[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H1298-H1299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      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. DOGGETT:
       H.R. 3484. A bill to provide for the adjudication of 
     certain claims against the Government of Iraq and to ensure 
     priority for United States veterans filing such claims; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 3485. 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.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 3486. 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. 3487. 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. 3488. 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. 3489. 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. 3490. 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. 3491. 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. 3492. 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. COYNE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Herger, Mr. Stark, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Levin, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Christensen, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Becerra, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 3493. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional taxpayer rights; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Northup, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Barr of Georgia, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, and Mr. Lampson):
       H.R. 3494. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to violent sex crimes against children, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINCHEY:
       H.R. 3495. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to limit fees charged by financial institutions for the use 
     of automatic teller machines, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 3496. A bill to develop a demonstration project 
     through the National Science Foundation to encourage interest 
     in the fields of mathematics, science, and information 
     technology; to the Committee on Science, 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 Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Baker, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Houghton, 
             and Mr. Armey):
       H.R. 3497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for contributions to individual 
     investment accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Furse, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, 
             and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 3498. A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to authorize the States of 
     Washington, Oregon, and California to regulate the Dungeness 
     crab fishery in the exclusive economic zone; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 3499. A bill to authorize the Washington 
     Interdependence Council to establish a memorial to Mr. 
     Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 3500. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain leasehold improvements; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Wise, and Mr. 
             Strickland):
       H.R. 3501. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to

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      change the special rate of duty on purified terephthalic 
     acid imported from Mexico; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Castle, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Houghton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Klug, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Luther, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Manton, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Petri, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Riggs, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sawyer, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 3502. A bill to establish the Independent Commission 
     on Campaign Finance Reform to recommend reforms in the laws 
     relating to the financing of politcal activity; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, 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. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.J. Res. 115. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the UnitedStates to permit the Congress 
     to relinquish claims of the United States to the portion of 
     the State of Minnesota that lies north of the 49th parallel; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Redmond, and Mr. 
             Skeen):
       H. Res. 389. A resolution celebrating the ``New Mexico 
     Cuartocentenario'', the 400th anniversary commemoration of 
     the first permament Spanish settlement in New Mexico; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

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