[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 28, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H9613-H9614]
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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. 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. 2746. 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.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida:
       H.R. 2747. A bill to provide for limited circumstances 
     under which compliance with a subpoena issued in connection 
     with certain civil actions in a court of the United States 
     shall not be required; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Cook, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Quinn, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 2748. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide assistance and slots with respect to air carrier 
     service between high density airports and airports not 
     receiving sufficient air service, to improve jet aircraft 
     service to underserved markets, and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Meehan):
       H.R. 2749. A bill to establish doctoral fellowships 
     designed to increase the pool of scientists and engineers 
     trained specifically to address the global energy and 
     environmental challenges of the 21st century; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Dooley 
             of California):
       H.R. 2750. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; 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. KIM (for himself and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 2751. A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 
     to improve the management and operations of the General 
     Services Administration; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H.R. 2752. A bill to present a gold medal to Len ``Roy 
     Rogers'' Slye and Octavia ``Dale Evans'' Smith; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2753. A bill to amend the charter of Southeastern 
     University of the District of Columbia; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Manton, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thompson, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 2754. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act and title 38, United States Code, to require 
     hospitals to use only hollow-bore needle devices that 
     minimize the risk of needlestick injury to health care 
     workers; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and 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. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 2755. A bill to provide financial assistance for 
     higher education to the dependents of Federal, State, and 
     local public safety officers who are killed or permanently 
     and totally disabled as the result of a traumatic injury 
     sustained in the line of duty; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2756. A bill to authorize an exchange of property 
     between the Kake Tribal Corporation and the Sealaska 
     Corporation and the United States; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.J. Res. 98. A joint resolution to recognize Commodore 
     John Barry as the first flag officer of the United States 
     Navy; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH:
       H. Con. Res. 178. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the transfer of Hong Kong to the 
     People's Republic of China not alter the current or future 
     status of the Republic of China on Taiwan; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Salmon):
       H. Con. Res. 179. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to the human rights situation 
     in the Republic of Turkey in light of that country's desire 
     to host the next summit meeting of the heads of state or 
     government of the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
     in Europe (OSCE); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 282. A resolution congratulating the Association of 
     South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the occasion of its 30th 
     Anniversary; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MANTON (for himself and Mr. Traficant):
       H. Res. 285. A resolution requiring the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to 
     meet the requirements applicable to the head of a department 
     or independent establishment under the Buy American Act in 
     acquiring articles, materials, and supplies for the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight.

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