[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H10104-H10105]
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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. TAYLOR of Mississippi:
       H.R. 2814. A bill to require the adjustment of tariffs on 
     products imported into the United States from the People's 
     Republic of China based on the amount by which tariffs on 
     products exported from the United States to the People's 
     Republic of China exceed tariffs on products of the People's 
     Republic of China imported into the United States; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 2815. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for the use of interstate facilities to 
     target children for

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     sexually explicit messages or contacts; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 2817. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to more accurately codify the depreciable life of 
     printed wiring board and printed wiring assembly equipment; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Luther):
       H.R. 2818. A bill to repeal the pilot recreation fee 
     program, and to establish a royalty on hardrock minerals, the 
     proceeds of which are to be used for public recreational 
     sites managed by the Department of the Interior or the United 
     States Forest Service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 2819. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the research credit and to modify 
     the alternative incremental credit; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. 
             Ehrlich):
       H.R. 2820. A bill to exclude certain veterans disability 
     benefits from consideration as adjusted income for purposes 
     of determining the amount of rent paid by a family for a 
     dwelling unit assisted under the United States Housing Act of 
     1937; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Crane, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
             Weller):
       H.R. 2821. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to waive the income inclusion on a distribution from an 
     individual retirement account to the extent that the 
     distribution is contributed for charitable purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself and Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 2822. A bill to reaffirm and clarify the Federal 
     relationship of the Swan Creek Black River Confederated 
     Ojibwa Tribes as a distinct federally recognized Indian 
     tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 2823. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a pilot program 
     for restoration of urban watersheds and community 
     environments in the Anacostia River watershed, District of 
     Columbia and Maryland, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Graham, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 2824. A bill to provide that annual pay adjustments 
     for Members of Congress shall not be made in the year 
     immediately following any fiscal year in which a budget 
     deficit exists, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, 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. SANFORD:
       H.R. 2825. A bill to establish procedures to ensure a 
     balanced Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 and to create a 
     Social Security reform reserve fund to revenues generated by 
     economic growth; to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Carson, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Paul, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Torres, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 2826. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for the purchase of a principal 
     residence within an empowerment zone or enterprise community 
     by a first-time homebuyer; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2827. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require that a taxpayer may request a receipt for an 
     income tax payment which itemizes the portion of the payment 
     which is allocable to various Government spending categories; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 2828. A bill to direct the Capitol Police Board to 
     establish a pay scale and benefit package for members and 
     civilian employees of the United States Capitol Police 
     equivalent to the pay scale and benefit package applicable to 
     members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed 
     Division; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Castle, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Carson, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Jackson, Mr. 
             Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klug, 
             Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Ney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Pappas, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Vento, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 2829. A bill to establish a matching grant program to 
     help State and local jurisdictions purchase armor vests for 
     use by law enforcement departments; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 2830. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Railroad Administration to carry out a pilot program 
     to assess the benefits of establishing local and regional 
     hazardous material emergency response teams in certain areas; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Souder, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Kingston):
       H. Res. 304. A resolution directing the Committee on the 
     Judiciary to undertake an inquiry into whether grounds exist 
     to impeach William Jefferson Clinton, the President of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H. Res. 308. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that candidates for election for Federal 
     office, the individuals working on their campaigns, and 
     persons involved with the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office should obey all of the applicable laws, 
     rules, and regulations governing fundraising for such 
     campaigns; to the Committee on House Oversight.

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