[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 125 (Friday, September 18, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H8083-H8084]
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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Becerra, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 4597. A bill to provide tax relief for individuals, 
     families, and farming and other small businesses, to provide 
     tax incentives for education, to extend certain expiring 
     provisions, to protect the solvency of the Social Security 
     system, to reserve Social Security surpluses solely for the 
     Social Security system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 4598. A bill to protect the sanctity of contracts and 
     leases entered into by surface patent holders with respect to 
     coalbed methane gas; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 4599. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide penalties for open air drug markets, and for other 
     purposes; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. KING of New York:
       H.R. 4600. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
     allow group and individual health insurance coverage and 
     group health plans to charge higher premiums to smokers; 
     referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 4601. A bill to prohibit the closure of certain 
     National Weather Service weather stations until concerns of 
     the Comptroller General about the National Weather Service 
     modernization effort are addressed; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hobson, 
             Mr. Boehner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kasich, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Ney, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 4602. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic located at 543 Taylor Avenue, 
     Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans 
     Outpatient Clinic''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H.R. 4603. A bill to establish a portable retirement option 
     for political appointees and congressional employees; 
     referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     and in addition to the Committee on House 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. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Baker, 
             and Mr. John):
       H.R. 4604. A bill to direct the Minerals Management Service 
     to grant the State of Louisiana and its lessees a credit in 
     the payment of Federal offshore royalties to compensate for 
     oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 4605. A bill to establish an independent nonpartisan 
     review panel to assess how the Department of State can best 
     fulfill its mission in the 21st century and meet the 
     challenges of a rapidly changing world; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H. Con. Res. 327. A concurrent resolution to redesignate 
     the United States Capitol Police headquarters building 
     located at 119 D Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C., as the 
     ``Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weller, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Mollohan, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Boswell, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Holden, Mr. Leach, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pallone, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. McHale, Mr. Costello, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Saxton, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Green, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Goodling, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Berry, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Vento, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Wise, and Mr. Stokes):
       H. Con. Res. 328. A concurrent resolution calling on the 
     President to take all necessary measures to respond to the 
     surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in 
     Asia, Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H. Res. 545. A resolution impeaching Kenneth W. Starr, an 
     independent counsel of the United States appointed pursuant 
     to 28 United States Code section 593(b), of high crimes and 
     misdemeanors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. 
             LaHood):
       H. Res. 546. 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. LaHOOD (for himself and Mr. Gillmor):
       H. Res. 547. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should reimburse the 
     Federal Government for the estimated $4,400,000 in costs 
     incurred by the Office of Independent

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     Counsel in investigating his relationship with Ms. Monica 
     Lewinsky; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PACKARD (for himself and Mr. Skaggs):
       H. Res. 548. A resolution recognizing that prevention of 
     youth suicide is a compelling national priority; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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