[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 146 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H10916-H10917]
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. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 4829. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over land 
     within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt 
     National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States 
     for the construction of a visitor center, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 4830. A bill to provide support for certain institutes 
     and schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 4831. A bill to temporarily reenact chapter 12 of 
     title 11 of the United States Code; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 4832. A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to reduce losses from repetitive flooding; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BOSWELL:
       H.R. 4833. A bill to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies to provide a sufficient number of teachers and 
     facilities to accommodate students who are disruptive in the 
     classroom; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. FURSE:
       H.R. 4834. A bill to ensure salmon recovery in the Pacific 
     Northwest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, 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. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and 
             Mr. Frost):

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       H.R. 4835. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend COBRA continuation 
     coverage for surviving spouses; 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. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 4836. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a 
     mechanism to promote the provision of Medicare cost-sharing 
     assistance to eligible low-income Medicare beneficiaries; 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. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Goss, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sununu, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 4837. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to provide for joint resolutions on the budget, reserve 
     funds for emergency spending, strengthened enforcement of 
     budgetary decisions, increased accountability for Federal 
     spending, accrual budgeting for Federal insurance programs, 
     mitigation of the bias in the budget process toward higher 
     spending, modifications in paygo requirements when there is 
     an on-budget surplus, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 
     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. VENTO:
       H.R. 4838. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants to States to supplement 
     State assistance for the preservation of affordable housing 
     for low-income families; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 4839. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain crystal vases and drinking glasses; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland):
       H.R. 4840. A bill to make certain technical amendments to 
     the Act commonly known as the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, and 
     to provide that certain cost accounting standards shall not 
     be applied to the Federal Employees Health Benefit program 
     until the Cost Accounting Standards Board Review Panel 
     submits its report and recommendations to Congress; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Dickey, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Jenkins, and Mr. Hilleary):
       H.R. 4841. A bill to establish minimum standards of fair 
     conduct in franchise sales and franchise business 
     relationships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 135. A joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations. considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Ms. DeGette):
       H. Res. 597. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     with respect to the brutal killing of Mr. Matthew Shepard; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Horn, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ney, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Parker, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Mr. Engel, and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H. Res. 598. A resolution calling on the President to take 
     all necessary measures to respond to the surge of steel 
     imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, 
     and other regions, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H. Res. 599. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     on a question relating to the privileges of the House; to the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H. Res. 600. A resolution amending the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to provide that certain extraordinary 
     bills reported by the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight to eliminate waste and provide reform of the 
     executive branch are privileged; to the Committee on Rules.

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