[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 150 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H9862-H9863]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT

  The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following 
dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the 
following titles:

           July 18, 1997:
       H.R. 173. An act to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize donation of 
     Federal law enforcement canines that are no longer needed for 
     official purposes to individuals with experience handling 
     canines in the performance of law enforcement duties.
       H.R. 649. An act to amend sections of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act that are obsolete or inconsistent 
     with other statutes and to repeal a related section of the 
     Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974.
           July 25, 1997:
       H.R. 1901. An act to clarify that the protections of the 
     Federal Tort Claims Act apply to the members and personnel of 
     the National Gambling Impact Study Commission.
       H.R. 2018. An act to waive temporarily the Medicaid 
     enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of 
     Amherst, New York.
           August 1, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 90. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements with respect to two specified bills of the One 
     Hundred Fifth Congress.
           August 5, 1997:
       H.R. 709. An act to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1226. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the unauthorized inspection of tax returns or 
     tax return information.
       H.R. 2014. An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
       H.R. 2015. An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
           August 11, 1997:
       H.R. 584. An act for the relief of John Wesly Davis.
       H.R. 1198. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon.
       H.R. 1944. An act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     the Warner Canyon Ski Area and other land in the State of 
     Oregon.
           August 13, 1997:
       H.R. 1585. An act to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for breast cancer research through the voluntary 
     purchase of certain specially issued United States postage 
     stamps, and for other purposes.
           August 15, 1997:
       H.R. 408. An act to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other 
     purposes.
           September 17, 1997:
       H.R. 1866. An act to continue favorable treatment for need-
     based educational aid under the antitrust laws.
           September 30, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 94. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 63. An act to designate the reservoir created by 
     Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as 
     ``Trinity Lake''.
       H.R. 2016. An act making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
           October 6, 1997:
       H.R. 111. An act to provide for the conveyance of a parcel 
     of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the 
     Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school.
       H.R. 680. An act to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer 
     of surplus personal property to States for donation to 
     nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
     and individuals, and to authorize the transfer of surplus 
     real property to States, political subdivisions and 
     instrumentalities of States, and nonprofit organizations for 
     providing housing or housing assistance for low-income 
     individuals or families.
       H.R. 2248. An act to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical Patriarch 
     Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
     contribution toward religious understanding and peace, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2443. An act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 601 Fourth Street, NW., in the District of Columbia, as 
     the ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field 
     Office Memorial Building'', in honor of William H. Christian, 
     Jr., Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony 
     Palmisano, and Edwin R. Woodriffe.
           October 7, 1997:
       H.R. 2209. An act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for 
     other purposes.
           October 8, 1997:
       H.R. 2266. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
     for other purposes.

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           October 9, 1997:
       H.R. 1420. An act to amend the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management 
     of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other 
     purposes.
           October 10, 1997:
       H.R. 394. An act to provide for the release of the 
     reversionary interest held by the United States in certain 
     property located in the County of Iosco, Michigan.
       H.R. 1948. An act to provide for the exchange of lands 
     within Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2378. An act making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
           October 13, 1997:
       H.R. 2203. An act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1998, and for other purposes.
           October 23, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 97. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
     purposes.
           October 27, 1997:
       H.R. 2158. An act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, 
     and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2169. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
           October 30, 1997:
       H.J. Res. 75. Joint resolution to confer status as an 
     honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces for Leslie 
     Townes (Bob) Hope.

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