[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 129 (Thursday, September 24, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H8626-H8627]
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. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Borski, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
             Underwood):
       H.R. 4617. A bill to provide increased funding to combat 
     drug offenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education 
     and the Workforce, and 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. SMITH of Oregon:
       H.R. 4618. A bill to provide emergency assistance to 
     American farmers and ranchers for crop and livestock feed 
     losses due to disasters and to respond to loss of world 
     markets for American agricultural commodities; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 4619. A bill to modify the requirements under the 
     Immigrant Investor Pilot Program in order to permit an alien 
     who joins a limited partnership after the partnership's 
     creation to qualify for a visa under such program; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HORN:
       H.R. 4620. A bill to establish a Federal Commission on 
     Statistical Policy to study the reorganization of the Federal 
     statistical system, to provide uniform safeguards for the 
     confidentiality of information acquired for exclusively 
     statistical purposes, and to improve the efficiency of 
     Federal statistical programs and the quality of Federal 
     statistics by permitting limited sharing of records among 
     designated agencies for statistical purposes under strong 
     safeguards; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, and 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. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinojosa, 
             Mr. Lazio of New

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             York, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 4621. A bill to provide for grants, a national 
     clearinghouse, and a report to improve the quality and 
     availability of after-school programs; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington:
       H.R. 4622. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the standards used for determining whether 
     individuals are not employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Engel, and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 4623. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     grant a Federal charter to the National Lighthouse Center and 
     Museum; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 4624. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in conjunction with the minting of coins by the 
     Republic of Iceland in commemoration of the millennium of the 
     discovery of the New World by Leif Ericsson; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Adam 
             Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 4625. A bill to designate the United States court 
     house located at West 920 Riverside in Spokane, Washington, 
     as the ``Thomas S. Foley United States Court House``; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 4626. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide individuals a credit against income tax for 
     the purchase of a new energy efficient affordable home and of 
     energy efficiency improvements to an existing home; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H. Res. 554. A resolution to condemn North Korea's missile 
     launch over Japan; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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