[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 22, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H6185-H6186]
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. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Horn, and 
             Mr. Sessions):
       H.R. 4296. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide for the appointment of the Comptroller General and 
     the Deputy Comptroller General by a commission of Members of 
     Congress; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. MCINTOSH:
       H.R. 4297. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, popularly know as the Congressional Review Act, 
     to treat as major rules certain rules promulgated by the 
     Internal Revenue Service that result in increases in Federal 
     revenues; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Riley, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Oxley, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 4298. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that distributions from qualified State 
     tuition programs which are used to pay educational expenses 
     shall not be includible in gross income and to include as 
     such expenses the cost of room and board; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 4299. A bill to provide that the provisions of 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, that apply with respect to law 
     enforcement officers be made applicable with respect to 
     Assistant United States Attorneys; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

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           By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Rogers, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Mica, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr 
             of Georgia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Leach, Mr. Shuster, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Kasich, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. 
             Gilchrest):
       H.R. 4300. A bill to support enhanced drug interdiction 
     efforts in the major transit countries and support a 
     comprehensive supply eradication and crop substitution 
     program in source countries; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, the Judiciary, National Security, and 
     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 Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 4301. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the treatment of bonds issued to acquire 
     renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 4302. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to establish a program to provide assistance in the 
     conservation of neotropical migratory birds; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Skeen, and 
             Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 4303. A bill to amend the Act popularly known as the 
     Declaration of Taking Act to require that all condemnations 
     of property by the Government proceed under that Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida:
       H.R. 4304. A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary 
     of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program 
     under section 91 of title 13, United States Code; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 4305. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require telephone carriers to completely and accurately 
     itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 4306. A bill to eliminate the spending cap adjustments 
     for International Monetary Fund funding increases; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Rules, 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. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4307. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 and the Head Start Act to promote high-
     quality family literacy programs and train parents 
     effectively to teach their children, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Minge, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 4308. A bill to fully implement the Convention Against 
     Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or 
     Punishment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Minge, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Engel, Mr. Porter, and Mr. 
             Sherman):
       H.R. 4309. A bill to provide a comprehensive program of 
     support for victims of torture; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 4310. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to permit a corporation or labor organization to 
     expend or donate funds for staging public debates between 
     presidential candidates only if the organization staging the 
     debate invites each candidate who is eligible for matching 
     payments from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and 
     qualified for the ballot in a number of States such that the 
     candidate is eligible to receive the minimum number of 
     electoral votes necessary for election; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 4311. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     establish protections for recipients of Federal payments made 
     by electronic funds transfer, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 4312. A bill to repeal sections 1173(b) and 1177(a)(1) 
     of the Social Security Act, to prohibit Federal agencies from 
     constructing Federal law as authorizing the establishment of 
     a national medical identification card, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. King of New 
             York, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Mr. Green, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Berman, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Andrews, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Payne, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Goode, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Towns, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Scarborough):
       H.J. Res. 126. A joint resolution relating to Taiwan's 
     participation in the World Health Organization; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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