[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H8927-H8928]
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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. MICA (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Pappas, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ford, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 2675. A bill to require that the Office of Personnel 
     Management submit proposed legislation under which group 
     universal life insurance and group variable universal life 
     insurance would be available under chapter 87 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Portman, and Mr. 
             Cardin):

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       H.R. 2676. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Miller of California, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2677. A bill to impose certain sanctions on countries 
     that do not prohibit child labor; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and Banking and Financial Services, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Miller of California, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2678. A bill to impose certain sanctions on countries 
     that do not prohibit child labor; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, 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. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 2679. A bill to restore the traditional day of 
     observance of Memorial Day; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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. GIBBONS (for himself and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 2680. A bill to designate the Lake Tahoe Basin 
     National Forest in the States of California and Nevada to be 
     administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources, 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. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. 
             Campbell, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 2681. A bill to establish a program of pharmacy 
     assistance fee for elderly persons who have no health 
     insurance coverage; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Sanford):
       H.R. 2682. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     improve the information made available in social security 
     account statements and to provide for annual distribution of 
     such statements to beneficiaries; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2683. A bill to amend the auto theft provisions of 
     title 49, United States Code, to add air bag modules to the 
     list of major auto parts protected under such provisions; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. SHAW:
       H.R. 2684. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the elimination of certain foreign base 
     company shipping income from foreign base company income; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SNOWBARGER:
       H.R. 2685. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an individual taxpayer to elect a flat 
     alternative individual return tax as an alternative to the 
     current Internal Revenue Code; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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. SPRATT:
       H.R. 2686. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on beta 
     hydroxyalkylamide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2687. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for payment for drugs furnished 
     incident to hospital outpatient department services under the 
     prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department 
     services; 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2688. A bill to establish an Office of Economic 
     Development Information in the Economic Development 
     Administration; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services, 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. POMBO:
       H.R. 2689. A bill to correct an oversight in earlier 
     legislation by directing the National Park Service to grant 
     to three individuals a right of use and occupancy of certain 
     property on Santa Cruz Island; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 97. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Goode):
       H. Con. Res. 171. Concurrent resolution declaring the 
     memorial service sponsored by the National Emergency Medical 
     Services (EMS) Memorial Service Board of Directors to honor 
     emergency medical services personnel to be the ``National 
     Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service``; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BAESLER (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Stenholm):
       H. Res. 272. A 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 Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Royce, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida):
       H. Res. 273. A resolution condemning the military 
     intervention by the Government of the Republic of Angola into 
     the Republic of the Congo, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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