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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 H630-H631 on Feb. 25, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Boucher, Mr.
Bereuter, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. McHugh, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Weygand, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of California, Mr.
Gejdenson, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Yates, and Mr.
Coyne):
H.R. 3258. A bill to eliminate the March 1999 sunset of consumer price protections on cable programming services; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin,
Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Clement, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Kucinich, and Mr. Sandlin):
H.R. 3259. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for Medicare beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services; 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. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra,
Mr. Camp, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr.
Barcia of Michigan):
H.R. 3260. A bill to amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act to exclude Lake Champlain from the definition of the Great Lakes, which was added by the National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. PAUL:
H.R. 3261. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, and to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifyingnumber; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. Markey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Payne, Mr. Rush,
Ms. DeGette, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Clayton,
Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Vento, Ms. Christian-
Green, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Berman, Mr. Dixon, Ms.
Jackson-Lee, Mr. Evans, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
Gejdenson, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Yates, Mr.
Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Kucinich,
Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Millender-McDonald,
Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of
California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, Mr.
Lantos, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr.
Delahunt, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Miller of California, and
Mr. Farr of California):
H.R. 3262. A bill to reauthorize the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. ROMERO-BARCELO:
H.R. 3263. A bill to designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the ``Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse``; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BAESLER (for himself and Mr. Hamilton):
H.R. 3264. A bill to stabilize tobacco quota fluctuations despite any comprehensive legal settlement between cigarette manufacturers and State governments, to require cigarette manufacturers to pay all Department of Agriculture costs associated with tobacco regulation, to establish a voluntary quota retirement system for tobacco quota holders, to provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers, tobacco industry workers, and their communities, particularly in the event of tobacco quota reductions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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. CANNON:
H.R. 3265. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act with regard to qualifications for membership in a Federal credit union; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr.
Hilliard, Ms. Waters, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Clay, Mr.
Stokes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns,
Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Jefferson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida,
Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr.
Wynn, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Carson, Ms.
Christian-Green, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ford, Ms.
Kilpatrick, and Mr. Meeks of New York):
H.R. 3266. A bill to amend section 507 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Land Management Act of 1996 to provide additional funding for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures at historically black colleges and universities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California,
Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Brown of California):
H.R. 3267. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study and construct a project to reclaim the Salton Sea; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. JENKINS:
H.R. 3268. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical DEMT; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MCGOVERN:
H.R. 3269. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program to increase Pell grant awards to students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Davis of
Virginia, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Adam Smith of Washington,
Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Christian-
Green, and Mr. Rush):
H.R. 3270. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants to improve the job skills necessary for employment in specific industries; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Davis of
Virginia):
H.R. 3271. A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish regional private industry councils for labor market areas that are located in more than one State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
H.R. 3272. A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to allow certain funds under that Act to be used for payment of incentive bonuses to certain job training providers that place large percentages of individuals in occupations for which a high demand exists; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. MORAN of Virginia:
H.R. 3273. A bill to treat certain information technology occupations as if the Secretary of Labor had made a determination under section (a)(5)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to limit such determinations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Davis of
Virginia):
H.R. 3274. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for high technology job training expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Boswell):
H.R. 3275. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt auxiliary power units from the excise tax imposed on heavy trucks; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr.
Dickey, Mr. Thune, and Mr. McKeon):
H.R. 3276. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act with regard to qualifications for membership in a Federal credit union; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. TRAFICANT:
H.R. 3277. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 15 days notice and judicial consent before seizure and to exclude civil damages for unauthorized collection actions from income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
H.R. 3278. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount allowable as a first-year contribution to education individual retirement accounts and to adjust for inflation the amount allowable thereafter as an annual contribution to such accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Franks of
New Jersey, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Snyder,
Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Frost, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.
Pascrell, Mr. Turner, Ms. Furse, Mr. Matsui, Mr.
Dickey, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Sandlin):
H. Con. Res. 224. Concurrent resolution urging international cooperation in recovering children abducted in the United States and taken to other countries; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. FAZIO of California:
H. Res. 369. A resolution designating minority membership on certain standing committeesof the House; considered and agreed to
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