[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 64 (Tuesday, May 19, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H3487-H3488]
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. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 3890. A bill to promote democracy and good governance 
     in Nigeria, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Banking and Financial Services, 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. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 3891. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or 
     alteration of product identification codes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 3892. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to help children 
     and youth learn English, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 3893. A bill to amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 
     with respect to the work requirement for Federal prisoners 
     and to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 
     the use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. 
             Hobson):
       H.R. 3894. A bill to reinvigorate science and technology 
     functions of the Department of

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     the Air Force; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 3895. A bill to provide grants to improve firearms 
     safety, and to provide for the study of the effects of 
     developing firearms technology on firearms safety; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, and 
             Mr. Payne):
       H.R. 3896. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education 
     to make grants to institutions of higher education for 
     postsecondary information technology education and employment 
     assistance projects; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Clay, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Furse, Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 3897. A bill to provide for programs to develop and 
     implement integrated cockroach management programs in urban 
     communities that are effective in reducing health risks to 
     inner city residents, especially children, suffering from 
     asthma and asthma-related illnesses; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Redmond, 
             Mr. Pappas, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Ryun, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Goss, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Granger, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brady, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Mica, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Baker):
       H.R. 3898. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to 
     conform penalties for violations involving certain amounts of 
     methamphetamine to penalties for violations involving similar 
     amounts cocaine base; 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. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ney, Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Nussle, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 3899. A bill to expand homeownership in the United 
     States; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 3900. A bill to establish Federal penalties for 
     prohibited uses and disclosures of individually identifiable 
     health information, to establish a right in an individual to 
     inspect and copy their own health information, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight, 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. STABENOW (for herself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3901. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize funding for the grant 
     program to encourage arrest policies in dealing with domestic 
     violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 3902. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize funding for court-
     appointed special advocates for victims of child abuse, 
     training programs on child abuse for judicial personnel and 
     attorneys, and closed-circuit television and video taping of 
     child victim testimony; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 3903. A bill to provide for an exchange of lands 
     located near Gustavus, Alaska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Brady, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Portman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Spence, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Talent, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H. Con. Res. 278. Concurrent resolution stating the sense 
     of Congress that any national missile defense program to 
     provide protection for the United States against the threat 
     of ballistic missile attack should provide for the protection 
     of Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories and commonwealths of 
     the United States on the same basis as the contiguous States; 
     to the Committee on National Security.

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