[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 159 (Wednesday, November 12, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H10767-H10768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      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. WEXLER:
       H.R. 3024. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the establishment of, and the deduction 
     of contributions to, homeownership plans; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3025. A bill to amend the Federal charter for Group 
     Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3026. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     relating to jurisdictional immunities of the Socialist 
     People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, to grant jurisdiction to the 
     courts of the United States for claims arising out of the 
     destruction of Pan American World Airways Flight 103; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DELAURO:
       H.R. 3027. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the tax rate on tobacco products, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stokes, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Yates, Ms. Waters, and 
             Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 3028. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to prevent the 
     use of tobacco products by minors, to reduce the level of 
     tobacco addiction, to compensate Federal and State 
     Governments for a portion of the health costs of tobacco-
     related illnesses, to enhance the national investment in 
     biomedical and basic scientific research, and to expand 
     programs to address the needs of children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 
     Agriculture, 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 Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Smith of 
             Oregon, Ms. Furse, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3029. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit certain tax free corporate liquidations into a 
     501(c)(3) organization and to revise the unrelated business 
     income tax rules regarding receipt of debt-financed property 
     in such a liquidation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 3030. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to disallow a Federal income tax deduction for payments 
     to the Federal Government or any State or local government in 
     connection with any tobacco litigation or settlement and to 
     use any increased Federal revenues to promote public health; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, and 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. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 3031. A bill to establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey 
     Leland memorial fellowship programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on International Relations, 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. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 3032. A bill to amend the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act and related acts to enhance the 
     payments protections for subcontractors and suppliers on 
     Federal construction projects, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and 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 Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 3033. A bill to adjust the immigration status of 
     certain Haitian nationals who were provided refuge in the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Wexler, 
             and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 3034. A bill to amend section 13031 of the 
     Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 
     relating to customs user fees, to allow the use of such fees 
     to provide for customs inspectional personnel in connection 
     with the arrival of passengers in Florida, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H.R. 3035. A bill to establish an advisory commission to 
     provide advice and recommendations on the creation of an 
     integrated, coordinated Federal policy designed

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     to prepare for and respond to serious drought emergencies; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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 Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Latham, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. 
             Calvert):
       H.R. 3036. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt small unincorporated farm businesses from the 
     alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rothman, 
             and Mr. Sherman):
       H. Res. 322. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     that the United States should act to resolve the crisis with 
     Iraq in a manner that assures full Iraqi compliance with 
     United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding the 
     destruction of Iraq's capability to produce and deliver 
     weapons of massdestruction, and that peaceful and diplomatic 
     efforts should be pursued, but that if such efforts fail, 
     multilateral military action or unilateral United States 
     military action should be taken; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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