[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 60 (Wednesday, May 13, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H3246]
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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. DELAY:
       H.R. 3850. A bill to provide reporting requirements for the 
     assertion of executive privilege, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.R. 3851. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for expenditure limitations and public 
     financing for House of Representatives general elections, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. OBEY:
       H.R. 3852. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for public financing for House of 
     Representatives general elections for candidates who 
     voluntarily limit expenditures, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. 
             Souder):
       H.R. 3853. A bill to promote drug-free workplace programs; 
     to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Graham, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 3854. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     modify immunity provisions in certain cases involving 
     Congressional investigations; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 3855. A bill to provide for payments to children's 
     hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs; 
     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. EWING (for himself and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 3856. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the 
     vacant Army Reserve Center in Kankakee, Illinois; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Frost, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 3857. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the research credit for expenses attributable 
     to certain collaborative research consortia; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 3858. A bill to assure drug-free borders by increasing 
     penalties for certain drug-related offenses, to enhance law 
     enforcement efforts for counterdrug activities, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 3859. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the estate and gift tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 3860. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate taxes on capital gains after December 31, 
     2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. Linda SMITH of Washington (for herself and Mr. 
             Hunter):
       H.R. 3861. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide, for purposes of computing the exclusion of 
     gain on sale of a principal residence, that a member of the 
     Armed Forces of the United States shall be treated as using 
     property as a principal residence while away from home on 
     extended active duty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 3862. A bill to provide assistance for poison 
     prevention and to stabilize the funding of regional poison 
     control centers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Boyd, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. 
             Filner):
       H.R. 3863. A bill to provide for a special Medicare part B 
     enrollment period, a reduction or elimination in the part B 
     late enrollment penalty, and a special medigap open 
     enrollment period for certain military retirees and 
     dependents; 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. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. Rogers):
       H.R. 3864. A bill to designate the post office located at 
     203 West Paige Street, in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, as the 
     ``Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building``; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H. Con. Res. 276. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that United States foreign policy with 
     respect to the Middle East peace process should not include 
     an attempt to require Israel to make concessions which Israel 
     does not believe to be in its self-interest, including 
     concessions which would jeopardize the security of Israel; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 429. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

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