[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 21 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H902-H904]
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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. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3337. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require air carrier baggage liability to be not less than 
     $2,000 per passenger; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Adam Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McGovern, Ms. DeGette, 
             Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Dooley of California):
       H.R. 3338. A bill to ensure excellent recruitment and 
     training of math and science teachers at institutions of 
     higher education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3339. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to ensure that rice farms covered by a 
     production flexibility contract remain in rice production 
     during the term of the contract when the principal producer 
     of rice on the farm is a tenant or sharecropper; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
             Gejdenson):
       H.R. 3340. A bill to provide an exemption from certain 
     import prohitions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H.R. 3341. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to strengthen the naturalization process; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Klink, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Mr. Coyne, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Green, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Adam Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
             Mascara):
       H.R. 3342. A bill to prohibit discrimination or retaliation 
     against health care workers who report unsafe conditions and 
     practices which impact on patient care; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, 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. TALENT:
       H.R. 3343. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the textile industry and in water 
     treatment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3344. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the paper industry; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3345. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in water treatment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3346. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in water treatment and beauty care 
     products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3347. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in photography products; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3348. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in peroxide stabilizer and compounding; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3349. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the textile industry; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 3350. A bill to direct the Foreign Trade Zones Board 
     to expand Foreign Trade Zone No. 143 to include an area of 
     the municipal airport of Chico, California; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Collins, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 3351. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish the Protect Social Security Account into which the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit budget surpluses 
     until a reform measure is enacted to ensure the long-term 
     solvency of the OASDI trust funds; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cramer, 
             and Mr. Riley):
       H.R. 3352. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to repeal the housing guaranty program under that Act; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Snyder, Mr. John, and 
             Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 3353. A bill to direct the United States 
     representatives at certain international financial 
     institutions to insist that the institutions uphold the trade 
     liberalization commitments made by the Asian countries 
     receiving assistance from such institutions; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3354. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     trifluoromethylaniline; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3355. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2-
     chloro-N-{2,6- dinitro-4- (tri-fluoromethyl) phenyl  -N- 
     ethyl-6-fluorobenzenemethanamine; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3356. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     streptomycin sulfate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3357. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     propanoic acid, 2- 4-(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy -
     phenoxy -2-propynyl ester; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3358. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 2, 4 
     dichloro 3,5 dinitro benzotrifluoride; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3359. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on acetic 
     acid, (5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy-, 1-methyhexyl ester; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3360. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on acetic 
     acid, 2-chloro-4-fluoro-5- (tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H, 3H-1,3,4 
     thiadiazolo 3,4-a pyridazin-1-ylidene) amino phenyl thio-, 
     methyl ester; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3361. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     orthonitrophenyl; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3362. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     chloroacetone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3363. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     calcium oxytetracycline; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3364. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on sodium 
     N-methyl-N oleoyl taurate; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3365. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     dialkylnaphthalene sulfonic acid sodium salt; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3366. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on O- (6-
     chloro-3-phenyl-4-pyridazinyl) -S-octyl-carbonothioate; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3367. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4-
     cyclopropyl- 6-methyl- 2-phenylamino-pyrimidine; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3368. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on O,O-
     Dimethyl-S- 5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4- thiadiazol-3 (2H) -yl-
     methyl- dithiophosphate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3369. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on (Ethyl 
     2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethyl carbamate; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3370. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 1- (4-
     methoxy- 6-methyl- triazin- 2-yl)-3-2-(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl) 
     -phenylsulfonyl -urea; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3371. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3- 
     4,6-Bis (difluoromethoxy)- pryimidin-2-yl-1-(2-methoxy-
     carbonylphenylsulfonyl) urea; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3372. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 3- (6-
     methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl) -1- 2- (2-chloroethoxy)- 
     phenylsulfonyl -urea; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3373. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on (2S, 
     4R)/(2R, 4S)/(2R, 4R)/(2S, 4S) -1- {2-4- (4-chloro-phenoxy) -
     2- chlorophenyl -4-methyl-1, 3-dioxolan-2-yl-methyl - 1H-
     1,2,4-triazole; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. CRAPO:
       H.R. 3374. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to provide for temporary duty-free 
     treatment for semiconductor plating lines; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 3375. A bill to provide for the temporary reduction of 
     duty on synthetic quartz substrates; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       H.R. 3376. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax to taxpayers who 
     use certain clean-burning fuels as a motor vehicle fuel; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 3377. A bill to clarify the rules of origin for 
     textile and apparel products from American Samoa; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. FURSE:
       H.R. 3378. A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the establishment of Fort Clatsop National 
     Memorial in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes'', to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire additional 
     lands for Fort Clatsop National Memorial in accordance with 
     the Fort Clatsop National Memorial's General Management Plan 
     dated June 1995; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 3379. A bill to restore food stamp benefits for 
     aliens; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 3380. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to public charter operations at certain reliever 
     airports; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HILL:
       H.R. 3381. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture 
     and the Secretary of the Interior to exchange land and other 
     assets with Big Sky Lumber Co.; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     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. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Condit, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Goode, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Gallegly, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 3382. A bill to offer small businesses certain 
     protections from litigation excesses; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3383. A bill to amend Weir Farm National Historic Site 
     Establishment Act of 1990 to authorize the limited 
     acquisition of additional acreage for the historic site to 
     permit the development of vistor and administrative facilites 
     and to authorize the appropriation of additional amounts for 
     the acquisition ofreal and personal property; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3384. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Antiviral 
     Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3385. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anti-HIV/anti-AIDS drugs; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3386. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anti-cancer drugs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3387. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     production of anti-cancer drugs; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3388. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain drug substance used as an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3389. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain drug substance used as an HIV Antiviral Drug; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3390. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Antiviral 
     Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3391. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Antiviral 
     Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3392. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Antiviral 
     Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3393. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Antiviral 
     Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 3394. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain chemicals used in the formulation of an HIV Antiviral 
     Drug; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 3395. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain printing machinery; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. McDADE (for himself and Mr. Murtha):
       H.R. 3396. A bill to establish standards of conduct for 
     Department of Justice employees, and to establish a review 
     board to monitor compliance with such standards; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 3397. A bill to require an employer which is subject 
     to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and 
     who gives a notice of a plant closing to negotiate in good 
     faith regarding possible means of using the plant and 
     equipment for continued employment, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Combest, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 3398. A bill to eliminate the requirement that 
     fingerprints be supplied for background checks on volunteers; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Paxon):
       H.R. 3399. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 3400. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to improve the availability of child 
     care and development services during periods outside normal 
     school hours, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SPENCE:
       H.R. 3401. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on parts for use in the manufacture of loudspeakers; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SPENCE:
       H.R. 3402. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on certain electrical transformers for use in the 
     manufacture of audio systems; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SPENCE:
       H.R. 3403. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 3404. A bill to require additional public education, 
     outreach, and participation with respect to the disposal of 
     napalm and certain other materials owned or controlled by the 
     Department of Defense, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 3405. A bill to amend the child and adult care food 
     program under the National School Lunch Act to revise the 
     eligibility of private organizations under that program; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3406. A bill to clarify the regulation of Alaskan 
     Guide Pilots conducting air flights in the State of Alaska, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Payne, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. King of 
             New York, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H. Con. Res. 235. Concurrent resolution calling for an end 
     to the violent repression of the legitimate rights of the 
     people of Kosova; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Chabot):
       H. Con. Res. 236. Concurrent resolution to express the 
     sense of the Congress that any Executive order that infringes 
     on the powers and duties of the Congress under article I, 
     section 8 of the Constitution, or that would require the 
     expenditure of Federal funds not specifically appropriated 
     for the purpose of the Executive order, is advisory only 
     unless enacted as law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Porter, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Markey):
       H. Con. Res. 237. Concurrent resolution voicing concern 
     about the serious limitations on human rights and civil 
     liberties in Belarus, including lack of compliance with 
     Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) 
     commitments, and urging the President to take these into 
     consideration in his determination of most-favored-nation 
     (MFN) status for Belarus; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, 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. ENSIGN:
       H. Res. 379. A resolution returning to the Senate the bill 
     S. 104; considered and agreed to
           By Mr. CANNON (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Hill, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Stump, Mr. Kolbe, 
             and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       H. Res. 380. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that no change in the water level of Lake 
     Powell is justified or appropriate; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Frost, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Royce, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H. Res. 381. A resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress that the President should renegotiate the 
     extradition treaty with Mexico so that the possibility of 
     capital punishment will not interfere with the timely 
     extradition of criminal suspects from Mexico to the United 
     States; to the Committee on International Relations.

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