[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 36 (Thursday, March 26, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H1642-H1643]
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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. ARCHER:
       H.R. 3558. A bill to provide that the exception for certain 
     real estate investment trusts from the treatment of stapled 
     entities shall apply only to existing property, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pease, Mr. Graham, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Delahunt):
       H.R. 3559. A bill to modify the application of the 
     antitrust laws with respect to obtaining video programming 
     for multichannel distribution, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 3560. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 
     pilot program for personalized retirement security through 
     personal retirement savings accounts to allow for more 
     control by individuals over their Social Security retirement 
     income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frost, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Murtha, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Fattah, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Vento, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Leach, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 3561. A bill to extend for five years the 
     authorization of appropriations for the programs under the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990 and the Domestic 
     Volunteer Service Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 3562. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax to C corporations 
     which have substantial employee ownership and to encourage 
     stock ownership by employees by excluding from gross income 
     stock paid as compensation for services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and 
             Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 3563. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow taxpayers to designate that part or all of any 
     income tax refund be paid over for use in biomedical research 
     conducted through the National Institutes of Health; 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. BUNNING of Kentucky:
       H.R. 3564. A bill to exclude the receipts and disbursements 
     of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund from the budget of the 
     United States Government, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Buyer, 
             Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Gekas):
       H.R. 3565. A bill to amend Part L of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAPPAS:
       H.R. 3566. A bill to establish a pilot program to 
     facilitate the protection and preservation of remaining open 
     space and farmland in the mid-Atlantic States; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Coyne):
       H.R. 3567. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for equitable payments to home health 
     agencies under the Medicare Program; 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Wise, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 3568. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit group and 
     individual health plans from imposing treatment limitations 
     or financial requirements on the coverage of mental health 
     benefits

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     and on the coverage of substance abuse and chemical 
     dependency benefits if similar limitations or requirements 
     are not imposed on medical and surgical benefits; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, 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. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 3569. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain parcels of public domain land in Lake County, 
     Oregon, to facilitate management of the land, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Torres):
       H.R. 3570. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to exclude clinical social worker services from 
     coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility 
     prospective payment system; 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. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Scott, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. 
             Goodlatte):
       H. Con. Res. 251. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     to commemorate the life of George Washington and his 
     contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Filner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Klink, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey):
       H. Con. Res. 252. Concurrent resolution relating to a 
     United States initiative to help resolve the situation in 
     Cyprus; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H. Con. Res. 253. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued in honor of the 150th anniversary of the 
     presence of Fort Bliss in the El Paso, Texas, area; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Manton, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Hastert):
       H. Res. 398. A resolution urging the President to 
     expeditiously procure and provide three UH-60L Blackhawk 
     utility helicopters to the Colombian National Police solely 
     for the purpose of assisting the Colombian National Police to 
     perform their responsibilities to reduce and eliminate the 
     production of illicit drugs in Colombia and the trafficking 
     of such illicit drugs, including the trafficking of drugs 
     such as heroin and cocaine to the United States; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Riggs, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Graham, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Bateman, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Sununu):
       H. Res. 399. A resolution urging the Congress and the 
     President to work to fully fund the Federal Government's 
     obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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