[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 130 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H8931]
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                      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. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Berry, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Yates, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Kind 
             of Wisconsin, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 4627. A bill to provide for substantial reductions in 
     the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Shays, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, and 
             Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 4628. A bill to ensure a woman's right to breastfeed 
     her child on any portion of Federal property where the woman 
     and her child are otherwise authorized to be; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Martinez, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Torres, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stokes, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Waters, and 
             Ms. Harman):
       H.R. 4629. A bill to make effective beginning in 1999 the 
     empowerment zones designated after August 5, 1997, and before 
     February 8, 1998; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
       H.R. 4630. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     Bureau of Land Management lands in Douglas County, Oregon, 
     containing a county park and certain adjacent lands to the 
     county government; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 4631. A bill to create employment opportunities and to 
     promote economic growth in the United States by establishing 
     a public-private partnership between the United States travel 
     and tourism industry and every level of government to work to 
     make the United States the premiere travel and tourism 
     destination in the world, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 4632. A bill to require Federal regulation of online 
     privacy protections to apply to all Federal agencies; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, 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. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 4633. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower 
     Project; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Shays, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Goss, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Lampson, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 4634. A bill to catalyze restoration of estuary 
     habitat through more efficient financing of projects and 
     enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal restoration 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. MINGE:
       H.R. 4635. A bill to authorize States and political 
     subdivisions of States to control the management of municipal 
     solid waste generated within their jurisdictions, and to 
     exempt States and political subdivisions of States from civil 
     liability with respect to the good faith passage, 
     implementation, and enforcement of flow control ordinances 
     prior to May 16, 1994; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4636. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the types of crop payments for which a farmer 
     may defer inclusion in income until the next taxable year; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4637. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an interest deduction for contingent interest 
     on a shared appreciation mortgage; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4638. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for the cost of groceries purchased 
     by employees and prepared into meals by employers for the 
     convenience of employers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4639. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat income from certain leases as income from 
     rental real estate activities in which the taxpayer actively 
     participates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4640. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that disposition of property produced by a 
     qualified family-owned business does not trigger additional 
     estate tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4641. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to defer certain prepaid farm expenses incurred by 
     reason of a change in business operations attributable to the 
     enactment of the Agricultural Market Transition Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4642. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a 100 percent deduction for health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Bob 
             Schaffer):
       H.R. 4643. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat lands which are contiguous to a principal 
     residence and which were farmed for 5 years before the sale 
     of the principal residence as part of such residence; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4644. A bill to permit farmers the option of declaring 
     the taxable year in which production flexibility contract 
     payments and crop insurance payments are included in gross 
     income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4645. A bill to extend permanently chapter 12 of title 
     11, United States Code, and to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to facilitate the bankruptcy and debt 
     restructuring process relating to farmers; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, 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. LINDER:
       H.J. Res. 130. A joint resolution designating Monday, 
     January 3, 2000, as the day for the observance of the New 
     Year's Day holiday in that year; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H. Con. Res. 330. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that official mail sent by Government 
     agencies at taxpayer expense should be subject to certain 
     uniform standards; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 555. A resolution recognizing the suffering and 
     hardship endured by American civilian prisoners of war during 
     World War II; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H. Res. 556. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the people of the Republic of 
     Mozambique and President Joaquim Alberto Chissano are to be 
     congratulated for their commitments to democracy, peace, and 
     economic reform in their country and throughout southern 
     Africa, and that it is in the interest of both the United 
     States and the Republic of Mozambique to maintain and enhance 
     continued close relations; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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