[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 70 (Wednesday, June 3, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H4054-H4055]
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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 3978. A bill to restore provisions agreed to by the 
     conferees to H.R. 2400, entitled the ``Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century``, but not included in the 
     conference report to H.R. 2400, and for other purposes; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. POMEROY:
       H.R. 3979. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow certain individuals a credit against income tax 
     for contributions to individual retirement accounts; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Evans, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3980. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     treat illnesses of Persian Gulf War veterans, to provide 
     authority to treat illnesses of veterans which may be 
     attributable to future combat service, and to revise the 
     process for determining priorities for research relative to 
     the health consequences of service in the Persian Gulf War, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
       H.R. 3981. A bill to modify the boundaries of the George 
     Washington Birthplace National Monument, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ETHERIDGE (for himself, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Coble, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 3982. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the 
     ``Terry Sanford Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 3983. A bill to provide for certain procedures 
     applicable to the issuance of passports for children under 
     16; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 3984. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish an Office of River Protection at the Hanford 
     Reservation, Richland, Washington, for the management of 
     Hanford Tank Farm operations; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     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. LAMPSON (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Foley, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Etheridge, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut, Mrs. Thurman, Mr.

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             DeFazio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
             Rothman):
       H.R. 3985. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     International Child Pornography Investigation and 
     Coordination Center of the Customs Service; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Meeks of New York):
       H.R. 3986. A bill to improve education, raise standards, 
     and attract the best teachers to the public schools; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 3987. A bill to protect and conserve deer and elk and 
     to provide for consistent and equitable hunting laws in the 
     State of Washington; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 3988. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to assure appropriate access to mental 
     health services under MedicareChoice plans; 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. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 3989. A bill to provide for the enactment of user fees 
     proposed by the President in his budget submission under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal 
     year 1999; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, Agriculture, 
     Resources, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Banking and Financial Services, and International Relations, 
     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. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 285. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the President of the United States 
     should reconsider his decision to be formally received in 
     Tiananmen Square by the Government of the People's Republic 
     of China; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Ms. Furse, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Manton, Mr. Olver, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Shays):
       H. Con. Res. 286. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the link between violence 
     against animals and violence against humans and urging 
     greater emphasis upon identifying and treating individuals 
     who are guilty of violence against animals, which is a crime 
     in its own right in all 50 states, in order to prevent 
     violence against humans and urging research to increase 
     understanding of the connection between cruelty to animals 
     and violence against humans; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H. Res. 451. A resolution congratulating the Chicago Board 
     of Trade and the city of Chicago, Illinois, on the occasion 
     of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Chicago 
     Board of Trade; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H. Res. 452. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Board of Governors of the United 
     States Postal Service should reject the recommended decision 
     issued by the Postal Rate Commission on May 11, 1998, to the 
     extent that it provides for any increase in postage rates; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

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