[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 15, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H5592-H5593]
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. PAUL (for himself and Mr. Barr of Georgia):

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       H.R. 4217. A bill to repeal section 656 of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, 
     and to prohibit Federal agencies from accepting the same 
     identification document for identification-related purposes; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4218. A bill to provide rental assistance under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 in a 
     manner that preserves residential property values, protects 
     residents, and enhances tenant and neighborhood safety; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 4219. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to make certain changes related to payments for 
     graduate medical education under the Medicare Program; 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 Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Edwards, and Ms. Rivers):
       H.R. 4220. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     repeal the recently enacted provisions of law that limit the 
     authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide 
     compensation and treatment for smoking-related illnesses 
     suffered by veterans of the Armed Forces; 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. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. 
             Chabot):
       H.R. 4221. A bill to amend Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure to restore the stenographic preference for 
     recording depositions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Ackerman):
       H.R. 4222. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and titles 
     XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require that 
     group and individual health insurance coverage and group 
     health plans and managed care plans under the Medicare and 
     Medicaid Programs provide coverage for hospital lengths of 
     stay as determined by the attending health care provider in 
     consultation with the patient; referred to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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. FAZIO of California:
       H.R. 4223. A bill to assist in the development and 
     implementation of projects to provide for the control of 
     drainage, storm, flood and other waters as part of water-
     related integrated resource management, environmental 
     infrastructure, and resource protection and development 
     projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed, California; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H.R. 4224. A bill to ensure safety in public schools by 
     increasing police presence; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 4225. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish liability 
     for individuals practicing medicine without a license in 
     connection with a group health plan; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 4226. A bill to establish a matching grant program to 
     help State and local jurisdictions purchase bullet resistant 
     equipment for use by law enforcement departments; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 4227. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 concerning 
     liability for the sale of certain facilities for residential 
     use; referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 4228. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide an election for MedicareChoice 
     organizations to exclude payment for the provision of 
     abortion services under the Medicare Program; 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. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. 
             Hoyer):
       H.R. 4229. A bill to authorize a Federal grant program to 
     local governments to better enable them to protect public 
     safety against fire and fire-related hazards; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 4230. A bill to provide for a land exchange involving 
     the El Portal Administrative Site of the Department of the 
     Interior in the State of California; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself and Mr. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 4231. A bill to require employers to notify local 
     emergency officials, under the appropriate circumstances, of 
     workplace emergencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Christensen, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 4232. A bill to provide that Executive Order 13083, 
     relating to the constitutional division of governmental 
     responsibilities between the Federal Government and the 
     States and the application of federalism principles to 
     Federal agency actions, shall have no force or effect; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 4233. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     require the reporting of information to the chief law 
     enforcement officer of the buyer's residence and a minimum 
     72-hour waiting period before the purchase of a handgun; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Strickland, and Mr. Baesler):
       H.R. 4234. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     submit to Congress a plan to ensure that all amounts accrued 
     on the books of the United States Enrichment Corporation for 
     the disposition of depleted uranium hexafluoride will be used 
     to treat and recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride; referred 
     to the Committee on Commerce, 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. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Res. 502. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives congratulating the people of Colombia for 
     completing free and democratic elections on June 21, 1998, 
     congratulating the President-elect on his victory, and 
     calling on the new government and all other parties to the 
     current conflict in Colombia to renew their efforts to end 
     the guerrilla and paramilitary violence which continues to 
     pose a serious threat to democracy as well as economic and 
     social stability in Colombia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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