[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H9038-H9039]
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. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 2691. A bill to reauthorize and improve the operations 
     of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 2692. A bill to combine the Consolidated Farm Service 
     Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the 
     Department of Agriculture as a single agency under an Under 
     Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign Agriculture and 
     Agricultural Field Services and to ensure the equitable 
     treatment of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and 
     employees of the Department who are members of a socially 
     disadvantaged group; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Lantos, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Green, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rush, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Clement, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ford, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 2693. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     require that group and individual health insurance coverage 
     and group health plans provide coverage for qualified 
     individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) 
     to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis and to help 
     women make informed choices about their reproductive and 
     post-menopausal health care; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2694. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize the Attorney General to continue to treat 
     certain petitions approved under section 204 of such Act as 
     valid notwithstanding the death of the beneficiary; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ:
       H.R. 2695. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage new school construction through the 
     creation of a new class of bond; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 2696. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide for protection of certain original designs; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Dingell):
       H.R. 2697. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     expand and intensify programs of the National Institutes of 
     Health with respect to research and related activities 
     concerning osteoporosis and related bone diseases; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 2698. A bill to improve teacher preparation at 
     institutions of higher education; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Waters, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 2699. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     ensure that coverage of bone mass measurements is provided 
     under the health benefits program for Federal employees; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2700. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain lands to the District of Columbia for use 
     for single-family homes for low and moderate income 
     individuals and families; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 2701. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to carve out from payments to MedicareChoice 
     organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share 
     hospital payments and pay such amounts directly to those 
     disproportionate share hospitals in which their enrollees 
     receive care; 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. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2702. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to ban the importation of firearms that have been 
     cosmetically altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic 
     assault weapons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2703. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to continue after 2001 continuous open 
     enrollment of individuals in MedicareChoice 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 Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 2704. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for an increase in the amount of funding for the 
     information clearinghouse on osteopoorsis, Paget's disease, 
     and related bone disorders; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 172. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress in support of efforts to foster friendship 
     and cooperation between the United States and Mongolia, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON:
       H. Con. Res. 173. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     accomplishments of the many Americans who contributed to the 
     development of supersonic flight technology; to the Committee 
     on Science.
           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 174. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the anti-American and anti-
     Semitic remarks of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GANSKE:
       H. Res. 275. A resolution to amend the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to permit a committee to vote to allow 
     live media coverage of the testimony of a subpoenaed witness; 
     to the Committee on Rules.

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