[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 137 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H8437-H8438]
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. TAYLOR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2607. A bill making appropriations for the government 
     of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
     in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
           By Mr. BOB SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Bono, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Cox of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
             Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Klug Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Porter, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Rogers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Snowbarger, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of Florida):
       H.R. 2608. A bill to protect individuals from having money 
     involuntarily collected and used for political activities by 
     a corporation or labor organization; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Bishop, 
             and Mrs. Thurman):

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       H.R. 2609. A bill to make a regulatory correction 
     concerning methyl bromide to meet the obligations of the 
     Montreal Protocol without placing the farmers of the United 
     States at a competitive disadvantage versus foreign growers; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, 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. HASTERT:
       H.R. 2610. A bill to amend the National Narcotics 
     Leadership Act of 1988 to extend the authorization for the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy until September 30, 
     1999, to expand the responsibilities and powers of the 
     Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 2611. A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to 
     declare that donations to a religious group or entity, made 
     by a debtor from a sense of religious obligation, such as 
     tithes, shall be considered to have been made in exchange for 
     a reasonably equivalent value; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
             Hoekstra):
       H.R. 2612. A bill to authorize the enforcement by State and 
     local governments of certain Federal Communications 
     Commission regulations regarding use of citizens band radio 
     equipment; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE:
       H.R. 2613. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain 
     organizations providing rescue and emergency medical 
     services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 2614. A bill to improve the reading and literacy 
     skills of children and families by improving in-service 
     instructional practices for teachers who teach reading, to 
     stimulate the development of more high-quality family 
     literacy programs, to support extended learning-time 
     opportunities for children, to ensure that children can read 
     well and independently not later than third grade, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 2615. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 
     from permitting oil and gas leasing, exploration, or 
     development activity off the coast of North Carolina unless 
     the Governor of the State notifies the Secretary that the 
     State does not object to the activity; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 2616. A bill to amend titles VI and X of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and 
     expand charter schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       H.J. Res. 95. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H. Con. Res. 167. Concurrent resolution to correct a 
     technical error in the enrollment of H.R. 2160; which was 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BAESLER (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. John, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, and 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H. Res. 259. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 1366) amending the Federal Elections Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election for 
     Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Dickey, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gordon, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Furse, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ford, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Poshard, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Scott, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Ms. Harman, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Condit, Mr. Boyd, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Danner, and Ms. Hooley of Oregon):
       H. Res. 260. Resolution condemning the Nigerian 
     dictatorship for its abuse of United States Ambassador Walter 
     Carrington; to the Committee on International Relations.

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