[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 142 (Saturday, October 10, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H10512-H10513]
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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:

              [Omitted from the Record of October 7, 1998]

           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. McDermott, and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 4727. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to delay the 15% reduction and to make revisions 
     in the per beneficiary and per visit payment limits on 
     payment for health services under the Medicare Program, and 
     for other purposes; 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.

                      [Submitted October 10, 1998]

           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 4785. A bill to provide for relief from excessive 
     punitive damage awards in cases involving primarily financial 
     loss by establishing rules for proportionality between the 
     amount of punitive damages and the amount of economic loss; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 4786. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require the deposit of certain contributions 
     and donations to be returned to donors in a special account, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Fawell, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Shimkus, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 4787. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service at 7748 South Cottage Grove Avenue in 
     Chicago, Illinois, as the ``John H. Sengstacke Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. LAFALCE:
       H.R. 4788. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to enhance the advertising of the terms and costs of 
     consumer automobile leases, to permit consumer comparison of 
     advertised lease offerings, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 4789. A bill to require criminal and abusive work 
     history background checks for direct care employees in 
     nursing facilities, home health agencies, and hospice 
     programs under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, and for 
     other purposes; 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. REDMOND:
       H.R. 4790. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to ban the acceptance of cash contributions 
     greater than $100 in campaigns for election for Federal 
     office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 4791. A bill to establish rules for the payment of 
     damage awards for furture losses in certain health care 
     liability actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H.R. 4792. A bill to improve the adoption system of the 
     District of Columbia; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 4793. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     allow Federal agencies to reimburse their employees for 
     certain adoption expenses; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CRAMER:
       H.R. 4794. 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 Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. 
             Weller):
       H.R. 4795. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit the consolidation of life insurance companies 
     with other companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       H.R. 4796. A bill to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 to prohibit the use of funds for any 
     facility a primary purpose of which is the distribution or 
     use of tobacco products; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 4797. A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act 
     of 1972 to require that a State having an approved coastal 
     zone management program must be provided a copy of an 
     environmental impact statement to enable its review under 
     that Act of any plan for exploration or development of, or 
     production from, any area in the coastal zone of the State; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KUCINICH:
       H.R. 4798. A bill to provide for the restructuring of the 
     electric power industry; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 4799. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 to improve access to health insurance and Medicare 
     benefits for individuals ages 55 to 65 to be fully funded 
     through premiums and anti-fraud provisions, to amend title 
     XIX of the Social Security Act to provide financial 
     assistance for those individuals who are too poor to afford 
     the premiums, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, and 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. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 4800. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a national program of 
     traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury registries; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 4801. A bill to ensure the restoration and 
     preservation of State authority over intrastate 
     telecommunications; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4802. A bill to ensure that digital data services are 
     made widely available to the American people; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 4803. A bill to authorize electronic issuance and 
     recognition of migratory bird hunting and conservation 
     stamps; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 4804. 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 covicted 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. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota):
       H. Con. Res. 348. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     President and Chile to engage in negotiations to conclude a 
     free trade agreement between the United States and Chile, in 
     the absence of fast track authority; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Con. Res. 349. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the United States strongly supports 
     any assistance that can be provided to the Government and 
     people of Turkmenistan to build pipelines or take any other 
     measures that will lead to the resumption of natural gas 
     exports; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H. Res. 592. A resolution providing for the concurrence by 
     the House with amendments in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
     4110; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Oberstar):
       H. Res. 593. A resolution permitting payments to be made by 
     the House of Representatives to reimburse Members, officers, 
     and employees for qualified adoption expenses; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

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