[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 61 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H3311-H3312]
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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. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Talent, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Ensign, Ms. Granger, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Wamp, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ryun, Mrs. 
             Northup, Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Calvert, and 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 3865. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the designation of renewal communities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Boehlert, and Mr. Borski) (all by request):
       H.R. 3866. A bill to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     Secretary to construct various projects for improvements to 
     rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BAESLER:
       H.R. 3867. A bill to provide long-term economic assistance 
     to tobacco farmers and workers and to communities dependent 
     on tobacco production using funds contributed by tobacco 
     product manufacturers and importers; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
     and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and 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. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Horn, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Olver, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             McHale, Mr. Yates, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Markey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Vento, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Stark, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sherman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Levin, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Filner, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Cummings, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and 
             Mr. Stokes):
       H.R. 3868. A bill to prevent children from using tobacco 
     products, to reduce the health costs attributable to tobacco 
     products, and for other purposes; 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. BOEHLERT (for himself and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 3869. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize programs for 
     predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of 
     disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster 
     assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Brady, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Talent, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Schumer, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina):
       H.R. 3870. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional retirement savings opportunities 
     for small employers, including self-employed individuals; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 3871. A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to 
     provide children with increased access to food and nutrition 
     assistance during the summer months; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 3872. A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to 
     extend the authority of the commodity distribution program 
     through fiscal year 2003; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 3873. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to simplify program operations and improve program management 
     under that Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 3874. A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     to make improvements to the special supplemental nutrition 
     program for women, infants, and children and to extend the 
     authority of that program through fiscal year 2003; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Farr of California, and Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 3875. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to cease 
     mineral leasing activity on submerged land of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf that is adjacent to a coastal State that 
     has declared a moratorium on such activity, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Payne, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Carson, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Engel, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. Stark, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Davis of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Scott, Mr. Price 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Obey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Torres, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 3876. A bill to reduce class size; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. COLLINS (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 3877. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the production and use of electric 
     vehicles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 3878. A bill to subject certain reserved mineral 
     interests of the operation of the Mineral Leasing Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Gingrich, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Weller, Mr. Camp, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 3879. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year 
     period; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ:
       H.R. 3880. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 to carry out the Head Start 
     Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and 
     the Community Services Block Grant Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Horn, Ms. Lofgren, 
             and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 3881. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the Lifetime Learning Credit for tuition 
     expenses for continuing education for secondary teachers in 
     their fields of teaching; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 3882. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that a member of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States shall be treated as using a principal residence 
     while on extended active duty; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 3883. A bill to revise the boundary of the Abraham 
     Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site to include Knob 
     Creek Farm, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Towns, Mr. LaFalce, and 
             Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 3884. A bill to provide for the disposition of 
     Governors Island, New York; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, 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 Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 3885. A bill to waive interest and penalties for 
     failures to file schedule D of Form 1040 with a timely filed 
     return for 1997; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RYUN (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Wamp, and Ms. 
             Danner):
       H.R. 3886. A bill to prohibit the export of missile 
     equipment and technology to the People's Republic of China; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Luther, Mr. Vento, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Obey, Mr. Johnson of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kucinich, and Ms. 
             Rivers):
       H.R. 3887. A bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling in the 
     Great Lakes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Bass, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 3888. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to improve the protection of consumers against ``slamming'' 
     by telecommunications carriers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 3889. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to strengthen controls over tobacco; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DELAY:
       H.J. Res. 119. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit campaign 
     spending; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Mica, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Pitts, and Mr. 
             Brady):
       H. Con. Res. 277. Concurrent resolution concerning the New 
     Tribes Mission hostage crisis; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. DELAY:
       H. Res. 432. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives concerning the President's assertions of 
     executive privilege; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 433. A resolution calling upon the President of the 
     United States to urge full cooperation by his former 
     political appointees and friends and their associates with 
     congressional investigations; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 434. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. LINDER (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia):
       H. Res. 437. A resolution commending Jack Elrod for his 
     contributions to the United States; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RYUN (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stump, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Wamp, and Ms. 
             Danner):
       H. Res. 438. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     regarding the transfer to the People's Republic of China of 
     technology that can be used in the development of strategic 
     nuclear missiles; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD:
       H. Res. 439. A resolution concerning India's recent 
     detonation of 5 nuclear devices; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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