[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 11 (Thursday, February 12, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H495-H497]
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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. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Cook, Mr. Weygand, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Olver, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 3205. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to delay for one year implementation of the per 
     beneficiary limits under the interim payment system to home 
     health agencies; 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. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, and 
             Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 3206. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Becerra, and Mrs. 
             Thurman):
       H.R. 3207. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish the Save Social Security First Reserve Fund into 
     which the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit budget 
     surpluses pending Social Security reform; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3208. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense from being used for the conduct 
     of offensive operations by United States Armed Forces against 
     the Republic of Iraq for the purpose of obtaining compliance 
     by Iraq with United Nations Security Council resolutions 
     relating to inspection and destruction of weapons of mass 
     destruction in Iraq by the United Nations, unless such 
     operations are specifically authorized by law; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 3209. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     limit liability for copyright infringement for on-line 
     material; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3210. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     reform the copyright law with respect to satellite 
     retransmissions of broadcast signals, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Cooksey, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Baker, and 
             Mrs. Chenoweth):
       H.R. 3211. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enact into law eligibility requirements for burial in 
     Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 3212. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise the provisions of law relating to retirement of judges 
     of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals, to provide 
     for a staggered judicial retirement option, to rename the 
     Court as the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans 
     Claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 3213. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify enforcement of veterans' employment rights with 
     respect to a State as an employer or a private employer, to 
     extend veterans' employment and reemployment rights to 
     members of the uniformed services employed abroad by United 
     States companies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MCKEON:
       H.R. 3214. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that property may be seized for the 
     collection of taxes only with the approval of a private, 
     volunteer panel of attorneys, certified public accountants, 
     and enrolled agents; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Torres, Mr.

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             Christensen, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 3215. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a partial exclusion from gross income for 
     dividends and interest received by individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 3216. A bill to amend the Act commonly called the 
     ``Flag Code'' to add the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to 
     the list of days on which the flag should especially be 
     displayed; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Collins, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Weller, Mr. Crapo, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3217. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the tax on vaccines to 25 cents per dose; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Snowbarger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 3218. A bill to repeal a provision of the Indian Self-
     Determination Act which exempts certain former officers and 
     employees of the United States from restrictions related to 
     aiding and advising Indian tribes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Cox of 
             California):
       H.R. 3219. A bill to repeal a provision of the Indian Self-
     Determination Act which exempts certain former officers and 
     employees of the United States from restrictions related to 
     aiding and advising Indian tribes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 3220. A bill to authorize the use of certain land in 
     Merced County, California, for an elementary school; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS:
       H.R. 3221. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, concerning the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     (FEHB) Program, to enable the Federal Government to enroll an 
     employee and his or her family in the FEHB Program when a 
     State court orders the employee to provide health insurance 
     coverage for a child of the employee but the employee fails 
     to provide the coverage; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. DICKS:
       H.R. 3222. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for tax-exempt financing of private sector 
     highway infrastructure construction; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 3223. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. 'Jake' 
     Pickle Federal Building``; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Berman, 
             and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 3224. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 3225. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the limits on the amount of nondeductible 
     contributions to individual retirement plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 3226. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain lands and improvements in the State of 
     Virginia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon (for herself and Mr. Cooksey):
       H.R. 3227. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to adjust for inflation the amount of family-owned 
     businesses excluded from the gross estate of a decedent; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Berry, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Goode, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Condit, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Minge, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 3228. A bill to amend the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 
     to add the requirement that if Federal budget is in surplus 
     then the vetoed item shall be used to reduce the public debt; 
     to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 3229. A bill to provide for the applicability, to 
     providers of services under title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act, of State reporting requirements for minors who 
     are victims of abuse, rape, molestation, or incest; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 3230. A bill to provide for parental notification of 
     family planning services, and reporting under State law for 
     minors who are victims of abuse, rape, molestation, or 
     incest, under title X of the Public Health Service Act; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen):
       H.R. 3231. A bill to adjust the immigration status of 
     certain Honduran nationals who are in the United States; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
             Delahunt):
       H.R. 3232. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to control water pollution from concentrated 
     animal feeding operations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             LoBiondo):
       H.R. 3233. A bill to repeal a provision of law preventing 
     donation by the Secretary of the Navy of the two remaining 
     Iowa-class battleships listed on the Naval Vessel Register 
     and related requirements; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Stump, Mr. Doolittle, and 
             Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 3234. A bill to require peer review of scientific data 
     used in support of Federal regulations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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. REDMOND:
       H.R. 3235. A bill to authorize the Navajo Indian irrigation 
     project to use power allocated to it from the Colorado River 
     storage project for on-farm uses; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Brady, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Horn, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Markey, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Turner, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Yates, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Hoyer, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 3236. A bill to promote full equality at the United 
     Nations for Israel; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 3237. A bill to establish a national registry from 
     which adopted children may obtain medical information 
     voluntarily provided by their birth parents; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Edwards, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Redmond, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 3238. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to prevent lapses in National Pollutant Discharge 
     Elimination System permits; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 3239. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     require health maintenance organizations under the Medicare 
     Program to disclose to enrollees and potential enrollees 
     certain information on the credentials of physicians 
     providing services by or through the organization, the 
     financial status of the organization, and the compensation 
     paid to officers and executives of the organization; 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Velazquez, and Mr. Walsh):

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       H.R. 3240. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study alternatives for establishing a national historic 
     trail to commemorate and interpret the history of women's 
     rights in the United States; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 3241. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 to authorize States to use community 
     development block grant amounts provided for nonentitlement 
     areas to offset the costs of State charity tax credits; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and 
             Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 3242. A bill to ban the provision of Federal funds to 
     the International Monetary Fund unless a joint resolution is 
     enacted that approves a certification by the Attorney General 
     and the Secretary of State that all countries eligible to 
     receive IMF funds are cooperating fully with the 
     congressional and Justice Department investigations into the 
     financing of the 1996 presidential election campaign and have 
     disclosed the identity of all commercial entities in the 
     country that would benefit from the provision of the funds; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 3243. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to State 
     agencies with responsibility for water resource development 
     for the purpose of maximizing available water supply and 
     protecting the environment through the development of 
     alternative watersources; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 3244. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on KN001 
     (a hydrochloride); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H. Con. Res. 218. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     urgent need to establish a cease fire in Afghanistan and 
     begin the transition toward a broad-based multiethnic 
     government that observes international norms of behavior; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Con. Res. 219. Concurrent resolution relating to 
     Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Chabot, and Mr. Poshard):
       H. Con. Res. 220. Concurrent resolution regarding American 
     victims of terrorism; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Con. Res. 221. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the House of Representatives that a renewed effort 
     be made by all sides to end the violent guerrilla war in 
     Colombia, which poses a serious threat to democracy as well 
     as economic and social stability as evidenced by the recent 
     increase in guerrilla and paramilitary violence which 
     victimizes public officials and Colombian and foreign 
     nationals; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Con. Res. 222. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress, congratulating the former International 
     Support and Verification Commission of the Organization of 
     American States (OAS-CIAV) for successfully aiding in the 
     transition of Nicaragua from a war-ridden state into a newly 
     formed democracy and providing continued support through the 
     recently created Technical Cooperation Mission (OAS-TCM) 
     which is responsible for helping tostabilize Nicaraguan 
     democracy by supplementing institution building; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             King of New York, Mr. Spence, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Snyder):
       H. Res. 360. A resolution recognizing, and calling on all 
     Americans to recognize, the courage and sacrifice of the 
     members of the Armed Forces held as prisoners of war during 
     the Vietnam conflict and stating that the House of 
     Representatives will not forget that more than 2,000 members 
     of the United States Armed Forces remain unaccounted for from 
     the Vietnam conflict and will continue to press for a final 
     accounting for all such servicemembers whose fate is unknown; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H. Res. 361. A resolution calling for free and impartial 
     elections in Cambodia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. 
             Campbell):
       H. Res. 362. A resolution commending the visit of His 
     Holiness Pope John Paul II to Cuba; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H. Res. 363. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Federal investment in biomedical 
     research should be increased by $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 
     1999; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Tierney, 
             and Mr. Clay):
       H. Res. 364. A resolution urging the introduction and 
     passage of a resolution on the human rights situation in the 
     People's Republic of China at the 54th Session of the United 
     Nations Commission on Human Rights; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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