[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 15 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H630-H631]
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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. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. McHugh, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
             Coyne):
       H.R. 3258. A bill to eliminate the March 1999 sunset of 
     consumer price protections on cable programming services; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Clement, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Kucinich, and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 3259. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to clarify that any restrictions on private 
     contracts for Medicare beneficiaries do not apply to non-
     covered services; 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. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan):
       H.R. 3260. A bill to amend the National Sea Grant College 
     Program Act to exclude Lake Champlain from the definition of 
     the Great Lakes, which was added by the National Sea Grant 
     College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3261. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the 
     integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account 
     numbers issued under such title, and to prohibit the 
     establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform 
     national identifyingnumber; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Markey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Vento, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Berman, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Evans, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Miller of California, and 
             Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 3262. A bill to reauthorize the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. ROMERO-BARCELO:
       H.R. 3263. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as 
     the ``Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and 
     Courthouse``; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BAESLER (for himself and Mr. Hamilton):
       H.R. 3264. A bill to stabilize tobacco quota fluctuations 
     despite any comprehensive legal settlement between cigarette 
     manufacturers and State governments, to require cigarette 
     manufacturers to pay all Department of Agriculture costs 
     associated with tobacco regulation, to establish a voluntary 
     quota retirement system for tobacco quota holders, to provide 
     market transition assistance for tobacco producers, tobacco 
     industry workers, and their communities, particularly in the 
     event of tobacco quota reductions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, 
     the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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. CANNON:
       H.R. 3265. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act 
     with regard to qualifications for membership in a Federal 
     credit union; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Ms. Waters, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, and Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H.R. 3266. A bill to amend section 507 of the Omnibus Parks 
     and Public Land Management Act of 1996 to provide additional 
     funding for the preservation and restoration of historic 
     buildings and structures at historically black colleges and 
     universities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Brown of California):
       H.R. 3267. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a 
     feasibility study and construct a project to reclaim the 
     Salton Sea; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JENKINS:
       H.R. 3268. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical DEMT; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCGOVERN:
       H.R. 3269. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to establish a program to increase Pell grant awards to 
     students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high 
     school class; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Christian-
             Green, and Mr. Rush):
       H.R. 3270. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to 
     provide grants to improve the job skills necessary for 
     employment in specific industries; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 3271. A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act 
     to establish regional private industry councils for labor 
     market areas that are located in more than one State, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 3272. A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act 
     to allow certain funds under that Act to be used for payment 
     of incentive bonuses to certain job training providers that 
     place large percentages of individuals in occupations for 
     which a high demand exists; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H.R. 3273. A bill to treat certain information technology 
     occupations as if the Secretary of Labor had made a 
     determination under section (a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, to limit such determinations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia):
       H.R. 3274. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for high 
     technology job training expenses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 3275. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt auxiliary power units from the excise tax 
     imposed on heavy trucks; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Thune, and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 3276. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act 
     with regard to qualifications for membership in a Federal 
     credit

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     union; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 3277. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require 15 days notice and judicial consent before 
     seizure and to exclude civil damages for unauthorized 
     collection actions from income; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 3278. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount allowable as a first-year 
     contribution to education individual retirement accounts and 
     to adjust for inflation the amount allowable thereafter as an 
     annual contribution to such accounts; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Snyder, 
             Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Frost, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Turner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Sandlin):
       H. Con. Res. 224. Concurrent resolution urging 
     international cooperation in recovering children abducted in 
     the United States and taken to other countries; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 369. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committeesof the House; considered and 
     agreed to

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