[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 154 (Thursday, November 6, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H10170-H10172]
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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. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gingrich):
       H.R. 2832. A bill concerning United States policy with 
     respect to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gingrich):
       H.R. 2833. A bill to amend the Anglo-Irish Agreement 
     Support Act of 1986 to require compliance with principles of 
     economic justice under that Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 2834. A bill to permit the city of Cleveland, Ohio, to 
     convey certain lands that the United States conveyed to the 
     city; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 2835. A bill to amend the Act incorporating the 
     American Legion so as to redefine eligiblity for membership 
     therein; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 2836. A bill to designate the building of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 180 East Kellogg Boulevard 
     in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the ``Eugene J. McCarthy Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Bryant, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 2837. A bill to reform the naturalization process, to 
     clarify the procedures for investigating the criminal 
     background of individuals submitting applications in 
     connection with certain benefits under the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2838. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional protections for taxpayers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2839. A bill to improve the quality of child care 
     provided through Federal facilities and programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on House 
     Oversight, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Banking and 
     Financial Services, 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. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. John, Mr. Turner, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Largent):
       H.R. 2840. A bill to provide Government-wide accounting of 
     regulatory costs and benefits, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2841. A bill to extend the time required for the 
     construction of a hydroelectric project; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 2842. A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 to allow leave for parent-teacher conferences; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and 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. DUNCAN (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 2843. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to reevaluate the equipment 
     in medical kits carried on, and to make a decision regarding 
     requiring automatic external

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     defilbrillators to be carried on, aircraft operated by air 
     carriers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California (for himself and Mr. Dooley 
             of California):
       H.R. 2844. A bill to amend provisions of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 that relate to timber sales, to 
     provide more equitable payments to States for the benefit of 
     counties in which national forests are situated; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2845. A bill to amend the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to 
     provide that daylight savings time end on the first Sunday 
     after the first Monday in November each year; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Duncan, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Pappas, Ms. Waters, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Gingrich, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Armey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
             Kasich):
       H.R. 2846. A bill to prohibit spending Federal education 
     funds on national testing without explicit and specific 
     legislation; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Pitts, and 
             Mr. Sam Johnson):
       H.R. 2847. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for education; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Ford, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Klink, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rush, Mr. McGovern, 
             and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 2848. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation 
     disputes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Kasich):
       H.R. 2849. A bill to provide for the establishment of 
     demonstration projects designed to determine the social, 
     civic, psychological, and economic effects of providing to 
     individuals and families with limited means an opportunity to 
     accumulate assets, and to determine the extent to which an 
     asset-based policy may be used to enable individuals and 
     families with limited means to achieve economic self-
     sufficiency; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Luther, Ms. Stabenow, and 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 2850. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require better reporting of 
     unidentified persons, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2851. A bill to prohibit application of a payment 
     limit to a drug or biological under part B of the Medicare 
     Program based on a less costly alternative for courses of 
     treatment begun before the change in payment; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. KILDEE:
       H.R. 2852. A bill to amend title V of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 to improve and strengthen the recruitment and 
     training of American teachers; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 2853. A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
     the Interior to set aside all entrance fees, special use 
     fees, and concession fees from the National Park System into 
     a National Park Capital Improvement Fund at the Department of 
     the Treasury, and to secure bonds for particular, high-
     priority capital improvements to the National Park System, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Solomon, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Evans, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Green, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii):
       H.R. 2854. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans 
     and group and individual health insurance coverage to provide 
     post-delivery follow-up care for mothers and newborns 
     discharged less than 48 hours following a vaginal delivery or 
     less than 96 following a delivery by cesarean section; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2855. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the installation of the collision avoidance system 
     known as TCAS-II on large cargo aircraft; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Campbell):
       H.R. 2856. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations relating 
     to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 2857. A bill to suspend the duty on 2,6-Dimethyl-m-
     Dioxan-4-ol Acetate until January 1, 2001; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. Everett, Mr. Fazio 
             of California, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
             Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2858. A bill to provide for an increase in pay and 
     allowances for members of the uniformed services for fiscal 
     year 1998, to improve certain authorities relating to the pay 
     and allowance and the health care of such members, to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military 
     construction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. BOB SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Dan 
             Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Skaggs, and Ms. DeGette):
       H.R. 2859. A bill to prohibit commercial air tours over the 
     Rocky Mountain National Park; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2860. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to use 50 percent of any Federal budget surplus in the 
     general fund for reductions in Social Security taxes and to 
     provide that the remainder of the surplus shall be used to 
     increase discretionary nondefense spending and to reduce the 
     outstanding public debt; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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:
       H.R. 2861. A bill to improve the program of block grants to 
     States for temporary assistance for needy families; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 2862. 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Stearns):
       H.R. 2863. A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to 
     clarify restrictions under that Act on baiting, to facilitate 
     acquisition of migratory bird habitat, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Manton, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Lantos):
       H.J. Res. 99. A joint resolution expressing the 
     appreciation of Congress and the Americanpeople for the 
     service performed during World War I and World War II by 
     members of the Navy who were assigned as gun crews on board 
     merchant ships as part of the Naval Armed Guard Service; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.J. Res. 100. A joint resolution commending the personnel 
     who served in the United StatesNavy Asiatic Fleet, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. LUTHER:
       H. Con. Res. 184. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the motion picture industry should 
     work to discourage tobacco use among our youth; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H. Res. 310. A resolution calling on the Emir of Kuwait to 
     provide funds for research, diagnosis, treatment, and 
     compensation relating to injuries and illnesses suffered by 
     United States veterans who served

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     in the Persian Gulf War; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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