[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 5 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H240]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Riley, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Cramer, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 3137. A bill to amend section 4615 of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997 to delay for 18 months the prohibition of 
     payment under the Medicare Program for home health services 
     consisting of venipuncture solely for the purpose of 
     obtaining a blood sample and to require submission of a 
     report on the impact of implementing such section; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
             Aderholt):
       H.R. 3138. A bill to require congressional approval for 
     certain uses of the exchange stabilization fund; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Pascrell, 
             and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 3139. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to stop overpayment for drugs and biologicals 
     under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BOSWELL (for himself and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 3140. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide that certain muzzle loading firearms are to be 
     treated as antique firearms for purposes of the Federal 
     firearms laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 3141. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     issue to certain veterans who served in the disputed Italy-
     Yugoslavia area at the end of World War II the ``Italy'' 
     clasp for the World War II Army Occupation Medal; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 3142. A bill to amend the Second Morrill Act to 
     provide that funds for the land grant college of American 
     Samoa shall not be subject to annual appropriation by the 
     legislature of American Samoa; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Yates, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 3143. A bill to prohibit foreign insurance companies 
     from doing business in the United States unless they disclose 
     any financial dealings they had with individuals who survived 
     or died in the Holocaust, to prohibit an insured depository 
     institution from transacting any business with or on behalf 
     of any such foreign insurance company, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3144. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional tax relief to families to increase 
     the affordability of child care, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Education and the Workforce, Government Reform 
     and Oversight, House Oversight, and the Judiciary, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 3145. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enact into law eligibility requirements for interment in 
     Arlington National Cemetery; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
             Hilliard):
       H.R. 3146. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code relating to bankruptcy; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Obey, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Stupak, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Jackson, and Ms. 
             Rivers):
       H.R. 3147. A bill to authorize the United States to enter 
     into an executive agreement with Canada relating to the 
     establishment and operation of a binational corporation to 
     operate, maintain, and improve facilities on the Saint 
     Lawrence Seaway, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
             Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Ms. Carson):
       H.R. 3148. A bill to establish food safety research, 
     education, and extension as a priority of the Department of 
     Agriculture, to require the use of a designated team within 
     the Department of Agriculture to enable the Department and 
     other Federal agencies to rapidly respond to food safety 
     emergencies, and to improve food safety through the 
     development and commercialization of food safety technology; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 3149. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of the personal exemption; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Boucher, 
             and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 3150. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 3151. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce individual income taxes by increasing the 
     amount of taxable income which is taxed at the lowest income 
     tax rate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Combest, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Crane, Mr. Goss, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Stump):
       H.J. Res. 107. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     the Congress that the award of attorneys' fees, costs, and 
     sanctions of $285,864.78 ordered by United States District 
     Judge Royce C. Lamberth on December 18, 1997, should not be 
     paid with taxpayer funds; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. 
             LaTourette):
       H.J. Res. 108. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the UnitedStates to allow the limitation 
     of contributions and expenditures respecting elections; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H. Con. Res. 207. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the International Monetary Fund 
     should raise funds in private financial markets, rather than 
     from member countries, in order to reduce the risk of loss to 
     United States taxpayers; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
       H. Res. 346. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should 
     be issued in honor of General Lucius D. Clay; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 347. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the spiraling violence in 
     Algeria; to the Committee on International Relations.

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