[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H9993-H9994]
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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. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, 
             and Mr. Christensen):
       H.R. 2795. A bill to extend certain contracts between the 
     Bureau of Reclamation and irrigation water contractors in 
     Wyoming and Nebraska that receive water from Glendo 
     Reservoir; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Bateman, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Clay, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 2796. A bill to authorize the reimbursement of members 
     of the Army deployed to Europe in support of operations in 
     Bosnia for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the 
     members during the period beginning on October 1, 1996, and 
     ending on May 31, 1997; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 2797. A bill to require air carriers to charge a 
     reduced fare for air transportation to and from certain 
     clinical health trials; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 2798. A bill to redesignate the building of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 2419 West Monroe Street, in 
     Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 2799. A bill to redesignate the building of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 324 South Laramie Street, in 
     Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post 
     Office Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2800. A bill to provide for a study of the 
     establishment of Midway Atoll as a national memorial to the 
     Battle of Midway, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. 
             Lowey):
       H.R. 2801. A bill to consolidate in a single independent 
     agency in the executive branch the responsibilities regarding 
     food safety, labeling, and inspection currently divided among 
     several Federal agencies; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     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. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 2802. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the exclusion from gross income for damage 
     awards for emotional distress; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       H.R. 2803. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the noncorporate capital gains tax rate; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Jackson, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. 
             Towns):

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       H.R. 2804. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit to primary health providers who 
     establish practices in health professional shortage areas; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Miller of California):
       H.R. 2805. A bill to prohibit a State offical from 
     releasing the results of a Presidential election in the State 
     prior to the closing of the polls for such election in all 
     States within the continental United States; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
           By Mr. PASCRELL:
       H.R. 2806. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide that motor carriers safety permits for the 
     transportation of hazardous material be subject to annual 
     renewal; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 2807. A bill to amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
     Conservation Act of 1994 to prohibit the sale, importation, 
     and exportation of products labeled as containing substances 
     derived from rhinoceros or tiger; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H.R. 2808. A bill to designate a commercial zone within 
     which the transportation of certain passengers or property in 
     commerce is exempt from certain provisions of chapter 135 of 
     title 49, United States Code; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2809. A bill to provide for the declassification of 
     the journal kept by Glenn T. Seaborg while serving as 
     Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2810. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study to determine the best uses for the 
     property on which the Lorton Correctional Complex is located 
     to obtain the maximum economic benefit from the closure of 
     the Complex under the National Capital Revitalization and 
     Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Resources, 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 Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 2811. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 and the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the definitions of domestic 
     industry and like articles in certain investigations 
     involving perishable agricultural products, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2812. A bill to provide for the recognition of certain 
     Native communities under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 301. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to repeal the exception to the requirement 
     that public committee proceedings be open to all media; to 
     the Committee on Rules.

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