[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 144 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H9501-H9502]
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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. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Towns, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Ford, Ms. Waters, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Thompson, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Scott, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Payne, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Rush, Mr. Clay, 
             Mr. Bishop, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Jackson, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 2707. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit tax-free reorganizations of specialized small 
     business investment companies into partnerships and regulated 
     investment companies, to expand the exclusion for gain from 
     small business stock for such stock held by such companies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
             Blumenauer):
       H.R. 2708. A bill to provide a framework for consideration 
     by the legislative and executive branches of unilateral 
     economic sanctions; 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hyde, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 2709. A bill to impose certain sanctions on foreign 
     persons who transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to 
     acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself and Mr. Goodling):
       H.R. 2710. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide that an employee's ``regular rate'' for 
     purposes of calculating overtime compensation will not be 
     affected by certain additional payments; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 2711. A bill to promote full equality at the United 
     Nations for Israel; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, and 
             Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2712. A bill to require executive branch agencies 
     annually to review the costs of service contracts and to 
     report to Congress on such review; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 2713. A bill to establish a grant program to improve 
     the quality and expand the availability of child care 
     services, and of family support services, for families with 
     children less than 3 years of age; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 2714. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in 
     applying $10,000,000 limit on such issues; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 2715. A bill to prohibit the conveyance of real 
     property at Long Beach Naval Station, California, to China 
     Ocean Shipping Company; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 2716. A bill to revise, codify, and enact without 
     substantive change certain general and permanent laws, 
     related to aliens and nationality, as title 8, United Sates 
     Code, ``Aliens and Nationality``; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Capps, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Thompson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2717. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress honoring Wilma G. 
     Rudolph in recognition of her enduring contributions to 
     humanity and women's athletics in the United States and the 
     world; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Graham, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 2718. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the rates of income tax paid by individual 
     taxpayers, to eliminate the marriage penalty in the standard 
     deduction, and to change the filing date for individual tax 
     returns to November 1; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2719. A bill to establish a program to provide child 
     care through public-private partnerships; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2720. A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act and the 
     Copeland Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2721. A bill to restore the Second Amendment rights of 
     all Americans; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2722. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for reciprocity in regard to the manner in which 
     nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms 
     in the State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2723. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security 
     benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Talent, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Hoekstra):
       H.R. 2724. A bill to amend title VI of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to give parents with low-
     incomes the opportunity to choose the appropriate school for 
     their children; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. STARK:
       H.R. 2725. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to repeal the authority to offer private 
     fee-for-service plans under the MedicareChoice Program; 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. STARK (for himself and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 2726. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to contract with certain hospitals for the provision 
     of certain surgical procedures and related services under the 
     Medicare Program; 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. BOEHLERT:
       H.R. 2727. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to 
     reauthorize and reform the Superfund program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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.

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           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Flake, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Yates, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Poshard):
       H.R. 2728. A bill to extend the provisions of the Chinese 
     Student Protection Act of 1992 to certain aliens who entered 
     the United States without inspection; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. DELAURO (for herself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H. Res. 279. A resolution recognizing the contribution that 
     child care professionals make to the wellbeing of children 
     and their families; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.

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