[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 145 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9558]
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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. TANNER:
       H.R. 2730. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 309 North Church Street in Dyersburg, Tennessee, as the 
     ``Jere Cooper Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Duncan, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kennelly 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Klug, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Luther, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Regula, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Dan Schaefer of 
             Colorado, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skaggs, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 2733. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify 
     liability under that Act for certain recycling transactions; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Wise, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, and Mr. Brady):
       H.R. 2734. A bill to clarify the standard required for the 
     importation of sporting arms into the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOOLEY of California:
       H.R. 2735. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to exempt actions undertaken to administer a marketing order 
     issued under such Act from the antitrust laws; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, 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. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 2736. A bill to amend the Omnibus Taxpayer Bill of 
     Rights to clarify that quotas and goals shall not be used as 
     a basis for evaulating Internal Revenue Services employees; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HINOJOSA:
       H.R. 2737. A bill to redesignate the Federal facilities 
     located at 2413 East Highway 83, and 2301 South International 
     Boulevard, in Weslaco, Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza 
     Subtropical Agricultural Research Center``; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Dellums, and Mr. Hefner):
       H.R. 2738. A bill to amend the Agricultural Fair Practices 
     Act of 1967 to provide for the accreditation of associations 
     of agricultural producers, to promote good faith bargaining 
     between such accredited associations and the handlers of 
     agricultural products, and to strengthen the enforcement 
     authorities to respond to violations of the Act; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. McDADE:
       H.R. 2739. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     create a Judicial Conduct Board and a Court of Judicial 
     Discipline to investigate and make determinations with 
     respect to complaints regarding judicial discipline; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, and 
             Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 2740. A bill to limit attorneys' fees in the tobacco 
     settlement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Horn, Mr. Lewis of California, and Mr. 
             Rogan):
       H.R. 2741. A bill to provide a conditional exemption under 
     section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
     relating to discharges of dredged or fill material, for 
     maintenance of certain flood control projects; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (by request):
       H.R. 2742. A bill to provide for the transfer of public 
     lands to certain California Indian Tribes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (by request):
       H.R. 2743. A bill to reduce the fractionated ownership of 
     Indian lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. Cunningham):
       H. Con. Res. 175. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the need for a comprehensive 
     management strategy to save the tundra from continued 
     excessive depredations by the mid-continent lesser snow 
     goose; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Cook, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Souder, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Talent, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Hansen):
       H. Con. Res. 176. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the RussianFederation should 
     preserve and protect the rights and freedoms currently 
     afforded those of religious faith under the Russian 
     Constitution; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H. Con. Res. 177. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park in New Ulm, 
     Minnesota, as a national symbol of the contributions of 
     Americans of German heritage; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shimkus, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Weller, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Poshard, and Mr. Yates):
       H. Res. 281. A resolution to express support for an 
     interpretive site near Wood River, Illinois, as the point of 
     departure for the Lewis and Clark Expedition; to the 
     Committee on Resources.

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