[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 7 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H385]
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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. COBLE:
       H.R. 3163. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     provide protection for trade dress, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 3164. A bill to describe the hydrographic services 
     functions of the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 3165. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to provide an opportunity for judicial review concerning 
     the adoption of accounting principles applicable to issuers 
     of federally-registered securities; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Mica, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hastert, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Cox 
             of California, Mr. Stump, Mr. Paul, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Pappas, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Foley, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Brady, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Camp, Ms. Granger, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Talent, Mr. Petri, Mr. Cook, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Bob Schaffer, Mr. Linder, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Nussle, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Klug, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Dickey):
       H.R. 3166. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     permit the use of medical savings accounts under the health 
     benefits program for Federal employees, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, Mr. Forbes, and Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York):
       H.R. 3167. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 297 Larkfield Road in East Northport, New 
     York, as the ``Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr. Post Office 
     Building``; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Blunt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Filner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Martinez, Ms. Furse, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Wexler, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 3168. A bill to clarify that bail bond sureties and 
     bounty hunters are subject to both civil and criminal 
     liability for violations of Federal rights under existing 
     Federal civil rights law, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 3169. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to include State and local law enforcement 
     agencies under the protection of such Act; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3170. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the conversion of ordinary income or short-
     term capital gain into income eligible for the long-term 
     capital gain rates, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Paxon):
       H.R. 3171. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to eliminate from its regulations the restrictions 
     on the cross-ownership of broadcasting stations and 
     newspapers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3172. A bill to provide that funds received by the 
     Federal Government from a tobacco industry settlement shall 
     be used for part A of Medicare; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 3173. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Commerce, and Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             and Mr. Nethercutt):
       H.R. 3174. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require electronic preservation and filing of 
     reports filed with the Federal Election Commission by certain 
     persons, to require such reports to be made available through 
     the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Gingrich):
       H. Con. Res. 209. Concurrent resolution remembering the 
     life of George Washington and his contributions to the 
     Nation; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Regula, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Goode):
       H. Con. Res. 210. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to promoting coverage of 
     individuals under long-term care insurance; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 351. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H. Res. 353. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning human rights and due process in 
     Ecuador; to the Committee on International Relations.

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