[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 71 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H4164-H4165]
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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. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 3990. A bill to amend the Telephone Disclosure and 
     Dispute Resolution Act to prevent unfair and deceptive 
     practices in telephone billing for miscellaneous products or 
     services; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky:
       H.R. 3991. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the exclusion from gross income for 
     foster care payments shall also apply to payments by certain 
     nongovernmental placement agencies, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 3992. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a 5-year recovery period for petroleum 
     storage facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GORDON:
       H.R. 3993. A bill to extend the period for beneficiaries of 
     certain deceased members of the uniformed services to apply 
     for a death gratuity under the Servicemembers' Group Life 
     Insurance policy of such members; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. 
             Upton):
       H.R. 3994. A bill to amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to clarify 
     that nothing in that

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     Act shall prohibit a State from using individuals other than 
     merit-staffed or civil service employees of the State (or any 
     political subdivision thereof) in providing employment 
     services under that Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut):
       H.R. 3995. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the marriage penalty in the earned income tax 
     credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 3996. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Studies and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of the Alameda County Brackish 
     Water Desalination Project for the reclamation and reuse of 
     water, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 3997. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require Medicare+Choice organizations to 
     assuring access to obstetrician-gynecologists and to assure 
     continuity of care; referred 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. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H.J. Res. 120. A joint resolution disapproving the 
     extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.J. Res. 121. A joint resolution disapproving the 
     extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation 
     treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Shays, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Latham):
       H. Res. 456. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to provide for mandatory drug testing of 
     Members, officers, and employees of the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on Rules.

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