[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 79 (Wednesday, June 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4711]
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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. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Knollenberg, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H.R. 4069. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain bonds issued by local 
     governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes 
     may be treated as tax exempt; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4070. A bill to restore veterans tobacco-related 
     benefits as in effect before the enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Budget, 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Wise, Ms. Furse, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Christian-
             Green, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Minge, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 4071. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to make grants to establish 33 additional rural enterprise 
     communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     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. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 4072. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and 
     related expenses in lieu of the Hope and Lifetime Learning 
     credits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York (for herself, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Porter, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Manton, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Markey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. 
             Harman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. McDermott, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 4073. A bill to protect children from firearms 
     violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Commerce, and 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 and Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 4074. A bill to hold Federal agencies accountable for 
     the tax dollars spent by such agencies in accordance with the 
     provisions in the Government Management Reform Act of 1994, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Minge):
       H.R. 4075. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities 
     for private accreditation under the Medicare Program in the 
     same manner as for other providers of services; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 4076. A bill to provide for the establishment and 
     maintenance of personal Social Security investment accounts 
     under the Social Security system; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Watkins, and Mr. 
             Talent):
       H.J. Res. 123. A joint resolution to disapprove the rule 
     submitted by the Health Care Financing Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, on June 1, 1998, 
     relating to surety bond requirements for home health agencies 
     under the Medicare and Medicaid 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. LUTHER (for himself and Mr. Fox of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 475. A resolution recognizing the importance of 
     achieving the goal of the 1997 Microcredit Summit to provide 
     access to microcredit to 100,000,000 of the world's poorest 
     families; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     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.

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