[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 84 (Wednesday, June 24, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H5296-H5297]
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. WELLER:
       H.R. 4123. A bill to provide for pension reform, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 4124. A bill to promote online commerce and 
     communications, to protect consumers and service providers 
     from the misuse of computer facilities by others sending 
     unsolicited commercial electronic mail over such facilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Everett, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Shays, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Goss, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hill, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Riley, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Camp, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Forbes, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Mica, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Redmond, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Coble, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Snowbarger, 
             Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Regula, and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 4125. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce individual capital gains tax rates; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington:
       H.R. 4126. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify certain provisions relating to the treatment 
     of forestry activities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Davis 
             of Florida, and Mr. Olver):
       H.R. 4127. A bill to give gifted and talented students the 
     opportunity to develop their capabilities; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 4128. A bill to amend the Soil Conservation and 
     Domestic Allotment Act to ensure that States and local 
     governments can

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     quickly and safely remove flood debris so as to reduce the 
     risk and severity of subsequent flooding; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mr. 
             Dicks):
       H.R. 4129. A bill to transfer administrative jurisdiction 
     over certain parcels of land in the State of Washington from 
     the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Energy and 
     to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels 
     of land in the State of Washington from the Secretary of 
     Energy to the Secretary of the Interior; 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. HEFNER (for himself, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. 
             Gibbons):
       H.R. 4130. A bill to amend the Generalized System of 
     Preferences program to include unwrought titanium among the 
     list of articles that may not be designated as eligible 
     articles; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 4131. A bill to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies that agree to begin school for secondary students 
     after 9 in the morning; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Weller, 
             and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 4132. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis 
     of accounting for income tax purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 4133. A bill to amend the Impact Aid program to 
     provide for computation of payments to local educational 
     agencies under that program based on eligible federally 
     connected children living in military housing constructed 
     pursuant to limited partnerships with private developers; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 4134. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit year 2000 computer conversion costs to be 
     expensed by small businesses under section 179 and to provide 
     a $20,000 increase in the limitation under section 179 for 
     such costs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 4135. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     establish a program for the collection of information 
     relating to the use of children and individuals with mental 
     disabilities as subjects in biomedical and behavioral 
     research; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Goode, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Baesler, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Bachus, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 4136. A bill to establish provisions regarding a 
     proposed rulemaking under the Clean Air Act with respect to 
     the transport, in the eastern portion of the United States, 
     of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen and to amend the 
     Clean Air Act to provide a 2-year period prior to the 
     statutory reclassification of areas that fail to attain the 
     national ambient air quality standard for ozone; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4137. A bill to restore the second amendment rights of 
     all Americans; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Bob Schaffer, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H. Con. Res. 295. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian 
     Famine of 1932-1933 should serve as a reminder of the 
     brutality of the government of the former Soviet Union's 
     repressive policies toward the Ukrainian people; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H. Con. Res. 296. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that secondary schools should consider 
     starting school after 9:00 a.m.; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 492. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H. Res. 493. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Secretary of Agriculture should 
     provide timely assistance to Texas farmers and livestock 
     producers who are experiencing worsening drought conditions; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mrs. Bono, Mr. Clay, Ms. Christian-Green, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Frost, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Stump, and Ms. 
             Stabenow):
       H. Res. 494. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States has enjoyed the 
     loyalty of the United States citizens of Guam, and that the 
     United States recognizes the centennial anniversary of the 
     Spanish-American War as an opportune time for Congress to 
     reaffirm its commitment to increase self-government 
     consistent with self-determination for the people of Guam; to 
     the Committee on Resources.

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