[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D3-D12]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported amended 
H.R. 2625, to redesignate Washington National Airport as ``Ronald Reagan 
Washington National Airport.''


                            Senate Committees

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: January 28 and 29, to hold hearings on the 
report and recommendations of the National Defense Panel, Wednesday at 10 
a.m. in SD-106 and Thursday at 10 a.m. in SR-222.
  January 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the national security 
implications of enlarging NATO and the continued deployment of U.S. 
forces in Bosnia, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: January 29, 
Subcommittee on Securities, to hold oversight hearings to review 
financial market circuit breakers that operate stock, options, and future 
markets, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: January 28, to hold hearings to examine the 
state of the United States economy and the economic and budget outlook, 
10 a.m., SD-608.
  January 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings on Federal education 
funding, focusing on State and local perspectives, 2 p.m., SD-608.
  January 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the state of 
the United States economy, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  January 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the impact of 
research and technology on K-12 education, 2 p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: January 29, 
business meeting, to mark up S. 1297, to redesignate Washington National 
Airport as ``Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport'', 12 Noon, SR-
253.
  Committee on Finance: January 28, to hold hearings on the 
recommendations of the IRS Restructuring Commission to reform and 
restructure the Internal Revenue Service, and H.R. 2676, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code

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of 1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service; to be 
followed by a nomination hearing on pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  January 29, Full Committee, to continue hearings on the recommendations 
of the IRS Restructuring Commission to reform and restructure the 
Internal Revenue Service, and on H.R. 2676, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: January 29, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Robert T. Grey, Jr., of Virginia, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Representative 
to the Conference on Disarmament, Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: January 29, Permanent Subcommittee 
on Investigations, to hold hearings on improving the Medicare enrollment 
process in an effort to prevent Medicare fraud, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: January 28, to hold hearings to 
examine worldwide threats to U.S. interests, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  January 28, Full Committee, to continue hearings (in closed session) to 
examine worldwide threats to U.S. interests, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, January 28, Subcommittee on Interior, 
oversight hearing on National Energy Policy, 11 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  January 28 and 29, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, on public witnesses, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  January 29, Subcommittee on Legislative, on House of Representativcs 
and the Office of Compliance, 9 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  January 29, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, briefing on 
World-Wide Threat, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, January 30, hearing on 
East Asia Economic Conditions, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, January 29, hearing on the Tobacco Settlement: 
Views of Tobacco Industry Executives, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, January 28, to markup the 
following: H.R. 2846, to prohibit spending Federal education funds on 
national testing without explicit and specific legislation; and H. Con. 
Res. 202, expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal 
Government should acknowledge the importance of at-home parents and 
should not discriminate against families who forego a second income in 
order for a mother or father to be at home with their children, 1:30 
p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, January 28 and 29, 
hearings on the Department of the Interior's denial of the Wisconsin 
Chippewa's casino application, 11 a.m., on January 28 and 10 a.m., on 
January 29, 2154 Rayburn.
  January 30, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on 
Management Reform: Cost, Savings and Net, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, January 29, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, oversight hearing on Congress, the Courts and the 
Constitution, 9:30 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, January 29, Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, hearing on the Quadrennial Defense Review and National Defense 
Panel Recommendations, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, January 29, hearing on the third party 
consultation provision in the Safety Advancement for Employees (SAFE) 
Act, 9 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, January 28, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Disaster 
Mitigation, 12 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, January 28, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing on the granting of waivers to the eligibility 
regulations for burial at Arlington Cemetery, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, January 28, hearing on proposals to reduce 
the Federal tax burden on the American public, 11:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  January 29, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Preparing the Health 
Care Financing Administration for the 21st Century, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  January 29, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on modifying child 
support penalties for automatic data, 9 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
F


                       CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of January 28 through 31, 1998

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, Senate will consider the nominations of Barry G. Silverman, 
of Arizona, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Richard W. 
Story, of Georgia, to be U. S. District Judge for the Northern District of 
Georgia, and Ann L. Aiken, of Oregon, to be U.S. District Judge for the 
District of Oregon.
  On Thursday, Senate will consider proposed legislation to redesignate 
Washington National Airport as ``Ronald Reagan Washington Airport''.
  On Friday, Senate will not be in session.
  (Senate will recess on Wednesday, January 28, 1998, from 12:30 p.m. until 
2:15 p.m. for respective party conferences.)
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           BILLS ENACTED INTO PUBLIC LAW (105TH, 1st SESSION)


                                                                Law No.
 S. 156......................................................   105-132
 S. 476......................................................   105-133
 S. 669......................................................   105-106
 S. 714......................................................   105-114
 S. 738......................................................   105-134
 S. 813......................................................   105-101
 S. 819......................................................   105-122
 S. 830......................................................   105-115
 S. 833......................................................   105-123
 S. 858......................................................   105-107
 S. 923......................................................   105-116
 S. 1026.....................................................   105-121
 S. 1139.....................................................   105-135
 S. 1161.....................................................   105-136
 S. 1193.....................................................   105-137
 S. 1228.....................................................   105-124
 S. 1231.....................................................   105-108
 S. 1258.....................................................   105-117
 S. 1347.....................................................   105-109
 S. 1354.....................................................   105-125
 S. 1377.....................................................   105-110
 S. 1378.....................................................   105-126
 S. 1417.....................................................   105-127
 S. 1505.....................................................   105-128
 S. 1507.....................................................   105-129
 S. 1519.....................................................   105-130
 S. 1559.....................................................   105-138
 S. 1565.....................................................   105-139

 S.J. Res. 39................................................   105-140

 H.R. 867....................................................    105-89
 H.R. 1057...................................................    105-90
 H.R. 1058...................................................    105-91
 H.R. 1086...................................................   105-102
 H.R. 1090...................................................   105-111
 H.R. 1254...................................................   105-131
 H.R. 1377...................................................    105-92
 H.R. 1479...................................................    105-93
 H.R. 1484...................................................    105-94
 H.R. 1493...................................................   105-141
 H.R. 1604...................................................   105-143
 H.R. 1658...................................................   105-146
 H.R. 1747...................................................    105-95
 H.R. 1787...................................................    105-96
 H.R. 1840...................................................   105-112
 H.R. 2129...................................................    105-97
 H.R. 2159...................................................   105-118
 H.R. 2265...................................................   105-147
 H.R. 2267...................................................   105-119
 H.R. 2366...................................................   105-113
 H.R. 2367...................................................    105-98
 H.R. 2476...................................................   105-148
 H.R. 2564...................................................    105-99
 H.R. 2607...................................................   105-100
 H.R. 2626...................................................   105-142
 H.R. 2796...................................................   105-152
 H.R. 2813...................................................   105-103
 H.R. 2977...................................................   105-153
 H.R. 2979...................................................   105-144
 H.R. 3025...................................................   105-149
 H.R. 3034...................................................   105-150

 H.J. Res. 91................................................   105-104
 H.J. Res. 92................................................   105-105
 H.J. Res. 95................................................   105-145
 H.J. Res. 96................................................   105-151
 H.J. Res. 103...............................................   105-120

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                              BILLS VETOED


    H.R. 1469, making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, 
including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1997, and for other purposes. Vetoed June 9, 1997.
    H.R. 1122, to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-
birth abortions. Vetoed Oct. 10, 1997.
    H.R. 2631, disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the 
President on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45. Vetoed Nov. 
13, 1997.


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                            LINE ITEM VETOES


    H.R. 2015, 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 (P.L.105-33). Line Item Veto Message: 
H.Doc. 105-115 of Sept. 3, 1997.
    H.R. 2014, 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 (P.L.105-34). Line Item Veto Message: 
H.Doc. 105-116 of Sept. 3, 1997.
    H.R. 2016, 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 
(P.L.105-45). Line Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-147 of Oct. 6, 1997.
    H.R. 2266, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes 
(P.L.105-56). Line Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-155 of Oct. 21, 1997.
    H.R. 2378, 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 (P.L.105-61). Line Item Veto Message: 
H.Doc. 105-156 of Oct. 21, 1997.
    H.R. 2203, making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes 
(P.L.105-62). Line Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-157 of Oct. 21, 1997.
    H.R. 2158, 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 (P.L.105-65). Line 
Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-167 of Nov. 4, 1997.
    H.R. 2169, making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (P.L.105-66). Line Item Veto 
Message: H.Doc. 105-168 of Nov. 4, 1997.
    H.R. 2160, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes (P.L.105-86). Line Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-179 of Jan. 
27, 1998.
    H.R. 2107, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
for other purposes (P.L.105-83). Line Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-180 
of Jan. 27, 1998.
    H.R. 2267, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (P.L.105-119). 
Line Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-181 of Jan. 27, 1998.

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                                                               Committee                 Date Reported               Report No.        Page of passage  in     Date of passage      Public Law  
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             Title                  Bill No.       intro-                                                                          --------------------------                    Date ap-       
                                                   duced    House    Senate         House            Senate        House    Senate                             House    Senate              No. 
                                                                                                                    104-     104-      House        Senate                        proved   104- 
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 To promote the adoption of     H.R. 867          Feb. 27  WM       ........  April 28 1997...  ................       77  .......  H 2035       S 12202      April    Nov. 8    Nov.         89
 children in foster care.                          1997                                                                                                        30       1997      19,           
                                                                                                                                                               1997               1997          
 To designate the building in   H.R. 1057         Mar. 13  GRO      GA          ..............    ..............  .......  .......  H 3827       S 12419      June 17  Nov. 9    Nov.         90
 Indianapolis, Indiana, which                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,           
 houses the operations of the                                                                                                                                                     1997          
 Circle City Station Post                                                                                                                                                                       
 Office as the ``Andrew                                                                                                                                                                         
 Jacobs, Jr. Post Office                                                                                                                                                                        
 Building''.                                                                                                                                                                                    
 To designate the facility of   H.R. 1058         Mar. 13  GRO      GA          ..............    ..............  .......  .......  H 3828       S 12419      June 17  Nov. 9    Nov.         91
 the United States Postal                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,           
 Service under construction at                                                                                                                                                    1997          
 150 West Margaret Drive in                                                                                                                                                                     
 Terre Haute, Indiana, as the                                                                                                                                                                   
 ``John T. Myers Post Office                                                                                                                                                                    
 Building''.                                                                                                                                                                                    
 To amend title I of the        H.R. 1377         April    EEO      LHR       May 20 1997.....    ..............      104  .......  H 3088       S 12058      May 21   Nov. 7    Nov.         92
 Employee Retirement Income                        17                                                                                                          1997     1997      19,           
 Security Act of 1974 to                           1997                                                                                                                           1997          
 encourage retirement income                                                                                                                                                                    
 savings.                                                                                                                                                                                       
 To designate the Federal       H.R. 1479         April    TI       EPW       July 31 1997....    ..............      227  .......  H 9641       S 12424      Oct. 29  Nov. 9    Nov.         93
 building and United States                        29                                                                                                          1997     1997      19,           
 courthouse located at 300                         1997                                                                                                                           1997          
 Northeast First Avenue in                                                                                                                                                                      
 Miami, Florida, as the                                                                                                                                                                         
 ``David W. Dyer Federal                                                                                                                                                                        
 Courthouse''.                                                                                                                                                                                  
 To redesignate the Dublin      H.R. 1484         April    TI       EPW       July 31 1997....    ..............      226  .......  H 9640       S 12424      Oct. 29  Nov. 9    Nov.         94
 Federal Courthouse building                       29                                                                                                          1997     1997      19,           
 located in Dublin, Georgia,                       1997                                                                                                                           1997          
 as the J. Roy Rowland Federal                                                                                                                                                                  
 Courthouse.                                                                                                                                                                                    
 To amend the John F. Kennedy   H.R. 1747         May 22   TI       ........  June 12 1997....  ................      130  .......  H 3818       S 12061      June 17  Nov. 7    Nov.         95
 Center Act to authorize the                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,           
 design and construction of                                                                                                                                                       1997          
 additions to the parking                                                                                                                                                                       
 garage and certain site                                                                                                                                                                        
 improvements, and for other                                                                                                                                                                    
 purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 To assist in the conservation  H.R. 1787         June 4   Res      EPW       Sept. 23 1997...  Nov. 7 1997.....      266  .......  H 8862       S 12204      Oct. 21  Nov. 8    Nov.         96
 of Asian elephants by                             1997    IR                   ..............                                                                 1997     1997      19,           
 supporting and providing                                                                                                                                                         1997          
 financial resources for the                                                                                                                                                                    
 conservation programs of                                                                                                                                                                       
 nations within the range of                                                                                                                                                                    
 Asian elephants and projects                                                                                                                                                                   
 of persons with demonstrated                                                                                                                                                                   
 expertise in the conservation                                                                                                                                                                  
 of Asian elephants.                                                                                                                                                                            
 To designate the United        H.R. 2129         July 9   GRO      GA          ..............  Nov. 6 1997.....  .......  .......  H 8854       S 12419      Oct. 21  Nov. 9    Nov.         97
 States Post Office located at                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,           
 150 North 3rd Street in                                                                                                                                                          1997          
 Steubenville, Ohio, as the                                                                                                                                                                     
 ``Douglas Applegate Post                                                                                                                                                                       
 Office''.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 To increase, effective as of   H.R. 2367         July 31  VA       ........  Oct. 9 1997.....  ................      320  .......  H 9837       S 11790      Oct. 31  Nov. 5    Nov.         98
 December 1, 1997, the rates                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,           
 of compensation for veterans                                                                                                                                                     1997          
 with service-connected                                                                                                                                                                         
 disabilities and the rates of                                                                                                                                                                  
 dependency and indemnity                                                                                                                                                                       
 compensation for the                                                                                                                                                                           
 survivors of certain disabled                                                                                                                                                                  
 veterans.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 To designate the United        H.R. 2564         Sept.    GRO      GA          ..............  Nov. 6 1997.....  .......  .......  H 8856       S 12419      Oct. 21  Nov. 9    Nov.         99
 States Post Office located at                     26                                                                                                          1997     1997      19,           
 450 North Centre Street in                        1997                                                                                                                           1997          
 Pottsville, Pennsylvania, as                                                                                                                                                                   
 the ``Peter J. McCloskey                                                                                                                                                                       
 Postal Facility''.                                                                                                                                                                             
 Making appropriations for the  H.R. 2607         Oct. 6   App      ........  Oct. 6 1997.....  ................      298  .......  H 8805       S 12271      Oct. 9   Nov. 9    Nov.        100
 government of the District of                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,           
 Columbia and other activities                                                                                                                                                    1997          
 chargeable in whole or in                                                                                                                                                                      
 part against the revenues of                                                                                                                                                                   
 said District for the fiscal                                                                                                                                                                   
 year ending September 30,                                                                                                                                                                      
 1998, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                  
 To amend chapter 91 of title   S. 813            May 23   Jud      ........  June 21 1997....    ..............      142  .......  H 10372      S 11704      Nov. 8   Nov. 4    Nov.        101
 18, United States Code, to        (H.R. 1532)     1997             Jud                         Oct. 23 1997....                                               1997     1997      19,           
 provide criminal penalties                                                                                                                                                       1997          
 for theft and willful                                                                                                                                                                          
 vandalism at national                                                                                                                                                                          
 cemeteries.                                                                                                                                                                                    
 To codify without substantive  H.R. 1086         Mar. 17  Jud      Jud       June 25 1997....  Sept. 18 1997...      153  .......  H 4860       S 12206      July 8   Nov. 8    Nov.        102
 change laws related to                            1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      20,           
 transportation and to improve                                                                                                                                                    1997          
 the United States Code.                                                                                                                                                                        

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 To waive time limitations      H.R. 2813         Nov. 4   NS       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10406      S 12495      Nov. 8   Nov. 10   Nov.        103
 specified by law in order to                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      20,           
 allow the Medal of Honor to                                                                                                                                                      1997          
 be awarded to Robert R.                                                                                                                                                                        
 Ingram of Jacksonville,                                                                                                                                                                        
 Florida, for acts of valor                                                                                                                                                                     
 while a Navy Hospital                                                                                                                                                                          
 Corpsman in the Republic of                                                                                                                                                                    
 Vietnam during the Vietnam                                                                                                                                                                     
 conflict.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Granting the consent of        H.J. Res. 91      July 31  Jud      ........  Oct. 31 1997....  ................      369  .......  H 9983       S 11923      Nov. 4   Nov. 7    Nov.        104
 Congress to the Apalachicola-                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      20,           
 Chattahoochee-Flint River                                                                                                                                                        1997          
 Basin Compact.                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Granting the consent of        H.J. Res. 92      July 31  Jud      ........  Oct. 31 1997....  ................      370  .......  H 9983       S 11923      Nov. 4   Nov. 7    Nov.        105
 Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-                    1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      20,           
 Tallapoosa River Basin                                                                                                                                                           1997          
 Compact.                                                                                                                                                                                       
 To provide for the             S. 669            April    Res      ENR         ..............  June 26 1997....  .......       39  H 10553      S 7318       Nov. 9   July 11   Nov.        106
 acquisition of the Plains                         30                                                                                                          1997     1997      20,           
 Railroad Depot at the Jimmy                       1997                                                                                                                           1997          
 Carter National Historic Site.                                                                                                                                                                 
 To authorize appropriations    S. 858            June 9   Int      AS        June 18 1997....  June 18 1997....      135       24  H 5410       S 5976       July 17  June 19   Nov.        107
 for fiscal year 1998 for          (H.R. 1775)     1997    NS                   ..............                                                                 1997     1997      20,           
 intelligence and intelligence-                                                                                                                                                   1997          
 related activities of the                                                                                                                                                                      
 United States Government, the                                                                                                                                                                  
 Community Management Account,                                                                                                                                                                  
 and the Central Intelligence                                                                                                                                                                   
 Agency Retirement and                                                                                                                                                                          
 Disability System, and for                                                                                                                                                                     
 other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                
 To authorize appropriations    S. 1231           Sept.    .......  CST       ................  Oct. 30 1997....  .......      124  H 10548      S 11704      Nov. 9   Nov. 4    Nov.        108
 for fiscal years 1998 and                         26                                                                                                          1997     1997      20,           
 1999 for the United States                        1997                                                                                                                           1997          
 Fire Administration, and for                                                                                                                                                                   
 other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                
 To permit the city of          S. 1347           Oct. 30  .......  CST       ................    ..............  .......  .......  H 10558      S 12209      Nov. 9   Nov. 8    Nov.        109
 Cleveland, Ohio, to convey                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      20,           
 certain lands that the United                                                                                                                                                    1997          
 States conveyed to the city.                                                                                                                                                                   
 To amend the Act               S. 1377           Nov. 5   Jud      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10374      S 11791      Nov. 8   Nov. 5    Nov.        110
 incorporating the American                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      20,           
 Legion to make a technical                                                                                                                                                       1997          
 correction.                                                                                                                                                                                    
 To amend title 38, United      H.R. 1090         Mar. 18  VA       ........  April 14 1997...    ..............       52  .......  H 1566       S 12487      April    Nov. 10   Nov.        111
 States Code, to allow                             1997                                                                                                        16       1997      21,           
 revision of veterans benefits                                                                                                                                 1997               1997          
 decisions based on clear and                                                                                                                                                                   
 unmistakable error.                                                                                                                                                                            
 To provide a law enforcement   H.R. 1840         June 10  Jud      Jud       June 26 1997....    ..............      162  .......  H 4868       S 12487      July 8   Nov. 10   Nov.        112
 exception to the prohibition                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      21,           
 on the advertising of certain                                                                                                                                                    1997          
 electronic devices.                                                                                                                                                                            
 To transfer to the Secretary   H.R. 2366         July 31  GRO      GA          ..............  Nov. 7 1997.....      296      141  H 8869       S 12495      Oct. 21  Nov. 10   Nov.        113
 of Agriculture the authority                      1997    Agr                Oct. 2 1997.....                                                                 1997     1997      21,           
 to conduct the census of                                                                                                                                                         1997          
 agriculture, and for other                                                                                                                                                                     
 purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 To extend and improve the      S. 714            May 7    .......  ........  ................  Oct. 30 1997....  .......      123  H 10485      S 11790      Nov. 9   Nov. 5    Nov.        114
 Native American Veteran                           1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      21,           
 Housing Loan Pilot Program of                                                                                                                                                    1997          
 the Department of Veterans                                                                                                                                                                     
 Affairs, to extend certain                                                                                                                                                                     
 authorities of the Secretary                                                                                                                                                                   
 of Veterans Affairs relating                                                                                                                                                                   
 to services for homeless                                                                                                                                                                       
 veterans, to extend certain                                                                                                                                                                    
 other authorities of the                                                                                                                                                                       
 Secretary, and for other                                                                                                                                                                       
 purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 To amend the Federal Food,     S. 830            June 5   Com      LHR       Oct. 7 1997.....  July 1 1997.....      310       43  H 8500       S 9850       Oct. 7   Sept. 24  Nov.        115
 Drug, and Cosmetic Act and        (H.R. 1411)     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      21,           
 the Public Health Service Act                                                                                                                                                    1997          
 to improve the regulation of                                                                                                                                                                   
 food, drugs, devices, and                                                                                                                                                                      
 biological products, and for                                                                                                                                                                   
 other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                
 To amend title 38, United      S. 923            June 17  VA       ........  Oct. 9 1997.....    ..............      319  .......  H 9837       S 5922       Oct. 31  June 18   Nov.        116
 States Code, to prohibit                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      21,           
 interment or memorialization                                                                                                                                                     1997          
 in certain cemeteries of                                                                                                                                                                       
 persons committing Federal or                                                                                                                                                                  
 State capital crimes.                                                                                                                                                                          
 To amend the Uniform           S. 1258           Oct. 6   TI       EPW       June 23 1997....  Nov. 4 1997.....      147  .......  H 10557      S 12207      Nov. 9   Nov. 8    Nov.        117
 Relocation Assistance and         (H.R. 849)      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      21,           
 Real Property Acquisition                                                                                                                                                        1997          
 Policies Act of 1970 to                                                                                                                                                                        
 prohibit an alien who is not                                                                                                                                                                   
 lawfully present in the                                                                                                                                                                        
 United States from receiving                                                                                                                                                                   
 assistance under that Act.                                                                                                                                                                     
 Making appropriations for      H.R. 2159         July 14  App      ........  July 14 1997....  ................      176       35  H 6848       S 8869       Sept. 4  Sept. 5   Nov.        118
 foreign operations, export         (S. 955)       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      26,           
 financing, and related                                                                                                                                                           1997          
 programs for the fiscal year                                                                                                                                                                   
 ending September 30, 1998,                                                                                                                                                                     
 and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                        

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 Making appropriations for the  H.R. 2267         July 25  App      ........  July 25 1997....  ................      207       48  H 8244       S 10265      Sept.    Oct. 1    Nov.        119
 Departments of Commerce,           (S. 1022)      1997                                                                                                        30       1997      26,           
 Justice, and State, the                                                                                                                                       1997               1997          
 Judiciary, and related                                                                                                                                                                         
 agencies for the fiscal year                                                                                                                                                                   
 ending September 30, 1998,                                                                                                                                                                     
 and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                        
 Waiving certain enrollment     H.J. Res. 103     Nov. 8   HO       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10577      S 12675      Nov. 10  Nov. 13   Nov.        120
 requirements with respect to                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      26,           
 certain specified bills of                                                                                                                                                       1997          
 the One Hundred Fifth                                                                                                                                                                          
 Congress.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 To reauthorize the Export-     S. 1026           July 17  BFS      BHUA      July 31 1997....  Sept. 10 1997...      224       76  H 8397       S 9435       Oct. 6   Sept. 16  Nov.        121
 Import Bank of the United         (H.R. 1370)     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      26,           
 States.                                                                                                                                                                          1997          
 To designate the United        S. 819            June 2   TI       EPW         ..............  June 5 1997.....  .......  .......  H 10960      S 5645       Nov. 13  June 12   Dec. 1,     122
 States courthouse at 200                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997          
 South Washington Street in                                                                                                                                                                     
 Alexandria, Virginia, as the                                                                                                                                                                   
 ``Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr.                                                                                                                                                                   
 United States Courthouse''.                                                                                                                                                                    
 To designate the Federal       S. 833            June 5   TI       EPW         ..............  June 26 1997....  .......  .......  H 10960      S 8158       Nov. 13  July 25   Dec. 1,     123
 building courthouse at Public                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997          
 Square and Superior Avenue in                                                                                                                                                                  
 Cleveland, Ohio, as the                                                                                                                                                                        
 ``Howard M. Metzenbaum United                                                                                                                                                                  
 States Courthouse''.                                                                                                                                                                           
 To provide for a 10-year       S. 1228           Sept.    .......  BHUA      ................  Oct. 31 1997....  .......      130  H 10960      S 12432      Nov. 13  Nov. 9    Dec. 1,     124
 circulating commemorative                         26                                                                                                          1997     1997      1997          
 coin program to commemorate                       1997                                                                                                                                         
 each of the 50 States, and                                                                                                                                                                     
 for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                            
 To amend the Communications    S. 1354           Oct. 31  Com      CST         ..............  Nov. 8 1997.....  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12425      Nov. 13  Nov. 9    Dec. 1,     125
 Act of 1934 to provide for                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997          
 the designation of common                                                                                                                                                                      
 carriers not subject to the                                                                                                                                                                    
 jurisdiction of a State                                                                                                                                                                        
 commission as eligible                                                                                                                                                                         
 telecommunications carriers.                                                                                                                                                                   
 To extend the authorization    S. 1378           Nov. 5   GRO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10641      S 11792      Nov. 12  Nov. 5    Dec. 1,     126
 of use of official mail in                        1997    HO                                                                                                  1997     1997      1997          
 the location and recovery of                                                                                                                                                                   
 missing children, and for                                                                                                                                                                      
 other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                
 To provide for the design,     S. 1417           Nov. 7   .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12062      Nov. 13  Nov. 7    Dec. 1,     127
 construction, furnishing and                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997          
 equipping of a Center for                                                                                                                                                                      
 Performing Arts within the                                                                                                                                                                     
 complex known as the New                                                                                                                                                                       
 Mexico Hispanic Cultural                                                                                                                                                                       
 Center and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                 
 To make technical and          S. 1505           Nov. 9   EEO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12416      Nov. 13  Nov. 9    Dec. 1,     128
 conforming amendments to the                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997          
 Museum and Library Services                                                                                                                                                                    
 Act, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                   
 To amend the National Defense  S. 1507           Nov. 9   NS       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10642      S 12424      Nov. 12  Nov. 9    Dec. 1,     129
 Authorization Act for Fiscal                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997          
 Year 1998 to make certain                                                                                                                                                                      
 technical corrections.                                                                                                                                                                         
 To provide a 6-month           S. 1519           Nov. 10  TI       ........  Sept. 25 1997...  ................      270  .......  H 10633      S 12450      Nov. 12  Nov. 10   Dec. 1,     130
 extension of highway, highway     (H.R. 2516)     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997          
 safety, and transit programs                                                                                                                                                                   
 pending enactment of a law                                                                                                                                                                     
 reauthorizing the Intermodal                                                                                                                                                                   
 Surface Transportation                                                                                                                                                                         
 Efficiency Act of 1991.                                                                                                                                                                        
 To designate the United        H.R. 1254         April 9  GRO      GA          ..............    ..............  .......  .......  H 7321       S 12694      Sept.    Nov. 13   Dec. 2,     131
 States Post Office building                       1997                                                                                                        16       1997      1997          
 located at Bennett and Kansas                                                                                                                                 1997                             
 Avenue in Springfield,                                                                                                                                                                         
 Missouri, as the ``John N.                                                                                                                                                                     
 Griesemer Post Office                                                                                                                                                                          
 Building''.                                                                                                                                                                                    
 To provide certain benefits    S. 156            Jan. 21  Res      ENR         ..............    ..............  .......      146  H 10960      S 12420      Nov. 13  Nov. 9    Dec. 2,     132
 of the Pick-Sloan Missouri                        1997             IA                          Nov. 8 1997.....                                               1997     1997      1997          
 River Basin program to the                                                                                                                                                                     
 Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and                                                                                                                                                                   
 for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                            
 To provide for the             S. 476            Mar. 19  Jud      Jud       Oct. 31 1997....  May 1 1997......      368  .......  H 10960      S 4576       Nov. 13  May 15    Dec. 2,     133
 establishment of not less         (H.R. 1753)     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997          
 than 2,500 Boys and Girls                                                                                                                                                                      
 Clubs of America facilities                                                                                                                                                                    
 by the year 2000.                                                                                                                                                                              
 To reform the statutes         S. 738            May 14   TI       CST       Sept. 17 1997...  Sept. 24 1997...      251       85  H 10960      S 11937      Nov. 13  Nov. 7    Dec. 2,     134
 relating to Amtrak, to            (H.R. 2247)     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997          
 authorize appropriations for                                                                                                                                                                   
 Amtrak, and for other                                                                                                                                                                          
 purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                      

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 To reauthorize the programs    S. 1139           Aug. 19  SB       ........  Sept. 8 1997....  ................      246       62  H 8113       S 8979       Sept.    Sept. 9   Dec. 2,     135
 of the Small Business             (H.R. 2261)     1997                                                                                                        29       1997      1997          
 Administration, and for other                                                                                                                                 1997                             
 purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 To amend the Immigration and   S. 1161           Sept.    Jud      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 9091       Nov. 13  Sept. 10  Dec. 2,     136
 Nationality Act to authorize                      10                                                                                                          1997     1997      1997          
 appropriations for refugee                        1997                                                                                                                                         
 and entrant assistance for                                                                                                                                                                     
 fiscal years 1998 and 1999.                                                                                                                                                                    
 To amend chapter 443 of title  S. 1193           Sept.    TI       CST       Sept. 4 1997....  Nov. 6 1997.....      244      140  H 10960      S 12207      Nov. 13  Nov. 8    Dec. 2,     137
 49, United States Code, to        (H.R. 2036)     18                                                                                                          1997     1997      1997          
 extend the authorization of                       1997                                                                                                                                         
 the aviation insurance                                                                                                                                                                         
 program, and for other                                                                                                                                                                         
 purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 To provide for the design,     S. 1559           Nov. 13  .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12696      Nov. 13  Nov. 13   Dec. 2,     138
 construction, furnishing, and                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997          
 equipping of a Center for                                                                                                                                                                      
 Historically Black Heritage                                                                                                                                                                    
 within Florida A&M University.                                                                                                                                                                 
 To make technical corrections  S. 1565           Nov. 13  .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12711      Nov. 13  Nov. 13   Dec. 2,     139
 to the Nicaraguan Adjustment                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997          
 and Central American Relief                                                                                                                                                                    
 Act.                                                                                                                                                                                           
 To provide for the convening   S.J. Res. 39      Nov. 13  .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12676      Nov. 13  Nov. 13   Dec. 2,     140
 of the second session of the                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997          
 One Hundred Fifth Congress.                                                                                                                                                                    
 To require the Attorney        H.R. 1493         April    Jud      Jud       Oct. 23 1997....    ..............      338  .......  H 9966       S 12711      Nov. 4   Nov. 13   Dec. 5,     141
 General to establish a                            30                                                                                                          1997     1997      1997          
 program in local prisons to                       1997                                                                                                                                         
 identify, prior to                                                                                                                                                                             
 arraignment, criminal aliens                                                                                                                                                                   
 and aliens who are unlawfully                                                                                                                                                                  
 present in the United States,                                                                                                                                                                  
 and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                        
 To make clarifications to the  H.R. 2626         Oct. 7   TI       ........  Oct. 31 1997....  ................      372  .......  H 10559      S 12705      Nov. 9   Nov. 13   Dec. 5,     142
 Pilot Records Improvement Act                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997          
 of 1996, and for other                                                                                                                                                                         
 purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 To provide for the division,   H.R. 1604         May 14   Res      ........  Oct. 28 1997....  ................      352  .......  H 9985       S 12425      Nov. 4   Nov. 9    Dec.        143
 use, and distribution of                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      15,           
 judgment funds of the Ottawa                                                                                                                                                     1997          
 and Chippewa Indians of                                                                                                                                                                        
 Michigan pursuant to dockets                                                                                                                                                                   
 numbered 18-E, 58, 364, and                                                                                                                                                                    
 18-R before the Indian Claims                                                                                                                                                                  
 Commission.                                                                                                                                                                                    
 To authorize acquisition of    H.R. 2979         Nov. 9   HO       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10638      S 12694      Nov. 12  Nov. 13   Dec.        144
 certain real property for the                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      15,           
 Library of Congress, and for                                                                                                                                                     1997          
 other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                
 Granting the consent of        H.J. Res. 95      Oct. 6   Jud      ........  Nov. 7 1997.....  ................      389  .......  H 10663      S 12683      Nov. 12  Nov. 13   Dec.        145
 Congress to the Chickasaw                         1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      15,           
 Trail Economic Development                                                                                                                                                       1997          
 Compact.                                                                                                                                                                                       
 To reauthorize and amend the   H.R. 1658         May 16   Res      CST       July 8 1997.....  Nov. 8 1997.....      169      148  H 4877       S 12495      July 8   Nov. 10   Dec.        146
 Atlantic Striped Bass                             1997             EPW                         Nov. 8 1997.....                                               1997     1997      16,           
 Conservation Act and related                                                                                                                                                     1997          
 laws.                                                                                                                                                                                          
 To amend the provisions of     H.R. 2265         July 25  Jud      Jud       Oct. 23 1997....    ..............      339  .......  H 9983       S 12689      Nov. 4   Nov. 13   Dec.        147
 titles 17 and 18, United                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      16,           
 States Code, to provide                                                                                                                                                          1997          
 greater copyright protection                                                                                                                                                                   
 by amending criminal                                                                                                                                                                           
 copyright infringement                                                                                                                                                                         
 provisions, and for other                                                                                                                                                                      
 purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 To amend title 49, United      H.R. 2476         Sept.    TI       ........  Oct. 31 1997....  ................      371  .......  H 10561      S 12704      Nov. 9   Nov. 13   Dec.        148
 States Code, to require the                       15                                                                                                          1997     1997      16,           
 National Transportation                           1997                                                                                                                           1997          
 Safety Board and individual                                                                                                                                                                    
 foreign air carriers to                                                                                                                                                                        
 address the needs of families                                                                                                                                                                  
 of passengers involved in                                                                                                                                                                      
 aircraft accidents involving                                                                                                                                                                   
 foreign air carriers.                                                                                                                                                                          
 To amend the Federal charter   H.R. 3025         Nov. 12  GRO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12692      Nov. 13  Nov. 13   Dec.        149
 for Group Hospitalization and                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      16,           
 Medical Services, Inc., and                                                                                                                                                      1997          
 for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                            
 To amend section 13031 of the  H.R. 3034         Nov. 12  WM       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12711      Nov. 13  Nov. 13   Dec.        150
 Consolidated Omnibus Budget                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      16,           
 Reconciliation Act of 1985,                                                                                                                                                      1997          
 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.                                                                                                                                                                                      

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 Granting the consent and       H.J. Res. 96      Oct. 9   Jud      ........  Nov. 8 1997.....  ................      396  .......  H 10665      S 12683      Nov. 12  Nov. 13   Dec.        151
 approval of Congress for the                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      16,           
 State of Maryland, the                                                                                                                                                           1997          
 Commonwealth of Virginia, and                                                                                                                                                                  
 the District of Columbia to                                                                                                                                                                    
 amend the Washington                                                                                                                                                                           
 Metropolitan Area Transit                                                                                                                                                                      
 Regulation Compact.                                                                                                                                                                            
 To authorize the               H.R. 2796         Nov. 4   NS       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12711      Nov. 13  Nov. 13   Dec.        152
 reimbursement of members of                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      17,           
 the Army deployed to Europe                                                                                                                                                      1997          
 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 amend the Federal Advisory  H.R. 2977         Nov. 9   GRO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10578      S 12515      Nov. 10  Nov. 13   Dec.        153
 Committee Act to clarify                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      17,           
 public disclosure                                                                                                                                                                1997          
 requirements that are                                                                                                                                                                          
 applicable to the National                                                                                                                                                                     
 Academy of Sciences and the                                                                                                                                                                    
 National Academy of Public                                                                                                                                                                     
 Administration.                                                                                                                                                                                
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                        HISTORY OF BILLS ENACTED
                             INTO PUBLIC LAW
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                    TABLE OF COMMITTEE ABBREVIATIONS


    Ag
r....

Agriculture



    AN
F....

Agriculture
, 
Nutrition, 
and 
Forestry


    Ap
p....

Appropriati
ons


    AS
.....

Armed 
Services


    BF
S....

Banking 
and 
Financial 
Services


    BH
UA...

Banking, 
Housing, 
and Urban 
Affairs


    Bu
d....

Budget


    Co
m....

Commerce


    CS
T....

Commerce, 
Science, 
and 
Transportat
ion


    EE
O....

Economic 
and 
Educational
 Opportunit
ies


    EN
R....

Energy and 
Natural 
Resources


    EP
W....

Environment
 and 
Public 
Works


    Fi
n....

Finance


    FR
.....

Foreign 
Relations


    GA
.....

Governmenta
l Affairs


    HO
.....

House 
Oversight


    GR
O....

Government 
Reform and 
Oversight


    IA
.....

Indian 
Affairs


    In
t....

Intelligenc
e


    IR
.....

Internation
al 
Relations


    Ju
d....

Judiciary


    LH
R....

Labor and 
Human 
Resources


    NS
.....

National 
Security


    R

Rules


    RA
dm...

Rules and 
Administrat
ion


    Re
s....

Resources


    Sc
i....

Science


    SB
.....

Small 
Business


    TI
.....

Transportat
ion and 
Infrastruct
ure


    VA
.....

Veterans' 
Affairs


    WM
.....

Ways and 
Means
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Note. -The bill in parentheses is a companion measure.