[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 56 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H3013-H3014]
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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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, and Mr. Wise) (all by request):
       H.R. 3805. A bill to authorize activities under the Federal 
     railroad safety laws for fiscal years 1999 through 2002, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 3806. A bill to establish an Office of Religious 
     Persecution Monitoring, to provide for the imposition of 
     sanctions against countries engaged in a pattern of religious 
     persecution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary, Banking and Financial Services, and 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. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
             Klink):
       H.R. 3807. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     implement the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework 
     Convention on Climate Change unless or until the Senate has 
     given its advice and consent to ratification of the Kyoto 
     Protocol and to clarify the authority of Federal agencies 
     with respect to the regulation of the emissions of carbon 
     dioxide; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Camp, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
             Bliley):
       H.R. 3808. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 47526 Clipper Drive in Plymouth, Michigan, 
     as the ``Carl D. Pursell Post Office``; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Hastert):
       H.R. 3809. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     United States Customs Service for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 3810. A bill to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 202 Center Street in Garwood, New Jersey, 
     as the ``James T. Leonard, Sr. Post Office``; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 3811. A bill to establish felony violations for the 
     failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 3812. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     permit State and local governments to adopt or continue in 
     force speed limits for trains lower than Federal speed 
     limits; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Rush, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Towns, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 3813. A bill to assist certain urban and rural local 
     educational agencies that have a high concentration of 
     children from low-income families; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. EWING:
       H.R. 3814. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of insulin pumps as items of durable medical 
     equipment; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. Sam JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Dooley of California, and 
             Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 3815. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a medical innovation tax credit for 
     clinical testing research expenses attributable to academic 
     medical centers and other qualified hospital research 
     organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 3816. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the deduction for contributions to medical 
     savings accounts, and the deduction for health insurance 
     costs, to employees of small employers that do not offer any 
     group health plan to their employees; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Bryant):
       H.R. 3817. A bill to exempt professional sports leagues 
     from liability under the antitrust laws for certain conduct 
     relating to the relocation of their respective member teams; 
     to establish procedures and remedies applicable to such 
     leagues with respect to the relocation of such teams, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. MICA:
       H.R. 3818. A bill to provide additional compensation for 
     certain World War II veterans who survived the Bataan Death 
     March and were held as prisoners of war by the Japanese; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD:
       H.R. 3819. A bill to restore the standards used for 
     determining whether technical workers are not employees as in 
     effect before the Tax Reform Act of 1986; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Markey, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
             Pelosi, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 3820. A bill to repeal a limitation on use of 
     appropriations to issue rules with respect to the valuation 
     of crude oil for royalty purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Archer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Gingrich, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. Cox of California, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Regula, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Duncan, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Castle, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
             Livingston):
       H.R. 3821. A bill to designate the Headquarters Compound of 
     the Central Intelligence Agency located in Langely, Virginia, 
     as the George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence; to 
     the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 3822. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to require investment of the Social Security trust funds 
     in marketable securities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H. Con. Res. 273. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the annual rate at which the 
     International Monetary Fund charges interest on loans should 
     be comparable to the average annual rate of interest in 
     financial markets for loans of comparable maturity, adjusted 
     for risk; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida (for himself, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McDade, Mr. Shaw, 
             Mr. Callahan, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Waters, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H. Con. Res. 274. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     50th anniversary of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood 
     Institute, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Archer, Mr. Gilman,

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              Mr. Goodling, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Goss, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Stump, and Mr. Talent):
       H. Res. 422. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that law enforcement officers who have 
     died in the line of duty should be honored, recognized, and 
     remembered for their great sacrifice; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn 
             of Washington, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Mica, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Weller, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Bass, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Watkins, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Collins, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Porter, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. 
             Pappas):
       H. Res. 423. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     with respect to winning the war on drugs to protect our 
     children; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, 
             Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Campbell):
       H. Res. 424. A resolution requiring members, officers, and 
     employees of the House of Representatives to submit reports 
     on travel to the Clerk of the House which include information 
     on the source of funds used to pay for such travel, and for 
     other purposes; 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. METCALF:
       H. Res. 425. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the policy of the United States 
     at the 50th Annual meeting of the International Whaling 
     Commission; to the Committee on International Relations.

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