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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 H1456 on April 14, 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. NETHERCUTT (for himself and Ms. Furse):
H.R. 1315. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the establishment of a comprehensive plan regarding the diabetes-related activities of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. COLLINS:
H.R. 1316. A bill to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to the order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr.
Barton of Texas):
H.R. 1317. A bill to establish the High Level Commission on International Narcotics Control; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Minge):
H.R. 1318. A bill to establish a National Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. ROYCE:
H.R. 1319. A bill to abolish 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. VISCLOSKY:
H.R. 1320. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive in the case of multiemployer plans the section 415 limit on benefits to the participant's average compensation for his high 3 years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
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