[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 119 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H7583-H7584]
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. NEY (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hobson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             and Mr. Strickland):
       H.R. 4537. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue 
     payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to 
     veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods 
     between terms if the interval between such periods does not 
     exceed eight weeks; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly of 
             Connecticut, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Vento, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Farr of California):
       H.R. 4538. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives to reduce energy consumption; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 4539. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to establish a Board of Visa Appeals within the 
     Department of State to review decisions of consular officers 
     concerning visa applications, revocations and cancellations; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barr of Georgia, and Mr. Hobson):
       H.R. 4540. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors from the minimum 
     wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON:
       H.R. 4541. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the limitation on the use of foreign tax 
     credits under the alternative minimum tax; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Coble, Mr. Riggs, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Packard, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Redmond, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Castle, Mr. Leach, Mr. Camp, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Shays, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Fossella, and 
             Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 4542. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the marriage penalty, to encourage health 
     coverage, to allow the nonrefundable personal credits against 
     the alternative minimum tax, and to extend permanently 
     certain expiring provisions, and to amend the Social Security 
     Act to increase the earnings limitation; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 4543. A bill to amend section 16 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 to require owners of federally assisted 
     housing to establish standards to prohibit occupancy in such 
     housing by drug and alcohol abusers in the same manner that 
     public housing agencies are required to establish such 
     standards for public housing; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             Stupak):
       H.R. 4544. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to

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      increase the amount paid to families of public safety 
     officers killed in the line of duty; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Porter, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Engel, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Luther, Mr. Rothman, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Furse, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Serrano, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 4545. A bill to prohibit United States military 
     assistance and arms transfers to foreign governments that are 
     undemocratic, do not adequately protect human rights, are 
     engaged in acts of armed aggression, or are not fully 
     participating in the United Nations Register of Conventional 
     Arms; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committee on National Security, 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. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 4546. A bill to provide for the creation of an 
     additional category of laborers or mechanics known as helpers 
     under the Davis-Bacon Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 4547. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     limit sales of air carrier certificates; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. LINDA SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 4548. A bill to make a technical correction to the 
     Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act of 1986; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 525. A resolution providing for a deliberative 
     review by the Committee on the Judiciary of a communication 
     from an independent counsel, and for the release thereof, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KIM:
       H. Res. 526. A resolution condemning the launching by the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea of a ballistic missile 
     in violation of Japanese air space, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH:
       H. Res. 527. A resolution honoring the centennial of the 
     founding of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Condit, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H. Res. 528. A resolution ordering the immediate printing 
     of the entire communication received on September 9, 1998, 
     from an independent counsel; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mr. Solomon):
       H. Res. 529. A resolution to amend the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to require a bill or joint resolution 
     which amends a law to show the change in the law made by the 
     amendment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.

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