[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 131 (Friday, September 26, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8054]
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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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2562. A bill to promote accuracy in the determination 
     of amounts of private pension plan benefits and 
     contributions; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Weller, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Ms. Danner, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Herger, and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 2563. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses 
     for purposes of tax administration; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Klink, 
             Mr. McDade, Mr. McHale, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Shuster, and 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2564. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 450 North Centre Street in Pottsville, 
     Pennsylvania, as the ``Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. JONES (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Hefner, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina):
       H.R. 2565. A bill to require the establishment of a 
     research and grant program for the eradication or control of 
     Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins; to the 
     Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, Commerce, and 
     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 Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 2566. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     expand the class of individuals under the Civil Service 
     Retirement System eligible to elect the option under which 
     the deposit which is normally required in connection with a 
     refund previously taken may instead be made up through an 
     actuarially equivalent annuity reduction; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H.R. 2567. A bill to ensure the equitable treatment of 
     graduates of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 
     Sciences of the Class of 1987; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Klug, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Weller, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Costello, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             LaHood, and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 2568. A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to 
     take into account newly developed renewable energy-based 
     fuels and to equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition 
     incentives to increase the flexibility of controlled fleet 
     owners and operators, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 94. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. BALDACCI:
       H. Con. Res. 160. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the 
     Senate to compile and make available to the public the names 
     of candidates for election to the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate who agree to conduct campaigns in accordance 
     with a Code of Election Ethics; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Levin, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Sherman, and Mr. Wexler):
       H. Res. 246. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     denouncing and rejecting a resolution adopted by Foreign 
     Ministers of the Arab League urging the easing of United 
     Nations sanctions against Libya which were imposed because of 
     Libya's refusal to surrender individuals on its territory who 
     are wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of 
     Pan Am Flight 103; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Forbes, and 
             Mr. Salmon):
       H. Res. 247. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors 
     leading to the House floor and in the Rayburn room; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Borski, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Sherman):
       H. Res. 248. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that India should be a permanent member of 
     the United Nations Security Council; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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