[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 14 (Tuesday, February 24, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H577-H578]
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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. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. 
             Talent):
       H.R. 3246. A bill to assist small businesses and labor 
     organizations in defending themselves against government 
     bureaucracy; to ensure that employees entitled to 
     reinstatement get their jobs back quickly; to protect the 
     right of employers to have a hearing to present their case in 
     certain representation cases; and, to prevent the use of the 
     National Labor Relations Act for the purpose of disrupting or 
     inflicting economic harm on employers; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hobson, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H.R. 3247. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute 
     for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and 
     supplies; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Talent, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Istook, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Royce, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Cook, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Snowbarger,

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              Mr. Largent, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Bass, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       H.R. 3248. A bill to provide dollars to the classroom; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Pappas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Leach, and 
             Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 3249. A bill to provide for the rectification of 
     certain retirement coverage errors affecting 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. DICKEY:
       H.R. 3250. A bill to designate a highway bypass in Pine 
     Bluff, Arkansas, as the ``Wiley A. Branton, Sr. Memorial 
     Highway''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 3251. A bill to modify the conditions that must be met 
     before certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised 
     by the President with respect to Federal employees; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3252. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish an advisory board to review requests for waivers of 
     eligibility requirements for burial in Arlington National 
     Cemetary submitted to the Secretary of the Army; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MANTON:
       H.R. 3253. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for murders of armored car crew members; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 3254. A bill to amend the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to clarify the requirements 
     relating to reducing or withholding payments to States under 
     that Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 3255. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require universal product numbers on claims 
     forms submitted for reimbursement of durable medical 
     equipment and other items under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, 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. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 3256. A bill to establish an index of economic freedom 
     to evaluate on an annual basis the level of economic freedom 
     of countries receiving United States development assistance 
     and to provide for a phase-out of that assistance based on 
     the index, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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 Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klug, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Kind of 
             Wisconsin):
       H. Con. Res. 223. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     sesquicentennial of Wisoncsin statehood; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Combest, and Mr. Dooley of California):
       H. Res. 365. A resolution regarding the bill S. 1150, the 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
     Reauthorization Act of 1998; considered under suspension of 
     the rules and agreed to.

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