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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H8832-H8833 on Oct. 9, 1997.
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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. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Crane):
H.R. 2644. A bill to provide to beneficiary countries under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act benefits equivalent to those provided under the North American Free Trade Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
H.R. 2645. A bill to make technical corrections related to the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and certain other tax legislation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Gingrich):
H.R. 2646. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr.
Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sam
Johnson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Markey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Wolf):
H.R. 2647. A bill to ensure that commercial activities of the People's Liberation Army of China or any Communist Chinese military company in the United States are monitored and are subject to the authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Riley, Mr. King of New
York, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New
Jersey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Largent, Mr.
Cooksey, and Mr. Aderholt):
H.R. 2648. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make illegal all private possession of child pornography; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SKAGGS:
H.R. 2649. A bill to repeal the Line Item Veto Act and to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority; 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. SKAGGS:
H.R. 2650. A bill to repeal the Line Item Veto Act of 1996; 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. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kaptur,
Mr. Bonior, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Miller of California,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pascrell,
Mr. Tierney, Mr. Costello, Mr. Hinchey, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Evans, Ms. Waters, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Baldacci, Mr. Delahunt, and Ms. DeLauro):
H.R. 2651. A bill to establish an Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. COBLE:
H.R. 2652. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to prevent the misappropriation of collections of information; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COOKSEY:
H.R. 2653. A bill to direct the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a national recreational fishing license; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GREENWOOD:
H.R. 2654. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to permit States and political subdivisions to control the disposal of out-of-State municipal solid waste within their boundaries; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McKeon,
Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr.
Boehner, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Talent, Mr.
Buyer, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Pitts, Mr.
Knollenberg, Mr. Petri, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr.
Hostettler, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
H.R. 2655. A bill to repeal certain Federal education programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
H.R. 2656. A bill to prohibit Federal funding for the election of officers and trustees of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. Sam JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Christensen, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Dunn of
Washington, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Hayworth):
H.R. 2657. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the summons and examination of source codes for third-party computer programs and the disclosure of executable computer software obtained by the Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself, Mr. McNulty, and Mr.
Ramstad):
H.R. 2658. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from using the threat of audit to compel agreement with the Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment or the Tip Rate Determination Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
H.R. 2659. A bill to prohibit non-emergency take-off and landing at the Fulton County Airport, Brown Field, located in Atlanta, Georgia, when the airport's tower is closed; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Carson, Mr.
Leach, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Payne, Ms. Furse, Mr. Towns,
Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers,
Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of California,
Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Markey, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Hinchey):
H.R. 2660. A bill to affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bonilla,
Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Cooksey, Mr.
Cunningham, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Northup,
Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr.
Bob Schaffer, Mr. Snowbarger, and Mr. Wicker):
H.R. 2661. A bill to establish peer review for the review of standards promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Green, and Ms.
Lofgren):
H.R. 2662. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prevent credit card issuers from advertising and offering one type of credit card and then issuing another type of credit card without the informed consent of the consumer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. METCALF:
H.R. 2663. A bill to provide technical corrections to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to improve the delivery of housing assistance to Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes the right of tribal self-governance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott,
Mr. Klug, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Petri, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Furse):
H.R. 2664. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the admission to the United States of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are the spouses and children of United States permanent resident aliens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PASTOR (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Martinez,
Mr. Towns, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr.
Hayworth, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode
Island):
H.R. 2665. A bill to improve Indian reservation roads and related transportation services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:
H.R. 2666. A bill to provide for adjustment of status of certain Nicaraguans; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Tauzin, Mr.
Armey, Mr. Bass, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mrs.
Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr.
Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary,
Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr.
Largent, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs.
Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Parker, Mr.
Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr.
Ryun, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr.
Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr.
Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
H.R. 2667. A bill to dismantle the Department of Commerce; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Banking and Financial Services, International Relations, National Security, Agriculture, Ways and Means, Government Reform and Oversight, the Judiciary, Science, and 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. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hayworth,
Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Foley, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Paul, Mr. McCrery, Mr.
Sessions, Mr. Royce, Mr. Pappas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr.
Ensign, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Talent, Mr. Hastert, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Souder):
H.R. 2668. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the sunset and numerical limitation on Medicare participation in MedicareChoice medical savings account (MSA) 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. SANFORD:
H.R. 2669. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide simplified and accurate information on the Social Security trust funds, and personal earnings and benefit estimates to eligible individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
H.R. 2670. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit grants for the national estuary program to be used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive conservation and management plan, to reauthorize appropriations to carry out the program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Stearns,
Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island,
Mr. Foley, and Mr. Campbell):
H.R. 2671. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable medical equipment 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. WISE:
H.R. 2672. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent Federal student assistance need analysis from penalizing parents for investing in prepaid tuition programs; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD:
H.R. 2673. A bill to ensure the safety of children in regard to firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wynn, and
Mrs. Morella):
H.J. Res. 96. A joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hostettler,
Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr.
Snowbarger):
H. Con. Res. 170. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should seek to negotiate a new base rights agreement with the Government of Panama to permit the United States Armed Forces to remain in Panama beyond December 31, 1999, and to permit the United States to act independently to continue to protect the Panama Canal and to guarantee its regular operation; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. MOAKLEY:
H. Res. 266. A resolution recognizing and congratulating Northeastern University on its one-hundredth anniversary; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Portman,
Mr. Hastert, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Linda
Smith of Washington, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr.
Redmond, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Riley, Mr.
Hall of Texas, Mr. Sununu, and Mr. Hutchinson):
H. Res. 267. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the citizens of the United States must remain committed to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by the Nation's youth; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. PAXON (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Knollenberg,
Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Herger,
Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. Thornberry):
H. Res. 268. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no new energy taxes or fees should be imposed on the American public for the purposes of complying with the global warming treaty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
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