[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 140 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H8832-H8833]
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 and Mr. Crane):
       H.R. 2644. A bill to provide to beneficiary countries under 
     the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act benefits equivalent 
     to those provided under the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 2645. A bill to make technical corrections related to 
     the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and certain other tax 
     legislation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Gingrich):
       H.R. 2646. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual 
     retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school 
     expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of 
     contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Markey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2647. A bill to ensure that commercial activities of 
     the People's Liberation Army of China or any Communist 
     Chinese military company in the United States are monitored 
     and are subject to the authorities under the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Riley, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Cooksey, and Mr. Aderholt):
       H.R. 2648. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make illegal all private possession of child pornography; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SKAGGS:
       H.R. 2649. A bill to repeal the Line Item Veto Act and to 
     amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act to 
     provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed 
     rescissions of budget authority; to the Committee on the 
     Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. 2650. A bill to repeal the Line Item Veto Act of 1996; 
     to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, 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. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Costello, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Evans, Ms. Waters, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Delahunt, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H.R. 2651. A bill to establish an Emergency Commission To 
     End the Trade Deficit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 2652. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     prevent the misappropriation of collections of information; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COOKSEY:
       H.R. 2653. A bill to direct the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct a study of the 
     feasibility of establishing a national recreational fishing 
     license; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 2654. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     permit States and political subdivisions to control the 
     disposal of out-of-State municipal solid waste within their 
     boundaries; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Petri, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 2655. A bill to repeal certain Federal education 
     programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 2656. A bill to prohibit Federal funding for the 
     election of officers and trustees of the International 
     Brotherhood of Teamsters; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. Sam JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, 
             and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 2657. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prohibit the summons and examination of source codes 
     for third-party computer programs and the disclosure of 
     executable computer software obtained by the Internal Revenue 
     Service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. 
             Ramstad):
       H.R. 2658. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from using the 
     threat of audit to compel agreement with the Tip Reporting 
     Alternative Commitment or the Tip Rate Determination 
     Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 2659. A bill to prohibit non-emergency take-off and 
     landing at the Fulton County Airport, Brown Field, located in 
     Atlanta, Georgia, when the airport's tower is closed; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Payne, Ms. Furse, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Markey, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 2660. A bill to affirm the religious freedom of 
     taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in 
     war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments 
     of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create 
     the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax 
     payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Bob Schaffer, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 2661. A bill to establish peer review for the review 
     of standards promulgated under the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Green, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H.R. 2662. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prevent credit card issuers from advertising and offering one 
     type of credit card and then issuing another type of credit 
     card without the informed consent of the consumer, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 2663. A bill to provide technical corrections to the 
     Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
     of 1996, to improve the delivery of housing assistance to 
     Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes the right of tribal 
     self-governance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Klug, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Wexler, 
             and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 2664. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to permit the admission to the United States of 
     nonimmigrant students and visitors who are the spouses and 
     children of United States permanent resident aliens, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PASTOR (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island):

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       H.R. 2665. A bill to improve Indian reservation roads and 
     related transportation services, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
       H.R. 2666. A bill to provide for adjustment of status of 
     certain Nicaraguans; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Bass, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Inglis 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Ryun, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2667. A bill to dismantle the Department of Commerce; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Banking and 
     Financial Services, International Relations, National 
     Security, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, the Judiciary, Science, and 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. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Paul, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Royce, Mr. Pappas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 2668. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to remove the sunset and numerical limitation on 
     Medicare participation in MedicareChoice medical savings 
     account (MSA) plans; 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 Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2669. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide simplified and accurate information on the Social 
     Security trust funds, and personal earnings and benefit 
     estimates to eligible individuals; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 2670. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to permit grants for the national estuary program 
     to be used for the development and implementation of a 
     comprehensive conservation and management plan, to 
     reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Foley, and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 2671. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to assure payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as 
     items of durable medical equipment under the Medicare 
     Program; 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. WISE:
       H.R. 2672. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to prevent Federal student assistance need analysis from 
     penalizing parents for investing in prepaid tuition programs; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD:
       H.R. 2673. A bill to ensure the safety of children in 
     regard to firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wynn, and 
             Mrs. Morella):
       H.J. Res. 96. A joint resolution granting the consent and 
     approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to 
     amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation 
     Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. 
             Snowbarger):
       H. Con. Res. 170. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the President should seek to 
     negotiate a new base rights agreement with the Government of 
     Panama to permit the United States Armed Forces to remain in 
     Panama beyond December 31, 1999, and to permit the United 
     States to act independently to continue to protect the Panama 
     Canal and to guarantee its regular operation; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY:
       H. Res. 266. A resolution recognizing and congratulating 
     Northeastern University on its one-hundredth anniversary; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Linda 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Redmond, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Hutchinson):
       H. Res. 267. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the citizens of the United States 
     must remain committed to combat the distribution, sale, and 
     use of illegal drugs by the Nation's youth; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAXON (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Herger, 
             Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Thornberry):
       H. Res. 268. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that no new energy taxes or fees should be 
     imposed on the American public for the purposes of complying 
     with the global warming treaty; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

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