[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 19 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H754-H755]
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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. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 3303. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of Justice for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001; 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to 
     carry out certain programs administered by the Department of 
     Justice; to amend title 28 of the United States Code with 
     respect to the use of funds available to the Department of 
     Justice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 3304. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a 2-year recovery period for depreciation 
     of computers and peripheral equipment used in manufacturing; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 3305. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to report quarterly to the Congress on the programs led by 
     the International Monetary Fund to financially stabilize East 
     Asian countries; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3306. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to increase the maximum Pell grant from $3,000 to $5,000; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3307. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a deduction for contributions to 
     education individual retirement accounts, to increase the 
     amount which may be contributed to such accounts, to permit 
     such accounts to be used to pay elementary and secondary 
     education expenses and training expenses of older 
     individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 3308. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for taxpayers with 
     certain persons requiring custodial care in their households; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3309. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit private educational institutions to maintain 
     qualified tuition programs which are comparable to qualified 
     State tuition programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Livingston, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Snowbarger):
       H.R. 3310. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance by 
     small businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements, 
     and to establish a task force to examine the feasibility of 
     streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small 
     businesses; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Small 
     Business, 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. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ford, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 3311. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve international education at postsecondary 
     institutions; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 3312. A bill to establish the Federal Aviation 
     Research and Evaluation Board; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 3313. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for partial removal of limitations on 
     contributions

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     to candidates whose opponents exceed personal contribution 
     limitations in an election; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 3314. A bill to provide grants to States to encourage 
     fathers to become better parents; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SNOWBARGER:
       H.R. 3315. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to remove the limitations on amounts that may be 
     contributed to a Federal election campaign, to require 
     political parties to disclose transfers of certain non-
     Federal funds, to promote the expedited availability of 
     reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission, to 
     prohibit individuals not qualified to register to vote in 
     elections for Federal office from making campaign 
     contributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 3316. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on IN-
     W4280; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HILLIARD:
       H. Con. Res. 231. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     National Black Law Students Association for its role in the 
     professional development of law students, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Towns, and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut):
       H. Con. Res. 232. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     to honor the 150th anniversary of the emigration of over 
     1,000,000 people from Ireland to the United States to escape 
     the Irish Potato Famine, and to honor the contributions these 
     immigrants and their descendants made to the United States; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

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