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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H676-H678 on Feb. 26, 1998.
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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. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Gutierrez,
Mr. Filner, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota,
Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Bishop, Mr.
Clyburn, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Carson, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts):
H.R. 3279. A bill to provide a scientific basis for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine whether service connection for veterans of service during the Persian Gulf War should be presumed for certain diseases and disabilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on National Security, 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. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Latham):
H.R. 3280. A bill to clarify and enhance the authorities of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. BAESLER:
H.R. 3281. A bill to exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Murtha, Mr.
Paul, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Upton, Mr. Klug,
Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr.
Boehlert):
H.R. 3282. A bill to allow a Hope Scholarship Credit for expenses paid in December 1997 for education furnished in academic periods beginning after 1997; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BENTSEN:
H.R. 3283. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in Federally approved clinical trials and to require a report on costs of requiring coverage of these costs under group health plans and health insurance coverage; 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. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Condit, Mr.
Goode, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
H.R. 3284. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt pharmacists licensed under State law from surety bond requirements under the Medicare Program; 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. DEUTSCH (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen, and Mr. Shaw):
H.R. 3285. A bill to designate the Biscayne National Park visitor center as the Dante Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. DUNCAN:
H.R. 3286. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of certain bargain sales; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Bonior,
Ms. Waters, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Torres):
H.R. 3287. A bill to authorize United States participation in a quota increase and the New Arrangements to Borrow of the International Monetary Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky,
Mr. Coburn, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,
Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Largent, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Souder):
H.R. 3288. A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to eliminate the chilling effect on the constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina:
H.R. 3289. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain weaving machines; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr.
Metcalf, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Houghton):
H.R. 3290. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the low-income housing credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Gordon, Mr.
LaTourette, and Mr. Bereuter):
H.R. 3291. A bill to repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to Federal Family Education Loans; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut:
H.R. 3292. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for dependent care services necessary for gainful employment and to provide an equivalent benefit for families where one parent stays at home to provide childcare for a child under the age of 4 and to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants to States to improve the quality and availability of child care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. KILDEE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey,
Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs.
Morella, Ms. Norton, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Woolsey, and
Mr. Schumer):
H.R. 3293. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the access of women to higher education opportunities; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. MATSUI (by request):
H.R. 3294. A bill to modify the marketing of certain silk products and containers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Lewis of
California, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Harman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.
Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Ms. Millender-
McDonald, Mr. Condit, Ms. Waters, Ms. Sanchez, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of California,
Mr. Matsui, Mr. Torres, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Lantos, Mr.
Becerra, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Waxman, Ms.
Christian-Green, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Ford, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Dixon, Mr.
Wynn, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Kim, Mr. Payne, Mrs.
Clayton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Clay, Ms. Carson, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Stark, Mr. Bishop,
Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton,
Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sherman,
Mr. Hunter, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McKeon, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Packard, Mr. Conyers, and
Mr. Rangel):
H.R. 3295. A bill to designate the Federal building located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building``; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Green,
Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Ms.
Woolsey):
H.R. 3296. A bill to amend subpart 8 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based child care; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr.
Hansen, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Herger, Mr. Radanovich, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Gibbons,
Mr. Stump, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hill, Mr. Pickering,
Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Cox of California,
Mr. Solomon, and Mrs. Cubin):
H.R. 3297. A bill to suspend the continued development of a roadless area policy on public domain units and other units of the National Forest System pending adequate public participation and determinations that a roadless area policy will not adversely affect forest health; 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. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Luther, Mr. Martinez, and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
H.R. 3298. A bill to prohibit the use of vending machines to sell tabacco products in all locations other than in locations in which the presence of minors is not permitted; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. Linda SMITH of Washington:
H.R. 3299. A bill to establish limitation with respect to the disclosure and use of genetic information in connection with group health plans and health insurance coverage, to provide for consistant standards applicable in connection with hospital care and medical services provided under title 38 of the United States Code, to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information and genetic testing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Ms. STABENOW:
H.R. 3300. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small employers a credit against income tax for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas,
Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey,
Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr of
Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr.
Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr.
Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Brady, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Camp, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr.
Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr.
Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr.
Condit, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox of California,
Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms.
Danner, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey,
Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington,
Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr.
Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mrs.
Fowler, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen,
Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilman,
Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling,
Mr. Gordon, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Greenwood,
Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington,
Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary,
Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook,
Mr. Jenkins, Mr. John, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones,
Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr.
Kolbe, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr.
Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr.
Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma,
Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery,
Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon,
Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Northup, Mr.
Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pappas, Mr.
Parker, Mr. Paul, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo,
Mr. Porter, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr.
Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Riley, Mr.
Roemer, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr.
Ryun, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Scarborough, Mr. Bob Schaffer, Mr. Schiff, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shimkus, Mr.
Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Solomon, Mr.
Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr.
Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of
Mississippi, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr.
Thornberry, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mr.
Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller,
Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
H.J. Res. 111. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the UnitedStates with respect to tax limitations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Kleczka,
Mr. Minge, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Tanner, Mr.
Pomeroy, Mr. John, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr.
Meehan, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Danner, Mr. Condit, Mr.
Berry, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sandlin, Mr.
Sawyer, Mr. Porter, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Sanford, Mr.
Castle, Mr. Shays, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Greenwood):
H.J. Res. 112. A joint resolution establishing the Joint Committee on Social Security Reform; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. KUCINICH:
H. Con. Res. 225. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should be a signatory to the Guidelines for Drug Donations developed by the World Health Organization; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Shays,
Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Regula, Mr. Metcalf, Mr.
Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Smith of
New Jersey, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr.
Gilchrest, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Ehrlich,
Mr. Paul, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Solomon, Mr.
McCollum, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Pombo,
Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Hall of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Furse, Ms. Waters,
Mr. Skeen, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Petri, Mr.
Spence, Mr. Kildee, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii,
Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Scott, Mr. Jackson,
Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Campbell, Mr.
Dickey, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Young of Florida,
Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr.
Young of Alaska, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Pitts, Mr.
Norwood, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Dreier, Mr.
Packard, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Traficant, Mr.
Paxon, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Mica, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky,
Mr. Rogan, Mr. Talent, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Shuster):
H. Con. Res. 226. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should not take military action against the Republic of Iraq unless that action is specifically authorized by law; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. CAMPBELL:
H. Con. Res. 227. Concurrent resolution directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. DAVIS of Florida:
H. Con. Res. 228. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the primary objectives of the process for preparing the Federal budget for fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on the Budget, 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. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Allen, Mr. Bateman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island,
Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Kennelly of
Connecticut, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kleczka, Mr.
LoBiondo, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Sherman, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Linda Smith of Washington,
Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tierney, and
Mr. Wolf):
H. Con. Res. 229. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring the United States Submarine Force on its 100th anniversary; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. HEFLEY:
H. Con. Res. 230. Concurrent resolution honoring the Berlin Airlift; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. BONIOR:
H. Res. 370. A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing committeesof the House; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. ARMEY:
H. Res. 371. A resolution designating majority membership on certain standing committeesof the House; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Portman,
Mr. Coble, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Barr of
Georgia, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Gekas):
H. Res. 372. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug and should not be legalized for medicinal use; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Payne, and
Mr. Menendez):
H. Res. 373. A resolution commending democracy in Botswana; to the Committee on International Relations.
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