[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 140 (Thursday, October 8, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H10075-H10077]
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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. MATSUI (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4732. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the treatment of bonds issued to finance 
     electric output facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself and Mr. Bonior):
       H.R. 4733. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to 
     consolidate and enhance the trade adjustment assistance and 
     NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs under that 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 4734. A bill to amend part Q of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reduce the local 
     matching amount to ensure more local communities can qualify 
     for a grant to hire additional police officers; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 4735. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BENTSEN (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 4736. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure the proper payment of approved nursing 
     and paramedical education programs under the Medicare 
     Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ganske, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, and Mrs. Maloney of New York):
       H.R. 4737. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverage and group health plans 
     provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital 
     or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, 
     infection, tumor, or disease; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Education and the 
     Workforce, and 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. ARCHER:
       H.R. 4738. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, provide tax 
     relief for farmers and small businesses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Jefferson):
       H.R. 4739. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
     for comprehensive financing for graduate medical education; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. CRANE:
       H.R. 4740. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit early distributions from employee stock 
     ownership plans for higher education expenses and first-time 
     homebuyer purchases; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 4741. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be 
     limited by employer contributions to employee stock ownership 
     plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. 
             Kaptur):
       H.R. 4742. A bill to improve consumers' access to airline 
     industry information, to promote competition in the aviation 
     industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 4743. A bill to reauthorize the Public Safety and 
     Community Policing Grants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Gingrich):
       H.R. 4744. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that have 
     been designated as being no longer needed in research 
     conducted or supported by the Public Health Service, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 4745. A bill to establish a program to assist 
     homeowners experiencing unavoidable, temporary difficulty 
     making payments on mortgages insured under the National 
     Housing Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 4746. A bill to provide for the settlement of the 
     reserved water rights of the Shivwits and for the 
     construction of certain water projects; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 4747. 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, and 
     in addition to the Committee on

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     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 Mr. QUINN:
       H.R. 4748. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require 6-months' advance notice to enrollees 
     of Medicare managed care plans of termination of hospital 
     participation under such plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, 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. SAXTON (by request):
       H.R. 4749. A bill to approve a governing international 
     fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic 
     of Estonia; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON (by request):
       H.R. 4750. A bill to approve a governing international 
     fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic 
     of Lithuania; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Carson, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, 
             Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Maloney of Connecticut):
       H.R. 4751. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a presumption of service connection for the 
     occurrence of hepatitis C in certain veterans; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 4752. A bill to prohibit the construction of any 
     monument, memorial, or other structure at the site of the Iwo 
     Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, until such time as an 
     environmental impact statement is prepared for the 
     construction; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 4753. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient 
     presciption drugs and home infusion drug therapy under the 
     Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Callahan):
       H.R. 4754. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a 12-month study of the effects of double-crested 
     cormorants on commercial and recreational fish species, and 
     to require the Secretary to prepare a long-term, 
     comprehensive population management strategy for double-
     crested cormorants; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 4755. A bill to provide for the collection and 
     interpretation of state of the art, non-intrusive 3-
     dimensional seismic data on certain federal lands in Alaska, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.J. Res. 132. A joint resolution commending the veterans 
     of service in the Army who fought in the Battle of the Bulge 
     during World War II, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 336. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     Taliban regime and supporting a broad based government in 
     Afghanistan; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H. Con. Res. 337. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the total debt owed by 31 of the 40 
     Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) to the United States 
     should be forgiven; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H. Con. Res. 338. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the people of Taiwan deserve to be 
     represented in international institutions; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H. Con. Res. 339. Concurrent resolution concerning 
     economic, humanitarian, and other assistance to the northern 
     part of Somalia; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Crane, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H. Con. Res. 340. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that Iraq is in unacceptable and 
     material breach of its international obligations, that the 
     United States should insist on the removal, destruction, or 
     otherwise rendering harmless of Iraq's programs for 
     biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, and that the 
     United States should fully support the right of inspectors 
     with the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq to 
     unfettered and unannounced inspections of suspected weapons 
     facilities; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Knollenberg):
       H. Con. Res. 341. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the commitment made by the United 
     States, in conjunction with South Korea and Japan, to arrange 
     financing and construction of 2 nuclear reactors for North 
     Korea, and to provide fuel oil and other assistance to North 
     Korea, should be suspended until North Korea no longer poses 
     a nuclear threat to the peace and security of Northeast Asia 
     or the United States; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Crane):
       H. Con. Res. 342. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should impose 
     sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and the Iran-Iraq 
     Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the 
     acquisition by Iran of advanced missile technology from other 
     countries and should take steps to expedite the development 
     of a missile defense system for the United States and for 
     United States forces wherever deployed to deal with the 
     Iranian missile threat, and should assist Israel in the 
     acquisition of a missile defense system capable of defending 
     all Israeli territory against Iranian missile attack; 
     referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committe on National Security, for a period 
     to be subsequently determiend by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiciton of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Linder, Mr. Riley, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Foley, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Wicker, and Mr. Stearns):
       H. Con. Res. 343. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     opposition of Congress to any deployment of United States 
     ground forces in Kosovo, a province in southern Serbia, for 
     peacemaking or peacekeeping purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Con. Res. 344. Concurrent resolution to express the 
     sense of the Congress regarding North Atlantic swordfish and 
     other highly migratory species of fish; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. DeLay):
       H. Con. Res. 345. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the President should reassert the 
     traditional opposition of the United States to the unilateral 
     declaration of a Palestinian State; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Hill):
       H. Res. 583. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     with respect to barriers between the United States and Canada 
     with regard to certain agriculture products; referred to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiciton of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Paul):
       H. Res. 585. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Health Care Financing 
     Administration should adhere to the statutory deadlines for 
     implementation of the prospective payment system for home 
     health services furnished under the Medicare Program; 
     referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Ms. Kaptur):
       H. Res. 587. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to the seriousness of the 
     national problems associated with mental illness and with 
     respect to congressional intent to establish a mental illness 
     task force; to the Committee on Commerce.

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                          ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 59: Mrs. Wilson.
       H.R. 778: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 779: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 780: Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 857: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 1816: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 2001: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 2174: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2397: Mr. Berry, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. 
     Hefner.
       H.R. 2635: Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2708: Mr. Smith of Texas and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 2882: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 3333: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 3435: Mr. Allen.
       H.R. 3503: Mr. Blumenauer and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 3511: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Inglis 
     of South Carolina, Mr. Hulshof, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 3514: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 3622: Mr. Allen, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. 
     DeGette.
       H.R. 3684: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 3794: Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
     Mascara, and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 3828: Mr. Allen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 4031: Mr. Davis of Illinois.
       H.R. 4070: Mr. Wexler.
       H.R. 4175: Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and 
     Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 4180: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 4182: Mr. Kanjorski and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 4203: Mr. Payne, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 4214: Mr. Olver and Mrs. Capps.
       H.R. 4291: Mr. DegGette, Mr. Frost, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 4403: Ms. Delauro.
       H.R. 4415: Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado.
       H.R. 4448: Mr. Ford, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. McNulty, 
     Ms. Delauro, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 4449: Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Miller of California, 
     and Mr. Smith of Oregon.
       H.R. 4467: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 4476: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 4513: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 4538: Mrs. Capps and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 4567: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Northup, and Mr. 
     Sununu.
       H.R. 4590: Ms. Kaptur and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 4621: Mr. Boswell.
       H.R. 4634: Mr. Pallone and Mr. McGovern.
       H.R. 4648: Mr. Delahunt and Mr. Tierney.
       H.R. 4659: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 4674: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 4684: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 4692: Mr. Sandlin.
       H. Con. Res. 154: Mr. McDermott.
       H. Con. Res. 290: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
     Gekas, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Burton 
     of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H. Con. Res. 213: Ms. Kilpatrick.
       H. Con. Res. 328: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Carson, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. 
     Price of North Carolina.
       H. Res. 359: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Meeks of New York.
       H. Res. 460: Mr. Mascara.
       H. Res. 479: Mr. Tierney.
       H. Res. 561: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Underwood.

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