[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 66 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H3742-H3743]
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. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Furse, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 3925. A bill to establish the Prescription Drug Price 
     Monitoring Commission; 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 Ms. DUNN of Washington:
       H.R. 3926. A bill to provide that a person closely related 
     to a judge of a court exercising judicial power under article 
     III of the United States Constitution (other than the

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     Supreme Court) may not be appointed as a judge of the same 
     court, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Jefferson, and Mr. Crane):
       H.R. 3927. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by 
     governmentally owned electric utilities and to subject 
     certain activities of such utilities to income tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 3928. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to construct and operate a visitor center for the 
     Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River on land owned by 
     the State of New York; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 3929. A bill to extend the authorization for the Upper 
     Delaware Citizens Advisory Council; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Duncan, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 3930. A bill to ensure that the Federal Government 
     adheres to its commitment to State and local governments to 
     share in the expense of educating children with disabilities; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 3931. A bill to provide for the appointment of 1 
     additional Federal district judge for the eastern district of 
     Wisconsin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Luther, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Sanders, and 
             Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 3932. A bill to assure that the public receives the 
     full amount of royalties owed on oil production from Federal 
     public lands and the Outer Continental Shelf; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself and Mr. Pickett):
       H.R. 3933. A bill to amend titles 5 and 37 of the United 
     States Code to allow members of the armed forces to 
     participate in the Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on National Security, 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. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 3934. A bill to reform the concession programs of the 
     National Park Service and to provide for the use of the 
     revenues generated by such reforms to enhance resource 
     protection and visitor use and enjoyment of the National Park 
     System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY:
       H.R. 3935. A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to promulgate fire safety standards for 
     cigarettes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. REDMOND:
       H.R. 3936. A bill to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier 
     National Monument to include the lands within the headwaters 
     of the Upper Alamo Watershed, which drain into the Monument 
     and which are not currently within the jurisdiction of a 
     Federal land management agency, to authorize acquisition of 
     those lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 3937. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to bar hospital limitations on emergency room 
     workers treating emergency cases in immediate vicinity of 
     emergency room entrance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
             Hilliard):
       H.R. 3938. A bill to permit the approval and administration 
     of drugs and devices to patients who are terminally ill; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 3939. A bill to designate the United States Postal 
     Service building located at 658 63rd Street, Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania, as the ``Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, and Ms. Brown of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 3940. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for full payment rates under Medicare 
     to hospitals for costs of direct graduate medical education 
     of residents for residency training programs in specialties 
     or subspecialties which the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services designates as critical need specialty or 
     subspecialty training programs; 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. STRICKLAND (for himself and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 3941. A bill to amend the United States Enrichment 
     Corporation Privatization Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             and Mr. Torres):
       H.R. 3942. A bill to provide that for taxable years 
     beginning before 1980 the Federal income tax deductibility of 
     flight training expenses shall be determined without regard 
     to whether such expenses were reimbursed through certain 
     veterans educational assistance allowances; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 279. Concurrent resolution to honor the 
     ExploraVision Awards Program and to encourage more students 
     to participate in this innovative national student science 
     competition; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Evans, 
             Ms. Furse, Mr. Olver, Mr. Skaggs, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H. Con. Res. 280. Concurrent resolution to provide for the 
     development and implementation of a comprehensive energy 
     conservation plan for the United States Congress; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Res. 443. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Secretary of State should seek 
     certain commitments from the governments of Poland, Hungary, 
     and the Czech Republic regarding the payment of insurance 
     benefits owed to victims of the Nazis (and their 
     beneficiaries and heirs) by those countries; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Boswell, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Vento, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Res. 444. A resolution supporting the Global March 
     Against Child Labor; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, 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. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Fawell, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Calvert, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H. Res. 447. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding financial management by Federal 
     agencies; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

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