[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 136 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H9344-H9345]
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. BLILEY:
       H.R. 4679. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to clarify the circumstances in which a 
     substance is considered to be a pesticide chemical for 
     purposes of such Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ford, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Green, Mr. Pastor, 
             and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 4680. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the 
     Medicare system to establish and implement security 
     procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient 
     abduction and baby switching, including procedures for 
     identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner 
     that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing 
     from the hospital; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, and the Judiciary, 
     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. BARR of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 4681. A bill to require a 33 percent reduction in 
     funds provided to a State under title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 unless law enforcement 
     officers are afforded due process in a case which could lead 
     to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer of a law 
     enforcement officer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Capps, 
             Ms. Rivers, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Ms.

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             Stabenow, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 4682. A bill to minimize the disruption of Government 
     and private sector operations caused by the Year 2000 
     computer problem; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Lazio of 
             New York, and Mr. Green):
       H.R. 4683. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend certain programs with respect to women's 
     health research and prevention activities at the National 
     Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Paul, 
             Mr. Jones, and Mr. Cook):
       H.R. 4684. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage a strong community-based banking system; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington:
       H.R. 4685. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the exclusion for qualified small business 
     stock, to increase the annual limit with respect to incentive 
     stock options, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Filner, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Meehan, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 4686. A bill to amend titles XI, XVIII, and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to permit paid staff other than nurse 
     aides and licensed health professionals to provide feeding 
     and hydration assistance to residents in nursing facilities 
     participating in the Medicare and Medicaid Programs (and to 
     provide special training requirements for such staff), and to 
     establish a program to ensure that such facilities do not 
     employ individuals who have a history of patient or resident 
     abuse or have been convicted of certain crimes; 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 Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 4687. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on 
     kerosene used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself, Mr. Weygand, Mrs. 
             Thurman, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 4688. A bill to require that jewelry imported from 
     another country be indelibly marked with the country of 
     origin; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McNULTY (for himself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 4689. A bill to exclude from Federal taxation any 
     portion of any reward paid to David R. Kaczynski and Linda E. 
     Patrik which is donated to the victims in the Unabomber case 
     or their families or which is used to pay Mr. Kaczynski's and 
     Ms. Patrik's attorneys' fees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 4690. A bill to respond to the needs of United States 
     farmers experiencing exceptionally low commodity prices and 
     extensive crop failures; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 4691. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     prevent the smuggling of large amounts of currency or 
     monetary instruments into or out of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 4692. A bill to make any State whose child poverty 
     rate increases by 5 percent or more in a fiscal year 
     ineligible for a high performance bonus for the next fiscal 
     year under the program of block grants to States for 
     temporary assistance for needy families; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Hefner, and 
             Mr. McIntyre):
       H.R. 4693. A bill to provide for Federal recognition of the 
     Qutekcak Native Tribe of Alaska and the Tuscarora Nation of 
     the Kau-ta-Noh, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H. Con. Res. 332. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the policy of the Forest Service 
     toward recreational shooting and archery ranges on Federal 
     land; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. REDMOND:
       H. Con. Res. 333. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that public schools should conduct 
     ceremonies and other activities to educate and inform 
     students about the sacrifice and commitment of veterans of 
     the United States Armed Forces; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H. Res. 568. A resolution recongnizing and congratulating 
     Cal Ripken, Jr.; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
       H. Res. 569. A resolution concerning the extradition to the 
     United States of Salvadorans; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H. Res. 570. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding support for the formation of the 
     Chinese Democracy Party (CDP) and to urge the Government of 
     the People's Republic of China to guarantee the rights and 
     safety of the CDP organizers; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Ms. Granger, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H. Res. 571. A resolution expressing sympathy to the family 
     and colleagues of Lev Yakovlevich Rokhlin, and expressing the 
     sense of the House of Representatives that the President of 
     the United States should urge the Russian Government to 
     promptly and thoroughly investigate the circumstances 
     surrounding the death of Lev Yakovlevich Rokhlin and to 
     provide a full accounting of the circumstances as soon as 
     practicable, but not later than November 1999; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

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