[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 16, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H7914-H7915]
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. DINGELL:
       H.R. 4577. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     improve air carrier service; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 4578. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     establish the Protect Social Security Account into which the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit budget surpluses 
     until a reform measure is enacted to ensure the long-term 
     solvency of the OASDI trust funds; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 4579. A bill to provide tax relief for individuals, 
     families, and farming and other small businesses, to provide 
     tax incentives for education, to extend cetain expiring 
     provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hill, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Ryun, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 4580. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to provide supplemental payments to farm 
     owners and producers who have entered into production 
     flexibility contracts under that Act; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 4581. A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     to provide that certain advertisements of a dietary 
     ingredient or dietary supplement shall not be considered to 
     constitute an unfair or deceptive practice, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 4582. A bill to provide that in determining the income 
     of beneficiaries for purposes of the so-called minimum-income 
     widows program for certain surviving spouses of military 
     retirees, the Secretary of Defense shall exclude monthly 
     insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. White, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Ramstad, 
             Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 4583. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to allow States to use the funds available under the 
     State children's health insurance program for an enhanced 
     matching rate for coverage of additional children under the 
     Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Filner, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 4584. A bill to promote environmental justice, public 
     health, and pollution reduction efforts; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Resources, 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. METCALF:
       H.R. 4585. A bill to establish the Northwest Straits 
     Advisory Commission; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. REDMOND:
       H.R. 4586. A bill to provide for the issuance of a 
     congressional gold medal to persons who, while members of the 
     Armed Forces, participated in an activity resulting in risk 
     of exposure to nuclear radiation; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services, 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. Bob SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bass, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Ryun, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Istook, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Redmond, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Moran of 
             Kansas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Pappas, Mr. Stump, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lucas 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Burr of North Carolina, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Latham, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan):
       H.R. 4587. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the dollar limitation on the deduction 
     for family-owned business interests does not apply to 
     interests in farming businesses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 128. A joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.J. Res. 129. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights 
     of crime victims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Res. 540. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

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