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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H5020-H5021 on July 9, 1997.
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 Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gonzalez,
Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Ney, and Ms. Carson):
H.R. 2119. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the transportation of paper checks; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Franks of
New Jersey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Shays,
Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. Smith of Oregon):
H.R. 2120. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, and Ms. Pelosi):
H.R. 2121. A bill to restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Roukema,
Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Frost, Mr. Oxley, Mr.
Brady, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Saxton, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr.
Frelinghuysen, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Smith of New
Jersey):
H.R. 2122. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HOLDEN:
H.R. 2123. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to transfer Schuylkill County, PA, from the Eastern Judicial District of Pennsylvania to the Middle Judicial District of Pennsylvania; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr.
Christensen, Mr. Herger, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Miller of
Florida, Mr. Largent, Mr. Souder, Mr. Weldon of
Florida, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Paul, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Hoekstra, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Norwood,
Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Pickering, Mr.
Hostettler, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Graham, and Mr.
Riley):
H.R. 2124. A bill to require Federal agencies to assess the impact of policies and regulations on families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. LoBIONDO:
H.R. 2125. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RIGGS:
H.R. 2126. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to include in a special use permit with regard to Humboldt Nursery a provision allowing the permittee to use Government-owned farming and related equipment at the nursery; to the Committee on Agriculture.
H.R. 2127. A bill to reduce costs and improve efficiency of Forest Service operations by contracting out certain tasks related to the planning and implementation of programs and projects in the National Forest System; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. STEARNS:
H.R. 2128. A bill to permit Medicare-eligible retired members of the Armed Forces and their Medicare-eligible dependents to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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. TRAFICANT:
H.R. 2129. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office located at 150 North 3d Street in Steubenville, OH, as the ``Douglas Applegate Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boucher,
Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Christian-Green, Ms.
Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms.
Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Kildee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs.
Lowey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McDermott, Ms.
McKinney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Stokes, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood,
Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clement,
Mr. Dixon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Flake, Mr.
Ford, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut,
Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Scott, Mr.
Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr.
Capps, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Green, Mrs.
Roukema, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Matsui):
H.R. 2130. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for expanding, intensifying, and coordinating activities of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute with respect to heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. WEYGAND:
H.R. 2131. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that teachers receive technology training; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr.
Brown of California, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr.
Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
McCollum, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Davis of Florida, and Mrs. Thurman):
H. Con. Res. 111. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should be commended for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission, and that the United States should continue to act as the leader in space exploration into the 21st century; to the Committee on Science.
By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Gilman,
Mr. Wexler, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr.
Frost):
H. Con. Res. 112. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should expand and simplify its reparations system, provide reparations to Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central Europe, and set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses of Holocaust survivors; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Hastert):
H. Con. Res. 113. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress about the Food and Drug Administration proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of New York,
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Gilman):
H. Res. 182. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding marches in Northern Ireland; to the Committee on International Relations.
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