands in the United States through a 
     program of recovery and protection consistent with the 
     requirements of existing public land management and 
     environmental laws, to establish a program to inventory, 
     monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their 
     resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 
     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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 2516. A bill to extend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 through March 31, 1998; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RILEY (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Hill, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Brady, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 2517. A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments 
     for Members of Congress; to

[[Page H7729]]

     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. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Hutchinson):
       H.R. 2518. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase student options for the consolidation of their 
     student loan obligations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DeGETTE:
       H.R. 2519. A bill to increase the legal age of smoking from 
     18 to 21; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2520. A bill to suspend the duty on halofenozide until 
     January 1, 2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2521. A bill to suspend the duty on modified secondary 
     and modified secondary-tertiary amine phenol/formaldehyde 
     copolymers until January 1, 2001; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2522. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to 
     prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in programs 
     receiving Federal financial assistance; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ney, Mr. Evans, 
             and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 2523. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the types of equipment which may be acquired 
     with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and 
     to provide a comparable treatment for emergency medical 
     service organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Ms. Rivers):
       H.R. 2524. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the nonrefundable personal credits, the 
     standard deduction, and the deduction for personal exemptions 
     in determining alternative minimum tax liability; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Norton, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Harman, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 2525. A bill to protect women's reproductive health 
     and constitutional right to choice, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, and 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 Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 2526. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make the percentage limitations on individual contributions 
     to the Thrift Savings Plan more consistent with the dollar 
     amount limitation on elective deferrals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 2527. A bill to repeal the provision in the Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997 relating to the termination of certain 
     exceptions from rules relating to exempt organizations which 
     provide commercial-type insurance; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Shays, and Ms. 
             Slaughter):
       H.R. 2528. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require certain disclosure and reports 
     relating to polling by telephone or electronic device; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 2529. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require certain disclosure and reports 
     relating to polling by telephone or electronic device, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, 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. 2530. 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. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2531. A bill to provide for increased international 
     broadcasting activities to China; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2532. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to expand access to 
     health insurance coverage without pre-existing condition 
     exclusions in the group and individual health insurance 
     markets; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Davis 
             of Virginia, and Mr. Frost):
       H. Con. Res. 155. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     in honor of U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Capps, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Farr of California, Mrs. Morella, and 
             Mr. Berman):
       H. Con. Res. 156. Concurrent resolution expressing concern 
     for the continued deterioration of human rights in 
     Afghanistan and emphasizing the need for a peaceful political 
     settlement in that country; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H. Res. 238. Resolution waiving points of order against the 
     conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2209) making 
     appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; House 
     Calendar No. 94. House Report No. 105-263.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 239. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 2267) making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes; House Calendar No. 95. House Report No. 
     105-264.
           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H. Res. 240. Resolution recognizing Hispanic culture in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Leach, Ms. Furse, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Capps, Ms. Carson, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Hamilton, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Jackson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Porter, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Vento, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates):
       H. Res. 241. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Senate should act swiftly and 
     expeditiously to give its advice and consent to ratification 
     of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

[[Page H7730]]



                          ____________________