[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7830]
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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 Texas:
       H.R. 2533. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act to clarify eligibility for relief from 
     removal and deportation for certain aliens; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 2534. A bill to reform, extend, and repeal certain 
     agricultural research, extension, and education programs, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 2535. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to allow the consolidation of student loans under the Federal 
     Family Loan Program and the Direct Loan Program; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Kildee):
       H.R. 2536. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     with respect to improving the administration of the student 
     financial assistance programs under title IV of that Act; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 2537. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     revise the rules relating to the court-ordered apportionment 
     of the retired pay of members of the Armed Forces to former 
     spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security, 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. REDMOND:
       H.R. 2538. A bill to establish a Presidential commission to 
     determine the validity of certain land claims arising out of 
     the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the 
     descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time 
     of the Treaty; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 2539. A bill to prohibit the use of United States 
     funds to provide for the participation of certain Chinese 
     officials in international conferences, exchanges, programs, 
     and activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Frost, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2540. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to facilitate the immigration to the United States of 
     certain aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were 
     fathered by United States citizens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 2541. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     extend the authority under which comparability allowances may 
     be paid to Government physicians, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 2542. 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Miller 
             of California):
       H.R. 2543. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to require hospitals, skilled nursing 
     facilities, home health agencies, hospice programs, clinical 
     laboratories, and ambulance services to fund annual financial 
     and compliance audits as a condition of participation under 
     the Medicare and Medicaid programs; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, 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. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H. Con. Res. 157. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the effects of global 
     warming-induced climate disruption on the Pacific nations 
     that are allies of the United States and the resulting threat 
     to the global interests of the United States; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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