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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 H9038-H9039 on Oct. 22, 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. TAUZIN:
H.R. 2691. A bill to reauthorize and improve the operations of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SMITH of Oregon:
H.R. 2692. A bill to combine the Consolidated Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture as a single agency under an Under Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign Agriculture and Agricultural Field Services and to ensure the equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and employees of the Department who are members of a socially disadvantaged group; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella,
Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Kelly,
Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nadler,
Mr. Lantos, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Evans, Ms.
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Green, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rush, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Sherman, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Fazio of
California, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brown of California, Mr.
Condit, Mr. Clement, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr.
Kleczka, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ford, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms.
Woolsey):
H.R. 2693. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for qualified individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis and to help women make informed choices about their reproductive and post-menopausal health care; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. GILMAN:
H.R. 2694. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to continue to treat certain petitions approved under section 204 of such Act as valid notwithstanding the death of the beneficiary; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SANCHEZ:
H.R. 2695. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage new school construction through the creation of a new class of bond; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Shaw):
H.R. 2696. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for protection of certain original designs; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself,
Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Woolsey,
Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Dingell):
H.R. 2697. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand and intensify programs of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research and related activities concerning osteoporosis and related bone diseases; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
H.R. 2698. A bill to improve teacher preparation at institutions of higher education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Woolsey, Ms.
Norton, Ms. Waters, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Delahunt, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Nadler):
H.R. 2699. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that coverage of bone mass measurements is provided under the health benefits program for Federal employees; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 2700. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands to the District of Columbia for use for single-family homes for low and moderate income individuals and families; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Cardin, Mr.
Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Becerra):
H.R. 2701. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to carve out from payments to MedicareChoice organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments and pay such amounts directly to those disproportionate share hospitals in which their enrollees receive care; 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. SCHUMER:
H.R. 2702. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to ban the importation of firearms that have been cosmetically altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. STARK:
H.R. 2703. A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to continue after 2001 continuous open enrollment of individuals in MedicareChoice 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 Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mrs. Maloney of New York,
Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas):
H.R. 2704. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an increase in the amount of funding for the information clearinghouse on osteopoorsis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Dreier, and Mr.
Lantos):
H. Con. Res. 172. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in support of efforts to foster friendship and cooperation between the United States and Mongolia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SAM JOHNSON:
H. Con. Res. 173. Concurrent resolution honoring the accomplishments of the many Americans who contributed to the development of supersonic flight technology; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr.
Lantos):
H. Con. Res. 174. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GANSKE:
H. Res. 275. A resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit a committee to vote to allow live media coverage of the testimony of a subpoenaed witness; to the Committee on Rules.
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