[History of Bills, Volume 142 (1996)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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S. 1--A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal
mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the
partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and
tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full
consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local,
and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that
may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to
ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by
those governments in complying with certain requirements under
Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes; jointly,
to the Committees on the Budget; Governmental Affairs, pursuant to
the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one
Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report
or be discharged.
By Mr. KEMPTHORNE (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Roth, Mr.
Domenici, Mr. Exon, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burns, Mr.
Craig, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bennett, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Abraham, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Bond, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Campbell, Mr.
Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cohen, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. DeWine, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Frist, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grams, Mr. Hatch,
Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Helms, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Kassebaum,
Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell,
Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Packwood, Mr.
Pressler, Mr. Robb, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Simpson, Mr.
Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Warner), S47 [4JA]
Text, S54 [4JA], S828 [12JA], S1678 [27JA]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S646 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, S679 [9JA], S740 [10JA]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-1), S782 [11JA]
Debated, S828 [12JA], S919 [13JA], S928 [13JA], S935 [13JA], S961
[17JA], S968 [17JA], S976 [17JA], S987 [17JA], S1024 [18JA], S1025
[18JA], S1028 [18JA], S1140 [19JA], S1146 [19JA], S1160 [19JA],
S1191 [19JA], S1194 [19JA], S1201 [19JA], S1203 [19JA], S1302
[23JA], S1309 [23JA], S1310 [23JA], S1340 [23JA], S1345 [23JA],
S1351 [23JA], S1356 [23JA], S1396 [24JA], S1398 [24JA], S1408
[24JA], S1417 [24JA], S1426 [24JA], S1485 [25JA], S1488 [25JA],
S1498 [25JA], S1525 [25JA], S1532 [25JA], S1537 [25JA], S1557
[26JA], S1564 [26JA], S1573 [26JA], S1604 [26JA], S1611 [26JA],
S1636 [26JA], S1637 [26JA], S1639 [27JA], S1640 [27JA]
Amendments, S916 [12JA], S938 [13JA], S940 [13JA], S954 [13JA],
S1026 [18JA], S1029 [18JA], S1039 [18JA], S1047 [18JA], S1049
[18JA], S1059 [18JA], S1061 [18JA], S1097 [18JA], S1098 [18JA],
S1099 [18JA], S1102 [18JA], S1103 [18JA], S1104 [18JA], S1105
[18JA], S1106 [18JA], S1107 [18JA], S1108 [18JA], S1111 [18JA],
S1114 [18JA], S1115 [18JA], S1116 [18JA], S1117 [18JA], S1122
[18JA], S1123 [18JA], S1124 [18JA], S1160 [19JA], S1238 [19JA],
S1239 [19JA], S1240 [19JA], S1241 [19JA], S1303 [23JA], S1306
[23JA], S1316 [23JA], S1329 [23JA], S1333 [23JA], S1334 [23JA],
S1335 [23JA], S1336 [23JA], S1337 [23JA], S1338 [23JA], S1340
[23JA], S1343 [23JA], S1345 [23JA], S1346 [23JA], S1351 [23JA],
S1353 [23JA], S1354 [23JA], S1356 [23JA], S1374 [23JA], S1377
[23JA], S1378 [23JA], S1379 [23JA], S1380 [23JA], S1383 [23JA],
S1384 [23JA], S1398 [24JA], S1400 [24JA], S1402 [24JA], S1407
[24JA], S1408 [24JA], S1409 [24JA], S1410 [24JA], S1417 [24JA],
S1418 [24JA], S1419 [24JA], S1458 [24JA], S1459 [24JA], S1463
[24JA], S1467 [24JA], S1468 [24JA], S1471 [24JA], S1472 [24JA],
S1503 [25JA], S1518 [25JA], S1527 [25JA], S1531 [25JA], S1535
[25JA], S1558 [26JA], S1568 [26JA], S1571 [26JA], S1591 [26JA],
S1601 [26JA], S1606 [26JA], S1607 [26JA], S1609 [26JA], S1614
[26JA], S1631 [26JA], S1632 [26JA], S1720 [27JA], S2140 [3FE]
Amended and passed Senate, S1678 [27JA]
Debated, H1007 [1FE]
Text, H1007 [1FE]
Amended and passed House (in lieu of H.R. 5), H1012 [1FE]
Title amended, H1012 [1FE]
House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, H1012 [1FE]
Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S2145 [3FE]
Conference report submitted in the House (H. Rept. 104-76), H3053
[13MR]
Explanatory statement, H3059 [13MR]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S3875 [14MR], S3889
[14MR], S3918 [15MR]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S3922 [15MR]
Conference report considered in the House, H3303 [16MR]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H3313 [16MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4262 [21MR]
Presented to the President, S4262 [21MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H3415 [21MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-4] (signed March 22, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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S. 2--A bill to make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch
of the Federal Government.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Dole, Mr. Nickles,
Mr. Roth, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Smith, Mr. Specter, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Santorum, Mr.
Thomas, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Robb, Mr. Kohl, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Helms, Mr. Gregg, Mr. DeWine, Mr.
Campbell, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Mack, Mr. Kerrey, Mrs. Kassebaum, and
Mr. Lott), S47 [4JA]
Text, S64 [4JA], S767 [11JA]
Debated, S439 [5JA], S456 [5JA], S459 [5JA], S471 [5JA], S529 [6JA],
S534 [6JA], S539 [6JA], S621 [9JA], S693 [10JA], S707 [10JA], S730
[10JA], S756 [11JA], S761 [11JA], S762 [11JA]
Amendments, S460 [5JA], S478 [5JA], S512 [5JA], S516 [5JA], S532
[6JA], S540 [6JA], S552 [6JA], S557 [6JA], S566 [6JA], S577 [6JA],
S641 [9JA], S679 [9JA], S693 [10JA], S694 [10JA], S710 [10JA],
S719 [10JA], S741 [10JA], S742 [10JA], S756 [11JA], S764 [11JA],
S810 [11JA]
Cosponsors added, S44 [4JA], S478 [5JA], S511 [5JA], S740 [10JA],
S806 [11JA]
Passed Senate amended, S767 [11JA]
Placed on the calendar, S44 [4JA]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S45 [4JA]
Debated, H252 [17JA], H285 [17JA]
Text, H252 [17JA]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H286 [17JA]
Examined and signed in the House, H322 [18JA]
Presented to the President, S1069 [18JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-1] (signed January 23, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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S. 3--A bill to control crime, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Simpson, Mr.
Gramm, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Abraham, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Kyl), S47
[4JA]
Text, S76 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, S564 [6JA], S740 [10JA], S2969 [22FE], S5913 [1MY]
Cosponsors added, S2830 [25MR]
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S. 4--A bill to grant the power to the President to reduce budget
authority; jointly, to the Committees on the Budget; Governmental
Affairs, pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with
instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee
have thirty days to report or be discharged.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Coats, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Helms,
Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Bond, Mr. Grams, Mr. Gramm, Mr.
Brown, Mr. Burns, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr, Gregg,
Mr, Inhofe, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. McConnell, Mr.
Nickles, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Warner), S47
[4JA]
Text, S97 [4JA], S4187 [20MR], S4484 [23MR]
Cosponsors added, S511 [5JA], S914 [12JA], S953 [13JA], S1237
[19JA], S3758 [9MR]
Committee discharged. Referred to the Committee on Governmental
Affairs, S3221 [27FE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-9), S3221 [27FE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-13), S3603 [7MR]
Debated, S4187 [20MR], S4210 [21MR], S4212 [21MR], S4222 [21MR],
S4301 [22MR], S4313 [22MR], S4322 [22MR], S4325 [22MR], S4328
[22MR], S4333 [22MR], S4343 [22MR], S4409 [23MR]
Amendments, S4188 [20MR], S4203 [20MR], S4244 [21MR], S4253 [21MR],
S4255 [21MR], S4259 [21MR], S4281 [21MR], S4283 [21MR], S4284
[21MR], S4285 [21MR], S4286 [21MR], S4288 [21MR], S4289 [21MR],
S4290 [21MR], S4291 [21MR], S4301 [22MR], S4310 [22MR], S4323
[22MR], S4324 [22MR], S4330 [22MR], S4339 [22MR], S4340 [22MR],
S4341 [22MR], S4351 [22MR], S4387 [22MR], S4410 [23MR], S4428
[23MR], S4438 [23MR], S4450 [23MR], S4455 [23MR], S8717 [20JN]
Amended and passed Senate, S4484 [23MR]
Made special order (H. Res. 147), H5071 [16MY]
Read the third time, H5090 [17MY]
Amended and passed House (in lieu of H.R. 2), H5090 [17MY]
Text, H5094 [17MY]
Title amended, H5097 [17MY]
Senate disagreed to House amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S8717 [20JN]
House insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference, H8605
[7SE]
Conferees appointed, H8608 [7SE]
Change in conferees, H8664 [7SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-491) submitted in the House, H2640
[21MR]
Explanatory statement, H2643 [21MR]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S2925 [27MR], S2927
[27MR], S2929 [27MR]
Amendments, S2951 [27MR], S2952 [27MR], S3026 [27MR], S3027 [27MR]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S2995 [27MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3153 [28MR]
Conference report agreed to in the House (pursuant to H. Res. 391),
H2986 [28MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H3169 [28MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-130] (signed April 9, 1996), H3233 [15AP]
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S. 10--A bill to make certain laws applicable to the legislative
branch of the Federal Government, to reform lobbying registration
and disclosure requirements, to amend the gift rules of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, and to reform the Federal
election laws applicable to the Congress; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Levin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr.
Breaux, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Moseley-Braun, and Mr. Harkin), S47 [4JA]
Text, S130 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, S511 [5JA]
Cosponsors added, S559 [30JA]
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S. 39--A bill to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and
Management Act to authorize appropriations, to provide for
sustainable fisheries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Murkowski), S48
[4JA]
Text, S235 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, S4280 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, S3405 [16AP], S10841 [18SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-276), S5566 [23MY]
Debated, S10794 [18SE], S10906 [19SE]
Amendments, S10794 [18SE], S10826 [18SE], S10843 [18SE], S10844
[18SE], S10862 [18SE], S10909 [19SE]
Passed Senate amended, S10913 [19SE]
Text, S10913 [19SE]
Debated, H11418 [27SE]
Text, H11418 [27SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11468 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12300 [4OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-297] (signed October 11, 1996)
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S. 45--A bill to amend the Helium Act to require the Secretary of the
Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held in
connection with activities carried out under the Helium Act, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. FEINGOLD, S48 [4JA]
Text, S256 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, S806 [11JA], S914 [12JA], S953 [13JA], S1237
[19JA], S1373 [23JA], S1630 [26JA], S1961 [1FE], S5843 [27AP]
Cosponsors added, S10689 [17SE]
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S. 47--A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, United States
Code, in order to ensure equality between Federal firefighters and
other employees in the civil service and other public sector
firefighters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SARBANES, S48 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, S1542 [25JA], S2067 [2FE], S2889 [16FE], S3476
[3MR], S10659 [25JY], S11109 [1AU]
Cosponsors added, S2331 [19MR], S12311 [3OC]
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S. 50--A bill to repeal the increase in tax on Social Security
benefits; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Mack, Mr. Shelby, and Mr.
Warner), S49 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, S511 [5JA], S1542 [25JA], S2067 [2FE], S2420
[9FE], S3223 [27FE], S3622 [7MR], S3758 [9MR], S9465 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S1368 [27FE]
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S. 55--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain
service in the organized military forces of the Government of the
Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have
been active service for purposes of benefits under programs
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mr. INOUYE, S49 [4JA]
Text, S278 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, S2135 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, S1297 [23FE], S7675 [10JY], S10841 [18SE]
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S. 84--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for
the vessel BAGGER, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. INOUYE, S49 [4JA]
Text, S294 [4JA]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-54), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9030 [29JY]
Text, S9030 [29JY]
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S. 88--A bill to increase the overall economy and efficiency of
Government operations and enable more efficient use of Federal
funding, by enabling local governments and private, nonprofit
organizations to use amounts available under certain Federal
assistance programs in accordance with approved local flexibility
plans; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. HATFIELD, S49 [4JA]
Text, S311 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, S3758 [9MR]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-331), S8553 [23JY]
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S. 94--A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
prohibit the consideration of retroactive tax increases; jointly,
to the Committees on the Budget; Governmental Affairs, pursuant to
the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one
Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report
or be discharged.
By Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Smith, Mr. Lott,
Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Warner), S50 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, S1457 [24JA]
Cosponsors added, S6104 [11JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-354), S9742 [3SE]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S12303
[3OC]
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S. 101--A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to
influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Wellstone, Mr.
Feingold, and Mr. Lautenberg), S50 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, S8042 [8JN]
Placed on the calendar, S10506 [21JY]
Indefinitely postponed, S3414 [16AP]
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S. 149--A bill to require a balanced Federal budget by fiscal year
2002 and each year therafter, to protect Social Security, to
provide for zero-based budgeting and decennial sunsetting, to
impose spending caps on the growth of entitlements during fiscal
years 1996 through 2002, and to enforce those requirements through
a budget process involving the President and Congress and
sequestration; to the Committees on the Budget; Governmental
Affairs, pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with
instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee
have thirty days to report or be discharged.
By Mr. GRAMM, S51 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, S5692 [3JN]
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S. 151--A bill to reduce Federal spending by restructuring the Air
Force's F-22 program to achieve initial operating capability in
2010 and a total inventory of no more than 42 aircraft in 2015; to
the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BUMPERS (for himself, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Harkin,
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Simon, and Mr. Wellstone),
S480 [5JA]
Cosponsors added, S10556 [13SE]
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S. 152--A bill to reduce Federal spending and rapidly enhance
strategic airlift by terminating the C-17 aircraft program after
fiscal year 1996 and by providing for a program to meet the
remaining strategic airlift requirements of the Department of
Defense with nondevelopmental aircraft; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. BUMPERS (for himself, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Harkin,
Mr. Kohl, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Simon, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Wellstone),
S480 [5JA]
Cosponsors added, S10556 [13SE]
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S. 153--A bill to reduce Federal spending and enhance military
satellite communications by reducing funds for the MILSTAR II
satellite program and accelerating plans for deployment of the
Advanced EHF Satellite/MILSTAR III; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. BUMPERS (for himself, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Feingold,
Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Simon, and Mr.
Wellstone), S480 [5JA]
Cosponsors added, S1097 [18JA]
Cosponsors added, S10556 [13SE]
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S. 154--A bill to prohibit the expenditure of appropriated funds on
the Advanced Neutron Source; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. BUMPERS (for himself, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Harkin,
Mr. Kohl, Mr. Simon, and Mr. Wellstone), S480 [5JA]
Cosponsors added, S2273 [7FE]
Cosponsors added, S10556 [13SE]
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S. 155--A bill to reduce Federal spending by prohibiting the backfit
of Trident I ballistic missile submarines to carry D-5 Trident II
submarine-launched ballistic missile; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
By Mr. BUMPERS (for himself, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Feingold,
Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Wellstone), S480 [5JA]
Cosponsors added, S1097 [18JA]
Cosponsors added, S10556 [13SE]
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S. 157--A bill to reduce Federal spending by prohibiting the
expenditure of appropriated funds on the United States
International Space Station Program; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
By Mr. BUMPERS (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Conrad,
Mr. Feingold, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Pryor, Mr.
Simon, and Mr. Wellstone), S480 [5JA]
Cosponsors added, S1097 [18JA], S2273 [7FE]
Cosponsors added, S10609 [16SE]
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S. 172--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Tansportation to issue a
certificate of documentation for the vessel L. R. Beattie; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. JEFFORDS, S563 [6JA]
Cosponsors added, S1373 [23JA]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-55), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9030 [29JY]
Text, S9030 [29JY]
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S. 173--A bill to provide for restitution of victims of crimes, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. NICKLES (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr.
Grassley), S563 [6JA]
Cosponsors added, S1461 [29FE]
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S. 178--A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to extend the
authorization for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Leahy) (by request), S653 [9JA]
Text, S655 [9JA], S2439 [10FE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-7), S2124 [3FE]
Passed Senate, S2438 [10FE]
Read the third time, H4379 [6AP]
Passed House, H4379 [6AP]
Text, H4380 [6AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S5602 [24AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H4437 [1MY], H4438 [1MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-9] (signed April 21, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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S. 186--A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with
respect to purchases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve by
entities in the insular areas of the United States, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. AKAKA, S731 [10JA]
Text, S732 [10JA]
Cosponsors added, S2867 [26MR]
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S. 199--A bill to repeal certain provisions of law relating to trading
with Indians; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. McCain), S789 [11JA]
Text, S799 [11JA]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-349), S9428 [1AU]
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S. 212--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Shamrock V; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S901 [12JA]
Text, S906 [12JA]
Cosponsors added, S3622 [7MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-56), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9030 [29JY]
Text, S9030 [29JY]
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S. 213--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Endeavour; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S901 [12JA]
Text, S906 [12JA]
Cosponsors added, S3622 [7MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-57), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9031 [29JY]
Text, S9031 [29JY]
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S. 227--A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide an
exclusive right to perform sound recordings publicly by means of
digital transmissions and for other purposes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein), S944 [13JA]
Cosponsors added, S1860 [31JA], S2214 [6FE], S2889 [16FE], S6011
[2MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-128), S11451 [4AU]
Debated, S11945 [8AU]
Text, S11945 [8AU], S11963 [8AU]
Amendments, S11948 [8AU]
Passed Senate as amended, S11963 [8AU]
Debated, H10104 [17OC]
Text, H10104 [17OC]
Rules suspended. Passed House (in lieu of H.R. 1506 and H.R. 587),
H10108 [17OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S15337 [19OC], S15401 [20OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H10483 [19OC]
Presented to the President, S15401 [20OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-39] (signed November 1, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 228--A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, United States
Code, relating to the treatment of Members of Congress and
Congressional employees for retirement purposes; to the Committee
on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BRYAN (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Santorum, and Mr.
Inhofe), S944 [13JA]
Cosponsors added, S1237 [19JA], S1961 [1FE], S2529 [10FE], S3064
[23FE], S15851 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, S5449 [21MY]
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S. 244--A bill to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to
have Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly
accountable for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the
public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. NUNN (for himself, Mr. Roth, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Bond, Mr.
Bumpers, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Johnston, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Breaux, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Robb, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Smith, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Mack, Ms. Moseley-Braun, and Mr. Shelby), S1207
[19JA]
Text, S1211 [19JA], S3498 [6MR], S3555 [7MR]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-8), S2647 [14FE]
Debated, S3498 [6MR], S3504 [6MR], S3511 [6MR], S3516 [6MR], S3519
[6MR], S3547 [7MR], S3555 [7MR]
Amendments, S3511 [6MR], S3516 [6MR], S3519 [6MR], S3540 [6MR],
S3547 [7MR], S3549 [7MR], S3623 [7MR], S3631 [7MR], S3994 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S3538 [6MR], S3623 [7MR], S4386 [22MR]
Passed Senate as amended, S3555 [7MR]
Debated, H2994 [10MR]
Text, H2995 [10MR]
Amended and passed House (text of H.R. 830 inserted in lieu), H3015
[10MR]
House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, H3015 [10MR]
Conferees appointed, H3027 [10MR]
Senate disagreed to House amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S4000 [15MR]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-99) submitted in the House, H4093
[3AP]
Explanatory statement, H4099 [3AP]
Conference report considered and agreed to in the House, H4374 [6AP]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S5273 [6AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S5602 [24AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H4437 [1MY], H4438 [1MY]
Presented to the President, S6601 [12MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-13] (signed May 22, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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S. 253--A bill to repeal certain prohibitions against political
recommendations relating to Federal employment, to reenact certain
provisions relating to recommendations by Members of Congress, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LOTT, S1271 [20JA]
Text, S1272 [20JA]
Cosponsors added, S1789 [30JA], S2135 [3FE], S5728 [26AP]
Cosponsors added, S4723 [6MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-282), S6517 [19JN]
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S. 257--A bill to amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to
make eligible for membership those veterans that have served
within the territorial limits of South Korea; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, Mr.
McCain, and Mr. Campbell), S1271 [20JA]
Text, S1281 [20JA], S2531 [10FE]
Cosponsors added, S2529 [10FE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S2531 [10FE]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H1966 [21FE]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H2321 [28FE]
Text, H2321 [28FE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3389 [2MR]
Presented to the President, S3389 [2MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-3] (signed March 7, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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S. 258--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
additional safeguards to protect taxpayer rights; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Reid, Mr. Bryan, Mr.
Hatch, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Nickles, Mr.
Exon, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Lott,
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Smith, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Simon, Mr.
Kyl, and Mr. Daschle), S1369 [23JA]
Cosponsors added, S2529 [10FE], S3903 [14MR], S4149 [17MR], S4203
[20MR], S5076 [3AP], S5452 [6AP], S5605 [24AP], S10659 [25JY]
Cosponsors added, S2244 [18MR], S3405 [16AP], S4723 [6MY], S6243
[13JN]
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S. 268--A bill to authorize the collection of fees for expenses for
triploid grass carp certification inspections, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BUMPERS, S1442 [24JA]
Text, S1453 [24JA], S5734 [26AP]
Cosponsors added, S1790 [30JA]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-51), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S5734 [26AP]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, H4542
[3MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-189), H7067 [17JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H10112 [17OC]
Text, H10112 [17OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S15337 [19OC], S15401 [20OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H10483 [19OC]
Presented to the President, S15401 [20OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-40] (signed November 1, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 273--A bill to amend section 61h-6, of title 2, United States Code.
By Mr. KEMPTHORNE (for Mr. Dole), S1442 [24JA]
Text, S1550 [25JA]
Text, H806 [27JA]
Passed House, H806 [27JA]
Passed Senate, S1430 [24JA]
Presented to the President, S1758 [30JA]
Examined and signed in the House, H888 [30JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-2] (signed February 9, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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S. 278--A bill to authorize a certificate of documentation for the
vessel Serenity; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. HOLLINGS, S1617 [26JA]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-58), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9031 [29JY]
Text, S9031 [29JY]
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S. 279--A bill to authorize a certificate of documentation for the
vessel Why Knot; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. HOLLINGS, S1617 [26JA]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-59), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9031 [29JY]
Text, S9031 [29JY]
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S. 287--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
homemakers to get a full IRA deduction; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Abraham, Mr.
Ashcroft, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bond, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burns, Mr. Coats,
Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr. D'Amato, Mr.
DeWine, Mr. Dole, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Frist, Mr.
Gorton, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hatch,
Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Helms, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr.
Kempthorne, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Lott, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain,
Mr. McConnell, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Roth,
Mr. Santorum, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr.
Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Breaux, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Moynihan, Mrs. Murray,
Mr. Reid, Ms. Moseley-Braun, and Mr. Simon), S1618 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S1961 [1FE], S2135 [3FE], S2578 [13FE]
Cosponsors added, S3023 [27MR], S7769 [11JY]
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S. 288--A bill to abolish the Board of Review of the Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Robb), S1618 [26JA]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-166), S16621 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [16MY]
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S. 295--A bill to permit labor management cooperative efforts that
improve America's economic competitiveness to continue to thrive,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Gregg, and Mr.
Gorton), S1758 [30JA]
Text, S1787 [30JA]
Cosponsors added, S3426 [2MR], S4111 [16MR], S4280 [21MR], S5729
[26AP], S6108 [3MY], S10153 [17JY], S10244 [18JY], S12614 [5SE],
S15407 [20OC], S16829 [8NO], S18033 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, S514 [26JA], S919 [6FE], S1084 [7FE], S1461
[29FE], S2331 [19MR], S3797 [22AP], S4871 [8MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-259), S4516 [1MY]
Debated, S7469 [9JY], S7614 [10JY]
Amendments, S7470 [9JY], S7482 [9JY], S7484 [9JY], S7498 [9JY]
Placed back on the calendar, S7677 [10JY]
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S. 297--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
the exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Graham, Mr. Akaka,
Mr. Campbell, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Bingaman), S1758
[30JA]
Text, S1789 [30JA]
Cosponsors added, S8555 [23JY]
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S. 298--A bill to establish a comprehensive policy with respect to the
provision of health care coverage and services to individuals with
severe mental illnesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Wellstone), S1847 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, S13977 [20SE]
Cosponsors added, S514 [26JA]
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S. 301--A bill to provide for the negotiation of bilateral prisoner
transfer treaties with foreign countries and to provide for the
training in the United States of border patrol and customs service
personnel from foreign countries; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. KYL, S1847 [31JA]
Text, S1852 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, S4072 [24AP]
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S. 304--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Gorton, and Ms.
Moseley-Braun), S1847 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, S2135 [3FE], S2578 [13FE], S3291 [28FE], S3476
[3MR], S3813 [10MR], S4280 [21MR], S5913 [1MY], S7787 [6JN], S8183
[12JN], S8265 [13JN], S8564 [16JN], S8712 [20JN], S9181 [27JN],
S9465 [29JN], S10010 [14JY], S10153 [17JY], S10832 [27JY], S10897
[28JY], S10971 [31JY], S11329 [3AU], S11454 [4AU], S11893 [8AU],
S12290 [10AU], S12410 [11AU], S12614 [5SE], S13667 [15SE], S14134
[22SE]
Cosponsors added, S3405 [16AP]
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S. 309--A bill to reform the concession policies of the National Park
Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. BENNETT (for himself, Mr. Bumpers, and Mr. Johnston), S1920
[1FE]
Cosponsors added, S11216 [2AU], S13743 [18SE], S15407 [20OC], S18295
[8DE]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [16MY]
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S. 327--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
clarification for the deductibility of expenses incurred by a
taxpayer in connection with the business use of the home; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Exon, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Johnston, and Mr. Kerrey), S1920 [1FE]
Text, S1959 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, S2420 [9FE], S3758 [9MR], S3904 [14MR], S3992
[15MR], S4820 [29MR], S6181 [4MY], S7528 [25MY], S7702 [5JN],
S8183 [12JN], S8516 [15JN], S9181 [27JN], S9465 [29JN], S9641
[10JY], S10503 [21JY], S14906 [10OC], S17348 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S5499 [22MY]
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S. 332--A bill to provide means of limiting the exposure of children
to violent programming on television, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CONRAD, S2034 [2FE]
Text, S2036 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, S3426 [2MR], S4280 [21MR], S5605 [24AP], S9810
[12JY]
Cosponsors added, S742 [1FE]
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S. 334--A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to encourage States to enact a Law Enforcement
Officers' Bill of Rights, to provide standards and protection for
the conduct of internal police investigations, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Biden), S2034 [2FE]
Text, S2047 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, S6465 [10MY], S18295 [8DE]
Cosponsors added, S3957 [23AP], S9304 [31JY]
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S. 341--A bill to extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill
Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BROWN, S2034 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, S5773 [4JN]
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S. 342--A bill to establish the Cache La Poudre River National Water
Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BROWN, S2034 [2FE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-188), S18737 [15DE]
Amendments, S12314 [3OC], S12353 [3OC]
Passed Senate amended, S12353 [3OC]
Text, S12356 [3OC]
Passed House, H12294 [4OC]
Text, H12294 [4OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12304 [21OC]
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S. 349--A bill to reauthorize appropriations for the Navajo-Hopi
Relocation Housing Program; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S2035 [2FE]
Text, S2066 [2FE], S5734 [26AP]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-29), S5403 [6AP]
Passed Senate, S5734 [26AP]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, H4542
[3MY]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H5736 [8JN]
Text, H5737 [8JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H5982 [14JN]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S8380 [14JN]
Presented to the President, S8380 [14JN]
Approved [Public Law 104-15] (signed June 21, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 356--A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare
English as the official language of the Government of the United
States; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. Coverdell), S2124 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, S2579 [13FE], S2764 [15FE], S2889 [16FE], S2969
[22FE], S3681 [8MR], S4931 [30MR], S5676 [25AP], S5729 [26AP],
S8516 [15JN], S10427 [20JY], S12841 [7SE], S14205 [25SE], S16508
[1NO]
Cosponsors added, S1368 [27FE]
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S. 358--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for an excise tax exemption for certain emergency medical
transportation by air ambulance; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HEFLIN (for himself and Mr. Lott), S2213 [6FE]
Cosponsors added, S5913 [1MY], S6930 [18MY], S12967 [8SE], S13667
[15SE], S13865 [19SE], S15129 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, S1277 [20FE], S2867 [26MR], S3316 [15AP], S3490
[17AP], S4072 [24AP]
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S. 369--A bill to designate the Federal Courthouse in Decatur,
Alabama, as the ``Seybourn H. Lynne Federal Courthouse'', and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. HEFLIN, S2332 [8FE]
Cosponsors added, S9465 [29JN]
Reported (no written report), S11785 [7AU]
Passed Senate, S12109 [9AU]
Text, S12110 [9AU]
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
H8594 [6SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H14983 [18DE]
Text, H14983 [18DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15135 [19DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-419), H15135 [19DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18998 [20DE]
Presented to the President, S18999 [20DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-85] (signed December 28, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 377--A bill to amend a provision of part A of title IX of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, relating to Indian
education, to provide a technical amendment, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Inouye), S2399 [9FE]
Text, S2399 [9FE], S2820 [16FE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S2820 [16FE]
Read the third time, H3119 [14MR]
Passed House, H3119 [14MR]
Text, H3119 [14MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H3275 [15MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4093 [16MR]
Presented to the President, S4093 [16MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-5] (signed March 23, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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S. 386--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for the tax-free treatment of education savings accounts
established through certain State programs, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCONNELL, S2492 [10FE]
Text, S2495 [10FE]
Cosponsors added, S4203 [20MR], S15166 [13OC], S17669 [28NO]
Cosponsors added, S4425 [30AP]
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S. 389--A bill for the relief of Nguyen Quy An and his daughter,
Nguyen Ngoc Kim Quy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JOHNSTON (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Hatfield, Mr.
Nickles, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. Specter), S2492 [10FE]
Cosponsors added, S5453 [6AP], S6821 [17MY], S13210 [11SE]
Reported (no written report), S11033 [19SE]
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S. 391--A bill to authorize and direct the Secretaries of the Interior
and Agriculture to undertake activities to halt and reverse the
decline in forest health on Federal lands, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, that when
reported the bill be referred jointly to the Committees on
Agriculture; Nutrition and Forestry; Environment and Public Works,
for a period not to exceed 20 days of session to report or be
discharged.
By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Burns, Mr. Domenici, Mr.
Gorton, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. Packwood), S2492
[10FE]
Committee discharged. Placed on the calendar, S2531 [10FE]
Cosponsors added, S3426 [2MR], S4203 [20MR], S4598 [24MR], S5076
[3AP], S12736 [6SE]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-321), S7887 [16JY]
Placed on the calendar, S10324 [11SE]
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S. 395--A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell
the Alaska Power Marketing Administration, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Stevens), S2569 [13FE]
Text, S2570 [13FE], S6650 [15MY], S6833 [17MY]
Amendments, S2579 [13FE], S6666 [15MY], S6696 [15MY], S6730 [16MY],
S6732 [16MY], S6733 [16MY], S6734 [16MY], S6735 [16MY], S6737
[16MY], S6742 [16MY], S6753 [16MY], S6754 [16MY], S6755 [16MY],
S6756 [16MY], S6757 [16MY], S6758 [16MY], S6759 [16MY], S6760
[16MY], S6761 [16MY], S11709 [5AU]
Cosponsors added, S3904 [14MR]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-78), S5805 [27AP]
Debated, S6650 [15MY], S6728 [16MY], S6730 [16MY], S6737 [16MY]
Passed Senate as amended, S6742 [16MY]
Title amended, S6742 [16MY]
Debated, H7576 [25JY]
Text, H7576 [25JY]
Amendments, H7578 [25JY]
Amended and passed House, H7578 [25JY]
Title amended, H7579 [25JY]
House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, H7579
[25JY]
Conferees appointed, H7587 [25JY]
Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S11709 [5AU]
Change in conferees, H10086 [17OC]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-312) submitted in the House, H11775
[6NO], H11861 [8NO]
Explanatory statement, H11778 [6NO], H11864 [8NO]
Conference report considered in the House, H11867 [8NO]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H11881 [8NO]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S17019 [14NO]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S17035 [14NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H12505 [15NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S17182 [16NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-58] (signed November 28, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 413--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
increase the minimum wage rate under such Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Pell, Mr. Dodd, Mr.
Simon, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Lautenberg, and Mr. Kerry), S2647 [14FE]
Text, S2657 [14FE]
Cosponsors added, S3064 [23FE], S4931 [30MR], S5231 [5AP], S11454
[4AU], S18102 [6DE], S18364 [11DE], S18822 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, S1185 [9FE], S2867 [26MR]
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S. 440--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for
the designation of the National Highway System, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Moynihan,
Mr. Bond, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr.
Lieberman, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Reid, Mr. Smith, Mr. Lugar, Mrs. Boxer,
Mr. Graham, and Mr. Pell), S2823 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, S3904 [14MR], S4281 [21MR], S4516 [23MR], S5231
[5AP], S5453 [6AP], S5676 [25AP], S5729 [26AP], S6108 [3MY], S6217
[5MY], S6538 [11MY], S8516 [15JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-86), S7120 [22MY]
Debated, S8480 [15JN], S8544 [16JN], S8599 [19JN], S8606 [19JN],
S8609 [19JN], S8613 [19JN], S8635 [20JN], S8656 [20JN], S8745
[21JN], S8761 [21JN], S8849 [22JN], S8850 [22JN], S8855 [22JN],
S8875 [22JN], S8924 [22JN]
Amendments, S8544 [16JN], S8606 [19JN], S8611 [19JN], S8615 [19JN],
S8635 [20JN], S8640 [20JN], S8643 [20JN], S8653 [20JN], S8656
[20JN], S8657 [20JN], S8658 [20JN], S8659 [20JN], S8675 [20JN],
S8677 [20JN], S8678 [20JN], S8713 [20JN], S8714 [20JN], S8715
[20JN], S8746 [21JN], S8754 [21JN], S8763 [21JN], S8774 [21JN],
S8777 [21JN], S8779 [21JN], S8785 [21JN], S8786 [21JN], S8787
[21JN], S8792 [21JN], S8793 [21JN], S8826 [21JN], S8827 [21JN],
S8828 [21JN], S8851 [22JN], S8853 [22JN], S8875 [22JN], S8878
[22JN], S8882 [22JN], S8885 [22JN], S8924 [22JN], S8954 [22JN],
S8955 [22JN], S8956 [22JN], S14210 [25SE]
Passed Senate as amended, S8925 [22JN]
Text, S8925 [22JN]
Debated, H9309 [20SE]
Text, H9310 [20SE]
Amended and passed House (in lieu of H.R. 2274), H9319 [20SE]
Title amended, H9319 [20SE]
House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, H9320 [20SE]
Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S14144 [22SE], S14210 [25SE]
Change of conferees, H9678 [29SE], H9796 [11OC]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-345) submitted in the House, H12459
[15NO]
Explanatory statement, H12478 [15NO]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S17203 [17NO]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S17227 [17NO]
Conference report considered in the House, H13319 [18NO]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H13325 [18NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S17530 [27NO]
Presented to the President, S17530 [27NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H13666 [28NO], H13730 [28NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-59] (signed November 28, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 441--A bill to reauthorize appropriations for certain programs
under the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention
Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN, S2823 [16FE]
Text, S2841 [16FE], S5734 [26AP]
Cosponsors added, S4386 [22MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-53), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S5734 [26AP]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, H4542
[3MY]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H5737 [8JN]
Text, H5737 [8JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H5982 [14JN]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S8380 [14JN]
Presented to the President, S8380 [14JN]
Approved [Public Law 104-16] (signed June 21, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 457--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to update
references in the classification of children for purposes of
United States immigration laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SIMON (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. D'Amato,
Mr. Packwood, and Mr. Hatfield), S2965 [22FE]
Cosponsors added, S3223 [27FE], S3813 [10MR], S5552 [7AP], S5676
[25AP], S6181 [4MY], S6278 [8MY], S6752 [16MY], S8615 [19JN],
S9915 [13JY], S10153 [17JY]
Reported (no written report), S8945 [22JN]
Passed Senate, S10176 [17JY]
Text, S10176 [17JY]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H7178 [18JY]
Committee discharged. Read the third time. Passed House, H11386
[30OC]
Text, H11387 [30OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S16753 [7NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H11828 [7NO]
Presented to the President, S16821 [8NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-51] (signed November 15, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 459--A bill to provide surveillance, research, and services aimed
at prevention of birth defects, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. BOND, S2965 [22FE]
Cosponsors added, S5453 [6AP], S12614 [5SE]
Cosponsors added, S5945 [6JN]
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S. 464--A bill to make the reporting deadlines for studies conducted
in Federal court demonstration districts consistent with the
deadlines for pilot districts, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Heflin),
S3052 [23FE]
Text, S3053 [23FE], S4939 [30MR]
Reported (no written report), S4094 [16MR]
Read the third time. Passed Senate, S4939 [30MR]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H4103 [3AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-180), H6829 [11JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H9037 [18SE]
Text, H9037 [18SE]
Presented to the President, S14407 [27SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-33] (signed October 3, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 475--A bill to authorize a certificate of documentation for the
vessel Lady Hawk; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. STEVENS, S3221 [27FE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-60), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9031 [29JY]
Text, S9031 [29JY]
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S. 480--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Gleam; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S3389 [2MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-61), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9031 [29JY]
Text, S9031 [29JY]
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S. 482--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for
the vessel Emerald Ayes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation.
By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Thurmond), S3389 [2MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-62), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9031 [29JY]
Text, S9031 [29JY]
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S. 483--A bill to amend the provisions of title 17, United States
Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Thompson), S3389
[2MR]
Text, S3393 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S6217 [5MY], S9100 [26JN], S13475 [12SE], S14906
[10OC]
Cosponsors added, S5600 [23MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-315), S7670 [10JY]
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S. 487--A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Inouye), S3390 [2MR]
Text, S3402 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S11109 [1AU]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-241), S2192 [15MR]
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S. 491--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide coverage of outpatient self-management training services
under part B of the Medicare Program for individuals with
diabetes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BREAUX (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Cochran,
and Mr. Chafee), S3390 [2MR]
Text, S3423 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, S9720 [11JY], S9916 [13JY], S10832 [27JY], S12410
[11AU], S13623 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, S3228 [29MR], S4425 [30AP], S5773 [4JN]
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S. 492--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation for the vessel Intrepid; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CHAFEE, S3390 [2MR]
Text, S3423 [2MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-63), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9031 [29JY]
Text, S9031 [29JY]
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S. 493--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation for the vessel Consortium; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. CHAFEE, S3390 [2MR]
Text, S3424 [2MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-64), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9031 [29JY]
Text, S9031 [29JY]
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S. 494--A bill to balance the Federal budget by fiscal year 2002
through the establishment of Federal spending limits; jointly, to
the Committees on the Budget; Governmental Affairs, pursuant to
the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one
Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report
or be discharged.
By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Grams, Mr. Abraham, and Mr. Craig),
S3466 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, S4203 [20MR], S6696 [15MY]
Cosponsors added, S3405 [16AP]
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S. 507--A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code regarding
false identification documents, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PRESSLER, S3603 [7MR]
Text, S3606 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, S6752 [16MY], S7787 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, S5600 [23MY], S5692 [3JN]
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S. 520--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
refundable tax credit for adoption expenses; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. SHELBY, S3744 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, S3904 [14MR], S5453 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S1388 [28FE]
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S. 523--A bill to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act
to authorize additional measures to carry out the control of
salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. BENNETT (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hatch, and
Mr. Kyl), S3744 [9MR]
Text, S3751 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, S4931 [30MR]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-24), S5073 [3AP]
Amended and passed Senate, S5803 [27AP]
Amendments, S5803 [27AP], S5804 [27AP], S5850 [27AP]
Referred to the Committee on Resources, H4542 [3MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-132), H5689 [7JN]
Debated, H6712 [10JY]
Text, H6712 [10JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H6756 [11JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S10241 [18JY]
Presented to the President, S10241 [18JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H7178 [18JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-20] (signed July 28, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 527--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Empress; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LOTT, S3744 [9MR]
Text, S3758 [9MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-65), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9031 [29JY]
Text, S9031 [29JY]
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S. 528--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for
three vessels; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. LOTT, S3744 [9MR]
Text, S3758 [9MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-66), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9031 [29JY]
Text, S9031 [29JY]
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S. 529--A bill to provide, temporarily, tariff and quota treatment
equivalent to that accorded to members of the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to Caribbean Basin beneficiary countries;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Lott, Mr. Bradley, Ms.
Moseley-Braun, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Grassley), S3803 [10MR]
Text, S3804 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S7128 [22MY], S10971 [31JY], S11329 [3AU]
Cosponsors added, S1297 [23FE], S2331 [19MR]
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S. 531--A bill to authorize a circuit judge who has taken part in an
in banc hearing of a case to continue to participate in that case
after taking senior status, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH, S3803 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, S3904 [14MR]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S9421 [29JN]
Passed Senate as amended, S14570 [28SE]
Amendments, S14570 [28SE]
Text, S14570 [28SE]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H9736 [29SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-697), H8247 [23JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8608 [29JY]
Text, H8608 [29JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9426 [1AU]
Presented to the President, S9426 [1AU]
Examined and signed in the House, H9704 [1AU]
Approved [Public Law 104-175] (signed August 6, 1996)
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S. 532--A bill to clarify the rules governing venue, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH, S3803 [10MR]
Reported (no written report), S4094 [16MR]
Read the third time. Passed Senate, S4939 [30MR]
Text, S4939 [30MR]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H4103 [3AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-181), H6829 [11JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H9038 [18SE]
Text, H9038 [18SE]
Presented to the President, S14407 [27SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-34] (signed October 3, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 533--A bill to clarify the rules governing removal of cases to
Federal court, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH, S3803 [10MR]
Reported (no written report), S4094 [16MR]
Passed Senate, S9580 [30JN]
Text, S9580 [30JN]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H6828 [11JY]
Debated, H10459 [17SE]
Text, H10459 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H10494 [17SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-799), H10523 [17SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10672 [19SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11089 [20SE]
Presented to the President, S11089 [20SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-219] (signed October 1, 1996)
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S. 535--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
certificates of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in coastwise trade for each of 2 vessels named GALLANT
LADY, subject to certain conditions, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Mack), S3803 [10MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-67), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9032 [29JY]
Text, S9032 [29JY]
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S. 553--A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967 to reinstate an exemption for certain bona fide hiring and
retirement plans applicable to State and local firefighters and
law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Labor and Human Resources.
By Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN, S3891 [14MR]
Text, S3895 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, S6181 [4MY], S6930 [18MY]
Cosponsors added, S2244 [18MR], S4072 [24AP], S12000 [30SE]
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S. 555--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to consolidate
and reauthorize health professions and minority and disadvantaged
health education programs, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Frist), S3891
[14MR]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-93), S7777 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, S8516 [15JN]
Debated, S11670 [28SE]
Amendments, S11670 [28SE], S11683 [28SE], S11742 [28SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11683 [28SE]
Text, S11683 [28SE]
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S. 561--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Isabelle, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. CHAFEE, S3964 [15MR]
Text, S3968 [15MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-68), S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S9032 [29JY]
Text, S9032 [29JY]
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S. 568--A bill to provide a tax credit for families, to provide
certain tax incentives to encourage investment and increase
savings, and to place limitations on the growth of spending; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COATS (for himself, Mr. Grams, Mr. Craig, Mr. Lott, Mr.
Brown, Mr. McCain, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr.
Gramm), S4094 [16MR]
Cosponsors added, S4149 [17MR], S5231 [5AP]
Cosponsors added, S3405 [16AP]
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S. 581--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the
Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions of Federal law that
require employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of
employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH, S4262 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, S5076 [3AP], S7924 [7JN], S8712 [20JN], S10832
[27JY], S11793 [7AU], S13475 [12SE], S14318 [26SE], S15499 [23OC],
S16428 [31OC], S17782 [29NO], S18564 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, S1461 [29FE], S1977 [13MR]
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S. 582--A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that
certain voluntary disclosures of violations of Federal laws made
pursuant to an environmental audit shall not be subject to
discovery or admitted into evidence during a Federal judicial or
administrative proceeding, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATFIELD (for himself and Mr. Brown), S4262 [21MR]
Text, S4265 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, S6930 [18MY], S7390 [24MY], S9100 [26JN], S18920
[19DE]
Cosponsors added, S2431 [20MR], S5500 [22MY]
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S. 583--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for
two vessels; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. STEVENS, S4262 [21MR]
Text, S4273 [21MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-206), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9032 [29JY]
Text, S9032 [29JY]
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S. 592--A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
and the National Labor Relations Act to modify certain provisions,
to transfer certain occupational safety and health functions to
the Secretary of Labor, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S4365 [22MR]
Text, S4371 [22MR]
Cosponsors added, S1461 [29FE]
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S. 604--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to relieve
farmers and retail farm suppliers from limitations on maximum
driving and on-duty time in the transportation of agricultural
commodities or farm supplies if such transportation occurs within
100-air mile radius of the source of the commodities or the
distribution point for the farm supplies; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PRESSLER, S4491 [23MR]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-233), S1180 [9FE]
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S. 605--A bill to establish a uniform and more efficient Federal
process for protecting property owners' rights guaranteed by the
fifth amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Lott, Mr.
Gramm, Mr. Brown, Mr. Craig, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
Abraham, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Packwood, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Coats, Mr. Burns, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Pressler, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Hatfield, Mr. Grams, Mr. Frist, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr.
Mack, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Grassley,
Mr. Bond, and Mr. Stevens), S4491 [23MR]
Text, S4498 [23MR]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S19249 [22DE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-239), S1682 [11MR]
Cosponsors added, S3228 [29MR], S3316 [15AP]
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S. 607--A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify the liability
of certain recycling transactions, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Reid), S4491 [23MR]
Text, S4507 [23MR]
Cosponsors added, S5676 [25AP], S6108 [3MY], S6217 [5MY], S6465
[10MY], S9004 [23JN], S9309 [28JN], S9641 [10JY], S10322 [19JY],
S12410 [11AU], S15129 [12OC], S15499 [23OC], S16508 [1NO], S16630
[2NO], S18295 [8DE], S19010 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, S279 [22JA], S1388 [28FE], S2331 [19MR], S3405
[16AP], S5945 [6JN], S7309 [28JN], S7769 [11JY], S9609 [2AU],
S10328 [11SE], S10841 [18SE]
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S. 608--A bill to establish the New Bedford Whaling National
Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Kerry), S4491 [23MR]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S10599 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-375), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 615--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical
services for any disability of a former prisoner of war; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Craig), S4573 [24MR]
Text, S4581 [24MR]
Cosponsors added, S4670 [27MR], S5676 [25AP], S5913 [1MY], S6109
[3MY], S6357 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S5010 [14MY]
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S. 627--A bill to require the general application of the antitrust
laws to major league baseball, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Moynihan,
and Mr. Graham), S4657 [27MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-231), S915 [6FE]
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S. 628--A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax
on generation-skipping transfers; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Helms), S4657 [27MR]
Text, S4661 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, S7020 [19MY], S7702 [5JN], S8712 [20JN], S9720
[11JY], S9916 [13JY], S10245 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, S1461 [29FE], S9968 [5SE]
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S. 640--A bill to provide for the conservation and development of
water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the
Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and
harbors of the United States, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Reid, Mr. Bond, Mr.
Graham, and Mr. McConnell), S4717 [28MR]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-170), S16919 [9NO]
Debated, S7703 [11JY]
Amendments, S7703 [11JY], S7722 [11JY], S7770 [11JY], S10209 [10SE]
Amended and passed Senate, S7722 [11JY]
Text, S7722 [11JY]
Debated, H8735 [30JY]
Text, H8735 [30JY]
Amended and passed House (text of H.R. 3592 inserted in lieu), H8756
[30JY]
Senate disagreed to House amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S10239 [10SE]
House insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H10531 [18SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-843) submitted in the House, H11158
[25SE]
Explanatory statement, H11194 [25SE]
Conference report considered in the House, H11322 [26SE]
Rules suspended. Conference report agreed to in the House, H11330
[26SE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S11519 [27SE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S11527 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12263 [2OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12194 [2OC]
Presented to the President, S12194 [2OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-303] (signed October 12, 1996)
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S. 641--A bill to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
Jeffords, Mr. Frist, Mr. Pell, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Coats, and Mr.
Simon), S4717 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, S4932 [30MR], S5076 [3AP], S5155 [4AP], S5453
[6AP], S5552 [7AP], S5676 [25AP], S5913 [1MY], S6181 [4MY], S6278
[8MY], S6357 [9MY], S6538 [11MY], S6752 [16MY], S6821 [17MY],
S8386 [14JN], S8516 [15JN], S8615 [19JN], S8712 [20JN], S9181
[27JN], S9916 [13JY], S10503 [21JY], S10832 [27JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-25), S5073 [3AP]
Debated, S10476 [21JY], S10486 [21JY], S10697 [26JY], S10701 [26JY],
S10710 [26JY], S10711 [26JY], S10713 [26JY], S10715 [26JY], S10747
[27JY], S10757 [27JY]
Amendments, S10702 [26JY], S10708 [26JY], S10711 [26JY], S10715
[26JY], S10721 [26JY], S10723 [26JY], S10740 [26JY], S10741
[26JY], S10742 [26JY], S10754 [27JY], S10757 [27JY], S15170 [13OC]
Passed Senate as amended, S10760 [27JY]
Text, S10760 [27JY]
Debated, H9062 [18SE]
Text, H9062 [18SE]
Title amended, H9067 [18SE]
Amended and passed House (in lieu of H.R. 1872), H9067 [18SE]
Senate disagreed to House amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S15170 [13OC]
House insisted on its amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H14205 [7DE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-545) submitted in the House, H4287
[30AP]
Explanatory statement, H4295 [30AP]
Conference report considered in the House, H4355 [1MY]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H4366 [1MY]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S4646 [2MY]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S4649 [2MY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4849 [8MY]
Presented to the President, S4849 [8MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H4644 [8MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-146] (signed May 20, 1996)
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S. 650--A bill to increase the amount of credit available to fuel
local, regional, and national economic growth by reducing the
regulatory burden imposed upon financial institutions, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Bryan, Mr.
Bennett, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Bond, Mr. Gramm, and Mr. Dole), S4924
[30MR]
Cosponsors added, S5155 [4AP], S5453 [6AP], S5676 [25AP], S5913
[1MY], S6181 [4MY], S6696 [15MY], S8712 [20JN], S9465 [29JN],
S11110 [1AU], S13210 [11SE], S15851 [26OC]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-185), S18662 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, S9074 [29JY]
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S. 652--An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive,
deregulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate
rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications
and information technologies and services to all Americans by
opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. PRESSLER, S4924 [30MR]
Placed on the calendar, S4924 [30MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-23), S4923 [30MR]
Amendments, S6931 [18MY], S7898 [7JN], S7901 [7JN], S7902 [7JN],
S7926 [7JN], S7927 [7JN], S7928 [7JN], S7947 [8JN], S7957 [8JN],
S7960 [8JN], S7971 [8JN], S7991 [8JN], S7995 [8JN], S8001 [8JN],
S8008 [8JN], S8010 [8JN], S8011 [8JN], S8014 [8JN], S8043 [8JN],
S8044 [8JN], S8062 [9JN], S8064 [9JN], S8085 [9JN], S8120 [9JN],
S8145 [12JN], S8166 [12JN], S8170 [12JN], S8183 [12JN], S8209
[13JN], S8212 [13JN], S8213 [13JN], S8226 [13JN], S8235 [13JN],
S8237 [13JN], S8245 [13JN], S8249 [13JN], S8250 [13JN], S8252
[13JN], S8254 [13JN], S8266 [13JN], S8267 [13JN], S8268 [13JN],
S8269 [13JN], S8270 [13JN], S8271 [13JN], S8272 [13JN], S8273
[13JN], S8274 [13JN], S8275 [13JN], S8278 [13JN], S8280 [13JN],
S8281 [13JN], S8282 [13JN], S8283 [13JN], S8284 [13JN], S8285
[13JN], S8286 [13JN], S8287 [13JN], S8288 [13JN], S8308 [14JN],
S8309 [14JN], S8311 [14JN], S8312 [14JN], S8313 [14JN], S8314
[14JN], S8317 [14JN], S8318 [14JN], S8319 [14JN], S8326 [14JN],
S8327 [14JN], S8328 [14JN], S8348 [14JN], S8350 [14JN], S8351
[14JN], S8352 [14JN], S8353 [14JN], S8355 [14JN], S8356 [14JN],
S8358 [14JN], S8359 [14JN], S8360 [14JN], S8361 [14JN], S8363
[14JN], S8364 [14JN], S8367 [14JN], S8368 [14JN], S8369 [14JN],
S8370 [14JN], S8378 [14JN], S8386 [14JN], S8387 [14JN], S8388
[14JN], S8389 [14JN], S8390 [14JN], S8391 [14JN], S8392 [14JN],
S8393 [14JN], S8394 [14JN], S8395 [14JN], S8396 [14JN], S8397
[14JN], S8398 [14JN], S8400 [14JN], S8423 [15JN], S8432 [15JN],
S8474 [15JN], S8475 [15JN], S8517 [15JN]
Debated, S7881 [7JN], S7942 [8JN], S7972 [8JN], S8055 [9JN], S8061
[9JN], S8085 [9JN], S8134 [12JN], S8188 [12JN], S8206 [13JN],
S8245 [13JN], S8305 [14JN], S8378 [14JN], S8379 [14JN], S8413
[14JN], S8417 [15JN], S8419 [15JN], S8422 [15JN], S8424 [15JN],
S8449 [15JN], S8460 [15JN]
Senate invoked cloture, S8310 [14JN]
Read the third time, S8479 [15JN]
Passed Senate as amended, S8480 [15JN]
Text, S8570 [16JN]
Debated, H9954 [12OC]
Text, H9954 [12OC]
Amended and passed House, H10000 [12OC]
Title amended, H10000 [12OC]
House insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, H10001
[12OC]
Conferees appointed, H10002 [12OC]
Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S15144 [13OC]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-458) submitted in the House, H1078
[31JA]
Explanatory statement, H1107 [31JA]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S686 [1FE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S720 [1FE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-230), S736 [1FE]
Conference report considered in the House, H1154 [1FE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H1179 [1FE]
Examined and signed in the House, H1231 [6FE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S915 [6FE]
Presented to the President, S915 [6FE]
Approved [Public Law 104-104] (signed February 8, 1996), H1235 [9FE]
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S. 653--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel AURA; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S4924 [30MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-207), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9032 [29JY]
Text, S9032 [29JY]
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S. 654--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel SUNRISE; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S4924 [30MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-208), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9032 [29JY]
Text, S9032 [29JY]
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S. 655--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel MARANTHA; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S4924 [30MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-209), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9032 [29JY]
Text, S9032 [29JY]
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S. 656--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel QUIETLY; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S4924 [30MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-210), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9032 [29JY]
Text, S9032 [29JY]
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S. 673--A bill to establish a youth development grant program, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Domenici, and Mr.
Stevens), S5142 [4AP]
Cosponsors added, S8183 [12JN], S11329 [3AU], S17870 [30NO]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-161), S15337 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, S919 [6FE], S1185 [9FE], S1368 [27FE], S3957
[23AP], S5269 [17MY], S5449 [21MY], S8477 [22JY]
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S. 677--A bill to repeal a redundant venue provision, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH, S5217 [5AP]
Reported (no written report), S6912 [18MY]
Passed Senate, S9580 [30JN]
Text, S9580 [30JN]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H6828 [11JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H10459 [17SE]
Text, H10459 [17SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-800), H10523 [17SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10672 [19SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11089 [20SE]
Presented to the President, S11089 [20SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-220] (signed October 1, 1996)
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S. 680--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for
the vessel Yes Dear; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. HOLLINGS, S5217 [5AP]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-211), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9033 [29JY]
Text, S9033 [29JY]
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S. 684--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
programs of research regarding Parkinson's disease, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. HATFIELD (for himself, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Simon, Mr. Stevens,
Mr. Inouye, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Kerrey, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr.
Cochran), S5403 [6AP]
Text, S5405 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S6538 [11MY], S6821 [17MY], S7787 [6JN], S8183
[12JN], S9100 [26JN], S9465 [29JN], S9916 [13JY], S10572 [24JY],
S13743 [18SE], S13977 [20SE], S17003 [13NO], S17782 [29NO], S18743
[15DE]
Cosponsors added, S1461 [29FE], S1605 [6MR], S2431 [20MR], S3405
[16AP], S3797 [22AP], S4327 [29AP], S4677 [3MY], S4940 [9MY],
S5500 [22MY], S5601 [23MY], S5773 [4JN], S5945 [6JN], S5981 [7JN],
S6104 [11JN], S6410 [18JN], S6612 [20JN], S7769 [11JY], S8027
[17JY], S8374 [19JY], S8555 [23JY], S8643 [24JY], S8868 [25JY],
S10328 [11SE], S11434 [26SE]
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S. 691--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of early detection of prostate cancer and
certain drug treatment services under part B of the Medicare
Program, to amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to
provide for coverage of such early detection and treatment
services under the programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
and to expand research and education programs of the National
Institutes of Health and the Public Health Service relating to
prostate cancer; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Thurmond,
Mr. Heflin, and Mr. Mack), S5403 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S9004 [23JN]
Cosponsors added, S5449 [21MY]
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S. 695--A bill to provide for the establishment of the Tallgrass
Prairie National Preserve in Kansas, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself and Mr. Dole), S5404 [6AP]
Text, S5428 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S4871 [8MY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S10599 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-376), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 699--A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, to
extend the authorization of appropriations for the Office of
Government Ethics for seven years, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. Levin), S5404 [6AP]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-244), S3017 [27MR]
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S. 704--A bill to establish the Gambling Impact Study Commission; to
the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SIMON, S5404 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S5552 [7AP], S14553 [28SE], S15357 [19OC], S15580
[24OC], S16630 [2NO], S17348 [17NO], S17870 [30NO], S17925 [4DE],
S18364 [11DE], S18920 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, S589 [31JA], S1654 [7MR], S2244 [18MR], S2658
[21MR], S3160 [28MR], S3490 [17AP], S3797 [22AP], S4627 [2MY],
S5500 [22MY], S6612 [20JN], S6853 [25JN], S7905 [16JY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S6611 [20JN]
Debated, S7971 [17JY]
Amendments, S7971 [17JY], S8058 [17JY]
Returned to the calendar (H.R. 497 passed in lieu), S7981 [17JY]
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S. 706--A bill to prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad
with child labor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Kennedy,
Mr. Heflin, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Levin), S5404 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, S17870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, S9855 [4SE]
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S. 722--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States
to meet national priorities, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Nunn, and Mr. Kerrey), S5664
[25AP]
Cosponsors added, S6109 [3MY], S14206 [25SE]
Removal of cosponsors, S1388 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, S4979 [13MY]
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S. 729--A bill to provide off-budget treatment for the Highway Trust
Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways
Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, and for other
purposes; jointly, to the Committees on the Budget; Governmental
Affairs, pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, that if one
Committee reports, then the other Committee have 30 days to report
or be discharged.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Lott), S5805 [27AP]
Text, S5834 [27AP]
Cosponsors added, S7128 [22MY], S11793 [7AU], S14751 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, S9304 [31JY], S11434 [26SE]
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S. 735--A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Thurmond, Mr.
Simpson, Mr. Brown, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Gramm), S5805 [27AP]
Read the second time, S5857 [1MY], S5909 [1MY]
Placed on the calendar, S5909 [1MY]
Read the first time, S5803 [27AP]
Debated, S7479 [25MY], S7585 [26MY], S7596 [26MY], S7599 [26MY],
S7608 [26MY], S7656 [5JN], S7658 [5JN], S7718 [6JN], S7733 [6JN],
S7734 [6JN], S7752 [6JN], S7765 [6JN], S7803 [7JN]
Amendments, S7553 [25MY], S7600 [26MY], S7629 [26MY], S7660 [5JN],
S7667 [5JN], S7668 [5JN], S7669 [5JN], S7670 [5JN], S7682 [5JN],
S7686 [5JN], S7694 [5JN], S7703 [5JN], S7704 [5JN], S7705 [5JN],
S7719 [6JN], S7731 [6JN], S7733 [6JN], S7734 [6JN], S7753 [6JN],
S7755 [6JN], S7756 [6JN], S7758 [6JN], S7759 [6JN], S7766 [6JN],
S7767 [6JN], S7772 [6JN], S7787 [6JN], S7788 [6JN], S7789 [6JN],
S7790 [6JN], S7791 [6JN], S7793 [6JN], S7794 [6JN], S7795 [6JN],
S7796 [6JN], S7797 [6JN], S7805 [7JN], S7810 [7JN], S7817 [7JN],
S7823 [7JN], S7824 [7JN], S7829 [7JN], S7840 [7JN], S7850 [7JN],
S7925 [7JN]
Read the third time, S7857 [7JN]
Passed Senate as amended, S7857 [7JN]
Text, S7857 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, S7924 [7JN]
Debated, H2268 [14MR]
Text, H2268 [14MR]
Amended and passed House (text of H.R. 2703 inserted in lieu), H2304
[14MR]
Title amended, H2304 [14MR]
House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, H2304 [14MR]
Amendments, S2719 [21MR]
Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference,
S2734 [21MR]
Conferees appointed, S2735 [21MR]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-518) submitted in the House, H3305
[15AP]
Explanatory statement, H3333 [15AP]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S3350 [16AP], S3352
[16AP], S3365 [16AP], S3427 [17AP], S3446 [17AP], S3454 [17AP]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S3477 [17AP]
Conference report considered in the House, H3605 [18AP]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H3618 [18AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4062 [24AP]
Presented to the President, S4062 [24AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H3817 [24AP]
Approved [Public Law 104-132] (signed April 24, 1996), H4110 [25AP]
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S. 737--An original bill to extend the deadlines applicable to certain
hydroelectric projects, and for other purposes.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI, S5805 [27AP]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-77), S5805 [27AP]
Placed on the calendar, S5805 [27AP]
Amendments, S11559 [27SE], S11572 [27SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11572 [27SE]
Text, S11572 [27SE]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, H12171 [28SE]
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S. 739--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel SISU, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. PACKWOOD, S5909 [1MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-212), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9033 [29JY]
Text, S9033 [29JY]
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S. 743--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a
tax credit for investment necessary to revitalize communities
within the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S6006 [2MY]
Text, S6008 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, S9720 [11JY], S10322 [19JY], S12410 [11AU], S13545
[13SE], S14751 [29SE], S15041 [11OC], S15357 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, S514 [26JA], S742 [1FE], S1084 [7FE], S1461
[29FE], S3316 [15AP]
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S. 755--A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for
the privatization of the United States Enrichment Corporation; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Campbell,
Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Simpson), S6082 [3MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-173), S17336 [17NO]
Amendments, S516 [26JA]
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S. 763--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for
the vessel Evening Star, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. INOUYE, S6276 [8MY]
Text, S6277 [8MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-213), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9033 [29JY]
Text, S9033 [29JY]
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S. 771--A bill to provide that certain Federal property shall be made
available to States for State use before being made available to
other entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. PRYOR, S6337 [9MY]
Text, S6347 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S7020 [19MY], S7702 [5JN], S8265 [13JN], S12736
[6SE], S13977 [20SE], S14553 [28SE], S17669 [28NO]
Cosponsors added, S1683 [11MR]
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S. 772--A bill to provide for an assessment of the violence broadcast
on television, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S6337 [9MY]
Text, S6351 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S6465 [10MY], S9916 [13JY], S10153 [17JY], S10245
[18JY], S11110 [1AU], S12841 [7SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-234), S1180 [9FE]
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S. 773--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
provide for improvements in the process of approving and using
animal drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Coats,
Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Frist, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Craig, Mr. Lugar, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Grassley, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Santorum, Mr.
Heflin, Mr. Bond, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Bennett, and Mr.
Helms), S6337 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S7924 [7JN], S10245 [18JY], S12614 [5SE], S13865
[19SE], S14419 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, S3316 [15AP], S3957 [23AP], S4195 [25AP], S7905
[16JY], S8993 [26JY], S9746 [3SE], S10019 [6SE], S10556 [13SE]
Amendments, S11189 [24SE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S11204 [24SE]
Text, S11207 [24SE]
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S. 774--A bill to place restrictions on the promotion by the
Department of Labor and other Federal agencies and
instrumentalities of economically targeted investments in
connection with employee benefit plans; to the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources.
By Mr. MACK, S6337 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S9916 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, S1388 [28FE]
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S. 790--A bill to provide for the modification or elimination of
Federal reporting requirements.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Roth, Mr. Glenn, and Mr.
Cohen), S6513 [11MY]
Read the first time, S6562 [11MY]
Placed on the calendar, S6687 [15MY]
Amendments, S10166 [17JY], S10167 [17JY], S18103 [6DE], S18106
[6DE], S18114 [6DE]
Passed Senate as amended, S10167 [17JY]
Text, S10168 [17JY]
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, H8804
[12SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-327), H11938 [8NO]
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, H11938 [8NO]
Debated, H12212 [14NO]
Text, H12212 [14NO]
Amendments, H12219 [14NO], H14205 [7DE]
Amended and passed House, H12232 [14NO]
Senate concurs in House amendment with amendment, S18106 [6DE]
House agreed to Senate amendments to House amendments, H14205 [7DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18437 [12DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H14310 [12DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-66] (signed December 21, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 791--A bill to provide that certain civil defense employees and
employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may be
eligible for certain public safety officers death benefits, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Lott), S6513 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S7769 [11JY]
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S. 793--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
an exemption from income tax for certain common investment funds;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, and Mr. Kyl), S6513
[11MY]
Cosponsors added, S742 [1FE]
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S. 794--A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act to facilitate the minor use of a pesticide, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Craig, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Mack, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Burns, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Coats, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Packwood, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Dorgan, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Dole, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Helms, Mr.
Bond, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Johnston,
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Abraham, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Feinstein,
Mr. Hatch, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Specter,
Mr. Cochran, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Coverdell,
Mr. Lott, and Mr. Conrad), S6513 [11MY]
Text, S6520 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, S6752 [16MY], S7390 [24MY], S8042 [8JN], S10971
[31JY], S13545 [13SE]
Cosponsors added, S1368 [27FE], S4723 [6MY], S6017 [10JN], S6410
[18JN], S6533 [19JN], S6853 [25JN], S7905 [16JY]
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S. 800--A bill to provide for hearing care services by audiologists to
Federal civilian employees; to the Committee on Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. COCHRAN, S6687 [15MY]
Cosponsors added, S9810 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, S3733 [19AP], S6017 [10JN]
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S. 802--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for
the vessel ROYAL AFFAIRE; to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation.
By Mr. HOLLINGS, S6687 [15MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-214), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9033 [29JY]
Text, S9033 [29JY]
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S. 808--A bill to extend the deadline for the conversion of the vessel
M/V TWIN DRILL, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BREAUX, S6750 [16MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-215), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9033 [29JY]
Text, S9033 [29JY]
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S. 811--A bill to authorize research into the desalinization and
reclamation of water and authorize a program for States, cities,
or qualifying agencies desiring to own and operate a water
desalinization or reclamation facility to develop such facilities,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. SIMON (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Bryan, Mr.
Brown, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Mack, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs.
Feinstein, and Mr. Robb), S6802 [17MY]
Read the first and second time, S6802 [17MY]
Text, S6804 [17MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-254), S3626 [18AP]
Cosponsors added, S4195 [25AP]
Amended and passed Senate, S4686 [3MY]
Amendments, S4687 [3MY], S11582 [27SE]
Referred to the Committees on Science; Transportation and
Infrastructure, H5049 [14MY]
Referred to the Committees on Resources; Science; Transportation and
Infrastructure, H5150 [15MY]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-790), H10429 [16SE]
Committee discharged, H10430 [16SE]
Referral to the Committees on Science; Transportation and
Infrastructure extended, H10430 [16SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10802 [24SE]
Text, H10802 [24SE]
Title amended, H10804 [24SE]
Senate agreed to House amendments, S11582 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12263 [2OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12194 [2OC]
Presented to the President, S12194 [2OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-298] (signed October 11, 1996)
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S. 814--A bill to provide for the reorganization of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Domenici), S6802
[17MY]
Read the first and second time, S6802 [17MY]
Text, S6811 [17MY]
Cosponsors added, S7390 [24MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-227), S491 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S2244 [18MR], S3405 [16AP], S5500 [22MY], S5601
[23MY], S5865 [5JN], S6726 [24JN], S7190 [27JN]
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S. 826--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel PRIME TIME, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. THURMOND, S6912 [18MY]
Text, S6916 [18MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-216), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9033 [29JY]
Text, S9033 [29JY]
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S. 837--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of James
Madison; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Robb), S7014 [19MY]
Cosponsors added, S10503 [21JY], S10971 [31JY], S11893 [8AU], S15357
[19OC], S15580 [24OC], S16428 [31OC], S16630 [2NO], S17038 [14NO],
S17508 [20NO], S17669 [28NO]
Cosponsors added, S99 [5JA], S279 [22JA], S514 [26JA], S559 [30JA],
S1084 [7FE], S1185 [9FE], S1388 [28FE], S1654 [7MR], S3957 [23AP]
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S. 850--A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990 to consolidate Federal child care programs, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Jeffords, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Inouye), S7388 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, S7787 [6JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-94), S8033 [8JN]
Text, S8520 [23JY]
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S. 863--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for increased medicare reimbursement for physician
assistants, to increase the delivery of health services in health
professional shortage areas, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Conrad), S7497 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, S10427 [20JY], S14206 [25SE], S15246 [17OC]
Cosponsors added, S10428 [12SE]
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S. 864--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for increased medicare reimbursement for nurse
practitioners and clinical nurse specialists to increase the
delivery of health services in health professional shortage areas,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Conrad), S7497 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, S10427 [20JY], S10897 [28JY], S10971 [31JY],
S15246 [17OC]
Cosponsors added, S3228 [29MR], S8643 [24JY]
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S. 868--A bill to provide authority for leave transfer for Federal
employees who are adversely affected by disasters or emergencies,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. STEVENS, S7615 [26MY]
Text, S7618 [26MY], S15368 [19OC]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-151), S14710 [29SE]
Read the third time. Passed Senate, S15368 [19OC]
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, H10725
[24OC]
Debated, H11205 [25SE]
Text, H11205 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11213 [25SE]
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S. 869--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel DRAGONESSA, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. CHAFEE, S7615 [26MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-217), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9033 [29JY]
Text, S9033 [29JY]
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S. 874--A bill to provide for the minting and circulation of one
dollar coins, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. GRAMS (for himself, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Harkin, and Mr.
Kohl), S7615 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S7924 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, S3405 [16AP]
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S. 877--A bill to amend section 353 of the Public Health Service Act
to exempt physician office laboratories from the clinical
laboratories requirements of that section; to the Committee on
Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S7615 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S8615 [19JN], S9810 [12JY], S9916 [13JY], S10010
[14JY], S10245 [18JY], S10971 [31JY], S15041 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, S346 [24JA], S10690 [17SE]
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S. 878--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce
mandatory premiums to the United Mine Workers of America Combined
Benefit Fund by certain surplus amounts in the Fund, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Warner, Mr. McConnell,
Mr. Santorum, Mr. Abraham, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Bond, Mr. Pressler,
Mr. DeWine, Mr. Kyl, Mrs. Kassebaum, and Mrs. Hutchison), S7615
[26MY]
Text, S7628 [26MY]
Cosponsors added, S7702 [5JN]
Removal of cosponsors, S15851 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, S5692 [3JN]
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S. 880--A bill to enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents
used by the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S7696 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, S10841 [18SE]
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S. 881--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
provisions relating to church pension benefit plans, to modify
certain provisions relating to participants in such plans, to
reduce the complexity of and to bring workable consistency to the
applicable rules, to promote retirement savings and benefits, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S7696 [5JN]
Text, S7698 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, S13743 [18SE], S13866 [19SE], S14419 [27SE],
S14906 [10OC], S15129 [12OC], S15292 [18OC], S15357 [19OC], S15499
[23OC], S15851 [26OC], S16428 [31OC], S16508 [1NO], S16756 [7NO],
S17097 [15NO], S17533 [27NO], S17669 [28NO], S18295 [8DE], S18444
[12DE], S18822 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, S279 [22JA], S1084 [7FE], S1297 [23FE], S3633
[18AP]
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S. 889--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Wolf Gang II, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mrs. MURRAY, S7918 [7JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-218), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9033 [29JY]
Text, S9033 [29JY]
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S. 895--A bill to amend the Small Business Act to reduce the level of
participation by the Small Business Administration in certain
loans guaranteed by the Administration, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. BOND, S8034 [8JN]
Text, S8036 [8JN], S12517 [11AU]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-129), S11606 [5AU]
Cosponsors added, S11606 [5AU], S12290 [10AU]
Amendments, S12416 [11AU], S12517 [11AU], S14333 [26SE]
Debated, S12514 [11AU]
Passed Senate as amended, S12517 [11AU]
Amended and passed House (in lieu of H.R. 2150), H8776 [12SE]
Title amended, H8776 [12SE]
Text, H8776 [12SE]
House insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, H8777 [12SE]
Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S14333 [26SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-269) submitted in the House, H9638
[28SE]
Explanatory statement, H9639 [28SE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S14568 [28SE]
Conference report considered in the House and agreed to, H9711
[29SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H9742 [6OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S14882 [10OC]
Presented to the President, S14883 [10OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-36] (signed October 12, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 896--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make
certain technical corrections relating to physicians' services,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Bradley,
Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Glenn, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Craig,
and Mr. Simpson), S8034 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, S8954 [22JN], S9720 [11JY], S9916 [13JY], S11793
[7AU], S12614 [5SE], S13210 [11SE], S14419 [27SE], S18102 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, S4724 [6MY]
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S. 901--A bill to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to participate in the design, planning, and construction of
certain water reclamation and reuse projects and desalination
research and development projects, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BENNETT (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S8034 [8JN]
Text, S8041 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, S18444 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, S6665 [21JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-322), S7887 [16JY]
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S. 902--A bill to amend Public Law 100-479 to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to assist in the construction of a building to be
used jointly by the Secretary for park purposes and by the city of
Natchez as an intermodal transportation center, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. COCHRAN, S8034 [8JN]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S10599 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-377), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 905--A bill to provide for the management of the airplane over
units of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. AKAKA, S8097 [9JN]
Text, S8111 [9JN]
Cosponsors added, S9720 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, S6150 [12JN], S10428 [12SE]
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S. 911--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade of the United States for the
vessel Sea Mistress; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. ROBB, S8098 [9JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-219), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9033 [29JY]
Text, S9033 [29JY]
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S. 912--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect
to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond
financing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KOHL, S8098 [9JN]
Cosponsors added, S17038 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, S67 [4JA], S3316 [15AP], S6533 [19JN], S10841
[18SE]
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S. 919--A bill to modify and reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. COATS (for himself and Mrs. Kassebaum), S8255 [13JN]
Text, S8258 [13JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-117), S10426 [20JY]
Amendments, S8297 [18JY], S8303 [18JY], S11573 [27SE]
Debated, S8303 [18JY], S11573 [27SE]
Text, S8303 [18JY], S8384 [19JY]
Passed Senate amended, S8311 [18JY]
Debated, H11140 [25SE]
Text, H11140 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11153 [25SE]
Senate agreed to House amendment, S11582 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-235] (signed October 3, 1996)
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S. 922--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the
United States Government and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
By Mr. SPECTER, S8380 [14JN]
Placed on the calendar, S8380 [14JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-97), S8380 [14JN]
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, S8614 [19JN]
Text, S8619 [19JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-127), S11451 [4AU]
Amendments, S14765 [29SE], S14766 [29SE], S14782 [29SE], S14785
[29SE], S14786 [29SE], S14787 [29SE]
Debated, S14782 [29SE]
Returned to the calendar, S14797 [29SE]
Indefinitely postponed, S3414 [16AP]
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S. 929--A bill to abolish the Department of Commerce; to the Committee
on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Nickles,
Mr. Gramm, and Mr. Brown), S8493 [15JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-164), S15401 [20OC]
Cosponsors added, S4627 [2MY]
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S. 930--A bill to require States receiving prison construction grants
to implement requirements for inmates to perform work and engage
in educational activities, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Brown, Mr. Faircloth, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Mack, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Simpson),
S8493 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, S10245 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, S919 [6FE]
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S. 932--A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Akaka,
Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Feingold,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kerrey, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Lieberman, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Moynihan, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Packwood, Mr. Pell, Mr. Robb, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Simon,
and Mr. Wellstone), S8493 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, S4724 [6MY]
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S. 942--A bill to promote increased understanding of Federal
regulations and increased voluntary compliance with such
regulations by small entities, to provide for the designation of
regional ombudsmen and oversight boards to monitor the enforcement
practices of certain Federal agencies with respect to small
business concerns, to provide relief from excessive and arbitrary
regulatory enforcement actions against small entities, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Hutchison,
Mr. Burns, Mr. Frist, and Mr. Coverdell), S8550 [16JN]
Text, S8561 [16JN]
Cosponsors added, S9309 [28JN], S9810 [12JY], S10573 [24JY], S13977
[20SE], S15292 [18OC]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S1597 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, S1654 [7MR], S1683 [11MR], S1869 [12MR], S1977
[13MR], S2104 [14MR], S2198 [15MR], S2244 [18MR], S2331 [19MR],
S2431 [20MR]
Debated, S2148 [15MR], S2309 [19MR]
Amendments, S2148 [15MR], S2160 [15MR], S2161 [15MR], S2199 [15MR],
S2202 [15MR]
Read the third time, S2168 [15MR]
Passed Senate as amended, S2316 [19MR]
Text, S2316 [19MR]
Referred to the Committee on Rules, H2712 [22MR]
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S. 948--A bill to encourage organ donation through the inclusion of an
organ donation card with individual income refund payments, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Helms, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Murkowski, and Mr. Robb), S8684 [20JN]
Text, S8710 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, S12098 [9AU], S18244 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, S1368 [27FE], S1977 [13MR], S3405 [16AP], S5193
[16MY], S5601 [23MY]
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S. 949--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the death of George
Washington; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Robb, Mr. Warner, Mr. Heflin, Mrs.
Kassebaum, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Shelby), S8684 [20JN]
Text, S8710 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, S9641 [10JY], S11793 [7AU], S12614 [5SE], S12967
[8SE], S13866 [19SE], S14318 [26SE], S14419 [27SE], S14751 [29SE],
S15041 [11OC], S15292 [18OC], S16110 [27OC], S16630 [2NO], S16756
[7NO], S17097 [15NO], S17348 [17NO], S18743 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, S1605 [6MR], S4519 [1MY], S5981 [7JN], S6410
[18JN], S6533 [19JN], S6853 [25JN], S7416 [8JY], S8643 [24JY]
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S. 951--A bill to commemorate the service of First Ladies Jacqueline
Kennedy and Patricia Nixon to improving and maintaining the
Executive Residence of the President and to authorize grants to
the White House Endowment Fund in their memory to continue their
work; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S8821 [21JN]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S10599 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-378), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 953--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Simon, Mr.
Campbell, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Pell), S8821 [21JN]
Cosponsors added, S13210 [11SE], S14419 [27SE], S15407 [20OC],
S18102 [6DE], S18664 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, S742 [1FE], S1277 [20FE], S1526 [5MR], S1977
[13MR], S2431 [20MR], S3023 [27MR], S3229 [29MR], S3633 [18AP],
S3797 [22AP], S4677 [3MY], S5010 [14MY], S5692 [3JN], S6150
[12JN], S10690 [17SE]
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S. 956--A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to divide the
ninth judicial circuit of the United States into two circuits, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GORTON (for himself, Mr. Burns, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Stevens,
Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Craig, Mr. Packwood, and Mr. Hatfield), S8945
[22JN]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S18232 [7DE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-197), S19110 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, S19343 [2JA]
Cosponsors added, S2331 [19MR]
Removal of cosponsors, S2431 [20MR]
Amendments, S2438 [20MR]
Amended and passed Senate, S2545 [20MR]
Text, S2545 [20MR]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H2663 [21MR]
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S. 960--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt
qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State
laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SANTORUM, S8997 [23JN]
Text, S8998 [23JN]
Cosponsors added, S11455 [4AU], S13667 [15SE], S14553 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, S1869 [12MR]
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S. 962--A bill to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace
Facilitation Act of 1994 until August 15, 1995.
By Mr. HELMS, S8997 [23JN]
Passed Senate, S9008 [23JN]
Text, S9008 [23JN]
Passed House, H6645 [29JN]
Text, H6645 [29JN]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9516 [30JN]
Presented to the President, S9516 [30JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H6695 [30JN]
Approved [Public Law 104-17] (signed July 2, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 965--A bill to designate the United States Courthouse for the
Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, as the
Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. WARNER, S9097 [26JN]
Reported (no written report), S11785 [7AU]
Passed Senate, S12110 [9AU]
Text, S12110 [9AU]
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
H8594 [6SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H14984 [18DE]
Text, H14984 [18DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15135 [19DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-420), H15135 [19DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18998 [20DE]
Presented to the President, S18999 [20DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-86] (signed December 28, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 966--A bill for the relief of Nathan C. Vance, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SIMPSON, S9097 [26JN]
Reported (no written report), S4189 [25AP]
Passed Senate, S4445 [30AP]
Text, S4445 [30AP]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H4421 [2MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-638), H6914 [26JN]
Passed House, H7640 [16JY]
Text, H7640 [16JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H8028 [18JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S8155 [18JY]
Presented to the President, S8553 [23JY]
Approved [Private Law 104-2] (signed July 29, 1996)
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S. 968--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to prohibit
the import, export, sale, purchase, and possession of bear viscera
or products that contain or claim to contain bear viscera, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCONNELL, S9174 [27JN]
Text, S9175 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, S10153 [17JY], S10427 [20JY], S11329 [3AU], S14906
[10OC], S15851 [26OC], S18033 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, S514 [26JA], S2830 [25MR], S3490 [17AP], S3633
[18AP], S9161 [30JY], S11094 [20SE]
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S. 969--A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a
minimum hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth
of the child, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources.
By Mr. BRADLEY (for himself, Mrs. Kassebaum, and Mr. Rockefeller),
S9174 [27JN]
Text, S9176 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, S9641 [10JY], S9720 [11JY], S10427 [20JY], S10503
[21JY], S11110 [1AU], S12614 [5SE], S13210 [11SE], S13545 [13SE],
S14206 [25SE], S14751 [29SE], S15041 [11OC], S15357 [19OC], S17533
[27NO], S17870 [30NO], S18102 [6DE], S18664 [14DE], S18920 [19DE],
S19343 [2JA]
Cosponsors added, S321 [23JA], S1683 [11MR], S3023 [27MR], S3229
[29MR], S3316 [15AP], S5269 [17MY], S5382 [20MY], S6104 [11JN],
S7416 [8JY], S8555 [23JY], S9746 [3SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-326), S8373 [19JY]
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S. 975--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a
certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel JAJO, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. CHAFEE, S9305 [28JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-220), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9034 [29JY]
Text, S9034 [29JY]
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S. 978--A bill to facilitate contributions to charitable organizations
by codifying certain exemptions from the Federal securities laws,
to clarify the inapplicability of antitrust laws to charitable
gift annuities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Dodd), S9305 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, S11893 [8AU], S13475 [12SE], S13545 [13SE], S14206
[25SE], S14751 [29SE], S15041 [11OC], S15851 [26OC], S17038
[14NO], S17185 [16NO], S17348 [17NO], S17669 [28NO], S17782
[29NO], S18033 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, S279 [22JA]
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S. 981--A bill entitled ``Truck Safety and Congressional Partnership
Act''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. EXON, S9305 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, S18564 [13DE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-235), S1276 [20FE]
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S. 982--A bill to protect the national information infrastructure, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Grassley), S9421 [29JN]
Text, S9573 [30JN]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S9554 [2AU]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-357), S9742 [3SE]
Amendments, S10865 [18SE], S10886 [18SE], S10887 [18SE], S10888
[18SE]
Debated, S10886 [18SE]
Passed Senate amended, S10890 [18SE]
Text, S10890 [18SE]
Referred, under the rule, to the Committee on the Judiciary, H10672
[19SE]
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S. 983--A bill to reduce the number of executive branch political
appointees; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. McCain), S9421 [29JN]
Text, S9427 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S4871 [8MY]
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S. 984--A bill to protect the fundamental right of a parent to direct
the upbringing of a child, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Helms, and Mr. Cochran),
S9421 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S12737 [6SE], S15357 [19OC], S18033 [5DE], S19010
[20DE]
Cosponsors added, S1277 [20FE], S1368 [27FE], S1869 [12MR], S3316
[15AP], S3633 [18AP], S5010 [14MY], S5193 [16MY], S10201 [10SE]
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S. 990--A bill to expand the availability of qualified organizations
for frail elderly community projects (Program of All-inclusive
Care for the Elderly) [PACE], to allow such organizations,
following a trial period, to become eligible to be providers under
applicable titles of the Social Security Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself and Mr. Inouye), S9421 [29JN]
Text, S9434 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S12411 [11AU]
Cosponsors added, S559 [30JA], S3490 [17AP]
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S. 991--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and other
statutes, to extend VA's authority to operate various programs,
collect copayments associated with provision of medical benefits,
and obtain reimbursement from insurance companies for care
furnished; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON (by request), S9421 [29JN]
Text, S9436 [29JN]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S18437 [12DE]
Amendments, S99 [5JA], S102 [5JA], S107 [5JA]
Debated, S102 [5JA]
Read the third time, S107 [5JA]
Returned to the calendar (H.R. 2353 passed in lieu), S108 [5JA]
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S. 1002--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
a credit against income tax to individuals who rehabilitate
historic homes or who are the first purchasers of rehabilitated
historic homes for use as a principal residence; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Johnston, and
Mr. Simon), S9422 [29JN]
Text, S9450 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S11793 [7AU], S12290 [10AU], S12615 [5SE], S12967
[8SE]
Cosponsors added, S3957 [23AP]
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S. 1004--A bill to authorize appropriations for the U.S. Coast Guard,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Hollings, and Mr.
Kerry), S9422 [29JN]
Text, S9453 [29JN], S17397 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S11330 [3AU]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-160), S15337 [19OC]
Amendments, S17348 [17NO], S17355 [17NO], S17362 [17NO], S17394
[17NO], S17397 [17NO]
Debated, S17362 [17NO]
Amended and passed Senate, S17397 [17NO]
Amended and passed House (text of H.R. 1361 inserted in lieu). House
insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, H1582 [29FE]
Text, H1582 [29FE]
Conferees appointed, H1618 [29FE]
Debated, S7691 [11JY]
Amendments, S7691 [11JY]
Senate disagreed to House amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S7703 [11JY]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-854) submitted in the House, H11485
[27SE]
Explanatory statement, H11510 [27SE]
Conference report considered and agreed to in the House, H11544
[27SE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S11794 [28SE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S11803 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12304 [21OC]
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S. 1005--A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to improve
the process of constructing, altering, purchasing, and acquiring
public buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BAUCUS, S9422 [29JN]
Text, S9463 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, S18244 [7DE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-232), S1180 [9FE]
Amendments, S5203 [16MY], S5208 [16MY], S5212 [16MY]
Debated, S5208 [16MY]
Amended and passed Senate, S5212 [16MY]
Text, S5212 [16MY]
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
H5298 [20MY]
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S. 1009--A bill to prohibit the fraudulent production, sale,
transportation, or possession of fictitious items purporting to be
valid financial instruments of the United States, foreign
governments, States, political subdivisions, or private
organizations, to increase the penalties for counterfeiting
violations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. D'AMATO, S9516 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, S9641 [10JY], S10153 [17JY], S10427 [20JY], S12841
[7SE]
Cosponsors added, S8162 [18JY]
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S. 1010--A bill to amend the ``unit of general local government''
definition for Federal payments in lieu of taxes to include
unorganized boroughs in Alaska and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. Murkowski), S9516 [30JN]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S10554 [13SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-396), S12194 [2OC]
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S. 1014--A bill to improve the management of royalties from Federal
and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. NICKLES, S9517 [30JN]
Text, S9537 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, S10573 [24JY], S12290 [10AU]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-260), S4937 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S9438 [1AU]
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S. 1016--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with the appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Magic Carpet;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S9638 [10JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-221), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9034 [29JY]
Text, S9034 [29JY]
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S. 1017--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with the appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Chrissy; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S9638 [10JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-222), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9034 [29JY]
Text, S9034 [29JY]
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S. 1025--A bill to provide for the exchange of certain Federally owned
lands and mineral interests therein, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BUMPERS (for himself, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Pryor, and Mr.
Inhofe), S9802 [12JY]
Text, S9807 [12JY]
Removal of cosponsors, S12841 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, S1683 [11MR]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-268), S4972 [13MY]
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S. 1027--A bill to eliminate the quota and price support programs for
peanuts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Chafee, and
Mr. Lautenberg), S9802 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, S13623 [14SE], S15292 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, S2104 [14MR], S3316 [15AP]
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S. 1028--A bill to provide increased access to health care benefits,
to provide increased portability of health care benefits, to
provide increased security of health care benefits, to increase
the purchasing power of individuals and small employers, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Frist, Mr. Dodd,
Mr. Jeffords, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Gorton,
Mr. Pell, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Simon, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Lieberman),
S9905 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, S10153 [17JY], S10897 [28JY], S11330 [3AU], S12290
[10AU], S12615 [5SE], S12841 [7SE], S12967 [8SE], S14751 [29SE],
S15292 [18OC], S15499 [23OC], S16756 [7NO], S16922 [9NO], S17038
[14NO], S17097 [15NO], S18102 [6DE], S18364 [11DE], S19260 [22DE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-156), S15118 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, S346 [24JA], S389 [25JA], S514 [26JA], S559
[30JA], S589 [31JA], S919 [6FE], S1084 [7FE], S1368 [27FE], S1461
[29FE], S1526 [5MR], S1654 [7MR], S1683 [11MR], S2431 [20MR],
S3229 [29MR], S3316 [15AP], S3405 [16AP], S3490 [17AP], S3633
[18AP]
Amendments, S3492 [17AP], S3503 [18AP], S3552 [18AP], S3558 [18AP],
S3574 [18AP], S3583 [18AP], S3592 [18AP], S3593 [18AP], S3597
[18AP], S3599 [18AP], S3601 [18AP], S3603 [18AP], S3604 [18AP],
S3605 [18AP], S3634 [18AP], S3642 [18AP], S3661 [18AP], S3662
[18AP], S3663 [18AP], S3670 [18AP], S3675 [18AP], S3678 [18AP],
S3679 [18AP]
Debated, S3503 [18AP], S3570 [18AP], S3578 [18AP]
Ordered placed on the calendar, S3742 [19AP]
Objection heard to consideration in Senate, S5905 [6JN]
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S. 1035--A bill to permit an individual to be treated by a health care
practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual
requests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Pell, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Simon, and Mr. Reid), S9998
[14JY]
Text, S10000 [14JY]
Cosponsors added, S12290 [10AU], S16829 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, S2431 [20MR], S4426 [30AP], S4519 [1MY], S4871
[8MY], S6410 [18JN], S9161 [30JY]
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S. 1039--A bill to require Congress to specify the source of authority
under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Brown, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
DeWine, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Kempthorne), S10146 [17JY]
Text, S10148 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, S12099 [9AU]
Cosponsors added, S321 [23JA], S514 [26JA], S589 [31JA], S1297
[23FE], S1461 [29FE], S1526 [5MR], S2104 [14MR], S3023 [27MR],
S3229 [29MR]
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S. 1040--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Onrust; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. GORTON, S10146 [17JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-223), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9034 [29JY]
Text, S9034 [29JY]
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S. 1041--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Explorer; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. GORTON, S10147 [17JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-224), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9034 [29JY]
Text, S9034 [29JY]
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S. 1043--A bill to amend the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977
to provide for an expanded Federal program of hazard mitigation,
relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural
disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic
eruptions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Simon,
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Santorum, and
Mrs. Feinstein), S10147 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, S15041 [11OC], S15357 [19OC], S16428 [31OC],
S17348 [17NO], S17669 [28NO], S18102 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, S3316 [15AP], S3797 [22AP]
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S. 1044--A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to
consolidate and reauthorize provisions relating to health centers,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Pell,
and Mr. Simon), S10147 [17JY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-186), S18737 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, S7190 [27JN], S11313 [25SE]
Amendments, S11096 [20SE]
Debated, S11110 [20SE]
Text, S11110 [20SE], S11116 [20SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11116 [20SE]
Debated, H11402 [27SE]
Text, H11402 [27SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11408 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12263 [2OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12194 [2OC]
Presented to the President, S12194 [2OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-299] (signed October 11, 1996)
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S. 1046--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
certificates of documentation with appropriate endorsements for
employment in the coastwise trade of the United States for 14
former U.S. Army hovercraft; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. STEVENS, S10243 [18JY]
Text, S10243 [18JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-225), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9034 [29JY]
Text, S9034 [29JY]
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S. 1047--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
certificates of documentation and coastwise trade endorsements for
the vessels ENCHANTED ISLES and ENCHANTED SEAS; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. Hollings), S10243 [18JY]
Text, S10243 [18JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-226), S491 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S9034 [29JY]
Text, S9034 [29JY]
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S. 1058--A bill to provide a comprehensive program of support for
victims of torture; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Hatfield, Mr.
Jeffords, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Moynihan, and Mr. Kennedy), S10490
[21JY]
Text, S10496 [21JY]
Cosponsors added, S18033 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, S99 [5JA], S1185 [9FE]
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S. 1060--A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities
to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Wellstone, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Baucus), S10490 [21JY]
Placed on the calendar, S10490 [21JY]
Debated, S10512 [24JY], S10535 [24JY], S10538 [24JY], S10540 [24JY],
S10594 [25JY], S10597 [25JY]
Amendments, S10519 [24JY], S10521 [24JY], S10536 [24JY], S10539
[24JY], S10541 [24JY], S10546 [24JY], S10549 [24JY], S10552
[24JY], S10554 [24JY], S10560 [24JY], S10573 [24JY], S10574
[24JY], S10575 [24JY], S10595 [25JY], S10598 [25JY], S10659 [25JY]
Cosponsors added, S10573 [24JY]
Passed Senate as amended, S10599 [25JY]
Text, S10599 [25JY]
Debated, H13745 [29NO]
Text, H13745 [29NO]
Read the third time. Passed House (in lieu of H.R. 2564), H13749
[29NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18785 [16DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15087 [18DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-65] (signed December 19, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 1072--A bill to redefine ``extortion'' for purposes of the Hobbs
Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. THURMOND, S10655 [25JY]
Text, S10658 [25JY]
Cosponsors added, S11110 [1AU], S14907 [10OC], S16829 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, S1605 [6MR], S3797 [22AP]
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S. 1080--A bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to
provide additional investment funds for the Thrift Savings Plan;
to the Committee on Government Affairs.
By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Roth), S10821 [27JY]
Text, S10826 [27JY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-274), S5191 [16MY]
Amendments, S10710 [17SE], S10724 [17SE], S10726 [17SE]
Passed Senate amended, S10724 [17SE]
Text, S10726 [17SE]
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, H12300
[4OC]
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S. 1090--A bill to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code
(commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to provide for
public access to information in an electronic format, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Kerry), S10875 [28JY]
Text, S10889 [28JY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-272), S5093 [15MY]
Passed Senate amended, S10713 [17SE]
Amendments, S10714 [17SE]
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S. 1093--A bill to prohibit the application of the Religious Freedom
Restoration Act of 1993, or any amendment made by such Act, to an
individual who is incarcerated in a Federal, State, or local
correctional, detention, or penal facility, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Bryan), S10876 [28JY]
Text, S10896 [28JY]
Cosponsors added, S14318 [26SE]
Cosponsors added, S742 [1FE], S2331 [19MR]
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S. 1095--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
permanently the exclusion for educational assistance provided by
employers to employees; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN, S10966 [31JY]
Text, S10969 [31JY]
Cosponsors added, S15407 [20OC], S16110 [27OC]
Cosponsors added, S742 [1FE], S1185 [9FE], S6410 [18JN], S10609
[16SE]
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S. 1098--A bill to establish the Midway Islands as a National
Memorial, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. HELMS (for himself and Mr. Dole), S10966 [31JY]
Cosponsors added, S8162 [18JY]
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S. 1107--A bill to extend COBRA continuation coverage to retirees and
their dependents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Simon, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr.
Leahy, and Mr. Pressler), S11201 [2AU]
Text, S11204 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5692 [3JN]
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S. 1108--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
individuals to designate that up to 10 percent of their income tax
liability be used to reduce the national debt, and to require
spending reductions equal to the amounts so designated; to the
Committee on Finance
By Mr. SMITH, S11201 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S13977 [20SE], S14319 [26SE], S15129 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, S1297 [23FE]
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S. 1111--A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to
patents on biotechnological processes; to the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S11201 [2AU]
Reported (no written report), S13728 [18SE]
Passed Senate, S14569 [28SE]
Text, S14569 [28SE], S15222 [17OC]
Read the third time. Passed House, H10097 [17OC]
Text, H10098 [17OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H10483 [19OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S15401 [20OC]
Presented to the President, S15401 [20OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-41] (signed November 1, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 1118--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of bone mass measurements for certain
individuals under part B of the Medicare Program; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Glenn), S11323 [3AU]
Cosponsors added, S8555 [23JY]
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S. 1124--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to
prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed
Forces, and for other purposes.
By Mr. THURMOND, S11785 [7AU]
Placed on the calendar, S11785 [7AU]
Amended and passed House (text of H.R. 1530 inserted in lieu)S//
12675// [6SE]/Text, S13381 [12SE]
Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S92 [5JA]
Debated, H240 [5JA]
Text, H241 [5JA]
Amended and passed Senate (text of H.R. 1530 inserted in lieu), H306
[5JA]
Title amended, H306 [5JA]
House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, H306 [5JA]
Motion to close conference committee meeting when classified
national security information is under consideration agreed to,
H306 [5JA]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-450) submitted in the House, H351
[22JA]
Explanatory statement, H501 [22JA]
Conference report considered in the House, H789 [24JA]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H800 [24JA]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S446 [26JA]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S461 [26JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S554 [30JA]
Presented to the President, S554 [30JA]
Examined and signed in the House, H969 [30JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-106] (signed February 10, 1996), H1245
[16FE]
Senate action (September 6, 1995) vitiated, S3414 [16AP]
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S. 1125--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
1996 for military construction, and for other purposes.
By Mr. THURMOND, S11785 [7AU]
Placed on the calendar, S11785 [7AU]
Amended and passed Senate (text of H.R. 1530 inserted in lieu),
S12675 [6SE]
Senate action (September 6, 1995) vitiated, S3414 [16AP]
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S. 1126--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
1996 for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. THURMOND, S11785 [7AU]
Placed on the calendar, S11785 [7AU]
Amended and passed Senate (text of H.R. 1530 inserted in lieu),
S12675 [6SE]
Senate action (September 6, 1995) vitiated, S3414 [16AP]
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S. 1127--A bill to establish the Vancouver National Historic Reserve,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. GORTON (for himself and Mrs. Murray), S11785 [7AU]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S10600 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-379), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 1129--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
permit employers to provide for flexible and compressed schedules,
to permit employers to give priority treatment in hiring decisions
to former employees after periods of family care responsibility,
to maintain the minimum wage and overtime exemption for employees
subject to certain leave policies, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. ASHCROFT, S11785 [7AU]
Cosponsors added, S1297 [23FE], S2431 [20MR], S4519 [1MY], S10428
[12SE]
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S. 1130--A bill to provide for the establishment of uniform accounting
systems, standards, and reporting systems in the Federal
Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Burns, and Mr. Inhofe),
S11891 [8AU]
Cosponsors added, S14206 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, S1185 [9FE], S1277 [20FE], S9074 [29JY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-339), S9158 [30JY]
Passed Senate as amended, S9666 [2AU]
Amendments, S9666 [2AU]
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, H10018
[4SE]
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S. 1136--A bill to control and prevent commercial counterfeiting, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Kyl, Mr. Abraham, and Mrs. Feinstein), S12079 [9AU]
Text, S12083 [9AU], S18581 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, S12411 [11AU], S14206 [25SE], S15246 [17OC],
S16110 [27OC], S18295 [8DE]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-177), S17666 [28NO]
Amended and passed Senate, S18580 [13DE]
Amendments, S18580 [13DE]
Amended and passed House (text of H.R. 2511 inserted in lieu), H5780
[4JN]
Text, H5780 [4JN]
House insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, H5781 [4JN]
Senate concurred in House amendment, S6302 [14JN]
Amendments, S6302 [14JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H6530 [19JN]
Presented to the President, S6848 [25JN]
Approved [Public Law 104-153] (signed July 2, 1996)
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S. 1139--A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. Snowe,
Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Breaux, and Ms. Mikulski), S12079
[9AU]
Text, S12087 [9AU]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-167), S16621 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, S1277 [20FE], S2658 [21MR], S5692 [3JN]
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S. 1144--A bill to reform and enhance the management of the National
Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI, S12214 [10AU]
Text, S12217 [10AU]
Cosponsors added, S14553 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, S4940 [9MY]
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S. 1145--A bill to abolish the Department of Housing and Urban
Development and provide for reducing Federal spending for housing
and community development activities by consolidating and
eliminating programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH (for himself, Mr. Dole, and Mr. Abraham), S12214
[10AU]
Cosponsors added, S12411 [11AU]
Cosponsors added, S4940 [9MY]
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S. 1146--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
the excise tax treatment of draft cider; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Jeffords, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Moynihan), S12214 [10AU]
Text, S12229 [10AU]
Cosponsors added, S12411 [11AU], S18102 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, S279 [22JA]
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S. 1149--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel BABS, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. SANTORUM, S12214 [10AU]
Text, S12240 [10AU]
Passed Senate, S9035 [29JY]
Text, S9035 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1150--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and
George Catlett Marshall; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
By Mr. SANTORUM, S12214 [10AU]
Text, S12240 [10AU]
Cosponsors added, S15357 [19OC], S16630 [2NO], S17097 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, S2658 [21MR], S3490 [17AP], S4426 [30AP], S4677
[3MY], S4979 [13MY], S5010 [14MY], S5449 [21MY], S5865 [5JN]
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S. 1166--A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act, to improve the registration of pesticides, to
provide minor use crop protection, to improve pesticide tolerances
to safeguard infants and children, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Pryor, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Inouye,
Mr. Cochran, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Dole, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Gorton, and Mr.
Breaux), S12215 [10AU]
Text, S12261 [10AU]
Cosponsors added, S14553 [28SE], S15580 [24OC], S16922 [9NO], S18444
[12DE], S19260 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, S919 [6FE], S2104 [14MR], S3797 [22AP], S5601
[23MY], S6017 [10JN], S6104 [11JN]
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S. 1174--A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate
certain segments of the Lamprey River in New Hampshire as
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. Smith), S12215 [10AU]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-309), S7301 [28JN]
Objection heard to a request for consideration, S11703 [28SE]
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S. 1178--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of colorectal screening under part B of the
Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Pell, Mr.
Bumpers, and Mr. Lieberman), S12215 [10AU]
Cosponsors added, S13744 [18SE], S15129 [12OC], S18033 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, S99 [5JA], S3229 [29MR], S12129 [1OC]
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S. 1183--A bill to amend the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-
Bacon Act), to revise the standards for coverage under the Act,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources.
By Mr. HATFIELD (for himself, Mr. Packwood, Mr. D'Amato, Mr.
Campbell, Mr. Specter, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. Stevens), S12370
[11AU]
Cosponsors added, S17783 [29NO], S19010 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, S279 [22JA], S589 [31JA], S1185 [9FE], S1462
[29FE], S1654 [7MR], S1869 [12MR], S2331 [19MR], S2658 [21MR],
S3023 [27MR], S3316 [15AP], S3633 [18AP], S4072 [24AP], S4426
[30AP], S4724 [6MY], S4807 [7MY], S5601 [23MY]
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S. 1188--A bill to provide marketing quotas and a price support
program for the 1996 through 1999 crops of quota and additional
peanuts, to terminate marketing quotas for the 2000 and subsequent
crops of peanuts, and to provide a price support program for the
2000 through 2002 crops of peanuts, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Brown), S12370
[11AU]
Cosponsors added, S2658 [21MR]
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S. 1189--A bill to provide procedures for claims for compassionate
payments with regard to individuals with blood-clotting disorders,
such as hemophilia, who contracted human immunodeficiency virus
due to contaminated blood products; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Graham), S12370 [11AU]
Text, S12383 [11AU]
Cosponsors added, S3023 [27MR], S3406 [16AP], S4327 [29AP], S6018
[10JN], S9161 [30JY], S9746 [3SE], S9968 [5SE], S10328 [11SE],
S11557 [27SE], S12196 [2OC]
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S. 1194--A bill to amend the Mining and Mineral Policy Act of 1970 to
promote the research, identification, assessment, and exploration
of marine mineral resources, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Lott), S12370 [11AU]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-296), S7178 [27JN]
Passed Senate amended, S11668 [28SE]
Amendments, S11668 [28SE]
Title amended, S11669 [28SE]
Passed House, H12290 [4OC]
Text, H12291 [4OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12304 [21OC]
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S. 1197--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific
information about prescription drug therapies and devices, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Shelby, Mr.
Abraham, Mr. Santorum, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Faircloth), S12370
[11AU]
Text, S12401 [11AU]
Cosponsors added, S4519 [1MY]
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S. 1199--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
tax-exempt financing of certain transportation facilities; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S12370 [11AU]
Text, S12405 [11AU]
Cosponsors added, S6104 [11JN], S6853 [25JN]
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S. 1217--A bill to encourage the provision of medical services in
medically underserved communities by extending Federal liability
coverage to medical volunteers, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. COATS, S12716 [6SE]
Text, S12736 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, S1605 [6MR], S2830 [25MR]
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S. 1219--A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Pell,
and Mr. Wellstone), S12831 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, S13978 [20SE], S14319 [26SE], S14419 [27SE],
S14907 [10OC], S15246 [17OC], S16672 [3NO], S18102 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, S742 [1FE], S919 [6FE], S3160 [28MR], S5601 [23MY]
Amendments, S6613 [20JN], S6616 [20JN], S6726 [24JN], S6737 [24JN],
S6738 [24JN], S6740 [24JN], S6744 [24JN], S6748 [24JN], S6749
[24JN]
Committee discharged, S6630 [20JN]
Debated, S6630 [20JN], S6680 [24JN], S6761 [25JN]
Placed on the calendar, S6848 [25JN]
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S. 1220--A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not be paid
during Federal Government shutdowns; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. BOXER, S12831 [7SE]
Text, S12837 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, S12967 [8SE], S13623 [14SE], S13978 [20SE], S17004
[13NO], S17185 [16NO], S17492 [19NO]
Cosponsors added, S10690 [17SE]
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S. 1221--A bill to authorize appropriations for the Legal Services
Corporation Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself and Mr. Jeffords), S12831 [7SE]
Text, S12837 [7SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-392), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 1224--A bill to amend subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 5, United
States Code, relating to alternative means of dispute resolution
in the administrative process, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Levin), S12959 [8SE]
Text, S12961 [8SE]
Cosponsors added, S18364 [11DE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-245), S3017 [27MR]
Amendments, S6151 [12JN], S6155 [12JN], S6161 [12JN]
Debated, S6155 [12JN]
Placed back on the calendar (H.R. 2977 passed in lieu), S6162 [12JN]
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S. 1225--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an
inventory of historic sites, buildings, and artifacts in the
Champlain Valley and the upper Hudson River Valley, including the
Lake George area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. JEFFORDS, S12959 [8SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-297), S7178 [27JN]
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S. 1226--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a
study of battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of
1812, to establish an American Battlefield Protection Program, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. JEFFORDS, S12959 [8SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-310), S7301 [28JN]
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S. 1232--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude
length of service awards to volunteers performing fire fighting or
prevention services, emergency medical services, or ambulance
services from the limitations applicable to certain deferred
compensation plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. D'AMATO, S13473 [12SE]
Text, S13474 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, S3316 [15AP]
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S. 1233--A bill to assure equitable coverage and treatment of
emergency services under health plans; to the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources.
By Ms. MIKULSKI, S13473 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, S16756 [7NO], S17038 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, S4627 [2MY], S4807 [7MY], S5193 [16MY], S5865
[5JN], S7906 [16JY], S9746 [3SE], S12000 [30SE]
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S. 1237--A bill to amend certain provisions of law relating to child
pornography, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Grassley, and Mr.
Thurmond), S13540 [13SE]
Text, S13543 [13SE]
Cosponsors added, S14319 [26SE]
Cosponsors added, S5865 [5JN], S6150 [12JN], S6410 [18JN], S11557
[27SE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S9158 [30JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-358), S9742 [3SE]
Objection heard to a request for consideration, S11700 [28SE]
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S. 1239--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to
the regulation of interstate transportation by common carriers
engaged in civil aviation, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Hollings), S13540
[13SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-251), S3311 [15AP]
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S. 1243--A bill to provide educational assistance to the dependents of
Federal law enforcement officials who are killed or disabled in
the performance of their duties; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, and
Mrs. Feinstein), S13620 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, S11041 [19SE]
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S. 1245--A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 to identify violent and hard-core juvenile
offenders and treat them as adults, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ASHCROFT (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Bond, Mr. Cochran,
Mr. DeWine, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, Mr. McCain, Mr.
Simpson, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Gramm), S13656 [15SE]
Cosponsors added, S13866 [19SE], S17870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, S1298 [23FE], S2830 [25MR], S3023 [27MR]
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S. 1247--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
deduction for contributions to a medical savings account by any
individual who is covered under a catastrophic coverage health
plan; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Nickles), S13656
[15SE]
Cosponsors added, S14907 [10OC], S15041 [11OC], S17004 [13NO]
Cosponsors added, S589 [31JA], S1462 [29FE]
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S. 1249--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
establish medical savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. FRIST, S13656 [15SE]
Text, S13663 [15SE]
Cosponsors added, S15042 [11OC], S16829 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, S1683 [11MR]
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S. 1251--A bill to establish a National Fund for Health Research to
expand medical research programs through increased funding
provided to the National Institutes of Health, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HATFIELD (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mrs. Boxer), S13728
[18SE]
Text, S13730 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, S18664 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, S8027 [17JY]
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S. 1252--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
additional tax incentives to stimulate economic growth in
depressed areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Santorum, Ms.
Moseley-Braun, and Mr. DeWine), S13728 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, S18244 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, S8477 [22JY]
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S. 1254--A bill to disapprove of amendments to the Federal Sentencing
Guidelines relating to lowering of crack sentences and sentences
for money laundering and transactions in property derived from
unlawful activity.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Grassley,
Mr. Kyl, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. Coverdell), S13728
[18SE]
Read the first time, S13746 [18SE]
Placed on the calendar, S14156 [25SE], S14203 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, S14319 [26SE], S14554 [28SE]
Amendments, S14765 [29SE], S14779 [29SE]
Debated, S14779 [29SE]
Text, S14782 [29SE]
Read the third time. Amended and passed Senate, S14782 [29SE]
Amendments, H10273 [18OC]
Text, H10283 [18OC]
Read the third time. Amended and passed House (in lieu of H.R.
2259), H10284 [18OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H10725 [24OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-38] (signed October 30, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 1260--A bill to reform and consolidate the public and assisted
housing programs of the United States, and to redirect primary
responsibility for these programs from the Federal Government to
States and localities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Bond), S13842 [19SE]
Text, S13844 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, S16428 [31OC]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-195), S18999 [20DE]
Debated, S136 [10JA]
Amendments, S136 [10JA], S150 [10JA], S168 [10JA], S9166 [30JY]
Passed Senate as amended, S151 [10JA]
Text, S152 [10JA]
Debated, H4738 [9MY]
Text, H4738 [9MY]
Amended and passed House (text of H.R. 2406 inserted in lieu), H4753
[9MY]
Title amended, H4753 [9MY]
House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, H4753 [9MY]
Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S9208 [30JY]
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S. 1264--A bill to provide for certain benefits of the Missouri River
basin Pick-Sloan project to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. DASCHLE, S13972 [20SE]
Text, S13976 [20SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-362), S10075 [9SE]
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S. 1268--A bill to provide assistance for the establishment of
community rural health networks in chronically underserved areas,
to provide incentives for providers of health care services to
furnish services in such areas, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Frist,
Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Burns), S14132 [22SE]
Cosponsors added, S1605 [6MR]
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S. 1271--A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Hollings,
Mr. Kempthorne, and Mr. Kyl), S14203 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, S15042 [11OC], S15129 [12OC], S15166 [13OC],
S15580 [24OC], S15687 [25OC], S16428 [31OC], S17038 [14NO], S17669
[28NO], S17870 [30NO], S17925 [4DE]
Cosponsors added, S742 [1FE], S1368 [27FE], S2245 [18MR], S2331
[19MR], S2830 [25MR], S4426 [30AP], S4724 [6MY], S4807 [7MY],
S6533 [19JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-248), S3216 [29MR]
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S. 1272--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for
the vessel Billy Buck; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. HOLLINGS, S14203 [25SE]
Passed Senate, S9035 [29JY]
Text, S9035 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1277--A bill to provide equitable relief for the generic drug
industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Pryor), S14408 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, S15580 [24OC]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-394), S12125 [1OC]
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S. 1281--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Sarah-Christen;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S14547 [28SE]
Passed Senate, S9035 [29JY]
Text, S9035 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1282--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Triad; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S14547 [28SE]
Passed Senate, S9035 [29JY]
Text, S9035 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1285--A bill to reauthorize and amend the Comprehensive
Environmental Recovery, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kempthorne,
Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Bond, Mr. Thomas, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Warner,
Mr. Lott, and Mr. Gregg), S14710 [29SE]
Text, S14711 [29SE]
Amendments, S14760 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, S15580 [24OC]
Amendments, S2689 [21MR]
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S. 1289--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
clarify the use of private contracts, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Helms, Mr. Bennett, Mr.
Kempthorne, and Mr. Faircloth), S14710 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, S15042 [11OC], S15246 [17OC], S15580 [24OC],
S16672 [3NO], S17004 [13NO], S18444 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, S3406 [16AP]
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S. 1295--A bill to prohibit the regulation of any tobacco products, or
tobacco sponsored advertising, used or purchased by the National
Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing, its agents or
affiliates, or any other professional motor sports association by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services or any other
instrumentality of the Federal Government, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Faircloth, and Mr. Warner), S14710
[29SE]
Cosponsors added, S346 [24JA]
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S. 1298--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Shooter, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S14883 [10OC]
Committee discharged. Indefinitely postponed, S4092 [24AP]
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S. 1304--A bill to provide for the treatment of Indian tribal
governments under section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Domenici,
Mr. Feingold, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Stevens, and Mr.
Thomas), S14883 [10OC]
Text, S14904 [10OC]
Cosponsors added, S7190 [27JN]
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S. 1311--A bill to establish a National Fitness and Sports Foundation
to carry out activities to support and supplement the mission of
the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Bradley), S15033 [11OC]
Text, S15039 [11OC]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-340), S9294 [31JY]
Amendments, S11314 [25SE], S11329 [25SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11329 [25SE]
Text, S11330 [25SE]
Returned to the Senate (H. Res. 545), H11466 [27SE]
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S. 1316--A bill to reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public
Health Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe Drinking Water
Act''), and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. KEMPTHORNE (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Reid,
Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Dole, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Warner, Mr. Smith, Mr.
Faircloth, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Thomas, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Jeffords,
Mr. Hatch, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Burns, Mr. Craig, Mr.
Bennett, Mr. Exon, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Hatfield, and Mr. Lautenberg),
S15118 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, S16508 [1NO], S16829 [8NO], S17038 [14NO], S17509
[20NO], S17783 [29NO]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-169), S16753 [7NO]
Debated, S17700 [29NO], S17734 [29NO], S17742 [29NO], S17758 [29NO],
S17764 [29NO]
Text, S17700 [29NO], S17903 [4DE]
Amendments, S17700 [29NO], S17727 [29NO], S17729 [29NO], S17731
[29NO], S17760 [29NO], S17761 [29NO], S17762 [29NO], S17764
[29NO], S17767 [29NO], S17771 [29NO], S17783 [29NO], S17784
[29NO], S17785 [29NO], S17786 [29NO]
Read the third time, S17773 [29NO]
Amended and passed Senate, S17774 [29NO]
Debated, H7720 [17JY]
Text, H7720 [17JY]
Passed House (text of H.R. 3604 inserted in lieu), H7740 [17JY]
Title amended, H7740 [17JY]
House insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, H7740 [17JY]
Debated, S8311 [18JY]
Amendments, S8311 [18JY]
Text, S8311 [18JY]
Senate disagreed to House amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S8327 [18JY]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-741) submitted in the House, H9679
[1AU]
Explanatory statement, H9700 [1AU]
Conference report considered in the House, H9863 [2AU]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H9877 [2AU]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S9485 [2AU]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S9498 [2AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9553 [2AU]
Presented to the President (August 2, 1996), S9735 [3SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10019 [4SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-182] (signed August 6, 1996)
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S. 1317--A bill to repeal the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, to enact the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1995, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Johnston,
Mr. Shelby, Mr. Mack, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Dole, and Mr. Lott),
S15118 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, S18743 [15DE], S18822 [18DE], S19260 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, S321 [23JA], S1368 [27FE], S1684 [11MR], S2658
[21MR], S9438 [1AU]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-365), S10075 [9SE]
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S. 1319--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Too Much Fun, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. WARNER, S15166 [13OC]
Passed Senate, S9035 [29JY]
Text, S9035 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1324--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and
extend the solid-organ procurement and transplantation programs,
and the bone marrow donor program, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Frist), S15227
[17OC]
Text, S15227 [17OC]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-256), S3792 [22AP]
Amendments, S10076 [9SE], S10080 [9SE]
Debated, S10080 [9SE]
Passed Senate amended, S10084 [9SE]
Text, S10084 [9SE]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, H10169 [10SE]
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S. 1328--A bill to amend the commencement dates of certain temporary
Federal judgeships.
By Mr. DOLE (for Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Grassley,
Mr. Heflin, Mr. Specter, Mr. Simon, Mr. DeWine, Mrs. Feinstein,
and Mr. Abraham), S15227 [17OC]
Read the first time, S15260 [17OC]
Read the second time. Placed on the calendar, S15261 [18OC]
Placed on the calendar, S15290 [18OC]
Debated, S15538 [24OC]
Amendments, S15539 [24OC], S15541 [24OC], S15544 [24OC], S15554
[24OC], S15580 [24OC], S15581 [24OC]
Text, S15556 [24OC]
Passed Senate, S15557 [24OC]
Read the third time. Passed House (in lieu of H.R. 2361), H13363
[20NO]
Text, H13364 [20NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S17530 [27NO]
Presented to the President, S17530 [27NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H13666 [28NO], H13730 [28NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-60] (signed November 28, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 1334--A bill to amend chapter 28 of title 35, United States Code,
to provide for noninfringing uses of patents on medical and
surgical procedures; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRIST, S15290 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, S559 [30JA], S1277 [20FE]
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S. 1341--A bill to provide for the transfer of certain lands to the
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the city of
Scottsdale, Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Indian Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S15338 [19OC]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-174), S17336 [17NO]
Debated, S17825 [29NO]
Amendments, S17825 [29NO]
Passed Senate as amended, S17827 [29NO]
Text, S17827 [29NO]
Referred to the Committees on Resources; Banking and Financial
Services, H13868 [30NO]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-439), H15574 [21DE]
Committee discharged, H15574 [21DE]
Referral to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
extended, H15574 [21DE]
Debated, H761 [23JA]
Text, H761 [23JA]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H766 [23JA]
Examined and signed in the House, H922 [26JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S491 [26JA]
Presented to the President, S491 [26JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-102] (signed February 6, 1996), H2122
[12MR]
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S. 1344--A bill to repeal the requirement relating to specific
statutory authorization for increases in judicial salaries, to
provide for automatic annual increases for judicial salaries, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HEFLIN, S15338 [19OC]
Text, S15347 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, S16428 [31OC], S17509 [20NO], S17925 [4DE], S18664
[14DE]
Cosponsors added, S1084 [7FE], S1298 [23FE], S1654 [7MR], S2830
[25MR], S3316 [15AP]
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S. 1347--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
the vessel Captain Daryl, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. COATS, S15401 [20OC]
Text, S15402 [20OC]
Passed Senate, S9035 [29JY]
Text, S9036 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1348--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
the vessel Alpha Tango, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. COATS, S15401 [20OC]
Text, S15402 [20OC]
Passed Senate, S9036 [29JY]
Text, S9036 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1349--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
the vessel Old Hat, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. COATS, S15401 [20OC]
Text, S15402 [20OC]
Passed Senate, S9036 [29JY]
Text, S9036 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1355--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end
deferral for United States shareholders on income of controlled
foreign corporations attributable to property imported into the
United States; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Reid, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Simon, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Bumpers,
and Mr. Kerry), S15496 [23OC]
Cosponsors added, S2104 [14MR], S2658 [21MR], S3633 [18AP], S8993
[26JY]
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S. 1356--A bill to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to provide for ocean
shipping reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PRESSLER, S15496 [23OC]
Amendments, S8222 [18JY], S11951 [30SE]
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S. 1358--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Carolyn, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. THOMPSON, S15575 [24OC]
Passed Senate, S9036 [29JY]
Text, S9036 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1359--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise
certain authorities relating to management and contracting in the
provision of health care services; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON, S15575 [24OC]
Text, S15576 [24OC]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-372), S11426 [26SE]
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S. 1360--A bill to ensure personal privacy with respect to medical
records and health care-related information, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. BENNETT (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Kassebaum,
Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Frist, Mr. Simon, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Gregg, Mr.
Stevens, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Feingold),
S15575 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, S16110 [27OC], S17509 [20NO], S18102 [6DE], S18444
[12DE], S18743 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, S1654 [7MR]
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S. 1362--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Focus; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. HOLLINGS, S15686 [25OC]
Passed Senate, S9036 [29JY]
Text, S9036 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1364--A bill to reauthorize and amend the Endangered Species Act of
1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
By Mr. KEMPTHORNE (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Faircloth, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Thomas, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Craig, Mr. Bennett, Mr.
Burns, and Mr. Cochran), S15849 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, S18102 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, S321 [23JA]
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S. 1370--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the
imposition of any requirement for a member of the Armed Forces of
the United States to wear indicia or insignia of the United
Nations as part of the military uniform of the member; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Lott, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burns,
Mr. Campbell, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Frist, Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley,
Mr. Gregg, Mr. Helms, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Murkowski,
Mr. Pressler, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith,
Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Thomas), S16421 [31OC]
Text, S16426 [31OC]
Cosponsors added, S16630 [2NO], S16756 [7NO]
Cosponsors added, S514 [26JA], S1368 [27FE]
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S. 1371--A bill entitled the ``Snowbasin Land Exchange Act of 1995'';
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Burns),
S16422 [31OC]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-201), S30 [3JA]
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S. 1373--A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to minimize the
regulatory burden on agricultural producers in the conservation of
highly erodible land, wetland, and retired cropland, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Grassley),
S16495 [1NO]
Text, S16496 [1NO]
Cosponsors added, S3229 [29MR]
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S. 1376--A bill to terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal
corporate subsidies; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Feingold,
Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Coats), S16495 [1NO]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-352), S9742 [3SE]
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S. 1379--A bill to make technical amendments to the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON, S16621 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, S19010 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, S559 [30JA], S1185 [9FE], S1277 [20FE], S1298
[23FE], S1368 [27FE], S1462 [29FE], S10609 [16SE], S10841 [18SE]
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S. 1383--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for
the vessel Westfjord; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. STEVENS, S16621 [2NO]
Text, S16626 [2NO]
Passed Senate, S9036 [29JY]
Text, S9036 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1384--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for
the vessel God's Grace II; to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation.
By Mr. STEVENS, S16621 [2NO]
Text, S16627 [2NO]
Passed Senate, S9036 [29JY]
Text, S9036 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1385--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of periodic colorectal screening services
under part B of the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BREAUX (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Kerrey, Mr.
Daschle, and Mr. Hollings), S16621 [2NO]
Text, S16627 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, S4627 [2MY], S11041 [19SE], S12000 [30SE], S12129
[1OC], S12311 [3OC]
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S. 1386--A bill to provide for soft-metric conversion, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mr. Shelby), S16621 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, S19010 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, S1277 [20FE], S2431 [20MR], S2867 [26MR], S5649
[24MY], S8993 [26JY], S10019 [6SE]
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S. 1389--A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S16657 [3NO]
Text, S16659 [3NO]
Cosponsors added, S5773 [4JN], S5945 [6JN]
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S. 1392--A bill to impose temporarily a 25 percent duty on imports of
certain Canadian wood and lumber products, to require the
administering authority to initiate an investigation under title
VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to such products, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS, S16657 [3NO]
Cosponsors added, S18444 [12DE], S18564 [13DE], S18743 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, S279 [22JA], S559 [30JA], S742 [1FE]
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S. 1396--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for
the regulation of surface transportation; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself and Mr. Exon), S16657 [3NO]
Cosponsors added, S16829 [8NO], S17004 [13NO], S17669 [28NO]
Reported (no written report), S17465 [18NO]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-176), S17530 [27NO]
Debated, S17551 [28NO], S17584 [28NO], S17593 [28NO], S17602 [28NO]
Amendments, S17551 [28NO], S17582 [28NO], S17585 [28NO], S17593
[28NO], S17595 [28NO], S17600 [28NO], S17601 [28NO], S17669
[28NO], S17671 [28NO]
Read the third time, S17602 [28NO]
Returned to the calendar (H.R. 2539 passed in lieu), S17602 [28NO]
Indefinitely postponed, S3414 [16AP]
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S. 1397--A bill to provide for State control over fair housing
matters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Faircloth), S16753 [7NO]
Text, S16754 [7NO]
Cosponsors added, S1277 [20FE], S1368 [27FE], S3023 [27MR], S4426
[30AP], S5601 [23MY], S7028 [26JN], S7825 [12JY]
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S. 1400--A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to issue guidance as
to the application of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 to insurance company general accounts; to the Committee on
Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Jeffords), S16754
[7NO]
Cosponsors added, S19010 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, S919 [6FE], S3316 [15AP], S3633 [18AP], S4979
[13MY], S5692 [3JN], S6150 [12JN], S6410 [18JN], S6853 [25JN],
S7028 [26JN]
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S. 1401--A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 to minimize duplication in regulatory programs and to
give States exclusive responsibility under approved States program
for permitting and enforcement of the provisions of that Act with
respect to surface coal mining and reclamation operations, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BENNETT (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Warner,
and Mr. Hatch), S16821 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, S17348 [17NO], S17669 [28NO]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [16MY]
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S. 1402--A bill to amend the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land
Withdrawal Act and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Johnston, and Mr. Kempthorne), S16821
[8NO]
Cosponsors added, S6533 [19JN]
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S. 1405--A bill to eliminate certain benefits for Members of Congress;
to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. FRIST, S16821 [8NO]
Text, S16828 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, S1277 [20FE]
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S. 1406--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to
the city of Eufaula, Oklahoma, a parcel of land located at the
Eufaula Lake project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. NICKLES, S16920 [9NO]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-205), S491 [26JA]
Amendments, S5866 [5JN], S5870 [5JN]
Amended and passed Senate, S5870 [5JN]
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
H6004 [6JN]
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S. 1412--A bill to designate a portion of the Red River in Louisiana
as the ``J. Bennett Johnston Waterway'', and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BREAUX, S17090 [15NO]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S2191
[15MR], S2210 [15MR]
Committee discharged, S2210 [15MR]
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S. 1416--A bill to establish limitation with respect to the disclosure
and use of genetic information, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. HATFIELD (for himself and Mr. Mack), S17091 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, S1654 [7MR]
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S. 1417--A bill to assess the impact of the NAFTA, to require further
negotiation of certain provision of the NAFTA, and to provide for
the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Heflin, and Mr. Campbell),
S17183 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, S9855 [4SE]
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S. 1418--A bill to provide for the more effective implementation of
the prohibition against the payment to prisoners of supplemental
security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security
Act or monthly benefits under title II of such Act, and to deny
such supplemental security income benefits for 10 years to a
person found to have fraudulently obtained such benefits while in
prison; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PRESSLER, S17336 [17NO]
Text, S17337 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S346 [24JA], S5449 [21MY]
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S. 1419--A bill to impose sanctions against Nigeria; to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Feingold, Mr.
Jeffords, Mr. Simon, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Pell, Mr. McCain, and Mr.
Gregg), S17336 [17NO]
Text, S17340 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S18033 [5DE], S18565 [13DE], S19010 [20DE], S19260
[22DE]
Cosponsors added, S99 [5JA], S321 [23JA], S2830 [25MR], S4940 [9MY]
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S. 1420--A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to
support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the
eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Johnston,
and Mr. Murkowski), S17336 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S1526 [5MR], S5865 [5JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-373), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 1421--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat as
a zone business an otherwise qualified business dissected by a
census tract boundary line of a designated empowerment zone or
enterprise community; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SIMON, S17336 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S346 [24JA]
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S. 1422--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire
property in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York,
for inclusion in the Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself and Mr. D'Amato), S17336 [17NO]
Text, S17344 [17NO]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-255), S3731 [19AP]
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S. 1423--A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 to make modifications to certain provisions, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Jeffords,
and Mr. Gorton), S17336 [17NO]
Text, S17345 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, S17925 [4DE]
Cosponsors added, S1185 [9FE], S1368 [27FE], S1462 [29FE], S1869
[12MR], S2245 [18MR], S4871 [8MY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-308), S7301 [28JN]
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S. 1425--A bill to recognize the validity of rights-of-way granted
under section 2477 of the Revised Statutes, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Stevens, and Mr.
Bennett), S17530 [27NO]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-261), S4937 [9MY]
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S. 1426--A bill to eliminate the requirement for unanimous verdicts in
Federal court; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. Craig), S17530 [27NO]
Text, S17533 [27NO]
Cosponsors added, S19121 [21DE]
Removal of cosponsors, S514 [26JA]
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S. 1434--A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to
provide for a two-year (biennial) budgeting cycle, and for other
purposes; jointly, to the Committees on the Budget; Governmental
Affairs, pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with
instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee
has thirty days to report or be discharged.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Simpson,
Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Cochran),
S17775 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, S1084 [7FE]
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S. 1437--A bill to provide for an increase in funding for the conduct
and support of diabetes-related research by the National
Institutes of Health; to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources.
By Mr. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. Simon), S17776 [29NO]
Text, S17782 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, S4677 [3MY], S5865 [5JN], S5981 [7JN]
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S. 1438--A bill to establish a commission to review the dispute
settlement reports of the World Trade Organization, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. DOLE, S17865 [30NO]
Read the first time, S17872 [30NO]
Read the second time. Placed on the calendar, S17923 [4DE]
Cosponsors added, S6150 [12JN]
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S. 1439--A bill to require the consideration of certain criteria in
decisions to relocate professional sports teams, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. GLENN (for himself, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Gorton), S17865
[30NO]
Cosponsors added, S321 [23JA], S742 [1FE]
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S. 1448--A bill to establish the National Commission on Gay and
Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. KERRY, S18016 [5DE]
Text, S18028 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, S2867 [26MR]
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S. 1451--A bill to authorize an agreement between the Secretary of the
Interior and a State providing for the continued operation by
State employees of national parks in the State during any period
in which the National Park Service is unable to maintain the
normal level of park operations, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S18099 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, S1526 [5MR]
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S. 1452--A bill to establish procedures to provide for a taxpayer
protection lock-box and related downward adjustment of
discretionary spending limits and to provide for additional
deficit reduction with funds resulting from the stimulative effect
of revenue reductions
By Mr. GRAMS (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Coats), S18099 [6DE]
Read the first time, S18114 [6DE]
Read the first and second time. Placed on the calendar, S18232 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, S1605 [6MR], S5981 [7JN]
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S. 1453--A bill to prohibit the regulation by the Secretary of Health
and Human Services and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs of any
activities of sponsors or sponsorship programs connected with, or
any advertising used or purchased by, the Professional Rodeo
Cowboy Association, its agents or affiliates, or any other
professional rodeo association, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Reid, Mr. Thomas, Mr.
Bryan, and Mr. Inhofe), S18232 [7DE]
Text, S18233 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, S18743 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, S67 [4JA], S514 [26JA], S2431 [20MR]
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S. 1454--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries for the vessel
Joan Marie, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. HELMS, S18232 [7DE]
Passed Senate, S9036 [29JY]
Text, S9036 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1455--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Movin On, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. HELMS, S18232 [7DE]
Passed Senate, S9036 [29JY]
Text, S9036 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9071 [29JY]
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S. 1456--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Play Hard, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. HELMS, S18232 [7DE]
Passed Senate, S9037 [29JY]
Text, S9037 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9072 [29JY]
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S. 1457--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Shogun, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. HELMS, S18232 [7DE]
Passed Senate, S9037 [29JY]
Text, S9037 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9072 [29JY]
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S. 1459--An original bill to provide for uniform management of
livestock grazing on Federal land, and for other purposes; from
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for Mr. Domenici), S18232 [7DE]
Placed on the calendar, S18232 [7DE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-181), S18232 [7DE]
Amendments, S2253 [18MR], S2400 [20MR], S2432 [20MR], S2437 [20MR],
S2621 [21MR], S2659 [21MR], S2662 [21MR]
Debated, S2389 [20MR], S2411 [20MR], S2591 [21MR]
Passed Senate as amended, S2622 [21MR]
Referred to the Committees on Resources; AgricultureH///2866//
[26MR]Text, S2887 [26MR]
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S. 1460--A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to
support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the
eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Biden), S18232 [7DE]
Text, S18241 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, S1684 [11MR], S6018 [10JN], S6310 [14JN]
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S. 1463--A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to clarify the
definitions of domestic industry and like articles in certain
investigations involving perishable agricultural products, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAHAM, S18363 [11DE]
Cosponsors added, S19343 [2JA]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S441 [26JA]
Text, S442 [26JA]
Returned to the Senate (H. Res. 402), H3414 [16AP]
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S. 1465--A bill to extend au pair programs; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Kerry), S18363 [11DE]
Reported (no written report), S18437 [12DE]
Amendments, S18565 [13DE], S18579 [13DE]
Passed Senate as amended, S18579 [13DE]
Text, S18580 [13DE]
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, H14926 [14DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H14975 [18DE]
Text, H14975 [18DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15135 [19DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18998 [20DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-72] (signed December 23, 1995), H1984 [7MR]
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S. 1467--A bill to authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural
County Water Supply System, to authorize assistance to the Fort
Peck Rural County Water District, Inc., a nonprofit corporation,
for the planning, design, and construction of the water supply
system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mr. Baucus), S18363 [11DE]
Text, S18363 [11DE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-242), S2192 [15MR]
Passed Senate, S4810 [7MY]
Text, S4810 [7MY]
Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, H4644
[8MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9957 [4SE]
Text, H9957 [4SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-769), H10040 [4SE]
Senate agreed to House amendment, S11804 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12263 [2OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12194 [2OC]
Presented to the President, S12194 [2OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-300] (signed October 11, 1996)
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S. 1469--A bill to extend the United States-Israel free trade
agreement to the West Bank and Gaza Strip; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein), S18442 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, S18920 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, S589 [31JA]
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S. 1470--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide for increases in the amounts of allowable earnings under
the Social Security earnings limit for individuals who have
attained retirement age, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Roth, and Mr. Dole), S18442 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, S18565 [13DE], S18664 [14DE], S19121 [21DE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S18737 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, S2659 [21MR], S2830 [25MR]
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S. 1473--A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to
permit the posting in space under the control of the Administrator
of notices concerning missing children, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Mack), S18559 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, S18920 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, S389 [25JA], S1277 [20FE], S3633 [18AP]
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S. 1474--A bill to provide new authority for probation and pretrial
services officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH, S18559 [13DE]
Text, S18560 [13DE]
Reported (no written report), S4617 [2MY]
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S. 1477--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and
the Public Health Service Act to improve the regulation of food,
drugs, devices, and biological products, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM, S18559 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, S5981 [7JN], S6410 [18JN], S8374 [19JY], S9746
[3SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-284), S6611 [20JN]
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S. 1480--A bill to provide for the comparable treatment of Federal
employees and Members of Congress and the President during a
period in which there is a Federal Government shutdown; to the
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Harkin), S18662 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, S321 [23JA]
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S. 1481--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for the nonrecognition of gain for sale of stock to certain
farmers' cooperatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Bennett),
S18738 [15DE]
Text, S18739 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, S1368 [27FE]
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S. 1483--A bill to control crime, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. DeWine), S18738
[15DE]
Text, S18741 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, S1368 [27FE], S1526 [5MR], S1605 [6MR], S1869
[12MR], S1977 [13MR], S2245 [18MR], S3160 [28MR], S3316 [15AP],
S4072 [24AP], S4327 [29AP], S7906 [16JY]
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S. 1484--A bill to enforce the public debt limit and to protect the
Social Security trust funds and other Federal trust funds and
accounts invested in public debt obligations; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. NICKLES, S18819 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, S19260 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, S99 [5JA]
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S. 1487--A bill to establish a demonstration project to provide that
the Department of Defense may receive medicare reimbursement for
health care services provided to certain medicare-eligible covered
military beneficiaries; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCAIN (for Mr. Gramm (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. McCain,
Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. Inhofe), S18999 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, S514 [26JA], S919 [6FE], S1869 [12MR], S3160
[28MR], S4195 [25AP], S4940 [9MY], S5382 [20MY], S7190 [27JN],
S8478 [22JY], S9609 [2AU]
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S. 1488--A bill to convert certain excepted service positions in the
United States Fire Administration to competitive service
positions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SARBANES, S18999 [20DE]
Reported (no written report), S6082 [11JN]
Passed Senate, S6253 [13JN]
Text, S6253 [13JN]
Referred to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight;
Science, H6507 [18JN]
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S. 1489--A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a
portion of the Columbia River as a recreational river, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. MURRAY, S18999 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, S6612 [20JN]
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S. 1491--A bill to reform antimicrobial pesticide registration, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
By Mr. GRAMS (for himself, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Pryor, Mr. McConnell, Mr.
Conrad, Mr. Coverdell, and Mr. Santorum), S18999 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, S589 [31JA], S1277 [20FE], S1298 [23FE], S1368
[27FE], S1462 [29FE], S1605 [6MR], S2867 [26MR], S3490 [17AP],
S4195 [25AP], S5099 [15MY], S5269 [17MY], S6533 [19JN], S7028
[26JN], S8478 [22JY]
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S. 1493--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S19110 [21DE]
Text, S19111 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, S3957 [23AP], S4327 [29AP], S4979 [13MY], S7416
[8JY], S9438 [1AU], S9609 [2AU]
Removal of cosponsors, S4979 [13MY]
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S. 1494--A bill to provide an extension for fiscal year 1996 for
certain programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. D'AMATO [for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Bond, Mr. Domenici, Mr.
Bennett, and Mr. Shelby], S19110 [21DE]
Text, S19112 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, S19260 [22DE]
Amendments, S347 [24JA], S350 [24JA], S1900 [12MR]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed Senate, S350 [24JA]
Text, S351 [24JA]
Debated, H1267 [27FE]
Text, H1267 [27FE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H1290 [27FE]
Senate concurred in House amendment, S1900 [12MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S2325 [19MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H2465 [19MR]
Presented to the President, S2421 [20MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-120] (signed March 28, 1996), H3171 [28MR],
H3233 [15AP]
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S. 1497--A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to make certain
adjustments in the land disposal program to provide needed
flexibility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. NICKLES [for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Bond, Mr.
Bumpers, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lott, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Johnston, Mr.
Abraham, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Glenn,
and Mr. Warner], S19110 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, S1185 [9FE]
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S. 1498--A bill to authorize appropriations to carry out the
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. SNOWE [for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Kennedy],
S19110 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, S4195 [25AP]
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S. 1501--A bill to amend part V of title 28, United States Code, to
require that the Department of Justice and State attorneys general
are provided notice of a class action certification or settlement,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. Nunn), S19250 [22DE]
Text, S19252 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, S1462 [29FE], S8478 [22JY]
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S. 1504--A bill to control crime by mandatory victim restitution; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ABRAHAM, S19250 [22DE]
Text, S324 [23JA]
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S. 1505--A bill to reduce risk to public safety and the environment
associated with pipeline transportation of natural gas and
hazardous liquids, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Breaux, and Mrs. Hutchison), S19250
[22DE]
Text, S19255 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, S1084 [7FE], S1368 [27FE], S1462 [29FE], S3316
[15AP], S3633 [18AP], S4426 [30AP], S6018 [10JN], S8374 [19JY],
S8993 [26JY], S10329 [11SE], S11313 [25SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-334), S9071 [29JY]
Debated, S10931 [19SE], S10936 [19SE], S10940 [19SE], S10947 [19SE]
Amendments, S10936 [19SE], S10941 [19SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11451 [26SE]
Text, S11451 [26SE]
Debated, H11530 [27SE]
Text, H11531 [27SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11541 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12263 [2OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12194 [2OC]
Presented to the President, S12194 [2OC]
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S. 1506--A bill to provide for a reduction in regulatory costs by
maintaining Federal Average fuel economy standards applicable to
automobiles in effect at current levels until changed by law, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Nickles, and Mr. Santorum), S19250 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, S1462 [29FE], S1526 [5MR], S1870 [12MR], S2830
[25MR], S3229 [29MR], S3406 [16AP], S4195 [25AP], S6410 [18JN],
S7906 [16JY]
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S. 1507--A bill to provide for the extension of the Parole Commission
to oversee cases of prisoners sentenced under prior law, to reduce
the size of the Parole Commission, and for other purposes.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr.
Kennedy), S19250 [22DE]
Passed Senate, S19284 [22DE]
Text, S19284 [22DE]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H15638 [27DE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-789), H10429 [16SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10462 [17SE]
Text, H10462 [17SE]
Senate agreed to House amendment, S11123 [20SE]
Amendments, S11123 [20SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11290 [25SE]
Presented to the President, S11290 [25SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11227 [25SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-232] (signed October 2, 1996)
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S. 1508--A bill to assure that all Federal employees work and are
paid.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Stevens), S19250
[22DE]
Debated, H15641 [30DE]
Text, H15642 [30DE]
Passed House as amended, H15645 [30DE]
Objection heard to a request to concur in House amendment with
amendment, S19322 [31DE]
Senate concurs in House amendment with amendment, S19337 [2JA]
Amendments, S19338 [2JA], S19343 [2JA]
Amendments, S31 [3JA]
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S. 1510--A bill to designate the United States Courthouse in
Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``E. Barrett Prettyman
United States Courthouse'', and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. WARNER, S19250 [22DE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S1078 [7FE]
Text, S1078 [7FE]
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
H1234 [9FE]
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S. 1512--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve
safety at public railway-highway crossings, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Coats), S19306 [29DE]
Cosponsors added, S3023 [27MR], S3406 [16AP], S4072 [24AP], S5865
[5JN]
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S. 1514--A bill to authorize the obligation and expenditure of
appropriated funds for a 2.4 percent increase in pay and
allowances and a 5.2 percent increase for basic allowance for
quarters for the members of the uniformed services.
By Mr. DOLE (for Mr. Stevens (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Thurmond,
Mr. Coats, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Byrd, and Mr. Nunn), S19319 [30DE]
Passed Senate, S19318 [30DE]
Text, S19319 [30DE]
Referred to the Committee on National Security, H12300 [4OC]
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S. 1515--A bill for the relief of Benjamin M. Banfro; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CRAIG, S30 [3JA]
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S. 1516--A bill making appropriations to the Department of Health and
Human Services for retirement pay and medical benefits for
commissioned officers of the Public Health Service for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
By Mr. ROBB, S98 [5JA]
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S. 1517--A bill to make appropriations for the Black Lung Disability
Trust Fund for fiscal year 1996; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
By Mr. ROBB, S98 [5JA]
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S. 1518--A bill to eliminate the Board of Tea Experts by prohibiting
funding for the Board and by repealing the Tea Importation Act of
1987.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Reid), S98 [5JA]
Read the first time, S108 [5JA]
Read the second time. Placed on the calendar, S167 [10JA]
Passed Senate, S724 [1FE]
Text, S724 [1FE]
Returned to the Senate (H. Res. 387), H2577 [21MR]
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S. 1519--A bill to prohibit United States voluntary and assessed
contributions to the United Nations if the United Nations imposes
any tax or fee on United States persons or continues to develop or
promote proposals for such taxes or fees; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Helms, Mr. Shelby, and Mr.
Coverdell), S276 [22JA]
Text, S277 [22JA]
Cosponsors added, S321 [23JA], S347 [24JA], S514 [26JA], S743 [1FE]
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S. 1520--A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Ruth and Billy
Graham; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Simpson,
Mr. Warner, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr.
Abraham, Mr. Specter, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Craig,
Mr. Burns, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Lott, Mr.
Ashcroft, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Frist), S313 [23JA]
Cosponsors added, S347 [24JA], S389 [25JA], S514 [26JA]
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S. 1521--A bill to establish the Nicodemus National Historic Site in
Kansas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. DOLE, S313 [23JA]
Text, S315 [23JA]
Cosponsors added, S2431 [20MR], S2659 [21MR], S4072 [24AP], S5099
[15MY]
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S. 1522--A bill to provide for the transfer of six obsolete tugboats
of the Navy; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Levin), S313 [23JA]
Removal of cosponsors, S5382 [20MY]
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S. 1523--A bill to extend agricultural programs through 1996, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Exon),
S313 [23JA]
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S. 1524--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit
smoking on any scheduled airline flight segment in intrastate,
interstate, or foreign air transportation; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Harkin), S346 [24JA]
Cosponsors added, S1462 [29FE], S1605 [6MR], S3957 [23AP]
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S. 1525--A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prevent
economic espionage and to provide for the protection of United
States proprietary economic information in interstate and foreign
commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. COHEN, S377 [25JA]
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S. 1526--A bill to provide for retail competition among electric
energy suppliers, to provide for recovery of stranded costs
attributable to an open access electricity market, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. JOHNSTON, S377 [25JA]
Text, S380 [25JA]
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S. 1527--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat
recycling facilities as solid waste disposal facilities under the
tax-exempt bond rules, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. GREGG, S377 [25JA]
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S. 1528--A bill to reform the financing of Senate campaigns, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. BRADLEY, S377 [25JA]
Text, S386 [25JA]
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S. 1529--A bill to provide for the Federal treatment of certain
relocating National Football League franchises, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Glenn), S492 [26JA]
Text, S494 [26JA]
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S. 1530--A bill to create a government corporation to own and operate
the Naval Petroleum Reserves and Naval Oil Shale Reserves, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BUMPERS, S492 [26JA]
Text, S496 [26JA]
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S. 1531--A bill to reimburse States and their political subdivisions
for emergency medical assistance provided to illegal aliens under
their custody as a result of Federal action; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. McCAIN, S492 [26JA]
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S. 1532--A bill to provide for the continuing operation of the Office
of Federal Investigations of the Office of Personnel Management,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SIMON, S492 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S5099 [15MY]
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S. 1533--A bill to provide an opportunity for community renewal and
economic growth in empowerment zones and enterprise communities,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCAIN, S492 [26JA]
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S. 1534--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
additional support for and to expand clinical research programs,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources.
By Mr. HATFIELD (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S492 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S743 [1FE], S4677 [3MY], S5099 [15MY]
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S. 1535--A bill to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws of
the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. ABRAHAM, S492 [26JA]
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S. 1536--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to permit
Federal firearms licensees to conduct firearms business with other
such licensees at out-of-State gun shows; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. THOMPSON, S492 [26JA]
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S. 1537--A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to issue a regulation that consolidates all
environmental laws and health and safety laws applicable to the
construction, maintenance, and operation of above-ground storage
tanks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works.
By Mr. ROBB (for himself, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Simpson), S492 [26JA]
Text, S507 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S1870 [12MR], S3633 [18AP]
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S. 1538--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for the treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-
exempt group medical practices, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GLENN (for himself and Mr. Gorton), S492 [26JA]
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S. 1539--A bill to establish the Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage
Area along the Lower Rio Grande Texas-Mexico border, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S492 [26JA]
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S. 1540--A bill to amend chapter 14 of title 35, United States Code,
to preserve the full term of patents; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH, S492 [26JA]
Text, S511 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S9438 [1AU]
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S. 1541--A bill to extend, reform, and improve agricultural commodity,
trade, conservation, and other programs, and for other purposes.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Helms, Mr. Cochran, Mr.
Craig, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Pressler, and Mr. Coverdell), S492 [26JA]
Read the second time. Placed on the calendar, S543 [30JA], S554
[30JA]
Cosponsors added, S559 [30JA], S743 [1FE]
Debated, S573 [31JA], S584 [31JA], S587 [31JA], S672 [1FE], S676
[1FE], S685 [1FE], S899 [6FE], S913 [6FE], S998 [6FE], S1001 [7FE]
Amendments, S587 [31JA], S589 [31JA], S590 [31JA], S596 [31JA], S626
[31JA], S627 [31JA], S631 [31JA], S632 [31JA], S633 [31JA], S637
[31JA], S638 [31JA], S642 [31JA], S644 [31JA], S645 [31JA], S646
[31JA], S662 [31JA], S744 [1FE], S746 [1FE], S747 [1FE], S748
[1FE], S749 [1FE], S750 [1FE], S756 [1FE], S757 [1FE], S758 [1FE],
S759 [1FE], S760 [1FE], S761 [1FE], S762 [1FE], S763 [1FE], S770
[1FE], S771 [1FE], S772 [1FE], S830 [1FE], S831 [1FE], S832 [1FE],
S835 [1FE], S838 [1FE], S850 [1FE], S851 [1FE], S852 [1FE], S853
[1FE], S854 [1FE], S855 [1FE], S856 [1FE], S857 [1FE], S858 [1FE],
S920 [6FE], S921 [6FE], S922 [6FE], S923 [6FE], S924 [6FE], S927
[6FE], S933 [6FE], S938 [6FE], S944 [6FE], S950 [6FE], S954 [6FE],
S956 [6FE], S957 [6FE], S958 [6FE], S965 [6FE], S966 [6FE], S967
[6FE], S968 [6FE], S969 [6FE], S974 [6FE], S975 [6FE], S976 [6FE],
S977 [6FE], S978 [6FE], S979 [6FE], S981 [6FE], S982 [6FE], S983
[6FE], S984 [6FE], S985 [6FE], S986 [6FE], S987 [6FE], S988 [6FE],
S989 [6FE], S990 [6FE], S991 [6FE], S992 [6FE], S993 [6FE], S994
[6FE], S995 [6FE], S1010 [7FE], S1012 [7FE], S1014 [7FE], S1015
[7FE], S1017 [7FE], S1018 [7FE], S1024 [7FE], S1027 [7FE], S1028
[7FE], S1029 [7FE], S1036 [7FE], S1040 [7FE], S1043 [7FE], S1048
[7FE], S1049 [7FE], S1053 [7FE], S1054 [7FE], S1086 [7FE], S1087
[7FE], S1140 [7FE], S1141 [7FE], S1149 [7FE], S1150 [7FE]
Read the third time, S1059 [7FE]
Amended and passed Senate, S1059 [7FE]
Read the first time, S485 [26JA]
Text, S1191 [9FE]
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S. 1542--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for the expensing of environmental remediation costs in
empowerment zones and enterprise communities; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Lieberman), S492 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S6150 [12JN], S9609 [2AU]
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S. 1543--A bill to clarify the treatment of Nebraska impact aid
payments.
By Mr. KERREY, S492 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S530 [26JA]
Text, S530 [26JA]
Referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities,
H969 [30JA]
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S. 1544--A bill to authorize the conveyance of the William Langer
Jewel Bearing Plant to the Job Development Authority of the City
of Rolla, North Dakota.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Conrad), S492 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S538 [26JA]
Text, S538 [26JA]
Referred to the Committee on National Security, H969 [30JA]
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S. 1545--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel MOONRAKER, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. HELMS, S555 [30JA]
Passed Senate, S9037 [29JY]
Text, S9037 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9072 [29JY]
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S. 1546--A bill to increase the debt limit; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. DASCHLE, S555 [30JA]
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S. 1547--A bill to limit the provision of assistance to the Government
of Mexico using the exchange stabilization fund established
pursuant to section 5302 of title 31, United States Code, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Inhofe), S555
[30JA]
Cosponsors added, S1368 [27FE]
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S. 1548--A bill to provide that applications by Mexican motor carriers
of property for authority to provide service across the United
States-Mexico international boundary line and by persons of Mexico
who establish enterprises in the United States seeking to
distribute international cargo in the United States shall not be
approved until certain certifications are made to the Congress by
the President and the Secretary of Transportation, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Inhofe), S555
[30JA]
Cosponsors added, S1277 [20FE], S1526 [5MR]
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S. 1549--A bill to improve regulation of the purchase and sale of
municipal securities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN, S736 [1FE]
Text, S738 [1FE]
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S. 1550--A bill to eliminate the duties on 2-Amino-3-chlorobenzoic
acid, methyl ester; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HELMS, S736 [1FE]
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S. 1551--A bill to restore the broadcast ownership rules under the
Communications Act of 1934 to the status quo ante the enactment of
the Telecommunications Act of 1996; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Conrad,
and Mr. Kerrey), S736 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, S3316 [15AP]
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S. 1552--A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to
prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of
workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payments; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. DASCHLE, S736 [1FE]
Text, S739 [1FE]
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S. 1553--A bill to provide that members of the Armed Forces performing
services for the peacekeeping effort in the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina shall be entitled to certain tax benefits in the same
manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCAIN, S736 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, S1277 [20FE], S1298 [23FE], S1368 [27FE], S1526
[5MR], S1654 [7MR]
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S. 1554--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
clarify the exemption for houseparents from the minimum wage and
maximum hours requirements of that Act, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. COCHRAN, S737 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, S1605 [6MR], S8555 [23JY], S10019 [6SE]
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S. 1555--A bill to guarantee the timely payment of Social Security
benefits in March 1996.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Roth, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Domenici),
S737 [1FE]
Indefinitely postponed (H.R. 2924 passed in lieu), S725 [1FE]
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S. 1556--A bill to prohibit economic espionage, to provide for the
protection of United States proprietary economic information in
interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Specter), S737 [1FE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S9158 [30JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-359), S9742 [3SE]
Cosponsors added, S10076 [9SE]
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S. 1557--A bill to prohibit economic espionage, to provide for the
protection of United States vital proprietary economic
information, and for other purposes; to the Select Committee on
Intelligence.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Kohl), S737 [1FE]
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S. 1558--A bill to provide for reimbursement of States, political
subdivisions, and persons that donated services, material, funds,
or other things to allow the continued operation, during a period
of time when appropriations were not available for the purpose, of
all or any part of a public educational or recreational facility,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. McCAIN, S915 [6FE]
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S. 1559--A bill to make technical corrections to title 11, United
States Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Heflin), S915 [6FE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S6223 [13JN]
Amendments, S9617 [2AU], S9664 [2AU], S9665 [2AU]
Amended and passed Senate, S9664 [2AU]
Text, S9755 [3SE]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H12300 [4OC]
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S. 1560--A bill to require Colombia to meet anti-narcotics performance
standards for continued assistance and to require a report on the
counter-narcotics efforts of Colombia; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, and Mrs. Feinstein), S915
[6FE]
Cosponsors added, S1298 [23FE], S1369 [27FE], S1654 [7MR]
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S. 1561--A bill for the relief of the individuals whose employment at
the White House Travel Office was terminated.
By Mr. HATCH, S915 [6FE]
Read the second time, S1077 [7FE], S1083 [7FE]
Placed on the calendar, S1077 [7FE], S1083 [7FE]
Read for the first time, S914 [6FE]
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S. 1562--A bill to require the President to give notice of the
intention of the United States to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic
Missile Treaty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. HELMS, S915 [6FE]
Text, S919 [6FE]
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S. 1563--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and
improve eligibility for medical care and services under that
title, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller) (by request), S1083
[7FE]
Cosponsors added, S1605 [6MR], S1684 [11MR], S2104 [14MR], S3633
[18AP], S4519 [1MY], S5011 [14MY], S5692 [3JN]
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S. 1564--A bill to amend the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide loan guarantees
for water supply, conservation, quality and transmission projects,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. CRAIG, S1083 [7FE]
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S. 1565--A bill to supplement the Small Reclamation Projects Act of
1956 and to supplement the Federal Reclamation laws by providing
for Federal cooperation in non-Federal projects and for
participation by non-Federal agencies in Federal projects; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CRAIG, S1083 [7FE]
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S. 1566--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Marsh Grass Too;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. HOLLINGS, S1083 [7FE]
Passed Senate, S9037 [29JY]
Text, S9037 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9072 [29JY]
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S. 1567--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to repeal the
amendments relating to obscene and harassing use of
telecommunications facilities made by the Communications Decency
Act of 1995; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Feingold), S1180 [9FE]
Cosponsors added, S1369 [27FE], S1605 [6MR]
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S. 1568--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for the extension of certain expiring provisions; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Simpson, and Mr.
D'Amato), S1180 [9FE]
Text, S1182 [9FE]
Cosponsors added, S1462 [29FE], S1654 [7MR], S2245 [18MR], S2867
[26MR], S3633 [18AP]
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S. 1569--A bill to provide for 1 additional Federal judge for the
middle district of Louisiana; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BREAUX, S1276 [20FE]
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S. 1570--A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the
restriction on the assignment or alienation of pension plan
benefits shall not apply to court-ordered criminal fines or victim
restitution; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCAIN, S1276 [20FE]
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S. 1571--A bill to provide for the exchange of certain lands within
the State of Montana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BURNS, S1295 [23FE]
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S. 1572--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide
funds and incentives for closures of rail-highway crossings, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. DeWINE (for himself and Mr. Lugar), S1295 [23FE]
Text, S1296 [23FE]
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S. 1573--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
establish and provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer
Research Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. D'AMATO, S1295 [23FE]
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S. 1574--A bill to provide Federal contracting opportunities for small
business concerns located in historically underutilized business
zones, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. BOND, S1345 [27FE]
Text, S1347 [27FE]
Cosponsors added, S3316 [15AP]
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S. 1575--A bill to improve rail transportation safety, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S1345 [27FE]
Text, S1351 [27FE]
Cosponsors added, S1462 [29FE]
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S. 1576--A bill to provide that Federal employees who are furloughed
or are not paid for performing essential services during a period
of a lapse in appropriations, may receive a loan, paid at their
standard rate of compensation, from the Thrift Savings Fund, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Sarbanes), S1345 [27FE]
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S. 1577--A bill to authorize appropriations for the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission for fiscal years
1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. HATFIELD (for himself and Mr. Sarbanes), S1345 [27FE]
Text, S1354 [27FE], S8930 [25JY]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S1454 [29FE],
S1469 [29FE]
Committee discharged, S1469 [29FE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-283), S6517 [19JN]
Passed Senate, S8930 [25JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11408 [27SE]
Text, H11408 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President, S11972 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-274] (signed October 9, 1996)
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S. 1578--A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1997 through
2002, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources.
By Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Harkin), S1345 [27FE]
Cosponsors added, S1870 [12MR], S3316 [15AP], S3633 [18AP], S3733
[19AP], S3797 [22AP], S3957 [23AP], S4072 [24AP], S4327 [29AP],
S4871 [8MY], S4940 [9MY], S5193 [16MY], S5382 [20MY], S5500
[22MY], S5601 [23MY], S5649 [24MY], S5866 [5JN], S6104 [11JN],
S6150 [12JN], S7190 [27JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-275), S5378 [20MY]
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S. 1579--A bill to streamline and improve the effectiveness of chapter
75 of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred to as the
``Single Audit Act''); to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. GLENN (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cochran, Mr.
Pryor, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Brown), S1345 [27FE]
Text, S1363 [27FE], S6299 [14JN]
Cosponsors added, S3797 [22AP]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-266), S4972 [13MY]
Debated, S6294 [14JN]
Amendments, S6294 [14JN]
Passed Senate as amended, S6299 [14JN]
Debated, H6464 [18JN]
Text, H6464 [18JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H6469 [18JN]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S6848 [25JN]
Presented to the President, S6848 [25JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H6762 [25JN]
Approved [Public Law 104-156] (signed July 5, 1996)
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S. 1580--A bill to provide funding for community-oriented policing, to
reduce funding for the Department of Defense, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KERRY, S1455 [29FE]
Text, S1456 [29FE]
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S. 1581--A bill to reinstate the license for, and extend the deadline
under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of, a
hydroelectric project in Ohio, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. DeWINE, S1455 [29FE]
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S. 1582--A bill to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and
the Missing Children's Assistance Act, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Simon), S1455 [29FE]
Text, S1531 [5MR]
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S. 1583--A bill to establish the Lower Eastern Shore American Heritage
Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. SARBANES, S1455 [29FE]
Text, S1459 [29FE]
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S. 1584--A bill to authorize appropriations for the preservation and
restoration of historic buildings at historically black colleges
and universities; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Frist, and Ms. Moseley-Braun),
S1455 [29FE]
Cosponsors added, S4627 [2MY]
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S. 1585--A bill to authorize award of a medal to civilians who
participated in the defense of Pearl Harbor and other military
installations in Hawaii against attack by the Japanese on December
7, 1941; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. AKAKA, S1516 [5MR]
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S. 1586--A bill for the relief of Nancy B. Wilson; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. COHEN (for himself and Ms. Snowe), S1516 [5MR]
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S. 1587--A bill to affirm the rights of Americans to use and sell
encryption products, to establish privacy standards for voluntary
escrowed systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Burns, Mr. Dole, Mr. Pressler, and
Mrs. Murray), S1516 [5MR]
Text, S1517 [5MR]
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S. 1588--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for
the vessel Kalypso; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. STEVENS, S1516 [5MR]
Text, S1522 [5MR], S9037 [29JY]
Passed Senate, S9037 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9072 [29JY]
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S. 1589--A bill to provide for a rotating schedule for regional
primaries for Presidential elections, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. GORTON (for himself and Mr. Lieberman), S1516 [5MR]
Text, S1523 [5MR]
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S. 1590--A bill to repeal the emergency salvage timber sale program,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bumpers, and
Mrs. Feinstein), S1516 [5MR]
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S. 1591--A bill to prohibit campaign expenditures for services of
lobbyists, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. McCAIN, S1598 [6MR]
Text, S1598 [6MR]
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S. 1592--A bill to strike the prohibition on the transmission of
abortion-related matters, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mrs. Boxer, Ms.
Snowe, Mr. Simon, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Feingold), S1598 [6MR]
Text, S1599 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, S2104 [14MR], S4327 [29AP], S4807 [7MY], S8162
[18JY]
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S. 1593--A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide
for the appointment of two Deputy Directors of Central
Intelligence, to strengthen the authority of the Director of
Central Intelligence over elements of the Intelligence Community,
and for other purposes; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Kerrey), S1598 [6MR]
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S. 1594--An original bill making omnibus consolidated rescissions and
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and
for other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. HATFIELD, S1598 [6MR]
Placed on the calendar, S1598 [6MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-236), S1597 [6MR]
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S. 1595--A bill to repeal the emergency salvage timber sale program,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. BRADLEY (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Simon, Mr. Lautenberg,
Mr. Graham, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Pell, Ms. Moseley-Braun, and Mr.
Kerry), S1598 [6MR]
Text, S1604 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, S3316 [15AP]
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S. 1596--A bill to direct a property conveyance in the State of
California; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Johnston), S1649 [7MR]
Text, S1650 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, S2104 [14MR], S4871 [8MY], S5382 [20MY], S6150
[12JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-247), S3154 [28MR]
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S. 1597--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
discourage American businesses from moving jobs overseas and to
encourage the creation of new jobs in the United States, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DORGAN, S1649 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, S2104 [14MR], S2659 [21MR]
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S. 1598--A bill to provide that professional sports teams relocating
to different communities shall lose trademark protection with
respect to team names, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. GLENN, S1649 [7MR]
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S. 1599--A bill for the relief of Tarek Elagamy; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. BREAUX, S1649 [7MR]
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S. 1600--A bill to establish limitations on health plans with respect
to genetic information, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Mack), S1649 [7MR]
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S. 1601--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
extend the deadline for and clarify the contents of the Great
Lakes health research report, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Glenn, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Kohl),
S1649 [7MR]
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S. 1602--A bill to amend the Plant Variety Protection Act to provide
plant variety protection to a tuber propagated plant variety if
the variety has not been sold or otherwise disposed of in any area
outside the United States for more than a period determined by the
Secretary of Agriculture and the variety receives plant variety
protection in any area outside the United States, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Cohen), S1682 [11MR]
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S. 1603--A bill to amend the Small Business Act concerning the level
of participation by the Small Business Administration in loans
guaranteed under the Export Working Captial Program; to the
Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg), S1682 [11MR]
Text, S1683 [11MR]
Cosponsors added, S9968 [5SE]
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S. 1604--A bill to improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act requirements regarding separate detention and
confinement of juveniles, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL, S1855 [12MR]
Text, S1856 [12MR]
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S. 1605--A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to
manage the Strategic Petroleum Reserve more effectively and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (by request), S1855 [12MR]
Text, S1856 [12MR]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-273), S5093 [15MY]
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S. 1606--A bill to control the use of biological agents that have the
potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. DeWine,
Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Biden), S1855 [12MR]
Text, S1864 [12MR]
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S. 1607--A bill to control access to precursor chemicals used to
manufacture methamphetamine and other illicit narcotics, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Reid, and Mr.
Kyl), S1855 [12MR]
Text, S1865 [12MR]
Cosponsors added, S4724 [6MY], S6726 [24JN]
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S. 1608--A bill to extend the applicability of certain regulatory
authority under the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Inouye), S1855 [12MR]
Text, S1868 [12MR]
Cosponsors added, S3797 [22AP]
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S. 1609--A bill to provide for the rescheduling of flunitrazepan into
schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BIDEN, S1855 [12MR]
Text, S1869 [12MR]
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S. 1610--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
the standards used for determining whether individuals are not
employees; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Dole, Mr. D'Amato, Mr.
Murkowski, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lott, Mr. Gramm, and Mr. Frist), S1969
[13MR]
Text, S1971 [13MR]
Cosponsors added, S2198 [15MR], S2245 [18MR], S2659 [21MR], S2867
[26MR], S3023 [27MR], S3229 [29MR], S3406 [16AP], S3633 [18AP],
S3797 [22AP], S4072 [24AP], S4426 [30AP], S4724 [6MY], S4871
[8MY], S4940 [9MY], S5500 [22MY], S5692 [3JN], S5773 [4JN], S5866
[5JN], S6104 [11JN], S6243 [13JN], S9968 [5SE]
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S. 1611--A bill to establish the Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. McCONNELL, S1969 [13MR]
Text, S1975 [13MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-257), S4189 [25AP]
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S. 1612--A bill to provide for increased mandatory minimum sentences
for criminals possessing firearms, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Thurmond, Mr.
Faircloth, Mr. Gramm, and Mrs. Feinstein), S1969 [13MR]
Text, S1977 [13MR], S12390 [3OC]
Cosponsors added, S2431 [20MR], S2659 [21MR], S2867 [26MR], S3023
[27MR], S3161 [28MR], S3229 [29MR], S3406 [16AP], S3957 [23AP],
S4807 [7MY], S5866 [5JN], S6018 [10JN]
Amendments, S12321 [3OC], S12390 [3OC]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S12390 [3OC]
Title amended, S12390 [3OC]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H12300 [4OC]
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S. 1613--A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to provide
greater flexibility to schools to meet the dietary guidelines for
Americans under the school lunch and school breakfast programs,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. COCHRAN, S2101 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, S3023 [27MR], S3490 [17AP], S4724 [6MY]
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S. 1614--A bill to provide for the stabilization, enhancement,
restoration, and management of the Coeur d'Alene River Basin
watershed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Kempthorne), S2101 [14MR]
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S. 1615--A bill to modify the project for navigation, Mississippi
River Ship Channel, Gulf to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BREAUX (for himself and Mr. Johnston), S2101 [14MR]
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S. 1616--A bill to establish a visa waiver pilot program for nationals
of Korea who are traveling in tour groups to the United States; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Akaka, and Mr.
Stevens), S2101 [14MR]
Text, S2102 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, S7676 [10JY]
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S. 1617--A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the
use of appropriated funds by Federal agencies for lobbying
activities; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. Thomas), S2101 [14MR]
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S. 1618--A bill to provide uniform standards for the award of punitive
damages for volunteer services.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Dole, and Mr. Hatch), S2101 [14MR]
Read the first time, S2138 [14MR]
Placed on the calendar, S2148 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S2867 [26MR]
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S. 1619--A bill to amend the provisions of title 17, United States
Code, to provide for an exemption of copyright infringement for
the performance of nondramatic musical works in small commercial
establishments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH, S2192 [15MR]
Text, S2194 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S3229 [29MR]
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S. 1620--A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
to provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of
dredged material disposal facilities, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mrs. Boxer), S2192 [15MR]
Text, S2196 [15MR]
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S. 1621--A bill to amend the Silvio O. Conte Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Act to provide that the Secretary of the Interior may acquire
lands for purposes of that Act only by donation or exchange, or
otherwise with the consent of the owner of the lands, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. GREGG, S2192 [15MR]
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S. 1622--A bill to amend the independent counsel statute to permit
appointees of an independent counsel to receive travel
reimbursements for successive 6-month periods after 1 year of
service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH, S2192 [15MR]
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S. 1623--A bill to establish a National Tourism Board and a National
Tourism Organization, and for other purposes.
By Mr. WARNER, S2192 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, S2431 [20MR], S2830 [25MR], S3161 [28MR], S3317
[15AP], S3406 [16AP], S3634 [18AP], S4072 [24AP], S4426 [30AP],
S4871 [8MY], S4979 [13MY]
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S. 1624--A bill to reauthorize the Hate Crime Statistics Act, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Specter, Mr. Biden, Mr.
Simpson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kohl, Mr. DeWine, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Johnston, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Akaka,
Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chafee,
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Pell, Mr.
Sarbanes, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Wyden, and Mr.
Lautenberg), S2327 [19MR]
Cosponsors added, S2830 [25MR], S3406 [16AP], S3490 [17AP], S4426
[30AP], S4519 [1MY], S4724 [6MY], S5382 [20MY], S6150 [12JN]
Reported (no written report), S4189 [25AP]
Passed Senate, S5458 [21MY]
Text, S5459 [21MY]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H5932 [5JN]
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S. 1625--A bill to provide for the fair consideration of professional
sports franchise relocations, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SPECTER, S2327 [19MR]
Text, S2330 [19MR]
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S. 1626--A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of Federal lands
in Southern Nevada, and for the acquisition of certain
environmentally sensitive lands in Nevada, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BRYAN (for himself and Mr. Reid), S2327 [19MR]
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S. 1627--A bill to designate the visitor center at Jean Lafitte
National Historical Park in New Orleans, Louisiana as the ``Laura
C. Hudson Visitor Center.''; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. JOHNSTON, S2422 [20MR]
Text, S2423 [20MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-262), S4937 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S6310 [14JN]
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S. 1628--A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, relating to the
copyright interests of certain musical performances, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Thurmond,
and Mr. Helms), S2422 [20MR]
Cosponsors added, S2830 [25MR], S3957 [23AP], S4426 [30AP], S6104
[11JN], S6243 [13JN], S7190 [27JN], S11041 [19SE], S11557 [27SE]
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S. 1629--A bill to protect the rights of the States and the people
from abuse by the Federal Government, to strengthen the
partnership and the intergovernmental relationship between State
and Federal governments, to restrain Federal agencies from
exceeding their authority, to enforce the Tenth Amendment to the
Constitution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Bennett, Mr.
Brown, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr.
D'Amato, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Grams, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
Helms, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr.
Kyl, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Thompson), S2422
[20MR]
Text, S2425 [20MR]
Cosponsors added, S4327 [29AP]
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S. 1630--A bill to prevent discrimination against victims of abuse in
all lines of insurance; to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources.
By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself and Mr. Wyden), S2422 [20MR]
Text, S2429 [20MR]
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S. 1631--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel EXTREME, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. PELL, S2422 [20MR]
Text, S2430 [20MR], S9037 [29JY]
Passed Senate, S9037 [29JY]
Reported (no written report), S9072 [29JY]
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S. 1632--A bill to prohibit persons convicted of a crime involving
domestic violence from owning or possessing firearms, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S2646 [21MR]
Text, S2647 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, S5692 [3JN], S5981 [7JN], S6310 [14JN], S6410
[18JN], S7906 [16JY], S8028 [17JY], S10201 [10SE]
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S. 1633--A bill to provide for school bus safety, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S2646 [21MR]
Text, S2648 [21MR]
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S. 1634--A bill to amend the resolution establishing the Franklin
Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission to extend the service of
certain members; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Inouye, and
Mr. D'Amato), S2646 [21MR]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S5952 [6JN]
Text, S5952 [6JN]
Referred to the Committee on Resources, H6114 [10JN]
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S. 1635--A bill to establish a United States policy for the deployment
of a national missile defense system, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Helms, Mr.
Cochran, Mr. Warner, Mr. Lott, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.
Nickles, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Abraham, Mr. McCain, Mrs. Hutchison,
Mr. Coats, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Mack, and Mr. Domenici). ,
S2646 [21MR]
Text, S2652 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, S3229 [29MR], S3490 [17AP]
Reported (no written report), S5191 [16MY]
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S. 1636--A bill to designate the United States Courthouse under
construction at 1030 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, as
the ``Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse,'' and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. WYDEN, S2646 [21MR]
Reported (no written report), S6611 [20JN]
Amendments, S7201 [27JN], S7216 [27JN]
Passed Senate as amended, S7216 [27JN]
Text, S7336 [28JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H10550 [18SE]
Text, H10550 [18SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10762 [20SE]
Presented to the President, S11089 [20SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-221] (signed October 1, 1996)
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S. 1637--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise
the tax rules on expatriation, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HARKIN, S2646 [21MR]
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S. 1638--A bill to promote peace and security in South Asia; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself, Mr. Glenn, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Kerrey,
Mr. Bennett, and Mrs. Feinstein), S2646 [21MR]
Text, S2657 [21MR]
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S. 1639--A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration project
to provide the Department of Defense with reimbursement from the
Medicare Program for health care services provided to medicare-
eligible beneficiaries under TRICARE; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Gramm),
S2646 [21MR]
Text, S2658 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, S3317 [15AP], S4807 [7MY], S4940 [9MY], S6104
[11JN], S8478 [22JY]
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S. 1640--A bill to prohibit the possession and transfer of non-
sporting handguns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. BRADLEY, S2802 [25MR]
Text, S2803 [25MR]
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S. 1641--A bill to repeal the consent of Congress to the Northeast
Interstate Dairy Compact, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRAMS (for himself and Mr. Pressler), S2802 [25MR]
Cosponsors added, S2867 [26MR], S3490 [17AP], S4195 [25AP], S5982
[7JN], S6533 [19JN]
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S. 1642--A bill to amend the Social Security Act to deny cash benefits
to drug addicts and alcoholics, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DORGAN, S2859 [26MR]
Text, S2860 [26MR]
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S. 1643--A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize
appropriations for fiscal years 1997 through 2001, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mrs. Kassebaum), S2859 [26MR]
Cosponsors added, S5601 [23MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-344), S9294 [31JY]
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S. 1644--A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment (most-favored-nation) to the products of Romania; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Baucus),
S2860 [26MR]
Cosponsors added, S3797 [22AP], S5099 [15MY], S6150 [12JN], S7029
[26JN], S7309 [28JN]
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S. 1645--A bill to regulate United States scientific and tourist
activities in Antarctica, to conserve Antarctic resources, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Hollings), S2860 [26MR]
Text, S2864 [26MR]
Cosponsors added, S5601 [23MY], S8028 [17JY], S9968 [5SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-332), S8635 [24JY]
Amendments, S9857 [4SE], S9863 [4SE]
Debated, S9863 [4SE]
Returned to the calendar (H.R. 3060 passed in lieu), S9867 [4SE]
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S. 1646--A bill to authorize and facilitate a program to enhance
safety, training, research and development, and safety education
in the propane gas industry for the benefit of propane consumers
and the public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Dole, Mr. Lott, Mr.
Heflin, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Cochran, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Warner, Mr. Helms, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Thurmond, Mr.
Burns, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Lugar, Mrs.
Kassebaum, Mr. Coats, and Mr. Grams), S3019 [27MR]
Text, S3019 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, S3317 [15AP], S3406 [16AP], S4627 [2MY], S4807
[7MY], S4872 [8MY], S5099 [15MY], S5382 [20MY], S7416 [8JY], S8868
[25JY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-298), S7178 [27JN]
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S. 1647--A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 to provide that forest management activities shall be subject
to initial judicial review only in the United States district
court for the district in which the affected land is located, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Lott, Mr. Bennett, Mr.
Simpson, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kyl, and Mr.
Thomas), S3019 [27MR]
Text, S3023 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, S4627 [2MY], S4979 [13MY]
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S. 1648--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Herco Tyme; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S3156 [28MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-303), S7178 [27JN]
Passed Senate, S9034 [29JY]
Text, S9034 [29JY]
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S. 1649--A bill to extend contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation
and irrigation districts in Kansas and Nebraska, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. KERREY (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Exon, and Mrs. Kassebaum),
S3156 [28MR]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S10600 [16SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11667 [28SE]
Text, S11667 [28SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-380), S11972 [30SE]
Passed House, H12292 [4OC]
Text, H12292 [4OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12304 [21OC]
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S. 1650--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex,
race, or national origin, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Simon, Mr. Leahy, Ms.
Mikulski, and Mr. Inouye), S3156 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, S3317 [15AP], S4807 [7MY]
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S. 1651--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit
covered beneficiaries under the military health care system who
are also entitled to medicare to enroll in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. WARNER, S3156 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, S7906 [16JY]
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S. 1652--A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a national resource center and
clearinghouse to carry out training of State and local law
enforcement personnel to more effectively respond to cases
involving missing or exploited children, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McCONNELL, S3156 [28MR]
Text, S3159 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, S4327 [29AP]
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S. 1653--A bill to prohibit imports into the United States of grain
and grain products from Canada, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CONRAD, S3156 [28MR]
Text, S3160 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, S3406 [16AP]
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S. 1654--A bill to apply equal standards to certain foreign made and
domestically produced handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Bradley), S3156 [28MR]
Text, S3160 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, S3229 [29MR]
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S. 1655--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide,
with respect to research on breast cancer, for the increased
involvement of advocates in decision making at the National Cancer
Institute; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Leahy), S3216 [29MR]
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S. 1656--A bill to permit individuals to continue health plan coverage
of services while participating in approved clinical studies; to
the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Ms. SNOWE, S3216 [29MR]
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S. 1657--A bill requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to make
recommendations for reducing the national debt; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH, S3216 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, S4940 [9MY]
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S. 1658--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
improved access to quality long-term care services and to provide
incentives for the purchase of long-term care insurance, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCONNELL, S3216 [29MR]
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S. 1659--A bill to declare a portion of Queens County, New York, to be
nonnavigable waters of the United States, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself and Mr. D'Amato), S3216 [29MR]
Text, S3218 [29MR]
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S. 1660--A bill to provide for ballast water management to prevent the
introduction and spread of nonindigenous species into the waters
of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. GLENN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnston,
Mr. Levin, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Inouye, and Ms.
Mikulski), S3216 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, S3797 [22AP], S3957 [23AP], S5193 [16MY], S7190
[27JN], S9855 [4SE], S11434 [26SE], S12311 [3OC]
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S. 1661--A bill to specify that States may waive certain requirements
relating to commercial motor vehicle operators under chapter 313
of title 49, United States Code, with respect to the operators of
certain farm vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself, Mr. Burns, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Daschle,
and Mr. Baucus), S3216 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, S4807 [7MY], S4979 [13MY], S5193 [16MY], S5773
[4JN]
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S. 1662--A bill to establish areas of wilderness and recreation in the
State of Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. HATFIELD, S3216 [29MR]
Text, S3225 [29MR], S9756 [3SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-314), S7414 [8JY]
Cosponsors added, S9609 [2AU]
Amendments, S9611 [2AU], S9649 [2AU], S9654 [2AU]
Debated, S9649 [2AU]
Amended and passed Senate, S9659 [2AU]
Referred to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture; Commerce,
H10228 [11SE]
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S. 1663--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve
revenue collection and to provide that a taxpayer conscientiously
opposed to participation in war may elect to have such taxpayer's
income, estate, or gift tax payments spent for nonmilitary
purposes, to create the United States Peace Tax Fund to receive
such tax payments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. HATFIELD (for himself and Mr. Harkin), S3216 [29MR]
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S. 1664--An original bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act
to increase control over immigration to the United States by
increasing border patrol and investigative personnel and detention
facilities, improving the system used by employers to verify
citizenship or work-authorized alien status, increasing penalties
for alien smuggling and document fraud, and reforming asylum,
exclusion, and deportation law and procedures, to reduce the use
of welfare by aliens, and for other purposes.
By Mr. HATCH, S3311 [15AP]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-249), S3311 [15AP]
Amendments, S3280 [15AP], S3281 [15AP], S3301 [15AP], S3302 [15AP],
S3303 [15AP], S3317 [15AP], S3318 [15AP], S3319 [15AP], S3634
[18AP], S3999 [23AP], S4013 [24AP], S4014 [24AP], S4017 [24AP],
S4018 [24AP], S4019 [24AP], S4020 [24AP], S4049 [24AP], S4056
[24AP], S4058 [24AP], S4075 [24AP], S4076 [24AP], S4077 [24AP],
S4078 [24AP], S4079 [24AP], S4080 [24AP], S4116 [25AP], S4180
[25AP], S4196 [25AP], S4197 [25AP], S4198 [25AP], S4249 [25AP],
S4328 [29AP], S4331 [29AP], S4332 [29AP], S4333 [29AP], S4334
[29AP], S4335 [29AP], S4336 [29AP], S4337 [29AP], S4339 [29AP],
S4340 [29AP], S4341 [29AP], S4342 [29AP], S4343 [29AP], S4344
[29AP], S4345 [29AP], S4346 [29AP], S4347 [29AP], S4348 [29AP],
S4349 [29AP], S4350 [29AP], S4351 [29AP], S4378 [30AP], S4384
[30AP], S4390 [30AP], S4391 [30AP], S4393 [30AP], S4396 [30AP],
S4398 [30AP], S4412 [30AP], S4414 [30AP], S4426 [30AP], S4427
[30AP], S4428 [30AP], S4431 [30AP], S4433 [30AP], S4434 [30AP],
S4435 [30AP], S4436 [30AP], S4437 [30AP], S4439 [30AP], S4440
[30AP], S4441 [30AP], S4442 [30AP], S4443 [30AP], S4457 [1MY],
S4466 [1MY], S4468 [1MY], S4490 [1MY], S4495 [1MY], S4498 [1MY],
S4503 [1MY], S4505 [1MY], S4513 [1MY], S4560 [1MY], S4561 [1MY],
S4581 [2MY], S4585 [2MY], S4592 [2MY], S4595 [2MY], S4628 [2MY]
Debated, S3276 [15AP], S3348 [16AP], S3351 [16AP], S4008 [24AP],
S4017 [24AP], S4049 [24AP], S4058 [24AP], S4116 [25AP], S4151
[25AP], S4160 [25AP], S4180 [25AP], S4286 [29AP], S4376 [30AP],
S4390 [30AP], S4396 [30AP], S4400 [30AP], S4401 [30AP], S4455
[1MY], S4513 [1MY], S4576 [2MY], S4590 [2MY], S4592 [2MY]
Senate invoked cloture, S4308 [29AP]
Motion to close debate agreed to in the Senate, S4610 [2MY]
Placed back on the calendar (H.R. 2202 passed in lieu), S4611 [2MY]
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S. 1665--An original bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act
to reform the standards and procedures for the lawful admission of
immigrants and nonimmigrants into the United States.
By Mr. HATCH, S3311 [15AP]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-250), S3311 [15AP]
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S. 1666--A bill to authorize the Federal district court for the
Central Division of Utah to hold court in Provo and St. George; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH, S3311 [15AP]
Text, S3312 [15AP]
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S. 1667--A bill to change the date on which individual Federal income
tax returns must be filed to the nation's Tax Freedom Day, or the
day on which the country's citizens no longer work to pay taxes,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GREGG, S3311 [15AP]
Cosponsors added, S4627 [2MY]
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S. 1668--A bill to improve the job and income security and retirement
security of the American worker, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KENNEDY, S3311 [15AP]
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S. 1669--A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical
center in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Cochran), S3311 [15AP]
Cosponsors added, S4072 [24AP], S5011 [14MY], S5449 [21MY], S5692
[3JN], S6410 [18JN], S9074 [29JY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S10240 [10SE]
Text, S10242 [10SE]
Passed House, H10198 [11SE]
Text, H10198 [11SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S10425 [12SE]
Presented to the President, S10553 [13SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10428 [16SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-202] (signed September 24, 1996)
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S. 1670--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
deduction for postsecondary education expenses, to make permanent
the exclusion for employer-provided education, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HARKIN, S3311 [15AP]
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S. 1671--A bill to provide for cockpit voice recorders and flight data
recorders on non-combat aircraft of the Armed Forces; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. HARKIN, S3311 [15AP]
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S. 1672--A bill to make various changes to laws affecting the
management and operations of the Department of Defense, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. Nunn) (by request), S3384
[16AP]
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S. 1673--A bill to authorize appropriations for Fiscal Year 1997 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for Fiscal Year 1997, to authorize
certain construction at military installations for Fiscal Year
1997, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. Nunn) (by request), S3384
[16AP]
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S. 1674--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
the applicability of the first-time farmer exception; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Pressler, and Mr. Baucus), S3384
[16AP]
Text, S3402 [16AP]
Cosponsors added, S3490 [17AP], S6150 [12JN], S6410 [18JN]
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S. 1675--A bill to provide for the nationwide tracking of convicted
sexual predators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. GRAMM (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr.
Faircloth), S3384 [16AP]
Cosponsors added, S3490 [17AP], S4072 [24AP], S4327 [29AP], S8643
[24JY], S8868 [25JY], S10690 [17SE]
Debated, S8777 [25JY]
Amendments, S8777 [25JY], S8871 [25JY]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed Senate, S8780 [25JY]
Text, S8780 [25JY]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H8596 [26JY]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H11248 [26SE]
Text, H11248 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11525 [27SE]
Presented to the President, S11720 [28SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-236] (signed October 3, 1996)
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S. 1676--A bill to permit the current refunding of certain tax-exempt
bonds; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH (for himself and Mr. Helms), S3384 [16AP]
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S. 1677--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
establish the United States Citizenship Promotion Agency within
the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. BOXER, S3384 [16AP]
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S. 1678--A bill to abolish the Department of Energy, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. GRAMS (for himself, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Abraham, and Mr.
Stevens), S3384 [16AP]
Cosponsors added, S4724 [6MY]
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S. 1679--A bill to clarify the application of Federal preemption of
State and local laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LEVIN, S3487 [17AP]
Text, S3488 [17AP]
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S. 1680--A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to permit
the judicial deportation of criminal aliens; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. COVERDELL, S3487 [17AP]
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S. 1681--A bill to establish a commission to improve the policies and
programs of the Federal Government for combatting the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and for other
purposes; to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein), S3487 [17AP]
Text, S3489 [17AP]
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S. 1682--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Liberty, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. SARBANES, S3626 [18AP]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-304), S7178 [27JN]
Passed Senate, S9034 [29JY]
Text, S9035 [29JY]
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S. 1683--A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act
to require States to regard adult relatives who meet State child
protection standards as the preferred placement option for
children, and to provide for demonstration projects to test the
feasibility of establishing kinship care as an alternative to
foster care for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide
safe and appropriate care for the child; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN, S3626 [18AP]
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S. 1684--A bill to require that applications for passports for minors
have parental signatures; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. REID, S3626 [18AP]
Text, S3628 [18AP]
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S. 1685--A bill to provide income and economic security to the
American family, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. KERRY, S3626 [18AP]
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S. 1686--A bill to provide for early deferred annuities under chapter
83 of Title 5, United States Code, for certain former Department
of Defense employees who are separated from service by reason of
certain defense base closures, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Lugar, Mrs. Hutchison, and
Mr. McConnell), S3626 [18AP]
Text, S3630 [18AP]
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S. 1687--A bill to provide for annual payments from the surplus funds
of the Federal Reserve System to cover the interest on obligations
issued by the Financing Corporation; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. KERRY, S3626 [18AP]
Text, S3632 [18AP]
Cosponsors added, S4872 [8MY], S7029 [26JN]
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S. 1688--A bill to establish a National Center for Rural Law
Enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. BUMPERS, S3731 [19AP]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [16MY]
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S. 1689--A bill to provide regulatory fairness for crude oil
producers, and to prohibit fee increases under the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act without the approval of Congress; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. GRAMM (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S3731 [19AP]
Text, S3732 [19AP]
Cosponsors added, S5011 [14MY], S6243 [13JN]
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S. 1690--A bill to provide a grace period for the prohibition on
Consolidated Farm Service Agency lending to delinquent borrowers,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Pryor, Mr.
Bumpers, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Daschle, and Mr.
Pressler), S3792 [22AP]
Cosponsors added, S3957 [23AP], S4072 [24AP]
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S. 1691--A bill to provide for a minimum presence of INS agents in
each State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HARKIN, S3792 [22AP]
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S. 1692--A bill to bar Federal agencies from procuring goods and
services from employees of illegal aliens; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. HARKIN, S3792 [22AP]
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S. 1693--A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to submit to
Congress the report on method of allocating administrative funds
among states required under section 304 of the Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. BREAUX, S3953 [23AP]
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S. 1694--A bill to prohibit insurance providers from denying or
canceling health insurance coverage, or varying the premiums,
terms, or conditions for health insurance coverage on the basis of
genetic information or a request for genetic services, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Ms. SNOWE, S3954 [23AP]
Cosponsors added, S8555 [23JY]
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S. 1695--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess
up to $2 per person visiting the Grand Canyon or other national
park to secure bonds for capital improvements to the park, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. McCAIN, S3954 [23AP]
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S. 1696--A bill to provide antitrust clarification, to reduce
frivolous antitrust litigation, to promote equitable resolution of
disputes over the location of professional sports franchises, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. THURMOND, S3954 [23AP]
Text, S3956 [23AP]
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S. 1697--A bill to amend the independent counsel statute to require
that an individual appointed to be an independent counsel must
agree to suspend any outside legal work or affiliation with a law
firm until the individual's service as independent counsel is
complete; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Dorgan), S4063
[24AP]
Text, S4064 [24AP]
Cosponsors added, S4724 [6MY]
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S. 1698--A bill entitled the ``Health Insurance Reform Act of 1996.''
By Mr. DASCHLE, S4063 [24AP]
Read the first time, S4092 [24AP]
Read the second time, S4116 [25AP]
Placed on the calendar, S4116 [25AP], S4188 [25AP]
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S. 1699--A bill to establish the National Cave and Karst Research
Institute in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S4063 [24AP]
Text, S4065 [24AP]
Reported (no written report), S10600 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-381), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 1700--A bill to reduce interstate street gang and organized crime
activity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Harkin,
Mr. Reid, and Mr. D'Amato), S4063 [24AP]
Text, S4066 [24AP]
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S. 1701--A bill to end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals
in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. PELL, S4063 [24AP]
Cosponsors added, S5692 [3JN], S7309 [28JN], S7769 [11JY]
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S. 1702--A bill to require institutions of higher education to provide
voter registration information and opportunities to students
registering for class, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Rules and Administration.
By Mr. BINGAMAN, S4190 [25AP]
Text, S4191 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, S7676 [10JY]
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S. 1703--A bill to amend the Act establishing the National Park
Foundation; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Bennett, and Mr.
Kempthorne), S4190 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, S5773 [4JN], S5945 [6JN], S6612 [20JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-299), S7178 [27JN]
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S. 1704--A bill to provide for the imposition of administrative fees
for medicare overpayment collection, and to require automated
prepayment screening of medicare claims, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. McCAIN, S4190 [25AP]
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S. 1705--A bill to eliminate the duties on Tetraamino Biphenyl; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. THURMOND, S4190 [25AP]
Text, S4195 [25AP]
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S. 1706--A bill to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated
for assistance for highway relocation with respect to the
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. NUNN (for himself and Mr. Coverdell), S4190 [25AP]
Reported (no written report), S10600 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-382), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 1707--A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to
establish a trust for the benefit of the seller of livestock until
the seller receives payment in full for the livestock, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. PRESSLER, S4190 [25AP]
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S. 1708--A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the
remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts.
By Mr. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. Dole), S4190 [25AP]
Read the first time, S4266 [25AP]
Read the second time, S4286 [29AP]
Placed on the calendar, S4316 [29AP]
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S. 1709--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
adjust the maximum hour exemption for agricultural employees, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. CRAIG, S4190 [25AP]
Text, S4195 [25AP]
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S. 1710--A bill to authorize multiyear contracting for the C-17
aircraft program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
By Mr. THURMOND, S4190 [25AP]
Reported (no written report), S4937 [9MY]
Passed Senate, S5298 [17MY]
Text, S5298 [17MY]
Referred to the Committee on National Security, H5298 [20MY]
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S. 1711--A bill to establish a commission to evaluate the programs of
the Federal Government that assist members of the Armed Forces and
veterans in readjusting to civilian life, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. DOLE, S4316 [29AP]
Text, S4317 [29AP], S11786 [28SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-371), S11168 [24SE]
Passed House, H12122 [28SE]
Text, H12123 [28SE]
Amendments, S11744 [28SE], S11774 [28SE]
Debated, S11774 [28SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11785 [28SE]
Title amended, S11794 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12263 [2OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12194 [2OC]
Presented to the President, S12194 [2OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-275] (signed October 9, 1996)
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S. 1712--A bill to provide incentives to encourage stronger truth in
sentencing of violent offenders, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Craig), S4316 [29AP]
Cosponsors added, S9855 [4SE]
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S. 1713--A bill to establish a congressional commemorative medal for
organ donors and their families; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. DeWine, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Simon, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Dorgan), S4316 [29AP]
Cosponsors added, S6243 [13JN]
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S. 1714--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure the
ability of utility providers to establish, improve, operate and
maintain utility structures, facilities, and equipment for the
benefit, safety, and well-being of consumers, by removing
limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time pertaining to
utility vehicle operators and drivers, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. DOLE (for Mr. Burns), S4316 [29AP]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [16MY], S5649 [24MY], S5945 [6JN], S6104
[11JN], S6310 [14JN]
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S. 1715--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
a credit for adoption expenses, to allow penalty-free IRA
withdrawals for adoption expenses, and to allow tax-free treatment
for employer provided adoption assistance; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Lugar,
Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cochran, Mr.
Hatfield, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Bond), S4317 [29AP]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [16MY]
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S. 1716--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
the adolescent family life program, provide for abstinence
education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Lugar,
Mr. Inouye, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Stevens, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Bond, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. DeWine), S4317
[29AP]
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S. 1717--A bill for the relief of Dona H. Shibata; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
By Mr. AKAKA, S4425 [30AP]
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S. 1718--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
1997 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the
U.S. Government, the Community Management Account, and for the
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and
for other purposes; from the Select Committee on Intelligence.
By Mr. SPECTER, S4425 [30AP]
Placed on the calendar, S4425 [30AP]
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, S4617 [2MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-258), S4424 [30AP]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. Res. 400),
S5188 [16MY]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S5937 [6JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-277), S5939 [6JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-337), S9072 [29JY]
Debated, S10625 [17SE]
Text, S10626 [17SE]
Amendments, S10626 [17SE], S10641 [17SE], S10691 [17SE]
Placed back on the calendar (H.R. 3259 passed in lieu), S10647
[17SE]
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S. 1719--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to offer to
sell to certain public agencies the indebtedness representing the
remaining repayment balance of certain Bureau of Reclamation
projects in Texas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S4517 [1MY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S10554 [13SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-383), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 1720--A bill to establish the Nicodemus National Historic Site and
the New Bedford National Historic Landmark.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Kerry), S4517 [1MY]
Ordered held at desk, S4517 [1MY]
Senate action vitiated, S4587 [2MY]
Passed Senate, S4587 [2MY]
Text, S4587 [2MY]
Referred to the Committee on Resources, H4428 [6MY]
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S. 1721--A bill to authorize appropriations for the purposes of
carrying out the activities of the State Justice Institute for
fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Heflin, and Mr. Gregg), S4618
[2MY]
Text, S4618 [2MY]
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S. 1722--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the
National Labor Relations Act, to strengthen minimum wage and
striker replacement, and to ensure quality job training,
education, health care, and pension security for workers, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. WELLSTONE, S4618 [2MY]
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S. 1723--A bill to require accountability in campaign advertising, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Pell, and Mr. Campbell), S4618
[2MY]
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S. 1724--A bill to require that the Federal Government procure from
the private sector the goods and services necessary for the
operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. THOMAS, S4618 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, S4724 [6MY], S4979 [13MY]
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S. 1725--A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to create a
third category of long-distance trails to be known as national
discovery trails and to authorize the American Discovery Trail as
the first national discovery trail, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Roth, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Kerrey, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Exon, Mr.
Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Bryan, and Mr. Jeffords), S4618 [2MY]
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S. 1726--A bill to promote electronic commerce by facilitating the use
of strong encryption, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Dole, Mr.
Faircloth, Mrs. Murray, Mr. McCain, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Ashcroft),
S4618 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, S6104 [11JN], S8993 [26JY], S12000 [30SE]
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S. 1727--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the 1993 tax rate increase on gasoline, diesel fuel, and special
motor fuels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAMM (for himself, Mr. Smith, and Mrs. Hutchison), S4618
[2MY]
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S. 1728--A bill to require Navy compliance with shipboard solid waste
control requirements; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. STEVENS, S4676 [3MY]
Text, S4676 [3MY]
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S. 1729--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
stalking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Santorum, Mr.
D'Amato, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Coverdell), S4804 [7MY]
Cosponsors added, S4979 [13MY], S5382 [20MY], S5692 [3JN], S5773
[4JN], S6410 [18JN], S7029 [26JN], S8028 [17JY], S8375 [19JY],
S8478 [22JY]
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S. 1730--A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the Act
more effective in preventing oil pollution in the Nation's waters
through enhanced prevention of, and improved response to, oil
spills, and to ensure that citizens and communities injured by oil
spills are promptly and fully compensated, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr.
Pell), S4804 [7MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-292), S7023 [26JN]
Cosponsors added, S7029 [26JN]
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S. 1731--A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping
Act of 1992, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Bryan), S4804 [7MY]
Cosponsors added, S5601 [23MY], S5773 [4JN], S6104 [11JN], S6533
[19JN], S7416 [8JY], S8028 [17JY], S9074 [29JY]
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S. 1732--A bill to implement the obligations of the United States
under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development,
Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their
Destruction, known as ``the Chemical Weapons Convention'' and
opened for signature and signed by the United States on January
13, 1993; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Pell) (by request), S4851 [8MY]
Text, S4852 [8MY]
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S. 1733--A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 to provide enhanced penalties for crimes against
elderly and child victims, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Brown, Mr. Grassley,
Mr. Lott, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Faircloth), S4851 [8MY]
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S. 1734--A bill to prohibit false statements to Congress, to clarify
congressional authority to obtain truthful testimony, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Nunn, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Kohl), S4851
[8MY]
Text, S4857 [8MY]
Cosponsors added, S6853 [25JN], S11557 [27SE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S8468 [22JY]
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S. 1735--A bill to establish the United States Tourism Organization as
a nongovernmental entity for the purpose of promoting tourism in
the United States; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Warner, Mr. Burns, Mr.
Stevens, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Breaux, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Johnston, and Mr. Coverdell),
S4851 [8MY]
Text, S4860 [8MY], S9671 [2AU], S9673 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S5193 [16MY], S5449 [21MY], S5500 [22MY], S5773
[4JN], S5866 [5JN], S5945 [6JN], S6018 [10JN], S6243 [13JN], S7676
[10JY], S7906 [16JY], S9438 [1AU], S9609 [2AU], S10609 [16SE]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-341), S9294 [31JY]
Amendments, S9619 [2AU], S9671 [2AU], S9672 [2AU]
Amended and passed Senate, S9671 [2AU]
Referred to the Committees on Commerce; International Relations,
H10018 [4SE]
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S. 1736--A bill for the relief of Staff Sergeant Charles Raymond
Stewart and Cynthia M. Stewart of Anchorage, Alaska, and their
minor son, Jeff Christopher Stewart; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. STEVENS, S4851 [8MY]
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S. 1737--A bill to protect Yellowstone National Park, the Clarks Fork
of the Yellowstone National Wild and Scenic River and the
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BUMPERS, S4851 [8MY]
Text, S4864 [8MY]
Cosponsors added, S4980 [13MY], S9439 [1AU]
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S. 1738--A bill to provide for improved access to and use of the
Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. GRAMS, S4851 [8MY]
Text, S4866 [8MY]
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S. 1739--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the 4.3-cent increase in the transportation motor fuels excise tax
rates enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and
dedicated to the general fund of the Treasury; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Roth, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Simpson, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bond, Mr.
Faircloth, Mr. Grams, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
Lott, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe,
Mr. Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr.
Warner), S4851 [8MY]
Text, S4868 [8MY]
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S. 1740--A bill to define and protect the institution of marriage; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. NICKLES (for himself and Mr. Dole), S4851 [8MY]
Cosponsors added, S4940 [9MY], S5773 [4JN], S6410 [18JN], S7769
[11JY], S8555 [23JY]
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S. 1741--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
deduction for the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance
taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ASHCROFT (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Mack, Mr.
Hatch, Mr. Smith, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Shelby), S4937 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S6243 [13JN]
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S. 1742--A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exempt minor parties
from liability under the Act, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Santorum), S4937 [9MY]
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S. 1743--A bill to provide temporary emergency livestock feed
assistance for certain producers, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. Daschle), S4972
[13MY]
Cosponsors added, S5269 [17MY], S5500 [22MY], S5601 [23MY], S5773
[4JN], S5945 [6JN], S6150 [12JN], S6853 [25JN], S7190 [27JN],
S8868 [25JY]
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S. 1744--A bill to permit duty free treatment for certain structures,
parts, and components used in the Gemini Telescope Project; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Akaka), S4972 [13MY]
Text, S4974 [13MY]
Cosponsors added, S6853 [25JN], S9304 [31JY]
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S. 1745--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the
Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such
fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; from the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. THURMOND, S4972 [13MY]
Placed on the calendar, S4972 [13MY]
Referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence, S5092 [15MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-267), S4972 [13MY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-278), S6082 [11JN]
Debated, S6313 [18JN], S6386 [18JN], S6421 [19JN], S6582 [20JN],
S6586 [20JN], S6606 [20JN], S6607 [20JN], S6718 [24JN], S6821
[25JN], S6829 [25JN], S6905 [26JN], S6906 [26JN], S6945 [26JN],
S6971 [26JN], S6988 [26JN], S7074 [27JN], S7082 [27JN], S7089
[27JN], S7093 [27JN], S7113 [27JN], S7128 [27JN], S7142 [27JN],
S7152 [27JN], S7221 [28JN], S7280 [28JN], S7292 [28JN], S7514
[10JY]
Text, S6314 [18JN], S7525 [10JY]
Amendments, S6386 [18JN], S6390 [18JN], S6393 [18JN], S6403 [18JN],
S6411 [18JN], S6412 [18JN], S6425 [19JN], S6432 [19JN], S6438
[19JN], S6450 [19JN], S6453 [19JN], S6458 [19JN], S6460 [19JN],
S6469 [19JN], S6479 [19JN], S6481 [19JN], S6484 [19JN], S6485
[19JN], S6488 [19JN], S6489 [19JN], S6490 [19JN], S6491 [19JN],
S6492 [19JN], S6493 [19JN], S6495 [19JN], S6502 [19JN], S6503
[19JN], S6504 [19JN], S6533 [19JN], S6534 [19JN], S6535 [19JN],
S6536 [19JN], S6537 [19JN], S6538 [19JN], S6539 [19JN], S6540
[19JN], S6541 [19JN], S6582 [20JN], S6587 [20JN], S6603 [20JN],
S6613 [20JN], S6614 [20JN], S6615 [20JN], S6616 [20JN], S6750
[24JN], S6829 [25JN], S6835 [25JN], S6837 [25JN], S6838 [25JN],
S6840 [25JN], S6854 [25JN], S6855 [25JN], S6856 [25JN], S6858
[25JN], S6859 [25JN], S6860 [25JN], S6862 [25JN], S6863 [25JN],
S6864 [25JN], S6866 [25JN], S6867 [25JN], S6868 [25JN], S6869
[25JN], S6870 [25JN], S6871 [25JN], S6872 [25JN], S6874 [25JN],
S6880 [25JN], S6882 [25JN], S6883 [25JN], S6884 [25JN], S6885
[25JN], S6886 [25JN], S6887 [25JN], S6888 [25JN], S6889 [25JN],
S6890 [25JN], S6891 [25JN], S6892 [25JN], S6893 [25JN], S6894
[25JN], S6895 [25JN], S6896 [25JN], S6897 [25JN], S6898 [25JN],
S6899 [25JN], S6900 [25JN], S6907 [26JN], S6908 [26JN], S6909
[26JN], S6910 [26JN], S6912 [26JN], S6913 [26JN], S6914 [26JN],
S6915 [26JN], S6916 [26JN], S6917 [26JN], S6918 [26JN], S6920
[26JN], S6921 [26JN], S6923 [26JN], S6924 [26JN], S6925 [26JN],
S6928 [26JN], S6949 [26JN], S6960 [26JN], S6961 [26JN], S7001
[26JN], S7004 [26JN], S7005 [26JN], S7006 [26JN], S7007 [26JN],
S7009 [26JN], S7010 [26JN], S7030 [26JN], S7031 [26JN], S7032
[26JN], S7033 [26JN], S7034 [26JN], S7035 [26JN], S7036 [26JN],
S7037 [26JN], S7038 [26JN], S7039 [26JN], S7040 [26JN], S7041
[26JN], S7042 [26JN], S7043 [26JN], S7048 [26JN], S7049 [26JN],
S7050 [26JN], S7051 [26JN], S7093 [27JN], S7107 [27JN], S7113
[27JN], S7114 [27JN], S7126 [27JN], S7130 [27JN], S7144 [27JN],
S7147 [27JN], S7153 [27JN], S7156 [27JN], S7157 [27JN], S7158
[27JN], S7159 [27JN], S7161 [27JN], S7165 [27JN], S7166 [27JN],
S7167 [27JN], S7168 [27JN], S7169 [27JN], S7193 [27JN], S7194
[27JN], S7195 [27JN], S7196 [27JN], S7198 [27JN], S7199 [27JN],
S7200 [27JN], S7201 [27JN], S7222 [28JN], S7226 [28JN], S7230
[28JN], S7231 [28JN], S7233 [28JN], S7234 [28JN], S7235 [28JN],
S7237 [28JN], S7238 [28JN], S7239 [28JN], S7240 [28JN], S7241
[28JN], S7243 [28JN], S7246 [28JN], S7247 [28JN], S7248 [28JN],
S7250 [28JN], S7252 [28JN], S7255 [28JN], S7258 [28JN], S7259
[28JN], S7261 [28JN], S7265 [28JN], S7266 [28JN], S7269 [28JN],
S7270 [28JN], S7271 [28JN], S7274 [28JN], S7276 [28JN], S7277
[28JN], S7293 [28JN], S7310 [28JN], S7311 [28JN], S7312 [28JN],
S7313 [28JN], S7315 [28JN], S7316 [28JN], S7317 [28JN], S7318
[28JN], S7319 [28JN], S7320 [28JN], S7321 [28JN], S7322 [28JN]
Passed Senate as amended, S7525 [10JY]
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S. 1746--A bill to correct the marking requirements for American-made
hand tools; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAMM, S4972 [13MY]
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S. 1747--A bill to correct the marking requirements for American-made
feather and down-filled products; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAMM (for himself and Ms. Moseley-Braun), S4972 [13MY]
Cosponsors added, S5601 [23MY]
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S. 1748--A bill to permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
reorganize the Veterans Health Administration notwithstanding the
notice and wait requirements of section 510 of title 38, United
States Code, and to amend title 38, United States Code, to
facilitate the reorganization of the headquarters of the Veterans
Health Administration; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON (by request), S4972 [13MY]
Text, S4974 [13MY]
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S. 1749--A bill to amend title 38, sections 8101(2) and 8109(h)(3)(B),
United States Code, to delete the references therein to ``working
drawings'' and substitute therefor the words ``construction
documents,'' and to further delete the references therein to
``preliminary plans'' and to substitute therefor the words
``design development.''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON (by request), S4972 [13MY]
Text, S4975 [13MY]
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S. 1750--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify
disbursement agreement authority to include residents and interns
serving in any Department facility providing hospital care or
medical services; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON (by request), S4972 [13MY]
Text, S4975 [13MY]
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S. 1751--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the
procedures for providing claimants and their representatives with
copies of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and to protect the
right of claimants to appoint veterans' service organizations as
their representatives in claims before the Department of Veterans
Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON (by request), S4972 [13MY]
Text, S4976 [13MY]
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S. 1752--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt full-
time registered nurses, physician assistants, and expanded-
function dental auxiliaries from restrictions on remunerated
outside professional activities; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON (by request), S4972 [13MY]
Text, S4978 [13MY]
Cosponsors added, S6104 [11JN]
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S. 1753--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the
authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to suspend a
special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter
residency training programs; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON (by request), S4972 [13MY]
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S. 1754--A bill to designate the United States Courthouse at 235 North
Washington Avenue in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as the ``William J.
Nealon United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Santorum), S5004 [14MY]
Text, S5005 [14MY]
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S. 1755--A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 to provide that assistance shall be available
under the noninsured crop assistance program for native pasture
for livestock, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman), S5004 [14MY]
Cosponsors added, S5601 [23MY], S5982 [7JN], S6104 [11JN]
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S. 1756--A bill to provide additional pension security for spouses and
former spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Daschle, and Ms. Mikulski), S5004 [14MY]
Text, S5007 [14MY]
Cosponsors added, S5500 [22MY], S5945 [6JN], S7906 [16JY], S12311
[3OC]
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S. 1757--A bill to amend the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and
Bill of Rights act to extend the Act, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Harkin), S5004 [14MY]
Cosponsors added, S5500 [22MY], S5866 [5JN], S5945 [6JN]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S7836 [12JY]
Text, S7836 [12JY]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, H7655 [16JY]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H8673 [30JY]
Text, H8673 [30JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9426 [1AU]
Presented to the President, S9426 [1AU]
Examined and signed in the House, H9704 [1AU]
Approved [Public Law 104-183] (signed August 6, 1996)
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S. 1758--A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to
improve the administration of the Act, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. PRESSLER, S5093 [15MY]
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S. 1759--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require that
written notice be furnished by the Office of Personnel Management
before making any substantial change in the health benefits
program for Federal employees; to the Committee on Governmental
Affairs.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Sarbanes), S5093 [15MY]
Cosponsors added, S5601 [23MY]
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S. 1760--A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act
to improve child support enforcement services, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Rockefeller,
Mr. Simpson, Mr. Kerry, and Mrs. Feinstein), S5093 [15MY]
Cosponsors added, S7416 [8JY]
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S. 1761--A bill to eliminate taxpayer subsidies for recreational
shooting programs, and to prevent the transfer of federally-owned
weapons, ammunition, funds, and other property to a private
Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firemans
Safety; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Bumpers), S5093 [15MY]
Text, S5096 [15MY]
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S. 1762--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to
prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed
Forces, and for other purposes; from the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. THURMOND, S5191 [16MY]
Placed on the calendar, S5191 [16MY]
Reported (no written report), S5191 [16MY]
Amended and passed Senate (portion of text of S. 1745 inserted in
lieu), S7612 [10JY]
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S. 1763--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
1997 for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for
other purposes; from the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. THURMOND, S5191 [16MY]
Placed on the calendar, S5191 [16MY]
Reported (no written report), S5191 [16MY]
Amended and passed Senate (portion of text of S. 1745 inserted in
lieu), S7612 [10JY]
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S. 1764--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
1997 for military construction, and for other purposes; from the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. THURMOND, S5191 [16MY]
Placed on the calendar, S5191 [16MY]
Amendments, S5604 [23MY]
Reported (no written report), S5191 [16MY]
Amended and passed Senate (portion of text of S. 1745 inserted in
lieu), S7612 [10JY]
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S. 1765--A bill to authorize substitution for drawback purposes of
certain types of fibers and yarns for use in the manufacture of
carpets and rugs; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COVERDELL, S5191 [16MY]
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S. 1766--A bill to amend the Utah School and Lands Improvement Act of
1993 to provide for lands for the Goshute Indian Reservation, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. BENNETT, S5191 [16MY]
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S. 1767--A bill to harmonize the application of the antitrust laws to
professional sports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH, S5191 [16MY]
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S. 1768--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain fatty acid
esters; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GLENN, S5191 [16MY]
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S. 1769--A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to provide for duty-free treatment for certain inorganic
products used as luminophores; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S5191 [16MY]
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S. 1770--A bill for the relief of Wayne T. Alderson; to the Committee
on Armed Services.
By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Dole, Mr. Craig, Mr.
Helms, and Mr. Thurmond), S5191 [16MY]
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S. 1771--A bill to amend the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act
of 1985 to clarify that the fee for providing customs services in
connection with passengers arriving on commercial vessels making a
single voyage may be collected only one time from each passenger,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI, S5267 [17MY]
Text, S5268 [17MY]
Cosponsors added, S5945 [6JN]
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S. 1772--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
that the Secretary of the Treasury shall make certain
determinations relating to what gas will be treated as a qualified
fuel for purposes of the credit for fuels from nonconventional
sources; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SHELBY, S5267 [17MY]
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S. 1773--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make a
technical correction in the application of the minimum tax to the
nonconventional fuels credit; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. SHELBY, S5267 [17MY]
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S. 1774--A bill to enhance the enforceability of airport revenue
diversion provisions under chapter 471 of title 49, United States
Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. McCAIN, S5267 [17MY]
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S. 1775--A bill to extend the exemption for certain unliquidated
vessel repair entries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. BREAUX, S5267 [17MY]
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S. 1776--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to impose
certain limitations relating to participation by a Member of
Congress in the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal
Employees' Retirement System; to the Committee on Governmental
Affairs.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Brown,
Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Grams, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Santorum,
Mr. Smith, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Thompson), S5267 [17MY]
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S. 1777--An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
1997 for certain activities of the Department of Energy, and for
other purposes; from the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. THURMOND, S5267 [17MY]
Placed on the calendar, S5267 [17MY]
Reported (no written report), S5267 [17MY]
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S. 1778--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on indolenine; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BREAUX, S5378 [20MY]
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S. 1779--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Bis (4-amino-3-
methylcyclohexyl)-methane; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BREAUX, S5378 [20MY]
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S. 1780--A bill to revise the boundary of the North Platte National
Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. EXON (for himself and Mr. Kerrey), S5378 [20MY]
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S. 1781--A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to provide for duty free treatment for epoxide resins; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRAIG, S5378 [20MY]
Cosponsors added, S6104 [11JN]
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S. 1782--A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to provide for duty free treatment for certain injection
molding machines; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRAIG, S5379 [20MY]
Cosponsors added, S6104 [11JN]
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S. 1783--A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States to provide for duty free treatment for certain semi-
manufactured forms of gold; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRAIG, S5379 [20MY]
Cosponsors added, S6104 [11JN]
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S. 1784--A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. BOND, S5379 [20MY]
Text, S5380 [20MY], S8936 [25JY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S6849 [25JN]
Amendments, S8923 [25JY], S8931 [25JY], S8936 [25JY]
Debated, S8931 [25JY]
Passed Senate amended, S8936 [25JY]
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, H8596 [26JY]
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S. 1785--A bill to establish in the Department of the Interior the
Essex National Heritage Area Commission, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Kerry), S5443 [21MY]
Text, S5444 [21MY]
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S. 1786--A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Secretary of Health and Human Resources to carry out a
demonstration project to provide the Department of Veterans
Affairs with reimbursement from the Medicare Program for health
care services provided to certain medicare-eligible veterans; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WELLSTONE, S5443 [21MY]
Cosponsors added, S6104 [11JN], S7309 [28JN]
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S. 1787--A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States with respect to fireworks; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Breaux, and Mr.
Graham), S5443 [21MY]
Text, S5448 [21MY]
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S. 1788--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the
Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions of Federal law that
require employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of
employment, and for other purposes.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH, S5443 [21MY]
Read the first time, S5460 [21MY]
Read the second time, S5461 [22MY]
Placed on the calendar, S5492 [22MY]
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S. 1789--A bill to amend the Social Security Act to deny the payment
of Social Security and supplemental security income benefits to
prisoners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HELMS, S5492 [22MY]
Text, S5493 [22MY]
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S. 1790--A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to increase the
penalties for the manufacture, distribution, and possession of
marijuana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. McCONNELL, S5492 [22MY]
Text, S5495 [22MY]
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S. 1791--A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 1996, the
rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity
compensation for survivors of such veterans, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller), S5492 [22MY]
Text, S5496 [22MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-367), S10075 [9SE]
Placed back on the calendar (H.R. 3458 passed in lieu), S11460
[26SE]
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S. 1792--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
companies to donate scientific equipment to elementary and
secondary schools for use in their educational programs, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Chafee), S5492 [22MY]
Text, S5497 [22MY]
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S. 1793--A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the
requirements relating to making imported articles and containers
apply to fresh cut flowers; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GREGG, S5492 [22MY]
Text, S5498 [22MY]
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S. 1794--A bill to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to
provide for the forfeiture of retirement benefits in the case of
any Member of Congress, congressional employee, or Federal justice
or judge who is convicted of an offense relating to official
duties of that individual, and for the forfeiture of the
retirement allowance of the President for such a conviction; to
the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Warner, Mrs.
Kassebaum, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Bryan), S5492 [22MY]
Cosponsors added, S6104 [11JN], S6243 [13JN], S6665 [21JN], S7029
[26JN], S7769 [11JY]
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S. 1795--A bill to restore the American family, enhance support and
work opportunities for families with children, reduce out-of-
wedlock pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence by requiring work,
meet the health care needs of America's most vulnerable citizens,
control welfare and medicaid spending, and increase State
flexibility; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROTH, S5492 [22MY]
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S. 1796--A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to permit merchandise
purchased in a duty-free sales enterprise to be exempt from duty
under certain circumstances; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS, S5566 [23MY]
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S. 1797--A bill to revise the requirements for procurement of products
of Federal Prison Industries to meet needs of Federal agencies,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Abraham), S5566 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S9074 [29JY], S9746 [3SE], S9855 [4SE], S10076
[9SE]
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S. 1798--A bill to amend the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 to clarify
the acreage limitations and incorporate a means test for certain
farm operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. FEINGOLD, S5566 [23MY]
Text, S5570 [23MY]
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S. 1799--A bill to promote greater equity in the delivery of health
care services to American women through expanded research on
women's health issues and through improved access to health care
services, including preventive health services; to the Committee
on Labor and Human Resources.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs.
Murray, Ms. Moseley-Braun, and Mr. Kerry), S5567 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S5692 [3JN], S6726 [24JN], S7416 [8JY], S8162
[18JY]
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S. 1800--A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit
fees charged by financial institutions for the use of automatic
teller machines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bryan, Ms.
Moseley-Braun, and Mrs. Murray), S5567 [23MY]
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S. 1801--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize
appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal
year 1997, to reform the Federal Aviation Administration, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. McCAIN, S5567 [23MY]
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S. 1802--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain property containing a fish and wildlife facility to the
State of Wyoming, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Simpson), S5567 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S6612 [20JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-290), S6849 [25JN]
Amendments, S11188 [24SE], S11203 [24SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11203 [24SE]
Text, S11203 [24SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11261 [26SE]
Text, H11261 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11525 [27SE]
Presented to the President, S11720 [28SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-276] (signed October 9, 1996)
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S. 1803--A bill to provide relief to agricultural producers who grant
easements to, or owned or operated land condemned by, the
Secretary of the Army for flooding losses caused by water
retention at the dam site at Lake Redrock, Iowa, to the extent
that the actual losses exceed the estimate of the Secretary, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry.
By Mr. GRASSLEY, S5567 [23MY]
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S. 1804--A bill to make technical and other changes to the laws
dealing with the Territories and Freely Associated States of the
United States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Johnston, and Mr. Akaka), S5567
[23MY]
Text, S5577 [23MY]
Amendments, S5609 [23MY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S10554 [13SE]
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S. 1805--A bill to provide for the management of Voyageurs National
Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. GRAMS, S5567 [23MY]
Text, S5580 [23MY]
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S. 1806--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
clarify that any dietary supplement that claims to produce
euphoria, heightened awareness or similar mental or psychological
effects shall be treated as a drug under the Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Frist), S5567 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S6726 [24JN]
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S. 1807--A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act,
regarding the Kake Tribal Corporation public interest land
exchange; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Stevens), S5567 [23MY]
Text, S5584 [23MY]
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S. 1808--A bill to amend the Act of October 15, 1966 (80 stat. 915),
as amended, establishing a program for the preservation of
additional historic property throughout the Nation, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Johnston), S5567 [23MY]
Text, S5585 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S6410 [18JN]
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S. 1809--A bill entitled the ``Aleutian World War II National Historic
Areas Act of 1996''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI, S5567 [23MY]
Text, S5586 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S6243 [13JN]
Reported (no written report), S10600 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-384), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 1810--A bill to expand the boundary of the Snoqualmie National
Forest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. GORTON (for himself and Mrs. Murray), S5567 [23MY]
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S. 1811--A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing Federal
participation in the cost of protecting the shores of publicly
owned property'' to confirm and clarify the authority and
responsibility of the Secretary of the Army, acting through the
Chief of Engineers, to promote and carry out shore protection
projects, including beach nourishment projects, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Roth, Mr. Lautenberg, and
Mr. Biden), S5567 [23MY]
Text, S5587 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S5692 [3JN], S6533 [19JN], S7309 [28JN]
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S. 1812--A bill to provide for the liquidation or replication of
certain frozen concentrated orange juice entries to correct an
error that was made in connection with the original liquidation;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAHAM, S5567 [23MY]
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S. 1813--A bill to reform the coastwise, intercoastal, and
noncontiguous trade shipping laws, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. HELMS (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S5567 [23MY]
Text, S5589 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S5650 [24MY]
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S. 1814--A bill to provide for liquidation or reliquidation of certain
television sets to correct an error that was made in connection
with the original liquidation; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Mack), S5567 [23MY]
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S. 1815--A bill to provide for improved regulation of the securities
markets, eliminate excess securities fees, reduce the costs of
investing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. GRAMM (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Bryan, and Ms.
Moseley-Braun), S5567 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S6243 [13JN], S6533 [19JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-293), S7023 [26JN]
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S. 1816--A bill to expedite waiver approval for the ``Wisconsin
Works'' plan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Gramm, Mr.
Ashcroft, Mr. Craig, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr.
Santorum, Mr. Faircloth, and Mr. Nickles), S5567 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S6410 [18JN]
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S. 1817--A bill to limit the authority of Federal courts to fashion
remedies that require local jurisdictions to assess, levy, or
collect taxes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Kassebaum, and Mr.
Bond), S5567 [23MY]
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S. 1818--A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 to provide for retirement savings and security; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Leahy, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr.
Simon) (by request), S5567 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S5650 [24MY]
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S. 1819--A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to
provide for retirement savings and security; to the Committee on
Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Leahy, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr.
Simon) (by request), S5567 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S5650 [24MY]
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S. 1820--A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to provide
for retirement savings and security; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Leahy, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr.
Simon) (by request), S5567 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S5650 [24MY], S9609 [2AU]
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S. 1821--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for retirement savings and security; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Leahy, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr.
Simon) (by request), S5567 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, S5650 [24MY], S9609 [2AU]
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S. 1822--A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to permit the
Secretary of Agriculture to waive the prohibition on the
termination of conservation reserve contracts for certain lands,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. HARKIN, S5649 [24MY]
Text, S5649 [24MY]
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S. 1823--A bill to restore the American family, enhance support and
work opportunities for families with children, reduce out-of-
wedlock pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence by requiring work,
control welfare spending, and increase State flexibility.
By Mr. DOLE, S5649 [24MY]
Placed on the calendar, S5647 [24MY]
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S. 1824--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study concerning grazing use of certain land within and adjacent
to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, and temporarily extend a
grazing permit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Thomas), S5692 [3JN]
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S. 1825--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Halcyon; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LOTT, S5692 [3JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-305), S7178 [27JN]
Passed Senate, S9035 [29JY]
Text, S9035 [29JY]
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S. 1826--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Courier Service;
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LOTT, S5692 [3JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-306), S7178 [27JN]
Passed Senate, S9035 [29JY]
Text, S9035 [29JY]
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S. 1827--A bill to prohibit foreign travel by outgoing political
appointees and Members of Congress, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S5763 [4JN]
Text, S5763 [4JN]
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S. 1828--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel TOP GUN, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. HEFLIN, S5763 [4JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-307), S7178 [27JN]
Passed Senate, S9035 [29JY]
Text, S9035 [29JY]
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S. 1829--A bill to prohibit the purchase of foreign beef by a school
participating in the school lunch, school breakfast, or child care
food program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. PRESSLER, S5763 [4JN]
Text, S5764 [4JN]
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S. 1830--A bill to amend the NATO Participation Act of 1994 to
expedite the transition to full membership in the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization of emerging democracies in Central and Eastern
Europe; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. BROWN (for Mr. Dole (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Roth, Mr.
Helms, Mr. McCain, Mr. Specter, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Gorton, and Mr.
McConnell)), S5763 [4JN]
Text, S5765 [4JN]
Cosponsors added, S7769 [11JY], S8555 [23JY]
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S. 1831--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999 for the
National Transportation Safety Board, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Lott, and Mr. Ford),
S5763 [4JN]
Cosponsors added, S6018 [10JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-324), S8373 [19JY]
Amendments, S10866 [18SE], S10897 [18SE]
Debated, S10894 [18SE]
Placed back on the calendar (H.R. 3159 passed in lieu), S10898
[18SE]
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S. 1832--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid
for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction
of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of
such month, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Ms. Snowe), S5763 [4JN]
Cosponsors added, S8555 [23JY], S9161 [30JY], S9609 [2AU], S11094
[20SE]
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S. 1833--A bill to provide a temporary authority for the use of
voluntary separation incentives by Federal agencies that are
reducing employment levels, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. GLENN (for himself and Mr. Pryor) (by request), S5763 [4JN]
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S. 1834--A bill to reauthorize the Indian Environmental General
Assistance Program Act of 1992, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Simon, and Mr.
Domenici), S5763 [4JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-338), S9072 [29JY]
Passed Senate, S9665 [2AU]
Text, S9666 [2AU]
Referred to the Committee on Resources, H10018 [4SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11217 [25SE]
Text, H11217 [25SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11425 [26SE]
Presented to the President, S11425 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11393 [26SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-233] (signed October 2, 1996)
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S. 1835--A bill to expand the definition of limited tax benefit for
purposes of the Line Item Veto; jointly, to the Committees on the
Budget; Governmental Affairs, pursuant to the order of August 4,
1977, that if one Committee reports, the other have thirty days to
report or be discharged.
By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Bradley, and Mr. Wellstone), S5763
[4JN]
Text, S5773 [4JN]
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S. 1836--A bill to designate a segment of the Clarion River, located
in Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. SANTORUM, S5763 [4JN]
Text, S5773 [4JN]
Cosponsors added, S5866 [5JN]
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S. 1837--A bill to require that 401(k)-type pension plans be subject
to the same prohibited transaction rules that apply to traditional
defined benefit pension plans; to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER, S5856 [5JN]
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S. 1838--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and
issue coins in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the
first manned flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright in Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina, on December 17, 1903; to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH (for himself and Mr. Helms), S5856 [5JN]
Text, S5858 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, S7416 [8JY], S7676 [10JY], S7769 [11JY], S7906
[16JY], S9304 [31JY], S9746 [3SE]
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S. 1839--A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 to
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for human space
flight, science, aeronautics, and technology, mission support, the
Inspector General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself, Mr. Burns, and Mr. Stevens), S5856
[5JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-327), S8468 [22JY]
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S. 1840--A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize
appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Bryan,
and Ms. Snowe), S5856 [5JN]
Text, S5861 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, S5945 [6JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-342), S9294 [31JY]
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S. 1841--A bill to reform the Nation's welfare system by requiring
work and demanding personal responsibility; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN (by request), S5856 [5JN]
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S. 1842--A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 to improve protections for workers in multiemployer
pension plans; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. JEFFORDS, S5856 [5JN]
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S. 1843--A bill to provide for the allocation of funds from the Mass
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Thomas, Mr.
Jeffords, and Mr. Cochran), S5856 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, S6612 [20JN]
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S. 1844--A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to
direct a study of the opportunities for enhanced water based
recreation and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI, S5856 [5JN]
Text, S5865 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, S6310 [14JN], S6410 [18JN]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S10600 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-385), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 1845--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
require written consent before using union dues and other
mandatory employee fees for political activities; to the Committee
on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. GREGG (for himself, Mr. Helms, and Mr. Shelby), S5939 [6JN]
Text, S5940 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, S6150 [12JN], S6243 [13JN]
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S. 1846--A bill to permit duty free treatment for certain articles
provided by the Max Planck Institute for Radioastronomy and the
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory to the Steward Observatory; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KYL, S5939 [6JN]
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S. 1847--A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make
it unlawful for any stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer to
transfer or market nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses,
mules, or goats, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Smith), S5939 [6JN]
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S. 1848--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
encourage the production and use of clean-fuel vehicles, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr.
Kennedy), S5939 [6JN]
Text, S5941 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, S6104 [11JN]
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S. 1849--A bill to make technical corrections in trade legislation; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROTH (for himself and Mr. Moynihan), S5939 [6JN]
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S. 1850--A bill to provide for the recognition and designation of the
official society to administer and coordinate the United States of
America activities to commemorate and celebrate the achievements
of the second millennium, and promote even greater achievements in
the millennium to come by endowing an international cross-cultural
scholarship fund to further the development and education of the
world's future leaders; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Bennett, Mrs.
Boxer, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Burns, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Coats,
Mr. Cochran, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Graham, Mr. Heflin, Mrs. Hutchison,
Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lott, Ms. Moseley-
Braun, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Pell, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Robb, Mr. Simon,
and Ms. Snowe), S5939 [6JN]
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S. 1851--A bill to convey certain Public lands in the State of Alaska
to the University of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI, S5980 [7JN]
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S. 1852--A bill to bar class action lawsuits against Department of
Energy contractors for nonphysical injuries, to bar the award of
punitive damages against Department of Energy contractors for
incidents occurring before August 20, 1988, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. JOHNSTON, S5980 [7JN]
Text, S5981 [7JN]
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S. 1853--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the
Federal jurisdiction over offenses relating to damage to religious
property; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH, S6013 [10JN]
Cosponsors added, S6104 [11JN], S6150 [12JN], S6243 [13JN]
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S. 1854--A bill to amend Federal criminal law with respect to the
prosecution of violent and repeat juvenile offenders and
controlled substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. ASHCROFT (for Mr. Dole (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lott, Mr.
Ashcroft, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Inhofe)), S6013 [10JN]
Cosponsors added, S6311 [14JN], S8478 [22JY]
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S. 1855--A bill to reduce registration fees required to be paid by
issuers of securities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. GRAMM (for himself and Mr. D'Amato), S6013 [10JN]
Text, S6016 [10JN]
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S. 1856--A bill to establish a commission to study and provide
recommendations on restoring solvency in the Medicare Program
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Roth, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Pressler, Mr.
Hatch, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. Cochran), S6082 [11JN]
Text, S6083 [11JN]
Cosponsors added, S6411 [18JN]
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S. 1857--A bill to establish a bipartisan commission on campaign
practices and provide that its recommendations be given expedited
consideration; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. DOLE, S6082 [11JN]
Text, S6084 [11JN]
Cosponsors added, S6150 [12JN], S6311 [14JN], S8868 [25JY]
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S. 1858--A bill to provide for improved coordination, communication,
and enforcement related to health care fraud, waste, and abuse; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Pryor), S6082 [11JN]
Text, S6086 [11JN]
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S. 1859--A bill to create a point of order against legislation which
diverts savings achieved through medicare waste, fraud, and abuse
enforcement activities for purposes other than improving the
solvency of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under title
XVIII of the Social Security Act, to ensure the integrity of such
trust fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Baucus), S6082 [11JN]
Text, S6096 [11JN]
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S. 1860--A bill to provide for legal reform and consumer compensation
relating to motor vehicle tort systems, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Moynihan, and Mr.
Lieberman), S6082 [11JN]
Text, S6097 [11JN]
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S. 1861--A bill to provide for legal reform and consumer compensation,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Dole), S6082 [11JN]
Text, S6099 [11JN]
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S. 1862--A bill to permit the interstate distribution of state-
inspected meat under appropriate circumstances; to the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself and Mr. Hatch), S6082 [11JN]
Cosponsors added, S8028 [17JY], S12000 [30SE]
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S. 1863--A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to acquire
permanent flowage and saturation easements over land that is
located within the 10-year floodplain of the James River, South
Dakota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. DASCHLE, S6082 [11JN]
Text, S6103 [11JN]
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S. 1864--A bill to transfer jurisdiction over certain parcels of
Federal real property located in the District of Columbia, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Akaka), S6144 [12JN]
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S. 1865--A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration to issue regulations relating to recirculation of
fresh air in commercial aircraft, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S6144 [12JN]
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S. 1866--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify
Federal jurisdiction over offenses relating to damage to religious
property; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HOLLINGS, S6144 [12JN]
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S. 1867--A bill to restore the American family, enhance support and
work opportunities for families with children, reduce out-of-
wedlock pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control
welfare spending; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. Specter), S6144 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, S8555 [23JY]
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S. 1868--A bill to amend the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 to promote the
use of deepwater ports to transport Outer Continental Shelf oil by
reducing unnecessary and duplicative regulatory requirements, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. BREAUX, S6144 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, S7825 [12JY]
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S. 1869--A bill to make certain technical corrections in the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Murkowski, Mr.
Stevens, and Mr. Simon), S6225 [13JN]
Text, S6226 [13JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-346), S9294 [31JY]
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S. 1870--A bill to establish a medical education trust fund, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN, S6225 [13JN]
Text, S6229 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, S10609 [16SE]
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S. 1871--A bill to expand the Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife
Refuge, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. CHAFEE, S6225 [13JN]
Text, S6234 [13JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-291), S6849 [25JN]
Cosponsors added, S7029 [26JN]
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S. 1872--A bill to amend section 922(x)(5) of title 18, United States
Code, relating to the prohibition of possession of a handgun by a
minor, to change the definition of minor from under 18 years of
age to under 21 years of age; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SIMON, S6225 [13JN]
Text, S6235 [13JN]
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S. 1873--A bill to amend the National Environmental Education Act to
extend the programs under the act, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Faircloth, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Lugar),
S6225 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, S7309 [28JN], S8162 [18JY], S8555 [23JY], S9074
[29JY], S9304 [31JY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-336), S9072 [29JY]
Passed Senate as amended, S9668 [2AU]
Amendments, S9668 [2AU]
Referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities,
H10018 [4SE]
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S. 1874--A bill to amend sections of the Department of Energy
Organization Act that are obsolete or inconsistent with other
statutes and to repeal a related section of the Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. JOHNSTON, S6225 [13JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-311), S7301 [28JN]
Passed Senate, S11670 [28SE]
Text, S11670 [28SE]
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S. 1875--A bill to designate the United States Courthouse in Medford,
Oregon, as the ``James A. Redden Federal Courthouse''; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. HATFIELD (for himself and Mr. Wyden), S6225 [13JN]
Text, S6237 [13JN], S11202 [24SE]
Reported (no written report), S10837 [18SE]
Passed Senate, S11202 [24SE]
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
H11227 [25SE]
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S. 1876--A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to
end health insurance portability for Members of Congress and
eliminate continued coverage for departing Members of Congress
until health insurance portability for other United States
citizens is enacted into law, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Baucus), S6225 [13JN]
Text, S6237 [13JN]
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S. 1877--A bill to ensure the proper stewardship of publicly owned
assets in the Tongass National Forest in the State of Alaska, a
fair return to the United States for public timber in the Tongass,
and a proper balance among multiple use interests in the Tongass
to enhance forest health, sustainable harvest, and the general
economic health and growth in southeast Alaska and the United
States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Stevens), S6225 [13JN]
Text, S6239 [13JN]
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S. 1878--A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to
prohibit the licensing of a permanent or interim nuclear waste
storage facility outside the 50 States or the District of
Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. AKAKA, S6225 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, S6854 [25JN]
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S. 1879--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for 501(c)(3) bonds a tax treatment similar to governmental bonds,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN, S6305 [14JN]
Text, S6307 [14JN]
Cosponsors added, S6411 [18JN], S8556 [23JY]
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S. 1880--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to correct
the treatment of tax-exempt financing of professional sports
facilities; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN, S6305 [14JN]
Text, S6310 [14JN]
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S. 1881--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to make
available for obligation such sums as are necessary to pay the
Federal share of completion of construction of the Appalachian
development highway system, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BYRD, S6408 [18JN]
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S. 1882--A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to
include medical foods as a specific item for which coverage may be
provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; to
the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. DeWINE, S6408 [18JN]
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S. 1883--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to conform to
State law the vehicle weight limitations on certain portions of
the Interstate System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Cohen), S6408 [18JN]
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S. 1884--A bill to provide a penalty of not less than 10 years
imprisonment without release for damage by arson to houses of
worship; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRAMM, S6408 [18JN]
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S. 1885--A bill to limit the liability of certain nonprofit
organizations that are providers of prosthetic devices, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Grams, Mr. Abraham,
Mr. Helms, and Mr. McConnell), S6517 [19JN]
Cosponsors added, S7309 [28JN], S8162 [18JY], S8556 [23JY], S9074
[29JY], S9304 [31JY]
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S. 1886--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
the treatment of educational grants by private foundations, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. FRIST, S6517 [19JN]
Cosponsors added, S7676 [10JY]
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S. 1887--A bill to make improvements in the operation and
administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Heflin), S6517
[19JN]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S9158 [30JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-366), S10075 [9SE]
Amendments, S12320 [3OC], S12379 [3OC]
Debated, S12379 [3OC]
Passed Senate amended, S12386 [3OC]
Text, S12386 [3OC]
Passed House, H12277 [4OC]
Text, H12277 [4OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12304 [21OC]
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S. 1888--An original bill to extend energy conservation programs under
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 1996;
from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI, S6517 [19JN]
Placed on the calendar, S6517 [19JN]
Reported (no written report), S6517 [19JN]
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S. 1889--A bill to authorize the exchange of certain lands conveyed to
the Kenai Native Association pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, to make adjustments to the National Wilderness
System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Stevens), S6517 [19JN]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S10554 [13SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-397), S12194 [2OC]
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S. 1890--A bill to increase Federal protection against arson and other
destruction of places of religious worship.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Biden,
Mr. Lott, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Heflin, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Johnston, Mr.
Gramm, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Frist, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Simon, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Reid, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Kerrey,
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bradley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Kohl, Mrs.
Murray, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Coverdell, Mr.
Pryor, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mrs. Feinstein), S6517 [19JN]
Placed on the calendar, S6547 [19JN]
Cosponsors added, S6613 [20JN], S7029 [26JN]
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S. 1891--A bill to establish sources of funding for certain
transportation infrastructure projects in the vicinity of the
border between the United States and Mexico that are necessary to
accomodate increased traffic resulting from the implementation of
the North American Free Trade Agreement, including construction of
new Federal border crossing facilities, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Bingaman), S6517 [19JN]
Text, S6529 [19JN]
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S. 1892--A bill to reward States for collecting medicaid funds
expended on tobacco-related illnesses, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Wellstone), S6517 [19JN]
Text, S6531 [19JN]
Cosponsors added, S7309 [28JN], S7493 [9JY], S8556 [23JY], S9609
[2AU]
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S. 1893--A bill to provide for the settlement of issues and claims
related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla
Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S6517 [19JN]
Cosponsors added, S6613 [20JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-360), S9742 [3SE]
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S. 1894--An original bill making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for
other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. STEVENS, S6612 [20JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-286), S6611 [20JN]
Debated, S7688 [11JY], S7743 [11JY], S7928 [17JY], S7937 [17JY],
S7983 [17JY], S7987 [17JY], S8065 [18JY]
Amendments, S7689 [11JY], S7769 [11JY], S7770 [11JY], S7782 [11JY],
S7783 [11JY], S7784 [11JY], S7826 [12JY], S7827 [12JY], S7828
[12JY], S7829 [12JY], S7830 [12JY], S7831 [12JY], S7832 [12JY],
S7833 [12JY], S7834 [12JY], S7835 [12JY], S7906 [16JY], S7907
[16JY], S7929 [17JY], S7930 [17JY], S7931 [17JY], S7932 [17JY],
S7933 [17JY], S7934 [17JY], S7935 [17JY], S7937 [17JY], S7941
[17JY], S7942 [17JY], S7943 [17JY], S7945 [17JY], S7946 [17JY],
S7948 [17JY], S7950 [17JY], S7951 [17JY], S7954 [17JY], S7965
[17JY], S7968 [17JY], S7969 [17JY], S7970 [17JY], S7983 [17JY],
S7985 [17JY], S7987 [17JY], S7988 [17JY], S7989 [17JY], S7992
[17JY], S7997 [17JY], S8005 [17JY], S8028 [17JY], S8029 [17JY],
S8033 [17JY], S8056 [17JY], S8058 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, S7947 [17JY]
Returned to the calendar (H.R. 3610 passed in lieu), S8070 [18JY]
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S. 1895--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
certain cash rent farm landlords to deduct soil and water
conservation expenditures; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY, S6612 [20JN]
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S. 1896--A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to
apply the Act to a greater percentage of the United States
workforce and to allow employees to take parental involvement
leave to participate in or attend their children's educational and
extracurricular activities, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. DODD, S6662 [21JN]
Text, S6663 [21JN]
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S. 1897--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and
extend certain programs relating to the National Institutes of
Health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Pell,
and Mr. Hatfield), S6662 [21JN]
Cosponsors added, S8375 [19JY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-364), S10075 [9SE]
Debated, S11391 [26SE]
Text, S11391 [26SE], S11764 [28SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11400 [26SE]
Amendments, S11435 [26SE]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, H11392 [26SE]
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S. 1898--A bill to protect the genetic privacy of individuals, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. DOMENICI, S6719 [24JN]
Cosponsors added, S7190 [27JN], S7493 [9JY], S7906 [16JY], S8868
[25JY], S10329 [11SE]
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S. 1899--A bill entitled the Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area
Act; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Murkowski), S6719
[24JN]
Text, S6724 [24JN], S7339 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, S7190 [27JN], S7309 [28JN], S7416 [8JY], S8375
[19JY]
Amendments, S7322 [28JN], S7337 [28JN]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed Senate, S7337 [28JN]
Passed House, H7609 [16JY]
Text, H7610 [16JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H8028 [18JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S8155 [18JY]
Presented to the President, S8553 [23JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-167] (signed July 29, 1996)
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S. 1900--A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
Act to permit a waiver of the prohibition of offering nurse aide
training and competency evaluation programs in certain nursing
facilities; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Harkin, and Mr.
Rockefeller), S6719 [24JN]
Cosponsors added, S9609 [2AU]
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S. 1901--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
repeal the requirement for annual resident review for nursing
facilities under the Medicaid Program and to require resident
reviews for mentally ill or mentally retarded residents when there
is a significant change in physical or mental condition; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S6719 [24JN]
Cosponsors added, S9609 [2AU]
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S. 1902--A bill to provide for the establishment of National Senior
Citizen Hall of Fame Commission, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. HEFLIN, S6849 [25JN]
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S. 1903--A bill to designate the bridge, estimated to be completed in
the year 2000, that replaces the bridge on Missouri highway 74
spanning from East Girardeau, Illinois, to Cape Girardeau,
Missouri, as the ``Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge'', and for other
purposes.
By Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Lott, Mr. Daschle, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Smith, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Craig, Mr. Coats,
Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Simon, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Brown, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Mack,
Mr. Gramm, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Robb), S6849 [25JN]
Passed House, H6797 [25JN]
Text, H6799 [25JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H6913 [26JN]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S7173 [27JN]
Passed Senate, S6820 [25JN]
Text, S6820 [25JN]
Approved [Public Law 104-154] (signed July 2, 1996)
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S. 1904--A bill to implement the Project for American Renewal, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COATS, S6850 [25JN]
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S. 1905--A bill to establish an independent commission to recommend
reforms in the laws relating to elections for Federal Office; to
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. KOHL, S6850 [25JN]
Text, S6851 [25JN]
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S. 1906--A bill to include certain territory within the jurisdiction
of the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye), S6850 [25JN]
Amendments, S7784 [11JY]
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S. 1907--A bill to provide for daylight saving time on an expanded
basis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. SIMPSON, S7027 [26JN]
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S. 1908--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the
sale of personal information about children without their parents'
consent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S7027 [26JN]
Text, S7028 [26JN]
Cosponsors added, S8162 [18JY], S8993 [26JY], S9439 [1AU]
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S. 1909--A bill to require the offer in every defined benefit plan of
a joint and 2/3 survivor annuity option and to require comparative
disclosure of all benefit options to both spouses; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. BOXER, S7027 [26JN]
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S. 1910--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 Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER, S7179 [27JN]
Text, S7180 [27JN]
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S. 1911--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
encourage economic development through the creation of additional
empowerment zones and enterprise communities and to encourage the
cleanup of contaminated brownfield sites; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN (for herself and Mr. Jeffords), S7179 [27JN]
Text, S7182 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, S7906 [16JY], S11731 [28SE], S12000 [30SE]
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S. 1912--A bill to clarify the provision of section 3626(b) of title
39, United States Code, defining an ``institution of higher
education''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. PRYOR, S7179 [27JN]
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S. 1913--A bill to establish the Lower East Side Tenement Museum
National Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself and Mr. Moynihan), S7179 [27JN]
Text, S7186 [27JN]
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S. 1914--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
the treatment of research related to an existing business
component; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH, S7179 [27JN]
Text, S7187 [27JN]
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S. 1915--A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to
prohibit the sale of products labeled as containing endangered
species, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. JEFFORDS, S7179 [27JN]
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S. 1916--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to
the village of Mariemont, Ohio, a parcel of land referred to as
the ``Ohio River Division Laboratory of the Army Corps of
Engineers'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. DEWINE, S7179 [27JN]
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S. 1917--A bill to authorize the State of Michigan to implement the
demonstration project known as ``To Strengthen Michigan Families";
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Shelby), S7179 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, S7493 [9JY]
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S. 1918--A bill to amend trade laws and related provisions to clarify
the designation of normal trade relations; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Simpson, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Bradley,
Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Pryor, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Gramm, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
Pressler, and Mr. Lott), S7179 [27JN]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S10239 [10SE]
Text, S10240 [10SE]
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, H12300 [4OC]
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S. 1919--A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export
Act to prohibit the use of an imported controlled substance
(including flunitrazepam) to commit a felony, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COVERDELL, S7179 [27JN]
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S. 1920--A bill to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI, S7179 [27JN]
Amendments, S10614 [16SE]
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S. 1921--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer
certain facilities at the Minidoka project to the Burley
Irrigation District, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CRAIG, S7179 [27JN]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S10600 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-386), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 1922--A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 to establish a Pension ProSave system which improves the
retirement income security of millions of American workers by
encouraging employers to make pension contributions on behalf of
employees, by facilitating pension portability, by preserving and
increasing retirement savings, and by simplifying pension law; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Jeffords), S7302 [28JN]
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S. 1923--A bill to establish a Pension ProSave system which improves
the retirement income security of millions of American workers by
encouraging employers to make pension contributions on behalf of
employees, by facilitating pension portability, by preserving and
increasing retirement savings, and by simplifying pension law; to
the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Jeffords), S7302 [28JN]
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S. 1924--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for
the vessel DAMN YANKEE; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. STEVENS, S7302 [28JN]
Text, S7304 [28JN], S9030 [29JY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S9030 [29JY]
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S. 1925--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect
employer rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources.
By Mr. GORTON (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Faircloth, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Frist, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Lott, Mrs.
Kassebaum, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Mack, Mr. Nickles, and Mr. Pressler),
S7302 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, S8556 [23JY], S11557 [27SE]
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S. 1926--A bill to provide for the integrity of the Medicare Program
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Specter), S7302 [28JN]
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S. 1927--A bill to prohibit 401(k) plans from investing in
collectibles and to require certain 401(k) plans to provide to
participants annual, detailed reports on the investments made by
such plans; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. BOXER, S7302 [28JN]
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S. 1928--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
eliminate tax incentives for exporting jobs outside of the United
States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. LEVIN, S7302 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, S7493 [9JY]
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S. 1929--A bill to extend the authority for the Homeless Veterans'
Reintegration Projects for fiscal years 1997 through 1999, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. WELLSTONE, S7302 [28JN]
Text, S7308 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, S7906 [16JY], S10329 [11SE]
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S. 1930--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain industrial
nylon fabrics; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN, S7414 [8JY]
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S. 1931--A bill to provide that the U.S. Post Office building that is
to be located at 9 East Broad Street, Cookeville, TN, shall be
known and designated as the ``L. Clure Morton Post Office and
Courthouse''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself and Mr. Frist), S7414 [8JY]
Text, S7415 [8JY], S9675 [2AU]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S9158 [30JY]
Amended and passed Senate, S9675 [2AU]
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
H10018 [4SE]
Passed House, H11565 [27SE]
Text, H11565 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President, S11972 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-277] (signed October 9, 1996)
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S. 1932--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
limit the amount of nonconstituent contributions that a candidate
may accept, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. ABRAHAM, S7414 [8JY]
Text, S7415 [8JY]
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S. 1933--A bill to authorize a certificate of documentation for
certain vessels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. GRAHAM, S7492 [9JY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S9030 [29JY]
Text, S9030 [29JY]
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S. 1934--A bill to provide for an exchange of lands with the city of
Greeley, CO, and the Water Supply & Storage Co. to eliminate
private inholdings in wilderness areas, to cause instream flows to
be created above a wild and scenic river, to eliminate potential
development on private inholdings within the forest boundary, to
reduce the need for future water reservoirs, to reduce the number
of Federal land use authorizations, and to improve the security of
the water of the city and the company, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BROWN, S7492 [9JY]
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S. 1935--A bill to provide for improved information collection and
dissemination by the Environmental Protection Agency, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BRADLEY, S7492 [9JY]
Text, S7493 [9JY]
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S. 1936--A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Murkowski), S7492 [9JY]
Read the first time, S7502 [9JY]
Placed on the calendar, S7507 [10JY], S7669 [10JY]
Objection is heard to a request for consideration restraints, S7749
[11JY]
Cosponsors added, S7906 [16JY], S8028 [17JY], S8162 [18JY], S9074
[29JY]
Debated, S7916 [16JY], S7918 [16JY], S9209 [31JY], S9216 [31JY]
Amendments, S8029 [17JY], S8030 [17JY], S8031 [17JY], S8032 [17JY],
S8033 [17JY], S8034 [17JY], S8037 [17JY], S8038 [17JY], S8039
[17JY], S8040 [17JY], S8041 [17JY], S8042 [17JY], S8043 [17JY],
S8044 [17JY], S8055 [17JY], S8056 [17JY], S8057 [17JY], S8058
[17JY], S8556 [23JY], S8566 [23JY], S8646 [24JY], S8871 [25JY],
S8875 [25JY], S8885 [25JY], S8895 [25JY], S8905 [25JY], S8919
[25JY], S9216 [31JY], S9222 [31JY], S9228 [31JY], S9235 [31JY],
S9237 [31JY]
Passed Senate as amended, S9254 [31JY]
Text, S9254 [31JY]
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S. 1937--A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for
breast-cancer research through the voluntary purchase of certain
specially issued United States postage stamps; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Moseley-Braun, and
Ms. Snowe), S7670 [10JY]
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S. 1938--A bill to enact the model Good Samaritan Act Food Donation
Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources.
By Mr. BOND (for himself and Mr. Santorum), S7670 [10JY]
Cosponsors added, S7825 [12JY], S9305 [31JY]
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S. 1939--A bill to improve reporting in the livestock industry and to
ensure the competitiveness of livestock producers, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Kerrey), S7670
[10JY]
Text, S7672 [10JY]
Cosponsors added, S7769 [11JY]
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S. 1940--A bill to authorize appropriations for the preservation and
restoration of historic buildings at historically black colleges
and universities; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Thompson, and Ms. Moseley-Braun),
S7670 [10JY]
Text, S7673 [10JY]
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S. 1941--A bill to designate the Federal building located at 290
Broadway in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown Federal
Building''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself and Mr. D'Amato), S7670 [10JY]
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S. 1942--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
tax treatment for foreign investment through a United States
regulated investment company comparable to the tax treatment for
direct foreign investment and investment through a foreign mutual
fund; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Gorton, and Mrs. Murray), S7670
[10JY]
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S. 1943--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
exempt inmates from the minimum wage and maximum hour requirements
of such act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dorgan, Mr.
Mack, Mr. Bryan, and Mr. Conrad), S7762 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, S7825 [12JY]
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S. 1944--A bill to establish a commission to be known as the Harold
Hughes Commission on Alcoholism; to the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources.
By Mr. HATFIELD (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Harkin), S7762
[11JY]
Cosponsors added, S9609 [2AU], S10329 [11SE]
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S. 1945--A bill to broaden the scope of certain firearms offenses; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DeWINE, S7762 [11JY]
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S. 1946--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to insert a
general provision for criminal attempt; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. DeWINE, S7762 [11JY]
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S. 1947--A bill to provide for a process to authorize the use of clone
pagers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DeWINE, S7762 [11JY]
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S. 1948--A bill to amend section 2241 of title 18, United States Code,
to provide for Federal jurisdiction over sexual predators; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself and Mr. Kerry), S7762 [11JY]
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S. 1949--A bill to ensure the continued viability of livestock
producers and the livestock industry in the United States; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Wellstone, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Kerrey, Mr.
Exon, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Heflin), S7762 [11JY]
Text, S7766 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, S12000 [30SE]
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S. 1950--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
improve the quality of coastal recreation waters, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S7816 [12JY]
Text, S7817 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, S8478 [22JY]
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S. 1951--A bill to ensure the competitiveness of the United States
textile and apparel industry; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Helms, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Byrd, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Shelby, and Mr. Cohen), S7816
[12JY]
Text, S7819 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, S9074 [29JY], S9305 [31JY], S10329 [11SE], S12000
[30SE], S12311 [3OC]
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S. 1952--A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself and Mr. Biden), S7816 [12JY]
Reported (no written report), S9428 [1AU]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-369), S10600 [16SE]
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S. 1953--A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON, S7887 [16JY]
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S. 1954--A bill to establish a uniform and more efficient Federal
process for protecting property owners' rights guaranteed by the
fifth amendment.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Abraham, Mr.
Ashcroft, Mr. Burns, Mr. Craig, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Grams, Mr.
Kempthorne, Mr. Mack, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bond, Mr.
Brown, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Stevens, Mr.
Thurmond, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Warner, and
Mr. Thomas), S7887 [16JY]
Read the first time, S7914 [16JY]
Read the second time, S7921 [17JY]
Placed on the calendar, S8012 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, S8868 [25JY], S9439 [1AU], S9855 [4SE]
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S. 1955--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the establishment of a National Center for Pain Research, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Bennett,
Mr. Inouye, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Simon, Mr. Pressler, and Mr.
DeWine), S7887 [16JY]
Text, S7889 [16JY]
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S. 1956--An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to
section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 1997; from the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. DOMENICI, S7887 [16JY]
Debated, S8070 [18JY], S8076 [18JY], S8105 [18JY], S8329 [19JY],
S8336 [19JY], S8395 [22JY], S8493 [23JY]
Amendments, S8081 [18JY], S8105 [18JY], S8109 [18JY], S8114 [18JY],
S8118 [18JY], S8120 [18JY], S8121 [18JY], S8123 [18JY], S8126
[18JY], S8131 [18JY], S8134 [18JY], S8136 [18JY], S8138 [18JY],
S8139 [18JY], S8141 [18JY], S8142 [18JY], S8145 [18JY], S8148
[18JY], S8149 [18JY], S8150 [18JY], S8163 [18JY], S8167 [18JY],
S8222 [18JY], S8226 [18JY], S8227 [18JY], S8294 [18JY], S8295
[18JY], S8296 [18JY], S8336 [19JY], S8338 [19JY], S8344 [19JY],
S8347 [19JY], S8349 [19JY], S8350 [19JY], S8357 [19JY], S8358
[19JY], S8362 [19JY], S8363 [19JY], S8364 [19JY], S8365 [19JY],
S8375 [19JY], S8377 [19JY], S8378 [19JY], S8379 [19JY], S8396
[22JY], S8402 [22JY], S8406 [22JY], S8407 [22JY], S8409 [22JY],
S8410 [22JY], S8414 [22JY], S8415 [22JY], S8416 [22JY], S8420
[22JY], S8421 [22JY], S8422 [22JY], S8423 [22JY], S8478 [22JY],
S8479 [22JY], S8480 [22JY], S8481 [22JY], S8483 [22JY], S8495
[23JY]
Reported (no written report), S7887 [16JY]
Placed on the calendar, S8582 [23JY]
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S. 1957--A bill to amend chapter 59 of title 49, United States Code,
relating to intermodal safe container transportation; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself, Mr. Lott, and Mr. Inouye), S7887
[16JY]
Text, S7894 [16JY]
Cosponsors added, S8868 [25JY]
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S. 1958--A bill to terminate the advanced light water reactor program,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. Kerry),
S7887 [16JY]
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S. 1959--An original bill making appropriations for energy and water
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for
other purposes; from the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. DOMENICI, S7887 [16JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-320), S7887 [16JY]
Debated, S8965 [26JY], S8974 [26JY], S8977 [26JY], S8980 [26JY],
S9007 [29JY], S9011 [29JY], S9038 [29JY], S9052 [29JY], S9085
[30JY]
Amendments, S8977 [26JY], S8980 [26JY], S8981 [26JY], S8994 [26JY],
S9000 [26JY], S9042 [29JY], S9043 [29JY], S9044 [29JY], S9045
[29JY], S9047 [29JY], S9048 [29JY], S9052 [29JY], S9054 [29JY],
S9056 [29JY], S9060 [29JY], S9061 [29JY], S9075 [29JY], S9076
[29JY], S9077 [29JY], S9100 [30JY], S9161 [30JY], S9162 [30JY]
Indefinitely postponed (H.R. 3816 passed in lieu), S9115 [30JY]
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S. 1960--A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to
reorganize the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure that the
Administration carries out only safety-related functions, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Pressler), S7887 [16JY]
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S. 1961--A bill to establish the United States Intellectual Property
Organization, to amend the provisions of title 35, United States
Code, relating to procedures for patent applications, commercial
use of patents, reexamination reform, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH, S7887 [16JY]
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S. 1962--A bill to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Thomas, Mr.
Domenici, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Murkowski, Mr.
Campbell, and Mr. Simon), S7887 [16JY]
Text, S7902 [16JY], S11458 [26SE]
Cosponsors added, S8028 [17JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-335), S9071 [29JY]
Amendments, S11441 [26SE], S11455 [26SE]
Debated, S11455 [26SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11458 [26SE]
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S. 1963--A bill to establish a demonstration project to study and
provide coverage of routine patient care costs for medicare
beneficiaries with cancer who are enrolled in an approved clinical
trial program; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Mr. Mack), S8013 [17JY]
Text, S8014 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, S9305 [31JY], S9746 [3SE], S10329 [11SE], S10428
[12SE], S10556 [13SE], S10609 [16SE], S10690 [17SE]
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S. 1964--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of
medical nutrition therapy services of registered dietitians and
nutrition professionals; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Hollings), S8013 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, S8993 [26JY], S9968 [5SE]
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S. 1965--A bill to prevent the illegal manufacturing and use of
methamphetamine.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Grassley,
Mr. Specter, Mr. Wyden, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Harkin, Mr. D'Amato, Mr.
Kyl, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Ashcroft), S8013 [17JY]
Text, S8017 [17JY], S10878 [18SE]
Ordered held at desk, S8060 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, S8375 [19JY], S8556 [23JY], S8643 [24JY], S10609
[16SE], S11313 [25SE], S12000 [30SE]
Placed on the calendar, S9554 [2AU], S9675 [2AU]
Amendments, S10708 [17SE], S10709 [17SE], S10721 [17SE], S10722
[17SE]
Debated, S10717 [17SE]
Passed Senate amended, S10722 [17SE]
Debated, H12132 [28SE]
Text, H12132 [28SE]
Passed House, H12145 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12263 [2OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12194 [2OC]
Presented to the President, S12194 [2OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-237] (signed October 3, 1996)
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S. 1966--A bill to extend the legislative authority for the Black
Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a commemorative
work; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Chafee, and Ms. Moseley-Braun),
S8013 [17JY]
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S. 1967--A bill to provide that members of the Armed Forces who
performed services for the peacekeeping efforts in Somalia shall
be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services
were performed in a combat zone, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN, S8013 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, S9746 [3SE], S10076 [9SE], S10329 [11SE], S10428
[12SE], S10841 [18SE]
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S. 1968--A bill to reorder United States budget priorities with
respect to United States assistance to foreign countries and
international organizations; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH, S8013 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, S8162 [18JY], S10428 [12SE]
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S. 1969--A bill to establish a Commission on Retirement Income Policy;
to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Bradley, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr.
Kerrey, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Wyden), S8013
[17JY]
Cosponsors added, S10428 [12SE]
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S. 1970--A bill to amend the National Museum of the American Indian
Act to make improvements in the Act, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Thomas, and Mr.
Campbell), S8156 [18JY]
Text, S8157 [18JY], S9981 [5SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-350), S9554 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S9968 [5SE]
Passed Senate, S9981 [5SE]
Referred to the Committees on House Oversight; Resources, H10110
[9SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11318 [26SE]
Text, H11319 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11525 [27SE]
Presented to the President, S11720 [28SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-278] (signed October 9, 1996)
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S. 1971--A bill to empower States with authority for most taxing and
spending for highway programs and mass transit programs, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Thurmond, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Coats, Mr. Faircloth, and Mr. Abraham),
S8156 [18JY]
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S. 1972--A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to improve
the provisions relating to Indians, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Stevens), S8156
[18JY]
Text, S8159 [18JY], S10024 [6SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-355), S9742 [3SE]
Passed Senate, S9982 [5SE]
Amendments, S10019 [6SE], S10024 [6SE], S12391 [3OC]
Senate action vacated, S10024 [6SE]
Passed Senate amended, S10024 [6SE]
Referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities,
H10110 [9SE]
Debated, H11476 [27SE]
Text, H11476 [27SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11485 [27SE]
Senate disagreed to House amendment, S12391 [3OC]
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S. 1973--A bill to provide for the settlement of the Navajo-Hopi land
dispute, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN, S8156 [18JY]
Text, S8161 [18JY], S11466 [26SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-363), S10075 [9SE]
Amendments, S11442 [26SE], S11462 [26SE], S11465 [26SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11462 [26SE]
Referred to the Committee on Resources, H11392 [26SE]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H12165 [28SE]
Text, H12165 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12263 [2OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12194 [2OC]
Presented to the President, S12194 [2OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-301] (signed October 11, 1996)
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S. 1974--A bill to amend the Social Security Act to clarify that the
reasonable efforts requirement includes consideration of the
health and safety of the child; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DEWINE, S8156 [18JY]
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S. 1975--A bill to amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities
Research Grant Act to provide increased emphasis on competitive
grants to promote agricultural research projects regarding
precision agriculture and to provide for the dissemination of the
results of the research projects, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr.
Grassley, and Mr. Cochran), S8373 [19JY]
Cosponsors added, S10201 [10SE]
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S. 1976--A bill to authorize the President to enter into a trade
agreement concerning Northern Ireland and certain Border Counties
of the Republic of Ireland, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. D'AMATO, S8373 [19JY]
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S. 1977--A bill to designate a United States courthouse located in
Tampa, Florida, as the ``Sam M. Gibbons United States
Courthouse'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. GRAHAM, S8373 [19JY]
Reported (no written report), S10837 [18SE]
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S. 1978--A bill to establish an Emergency Commission To End the Trade
Deficit; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Byrd), S8468 [22JY]
Cosponsors added, S10201 [10SE], S10690 [17SE]
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S. 1979--A bill to amend the Social Security Act to help disabled
individuals become economically self-sufficient and eligible for
health care coverage through work incentives and a medicare buy-in
program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. JEFFORDS, S8468 [22JY]
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S. 1980--A bill to prohibit the public carrying of a handgun, with
appropriate exceptions for law enforcement officials and others;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S8468 [22JY]
Text, S8476 [22JY]
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S. 1981--A bill to establish a Joint United States-Canada Commission
on Cattle and Beef to identify, and recommend means of resolving,
national, regional, and provincial trade-distorting differences
between the countries with respect to the production, processing,
and sale of cattle and beef, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CRAIG, S8468 [22JY]
Text, S8477 [22JY]
Cosponsors added, S9746 [3SE]
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S. 1982--A bill to provide a remedy to damaging imports of men's and
boys' tailored wool apparel assembled in Canada from third country
fabric and imported at preferential tariff rates; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Robb, Mr. Warner,
Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Helms, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Cohen,
Ms. Snowe, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Ford), S8553 [23JY]
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S. 1983--A bill to amend the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act to provide for Native Hawaiian organizations, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Akaka), S8553 [23JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-356), S9742 [3SE]
Passed Senate, S10566 [13SE]
Text, S10566 [13SE]
Referred to the Committee on Resources, H10428 [16SE]
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S. 1984--A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to require a 10 percent reduction in certain
assistance to a State under such title unless public safety
officers who retire as a result of injuries sustained in the line
of duty continue to receive health insurance benefits; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Moynihan), S8636 [24JY]
Cosponsors added, S9439 [1AU], S9855 [4SE]
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S. 1985--A bill to increase penalties for sex offenses against
children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Hutchison), S8636 [24JY]
Text, S8638 [24JY]
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S. 1986--A bill to provide for the completion of the Umatilla Basin
Project, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. HATFIELD, S8636 [24JY]
Text, S8640 [24JY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S10600 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-387), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 1987--A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security
Act to prohibit the use of Social Security and medicare trust
funds for certain expenditures relating to union representatives
at the Social Security Administration and the Department of Health
and Human Services; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH, S8636 [24JY]
Cosponsors added, S8868 [25JY], S9305 [31JY], S9746 [3SE], S9855
[4SE], S9968 [5SE], S10556 [13SE], S10841 [18SE]
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S. 1988--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for individuals who are residents of the District of Columbia a
maximum rate of tax of 15 percent on income from sources within
the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Lott, Mr.
Hatch, and Mr. Bennett), S8636 [24JY]
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S. 1989--A bill to authorize the construction and operation of the
Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System in the State of Montana,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mr. Baucus), S8866 [25JY]
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S. 1990--A bill to reauthorize appropriations for the Civil Rights
Commission Act of 1983, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN, S8866 [25JY]
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S. 1991--A bill entitled the ``Anti-Gang and Youth Violence Control
Act of 1996''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BIDEN (by request), S8866 [25JY]
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S. 1992--A bill to recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial
Grove, located in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California,
and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate the AIDS
Memorial Grove as a national memorial; to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S8866 [25JY]
Text, S8868 [25JY]
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S. 1993--A bill to require certain expenditures by the Federal Reserve
System to be made subject to congressional appropriations, to
prohibit the maintenance of surplus accounts by Federal reserve
banks, to provide for annual independent audits of Federal reserve
banks, to apply Federal procurement regulations to the Federal
Reserve System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Reid), S8989 [26JY]
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S. 1994--An original bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to
reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and
for other purposes; from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. PRESSLER, S8989 [26JY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-333), S9071 [29JY]
Debated, S10662 [17SE], S10741 [18SE]
Amendments, S10672 [17SE], S10678 [17SE], S10680 [17SE], S10691
[17SE], S10692 [17SE], S10708 [17SE], S10742 [18SE], S10743
[18SE], S10744 [18SE], S10750 [18SE], S10753 [18SE], S10842
[18SE], S10843 [18SE]
Read the third time, S10756 [18SE]
Returned to the calendar (H.R. 3539 passed in lieu), S10777 [18SE]
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S. 1995--A bill to authorize construction of the Smithsonian
Institution National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center at
Washington Dulles International Airport, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Robb, Mr. Moynihan, Mr.
Simpson, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Glenn), S8989 [26JY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S9317 [31JY]
Text, S9318 [31JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H10548 [18SE]
Text, H10548 [18SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10762 [20SE]
Presented to the President, S11089 [20SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-222] (signed October 1, 1996)
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S. 1996--A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 to allow certain grant funds to be used to provide
parent education; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BIDEN, S8989 [26JY]
Text, S8991 [26JY]
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S. 1997--A bill to clarify certain matters relating to Presidential
succession; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. SIMON, S8989 [26JY]
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S. 1998--A bill to provide for expedited negotiations between the
Secretary of the Interior and the villages of Chickaloon-Moose
Creek Native Association, Inc., Ninilichik Native Association,
Inc., Seldovia Native Association, Inc., Tyonek Native Corporation
and Knikatnu, Inc., regarding the conveyances of certain lands in
Alaska Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Stevens), S9072 [29JY]
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S. 1999--A bill to define and protect the institution of marriage; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. NICKLES (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Helms, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Faircloth, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lott, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Santorum, Mr.
Shelby, Mr. Smith, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr.
Bennett, Mr. Frist, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Burns, Mr. Gramm, Mr.
Stevens, and Mr. Gorton), S9072 [29JY]
Text, S9073 [29JY]
Cosponsors added, S9439 [1AU]
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S. 2000--A bill to make certain laws applicable to the Executive
Office of the President, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. COATS (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Abraham,
Mr. DeWine, Mr. Coverdell, and Mr. Faircloth), S9159 [30JY]
Cosponsors added, S11094 [20SE]
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S. 2001--A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to improve
the definition relating to eligible dislocated workers, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. PELL, S9159 [30JY]
Text, S9160 [30JY]
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S. 2002--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
taking a child hostage in order to evade arrest; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SNOWE, S9159 [30JY]
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S. 2003--A bill to amend the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of
1993 to clarify certain requirements and to improve the flow of
interstate commerce; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. EXON, S9159 [30JY]
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S. 2004--A bill to modify certain provisions of the Health Care
Quality Improvement Act of 1986; to the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Snowe, and Mrs. Boxer), S9295 [31JY]
Text, S9296 [31JY]
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S. 2005--A bill to prohibit the restriction of certain types of
medical communications between a health care provider and a
patient; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN, S9295 [31JY]
Text, S9299 [31JY]
Cosponsors added, S9968 [5SE]
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S. 2006--A bill to clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the
Federal carjacking prohibition.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr.
Grassley), S9295 [31JY]
Read the first time, S9318 [31JY]
Read the second time, S9416 [1AU]
Placed on the calendar, S9426 [1AU]
Passed Senate, S10892 [18SE], S11027 [19SE]
Text, S10892 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]
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S. 2007--A bill to clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the
Federal carjacking prohibition.
By Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kohl, Mr.
Grassley, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Mikulski, and Ms. Moseley-Braun), S9295
[31JY]
Read the first time, S9318 [31JY]
Read the second time, S9416 [1AU]
Placed on the calendar, S9426 [1AU]
Passed Senate, S10892 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]
Text, S10893 [18SE], S11028 [19SE]
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S. 2008--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
benefits for certain children of Vietnam veterans who are born
with spina bifida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Wellstone, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Conrad, Mr.
Inouye, Mr. Pell, Mr. Simon, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Breaux, Mrs. Boxer,
Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Robb, and
Mr. Kennedy), S9295 [31JY]
Text, S9301 [31JY]
Cosponsors added, S9439 [1AU]
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S. 2009--A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. BREAUX, S9428 [1AU]
Text, S9429 [1AU]
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S. 2010--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt
qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State
laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Simpson, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Faircloth), S9428
[1AU]
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S. 2011--A bill to ensure that appropriated funds are not used for
operation of golf courses on real property controlled by the
Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON (by request), S9428 [1AU]
Text, S9432 [1AU]
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S. 2012--A bill to redesignate the title of the National Cemetery
System and the position of the Director of the National Cemetery
System; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON (by request), S9428 [1AU]
Text, S9433 [1AU]
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S. 2013--A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for
continuing appropriations in the absence of regular
appropriations; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Stevens, Mrs. Hutchison,
Mr. Abraham, Mr. Ashcroft, and Mr. Lott), S9428 [1AU]
Text, S9435 [1AU]
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S. 2014--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire
property adjacent to the city of New Orleans, Orleans Parish,
Louisiana, for inclusion in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife
Refuge, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. JOHNSTON (for himself and Mr. Breaux), S9428 [1AU]
Text, S9436 [1AU]
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S. 2015--A bill to convey certain real property located within the
Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation
District; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. DOMENICI, S9428 [1AU]
Text, S9437 [1AU]
Reported (no written report), S10600 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-388), S11972 [30SE]
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S. 2016--A bill to assess the impact of the NAFTA, to require further
negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for
the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Campbell, Mr.
Wellstone, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. D'Amato), S9428 [1AU]
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S. 2017--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange
certain lands in the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, for
certain lands owned by Public District No. 1 of Chelan County,
Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mr. GORTON, S9554 [2AU]
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S. 2018--A bill to approve a settlement agreement between the Bureau
of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. GORTON, S9554 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S10428 [12SE]
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S. 2019--A bill to provide for referenda to resolve the political
status of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Reid, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Cohen), S9554 [2AU]
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S. 2020--A bill to establish America's Agricultural Heritage
Partnership in Iowa, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Harkin), S9554 [2AU]
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S. 2021--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals
used in the formulation of an HIV Protease Inhibitor; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S9554 [2AU]
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S. 2022--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the
minimum allocation formula under the Federal-aid highway program,
to provide reimbursement to each State with respect to which the
highway users in the State paid into the Highway Trust Fund an
amount in excess of the amount received by the State from the
Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. THURMOND (for himself, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Hollings, Mr.
Coats, and Mr. Helms), S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9561 [2AU]
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S. 2023--A bill to provide for travelers' rights in air commerce, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. REID, S9554 [2AU]
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S. 2024--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a
one-stop shopping information service for individuals with serious
or life-threatening diseases; to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein), S9554 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S9856 [4SE]
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S. 2025--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize
the States to regulate interference with radio frequencies; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. FEINGOLD, S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9565 [2AU]
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S. 2026--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make
uniform the application of the overtime exemption for inside sales
personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH (for himself, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Ashcroft, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Frist, and Mr. Gorton), S9554 [2AU]
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S. 2027--A bill to provide for a 5-year extension of Hazardous
Substance Superfund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9565 [2AU]
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S. 2028--A bill to assist the States and local governments in
assessing and remediating brownfields and encouraging
environmental cleanup programs, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Reid, Mr. Graham,
and Mr. Moynihan), S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9567 [2AU]
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S. 2029--A bill to make permanent certain authority relating to self-
employment assistance programs; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. D'Amato), S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9573 [2AU]
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S. 2030--A bill to establish nationally uniform requirements regarding
the titling and registration of salvage, nonrepairable, and
rebuilt vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Exon), S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9574 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S10201 [10SE], S10329 [11SE], S10556 [13SE],
S11094 [20SE], S11314 [25SE], S11557 [27SE], S12000 [30SE], S12129
[1OC]
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S. 2031--A bill to provide health plan protections for individuals
with a mental illness; to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Simpson, Mr.
Conrad, Mr. Warner, Mr. Specter, Mr. Reid, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Grassley,
Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Burns, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Chafee,
and Mr. Moynihan), S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9579 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S9968 [5SE]
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S. 2032--A bill to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and
Concord Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9577 [2AU]
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S. 2033--A bill to repeal requirements for unnecessary or obsolete
reports from the Department of Energy, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. JOHNSTON, S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9581 [2AU]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S10554 [13SE]
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S. 2034--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
make certain changes to hospice care under the Medicare Program;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BREAUX (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Cohen),
S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9583 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S10690 [17SE], S11314 [25SE]
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S. 2035--A bill to invest in the future American workforce and to
ensure that all Americans have access to higher education by
providing tax relief for investment in a college education and by
encouraging savings for college costs, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BIDEN, S9554 [2AU]
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S. 2036--A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to
provide equitable treatment for barley producers so that 1996
contract payments to the producers are not reduced to a greater
extent than the average percentage reduction in contract payments
for other commodities, while maintaining the level of contract
payments for other commodities, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Wellstone,
Mr. Conrad, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Daschle), S9554 [2AU]
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S. 2037--A bill to provide for aviation security, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9588 [2AU]
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S. 2038--A bill to authorize the construction of the Fall River Water
Users District Rural Water System and authorize the appropriation
of Federal dollars to assist the Fall River Water Users District,
a nonprofit corporation, in the planning and construction of the
water supply system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Pressler), S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9591 [2AU]
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S. 2039--A bill to authorize the construction of the Perkins County
Rural Water System and authorize the appropriation of Federal
dollars to assist the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., a
nonprofit corporation, in the planning and construction of the
water supply system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Pressler), S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9592 [2AU]
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S. 2040--A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide a
penalty for the use of a controlled substance with the intent to
rape, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison), S9554 [2AU]
Text, S9594 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S10690 [17SE]
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S. 2041--A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, and
Sanctuaries Act of 1972 with respect to the dumping of dredged
material in Long Island Sound, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, and Mr. Faircloth), S9555
[2AU]
Text, S9594 [2AU]
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S. 2042--A bill to reform the multifamily rental assisted housing
programs of the Federal Government, maintain the affordability and
availability of low-income housing, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Bennett),
S9555 [2AU]
Text, S9595 [2AU]
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S. 2043--A bill to require the implementation of a corrective action
plan in States in which child poverty has increased; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KERRY, S9555 [2AU]
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S. 2044--A bill to provide for modification of the State agreement
under title II of the Social Security Act with the State of
Pennsylvania with respect to certain students; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. SANTORUM, S9555 [2AU]
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S. 2045--A bill to provide regulatory relief for small business
concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small
Business.
By Mr. HATFIELD, S9555 [2AU]
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S. 2046--A bill to amend section 29 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to allow a credit for qualified fuels produced from wells
drilled during 1997, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S9555 [2AU]
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S. 2047--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the application of the pension nondiscrimination rules to
governmental plans; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Pryor, Mr.
Nickles, and Mr. Baucus), S9555 [2AU]
Text, S9608 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, S11041 [19SE], S11314 [25SE]
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S. 2048--A bill to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code,
(commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), to
provide for disclosure of information relating to individuals who
committed Nazi war crimes, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Dodd), S9555
[2AU]
Text, S9608 [2AU]
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S. 2049--A bill to reform the budget and oversight processes of the
Congress; jointly, to the Committees on the Budget; Governmental
Affairs, pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with
instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee
have thirty days to report or be discharged.
By Mr. THOMPSON, S9742 [3SE]
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S. 2050--A bill to provide an enhanced penalty for distribution of
controlled substances to recovering addicts; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. BIDEN, S9742 [3SE]
Text, S9743 [3SE]
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S. 2051--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
provide for the development of drugs to treat an addiction to
illegal drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources.
By Mr. BIDEN, S9742 [3SE]
Text, S9744 [3SE]
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S. 2052--A bill to provide for disposal of certain public lands in
support of the Manzanar National Historic Site in the State of
California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER, S9853 [4SE]
Cosponsors added, S10076 [9SE]
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S. 2053--A bill to strengthen narcotics reporting requirements and to
require the imposition of certain sanctions on countries that fail
to take effective action against the production of and trafficking
in illicit narcotics and psychotropic drugs and other controlled
substances, and for other purposes.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Shelby), S9853
[4SE]
Read the first time, S9867 [4SE]
Read the second time, S9875 [5SE]
Placed on the calendar, S9966 [5SE]
Cosponsors added, S10690 [17SE]
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S. 2054--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt
certain small lenders from the audit requirements of the
guaranteed student loan program; to the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources.
By Mr. COCHRAN, S9853 [4SE]
Cosponsors added, S10841 [18SE]
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S. 2055--A bill to waive temporarily the medicare enrollment
composition rules for The Wellness Plan; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Levin), S9967 [5SE]
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S. 2056--A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation.
By Mr. KENNEDY, S9967 [5SE]
Debated, S9986 [6SE], S10129 [10SE]
Failed of passage, S10139 [10SE]
Cosponsors added, S10201 [10SE]
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S. 2057--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make
permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
guarantee loans with adjustable rate mortgages; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Thurmond), S9967 [5SE]
Cosponsors added, S11314 [25SE], S11557 [27SE]
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S. 2058--A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code, to
provide for 11 circuit judges on the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S10018 [6SE]
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S. 2059--A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to
executory contracts and unexpired leases, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Heflin), S10075
[9SE]
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S. 2060--A bill to require the District of Columbia to comply with the
5-year time limit for welfare recipients, to prohibit any future
waiver of such limit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. NICKLES, S10075 [9SE]
Text, S10076 [9SE]
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S. 2061--A bill to amend title II of the Trade Act of 1974 to clarify
the definition of domestic industry and to include certain
agricultural products for purposes of providing relief from injury
caused by import competition, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE, S10192 [10SE]
Text, S10193 [10SE]
Cosponsors added, S12311 [3OC]
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S. 2062--A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DOMENICI, S10192 [10SE]
Text, S10195 [10SE]
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S. 2063--A bill to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Army to
acquire land adjacent to Abiquiu Dam in New Mexico; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman), S10327 [11SE]
Text, S10327 [11SE]
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S. 2064--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the
program of research on breast cancer; to the Committee on Labor
and Human Resources.
By Ms. SNOWE, S10327 [11SE]
Cosponsors added, S10609 [16SE], S11041 [19SE]
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S. 2065--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require
open campus security crime logs at institutions of higher
education; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S10327 [11SE]
Text, S10328 [11SE]
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S. 2066--A bill to amend the Northern Great Plains Rural Development
Act to the duration of the Northern Great Plains Rural Development
Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Exon, Mr.
Kerrey, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Grassley, and Mr.
Harkin), S10327 [11SE]
Text, S10328 [11SE]
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S. 2067--A bill to extend certain medicare community nursing
organization demonstration projects; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Grams, Mr. Wellstone,
Mr. Simon, and Ms. Moseley-Braun), S10426 [12SE]
Text, S10427 [12SE]
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S. 2068--A bill to provide for a study of the recommendations of the
Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs Affecting
Alaska Natives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself and Mr. Stevens), S10426 [12SE]
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S. 2069--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on specialized glass
for use in glass-ceramic stovetops; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. Thurmond), S10426 [12SE]
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S. 2070--A bill to ensure that homeowners receive adequate notice of
and opportunity to comment on activities likely to adversely
affect the value of their homes, and to create procedures for
homeowners to receive financial compensation for development which
produces pollution and other impacts adversely affecting the value
of their homes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Warner), S10426 [12SE]
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S. 2071--A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to
establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in
employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources.
By Mr. KERRY, S10426 [12SE]
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S. 2072--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
eliminate the requirement that States pay unemployment
compensation on the basis of services performed by election
workers; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAMS, S10554 [13SE]
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S. 2073--A bill to require the District of Columbia to comply with the
5-year time limit for welfare recipients, to prohibit any future
waiver of such limit, and for other purposes.
By Mr. NICKLES, S10554 [13SE]
Read the first time, S10566 [13SE]
Read the second time, S10569 [16SE]
Placed on the calendar, S10599 [16SE]
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S. 2074--A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the
tax on generation-skipping transfers; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. THURMOND, S10554 [13SE]
Text, S10555 [13SE]
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S. 2075--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide additional consumer protections for medicare supplemental
insurance; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller), S10600 [16SE]
Text, S10600 [16SE]
Cosponsors added, S11094 [20SE]
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S. 2076--A bill to increase economic benefits to the United States
from the activities of cruise ships visiting Alaska; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI, S10600 [16SE]
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S. 2077--A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to improve the
act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S10600 [16SE]
Text, S10604 [16SE]
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S. 2078--A bill to authorize the sale of excess Department of Defense
aircraft to facilitate the suppression of wildfires; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Kempthorne, and Mr. Craig), S10600
[16SE]
Amendments, S11441 [26SE], S11462 [26SE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S11462 [26SE]
Passed House, H12290 [4OC]
Text, H12290 [4OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12304 [21OC]
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S. 2079--A bill to repeal the prohibition against State restrictions
on communications between government agencies and the INS; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN, S10600 [16SE]
Text, S10609 [16SE]
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S. 2080--A bill to save taxpayer money by reducing the unnecessary
increase in Pentagon spending in fiscal year 1997; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. HARKIN, S10684 [17SE]
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S. 2081--A bill to limit Department of Defense payments to contractors
for restructuring costs associated with business combinations; to
the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. HARKIN, S10684 [17SE]
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S. 2082--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate
good time credits for prisoners serving a sentence for a crime of
violence, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Robb), S10684 [17SE]
Text, S10686 [17SE]
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S. 2083--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to set forth
the civil jurisdiction of the United States for crimes committed
by persons accompanying the Armed Forces outside of the United
States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. DeWINE, S10684 [17SE]
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S. 2084--A bill to expedite State reviews of criminal records of
applicants for private security officer employment, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DeWINE, S10684 [17SE]
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S. 2085--A bill to authorize the Capitol Guide Service to accept
voluntary services.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Ford), S10684 [17SE]
Passed Senate, S10723 [17SE]
Text, S10723 [17SE]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H11357 [26SE]
Text, H11357 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11525 [27SE]
Presented to the President, S11720 [28SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-279] (signed October 9, 1996)
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S. 2086--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify
certain rules relating to the taxation of United States business
operating abroad, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
D'Amato, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Burns, and
Mrs. Murray), S10684 [17SE]
Cosponsors added, S12000 [30SE]
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S. 2087--A bill to direct the Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating to provide rescue diver training under
the Coast Guard helicopter rescue swimming training program; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERRY, S10684 [17SE]
Text, S10689 [17SE]
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S. 2088--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
a credit against tax for employers who provide child care
assistance for dependents of their employees, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KOHL, S10837 [18SE]
Text, S10838 [18SE]
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S. 2089--A bill to transfer land administered by the Bureau of Land
Management to the States in which the land is located; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. THOMAS, S10837 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, S11041 [19SE]
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S. 2090--A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain land in the
State of California to the Hoopa Valley Tribe; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mrs. BOXER, S10837 [18SE]
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S. 2091--A bill to provide for small business and agriculture
regulatory relief; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself and Mr. Harkin), S10837 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, S11434 [26SE], S12000 [30SE]
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S. 2092--A bill to prohibit further extension or establishment of any
national monument in Idaho without full public participation and
an express Act of Congress, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Kempthorne), S11033 [19SE]
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S. 2093--A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to rescind approval of the District of Columbia's welfare reform
waiver; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH, S11033 [19SE]
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S. 2094--A bill to inform and empower consumers in the United States
through a voluntary labeling system for wearing apparel and
sporting goods made without abusive and exploitative child labor,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. HARKIN, S11033 [19SE]
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S. 2095--A bill to promote the capacity and accountability of
Government corporations and Government sponsored enterprises; to
the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. SIMON (for himself and Mr. Pryor), S11033 [19SE]
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S. 2096--A bill entitled the ``Environmental Crimes and Enforcement
Act of 1996''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Kerry, and Mrs. Boxer), S11033
[19SE]
Text, S11037 [19SE]
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S. 2097--A bill to modify the boundary of Bandelier National Monument
in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici), S11090 [20SE]
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S. 2098--A bill to amend the Small Business Act to assist the
development of small business concerns owned and controlled by
women, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. DOMENICI, S11090 [20SE]
Text, S11090 [20SE]
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S. 2099--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
provide post-eligibility treatment of certain payments received
under a Department of Veterans Affairs pension or compensation
program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Graham), S11090 [20SE]
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S. 2100--A bill to provide for the extension of certain authority for
the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police.
By Mr. HATCH, S11090 [20SE]
Read the first time, S11110 [20SE]
Read the second time, S11159 [24SE]
Placed on the calendar, S11168 [24SE]
Passed Senate, S11454 [26SE]
Text, S11455 [26SE]
Passed House (in lieu of H.R. 4164), H11446 [27SE]
Text, H11446 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President, S11972 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-280] (signed October 9, 1996)
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S. 2101--A bill to provide educational assistance to the dependents of
Federal law enforcement officials who are killed or disabled in
the performance of their duties.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. Biden, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Simpson, and Mr. Levin), S11090 [20SE]
Passed Senate, S11122 [20SE]
Text, S11122 [20SE]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H11045 [24SE]
Cosponsors added, S11314 [25SE]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H11247 [26SE]
Text, H11248 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11525 [27SE]
Presented to the President, S11720 [28SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-238] (signed October 3, 1996)
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S. 2102--A bill to nullify the Supplemental Treaty Between the United
States of America and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians
of Middle Oregon, concluded on November 15, 1865.
By Mr. HATFIELD, S11090 [20SE]
Read twice, S11090 [20SE]
Placed on the calendar, S11124 [20SE]
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S. 2103--A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to protect
vessel hull designs against unauthorized duplication, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BREAUX (for himself, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Inhofe,
Mr. Helms, and Mr. Mack), S11090 [20SE]
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S. 2104--A bill to amend chapter 71 of title V, United States Code, to
prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain Federal employee
labor organization activities, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. THURMOND (for himself, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Lott, Mr. Helms,
and Mrs. Kassebaum), S11169 [24SE]
Cosponsors added, S11557 [27SE]
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S. 2105--A bill to amend chapter 29 of title 35, United States Code,
to provide for a limitation on patent infringements relating to a
medical practitioner's performance of a medical activitiy; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRIST, S11169 [24SE]
Text, S11173 [24SE]
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S. 2106--A bill to amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945
to prohibit the placement of members of the United States Armed
Forces under the command, direction, or control of the United
Nations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. McCONNELL, S11169 [24SE]
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S. 2107--A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of
Mongolia; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Robb, and Mr. McCain), S11169 [24SE]
Text, S11174 [24SE]
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S. 2108--A bill to clarify Federal law with respect to assisted
suicide, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and
Human Resources.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Biden, Mr. Breaux, Mr.
Coats, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Ford, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Hatfield, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lott, Mr. Mack, Mr. McConnell, Mr.
Murkowski, Mr. Pressler, and Mr. Thurmond), S11169 [24SE]
Cosponsors added, S11557 [27SE]
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S. 2109--A bill to provide a 1-year delay in the imposition of
penalties on small businesses failing to make electronic fund
transfers of business taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DASCHLE, S11169 [24SE]
Text, S11178 [24SE]
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S. 2110--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer
securities for the benefit of employees; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. DASCHLE, S11169 [24SE]
Text, S11178 [24SE]
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S. 2111--A bill to amend the Act commonly known as the ``Navajo-Hopi
Land Settlement Act of 1974'', and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. McCAIN, S11169 [24SE]
Text, S11180 [24SE]
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S. 2112--A bill to revise the boundary of the Abraham Lincoln
Birthplace National Historic Site in Larue County, Kentucky, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. FORD, S11169 [24SE]
Text, S11185 [24SE]
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S. 2113--A bill to increase funding for child care under the temporary
assistance for needy families program; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. KERRY, S11169 [24SE]
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S. 2114--A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all
dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. AKAKA, S11169 [24SE]
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S. 2115--A bill to protect and enhance sportsmen's opportunities and
conservation of wildlife, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. SHELBY, S11169 [24SE]
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S. 2116--A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of
infrastructure projects and new job creation through the
establishment of a National Infrastructure Development
Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN, S11169 [24SE]
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S. 2117--A bill to enhance the administrative authority of the
president of Haskell Indian Nations University, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself and Mr. Inouye), S11294 [25SE]
Text, S11295 [25SE]
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S. 2118--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
casualty loss deduction for disaster losses without regard to the
10-percent adjusted gross income floor; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH (for himself and Mr. Helms), S11294 [25SE]
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S. 2119--A bill to establish the Commission to Study the Federal
Statistical System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself and Mr. Kerrey), S11294 [25SE]
Text, S11298 [25SE]
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S. 2120--A bill to designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia, as
the ``William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. NUNN, S11294 [25SE]
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S. 2121--A bill to ensure medicare beneficiaries participating in
managed care have access to emergency and urgent care; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr.
Chafee, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Simon, Mr. Hollings, and Mr.
Wellstone), S11294 [25SE]
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S. 2122--A bill to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort
Meigs, and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in the State of
Ohio; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. DeWINE, S11294 [25SE]
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S. 2123--A bill to require the calculation of Federal-aid highway
apportionments and allocations for fiscal year 1997 to be
determined so that States experience no net effect from a credit
to the Highway Trust Fund made in correction of an accounting
error made in fiscal year 1994, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Cohen, Mr.
Domenici, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Gregg, Mrs.
Kassebaum, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
D'Amato, Mrs. Frahm, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Thomas, Mr.
Dodd, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Lautenberg),
S11294 [25SE]
Text, S11304 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, S11435 [26SE], S11558 [27SE], S11731 [28SE]
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S. 2124--A bill to provide for an offer to transfer to the Secretary
of the Army of certain property at the Navy Annex, Arlington,
Virginia; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. KEMPTHORNE, S11294 [25SE]
Text, S11305 [25SE]
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S. 2125--A bill to provide a sentence of death for certain
importations of significant quantities of controlled substances;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LOTT, S11294 [25SE]
Text, S11305 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, S11558 [27SE]
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S. 2126--A bill to temporarily waive the enrollment composition rule
under the Medicaid Program for certain health maintenance
organizations; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Mack), S11294 [25SE]
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S. 2127--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
provide for legal accountability for sweatshop conditions in the
garment industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. KENNEDY, S11294 [25SE]
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S. 2128--A bill to consolidate and revise the authority of the
Secretary of Agriculture relating to plant protection and
quarantine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. AKAKA, S11294 [25SE]
Text, S11307 [25SE]
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S. 2129--A bill to provide for the immediate application of certain
orders relating to the amendment, modification, suspension, or
revocation of certificates under chapter 447 of title 49, United
States Code; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. INHOFE, S11294 [25SE]
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S. 2130--An original bill to extend certain privileges, exemptions,
and immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices; from the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. HELMS, S11294 [25SE]
Placed on the calendar, S11294 [25SE]
Passed Senate, S11658 [28SE]
Text, S11659 [28SE]
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, H12300 [4OC]
Reported (no written report), S11291 [25SE]
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S. 2131--A bill to establish a bipartisan national commission on the
year 2000 computer problem; to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN, S11294 [25SE]
Text, S11449 [26SE]
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S. 2132--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
comprehensive pension protection for women; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN, S11426 [26SE]
Text, S11427 [26SE]
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S. 2133--A bill to authorize the establishment of the Center for
American Cultural Heritage within the National Museum of American
History of the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. AKAKA, S11426 [26SE]
Text, S11433 [26SE]
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S. 2134--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize
Presidential Honors Scholarships to be awarded to all students who
graduate in the top five percent of their secondary school
graduating class, to promote and recognize high academic
achievement in secondary school, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. BIDEN (by request), S11426 [26SE]
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S. 2135--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
reductions in required contributions to the United Mine Workers of
America Combined Benefit Fund, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Conrad), S11426 [26SE]
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S. 2136--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the breaking of the
color barrier in major league baseball by Jackie Robinson; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bond,
Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Burns, Mr. Chafee, Mr.
Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coverdell, Mr.
Craig, Mr. Daschle, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Exon,
Mr. Faircloth, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Frahm, Mr. Frist, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Helms, Mr. Hollings, Mrs.
Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kyl,
Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lott, Mr.
Lugar, Mr. Mack, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Moynihan,
Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Pryor,
Mr. Reid, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Roth, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes,
Mr. Shelby, Mr. Simon, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith, Mr. Stevens, Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Wyden), S11539 [27SE]
Text, S11541 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, S12196 [2OC]
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S. 2137--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make misuse
of information received from the National Crime Information Center
a criminal offense; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GREGG, S11539 [27SE]
Text, S11542 [27SE]
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S. 2138--A bill to clarify the standards for State sex offender
registration programs under the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against
Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GREGG, S11539 [27SE]
Text, S11543 [27SE]
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S. 2139--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the
use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of
Transportation on commercial aircraft, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mrs. MURRAY, S11539 [27SE]
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S. 2140--A bill to limit the use of the exclusionary rule in school
disciplinary proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Exon, and Mr.
D'Amato), S11539 [27SE]
Text, S11545 [27SE]
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S. 2141--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
certain tax free corporate liquidations into a 501(c)(3)
organization and to revise the unrelated business income tax rules
regarding receipt of debt-financed property in such a liquidation;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, S11539 [27SE]
Text, S11547 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, S12000 [30SE]
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S. 2142--A bill to provide for the inclusion of certain counties in
North Carolina in certain metropolitan statistical areas, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH, S11539 [27SE]
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S. 2143--A bill to authorize funds for construction of highways, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Lugar, Mr. Gramm, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Robb, Mr. Faircloth, Mr.
Hollings, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Nickles), S11539 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, S12000 [30SE]
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S. 2144--A bill to enhance the supervision by Federal and State
banking agencies of foreign banks operating in the United States,
to limit participation in insured financial institutions by
persons convicted of certain crimes, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Pressler,
and Mr. Dodd), S11539 [27SE]
Text, S11550 [27SE]
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S. 2145--A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to
allow employees to take parental involvement leave to participate
in or attend the educational activities of their children; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. HARKIN, S11539 [27SE]
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S. 2146--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the
Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude Harris National
Aquacultural Research Center to the State of Alabama, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. SHELBY, S11540 [27SE]
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S. 2147--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Library of Congress;
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. PELL (for himself and Mr. Hatfield), S11540 [27SE]
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S. 2148--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
the child and dependent care credit, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mrs. Murray), S11540 [27SE]
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S. 2149--A bill to establish a program to provide health insurance for
workers changing jobs; to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Kerry), S11540 [27SE]
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S. 2150--A bill to prohibit extension or establishment of any national
monument on public land without full compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act, and an
express Act of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Bennett,
Mr. Campbell, Mr. Burns, Mr. Nickles, and Mr. Stevens), S11540
[27SE]
Cosponsors added, S11731 [28SE]
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S. 2151--A bill to provide a temporary authority for the use of
voluntary separation incentives by Department of Veterans Affairs
offices that are reducing employment levels, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON (by request), S11540 [27SE]
Text, S11553 [27SE]
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S. 2152--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
benefits for certain children of Vietnam veterans who are born
with spina bifida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SIMPSON (by request), S11540 [27SE]
Text, S11556 [27SE]
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S. 2153--A bill to designate the United States Post Office building
located in Brewer, Maine, as the ``Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Post Office Building'', and for other purposes.
By Mr. COHEN, S11720 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12263 [2OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12194 [2OC]
Presented to the President, S12194 [2OC]
Passed House, H12145 [28SE]
Text, H12145 [28SE]
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, H12171
[28SE]
Passed Senate, S11612 [28SE]
Text, S11613 [28SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-281] (signed October 9, 1996)
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S. 2154--A bill to provide equitable treatment for pharmaceutical
patents on certain pipeline drugs in order to encourage continued
development of new drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Heflin, and Mr.
Santorum), S11720 [28SE]
Text, S11722 [28SE]
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S. 2155--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer
funds to the farmers' market nutrition program, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Harkin), S11720
[28SE]
Text, S11723 [28SE]
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S. 2156--A bill to protect the rights of the States and the people
from abuse by the Federal Government, to stregthen the partnership
and the intergovernmental relationship between State and Federal
Governments, to restrain Federal agencies from exceeding their
authority, to enforce the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. STEVENS, S11720 [28SE]
Text, S11724 [28SE]
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S. 2157--A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide for
the efficient collection and recycling of spent lead-acid
batteries and educate the public concerning the collection and
recycling of such batteries, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. SMITH, S11720 [28SE]
Text, S11726 [28SE]
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S. 2158--A bill to set the time for counting electoral votes.
By Mr. LOTT, S11720 [28SE]
Passed Senate, S11770 [28SE]
Text, S11770 [28SE]
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S. 2159--A bill to set the time for the convening of the 105th
Congress.
By Mr. LOTT, S11720 [28SE]
Passed Senate, S11770 [28SE]
Text, S11771 [28SE]
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S. 2160--A bill to provide for alternative procedures for achieving
superior environmental performance, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN, S11720 [28SE]
Text, S11729 [28SE]
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S. 2161--A bill reauthorizing programs for the Federal Aviation
Administration, and for other purposes.
By Mr. SIMON (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S11972 [30SE]
Read the first time, S12044 [30SE]
Read the second time, S12058 [1OC]
Placed on the calendar, S12124 [1OC]
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S. 2162--A bill to provide for the disposition of certain funds
appropriated to pay judgment in favor of the Mississippi Sioux
Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Pressler), S11972
[30SE]
Text, S11974 [30SE]
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S. 2163--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the
manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition capable of
piercing police body armour; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN, S11972 [30SE]
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S. 2164--A bill to establish responsibility and accountability for
information technology systems of the Department of Agriculture,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. LUGAR, S11972 [30SE]
Text, S11977 [30SE]
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S. 2165--A bill to require the President to impose economic sanctions
against countries that fail to eliminate corrupt business
practices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. SPECTER, S11972 [30SE]
Cosponsors added, S12312 [3OC]
Text, S12349 [3OC]
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S. 2166--A bill to increase the overall economy and efficiency of
Government operations and enable more efficient use of Federal
funding, by enabling state, local, and tribal governments and
private, nonprofit organizations to use amounts available under
certain Federal assistance programs in accordance with approved
flexibility plans; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. HATFIELD, S11972 [30SE]
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S. 2167--A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for
medically necessary health care and related services for children
who are age 3 or younger, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. KERREY, S11972 [30SE]
Text, S12467 [21OC]
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S. 2168--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide
protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety
information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KERREY, S11973 [30SE]
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S. 2169--A bill to promote the survival of significant cultural
resources that have been identified as endangered and that
represent important economic, social, and educational assets of
the United States and the world, to permit United States
professionals to participate in the planning and implementation of
projects worldwide to protect the resources, and to educate the
public concerning the importance of cultural heritage to the
fabric of life in the United States and throughout the world, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. PELL, S11973 [30SE]
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S. 2170--A bill to establish spending limits for entitlement programs
and other mandatory spending programs, and for other purposes;
jointly, to the Committees on the Budget; Governmental Affairs.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM, S11973 [30SE]
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S. 2171--A bill to provide reimbursement under the Medicare Program
for telehealth services, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. CONRAD (for himself and Mr. Kerrey), S11973 [30SE]
Text, S11984 [30SE]
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S. 2172--A bill to provide for the appointment of a Special Master to
meet with interested parties in Alaska and make recommendations to
the Governor of Alaska, the Alaska State Legislature, the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the
United States Congress on how to return management of fish and
game resources to the State of Alaska and provide for subsistence
uses by Alaskans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI, S11973 [30SE]
Text, S12060 [1OC]
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S. 2173--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
family-owned business exclusion from the gross estate subject to
estate tax, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. DORGAN, S11973 [30SE]
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S. 2174--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with
respect to the admission of temporary H-2A workers; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CRAIG, S11973 [30SE]
Text, S11988 [30SE]
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S. 2175--A bill to provide for the long-range solvency of the old-age,
survivors, and disability insurance program, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KERREY (for himself and Mr. Simpson), S11973 [30SE]
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S. 2176--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the
Social Security Act to provide for personal investment plans
funded by employee security payroll deductions; to the Committee
on Finance.
By Mr. KERREY (for himself and Mr. Simpson), S11973 [30SE]
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S. 2177--A bill to authorize the Small Business Administration to
provide financial and business development assistance to military
reservists' small businesses, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. SANTORUM, S11973 [30SE]
Text, S11991 [30SE]
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S. 2178--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
allow for additional deferred effective dates for approval of
applications under the new drugs provisions, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, Mr. DeWine,
Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Simon), S11973 [30SE]
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S. 2179--A bill to protect children and other vulnerable
subpopulations from exposure to certain environmental pollutants,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
By Mrs. BOXER, S11973 [30SE]
Text, S11993 [30SE]
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S. 2180--A bill to establish felony violations for the failure to pay
legal child support obligations and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Shelby), S11973 [30SE]
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S. 2181--A bill to provide for more effective management of the
National Grasslands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. DORGAN, S11973 [30SE]
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S. 2182--A bill to consolidate certain mineral interests in the
National Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, through the
exchange of Federal and private mineral interests to enhance land
management capabilities and environmental and wildlife protection,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Conrad), S11973 [30SE]
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S. 2183--A bill to make technical corrections to the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman), S12125 [1OC]
Amendments, S12092 [1OC], S12129 [1OC]
Passed House, H12292 [4OC]
Text, H12292 [4OC]
Passed Senate amended, S12092 [1OC]
Text, S12092 [1OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12304 [21OC]
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S. 2184--A bill to require the Commissioner of the Food and Drug
Administration to issue regulations limiting the advertising of
cigarettes and smokeless tobacco over the Internet, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG, S12125 [1OC]
Text, S12126 [1OC]
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S. 2185--A bill to improve Federal environmental policy by providing
incentives for State and local growth management and land use
programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
By Mr. WYDEN, S12125 [1OC]
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S. 2186--A bill to provide access to health care insurance coverage
for children; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy), S12126 [1OC]
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S. 2187--A bill to reauthorize appropriations for the Civil Rights
Commission Act of 1983, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN, S12194 [2OC]
Amendments, S12196 [2OC]
Objection heard to a request for consideration, S12153 [2OC], S12373
[3OC]
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S. 2188--A bill to provide for the retention of the name of the
mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming known as
``Devils Tower'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. SIMPSON, S12194 [2OC]
Cosponsors added, S12312 [3OC]
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S. 2189--A bill to enhance the administrative authority of the
president of Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici), S12194 [2OC]
Text, S12195 [2OC]
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S. 2190--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the
Social Security Act to require the Internal Revenue Service to
collect child support through wage withholding and to eliminate
State enforcement of child support obligations other than medical
support obligations; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KERRY, S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12304 [3OC]
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S. 2191--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996, and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996, to modify provisions of law relating
to public assistance and benefits for aliens; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. SIMPSON (for himself and Mr. Kyl), S12303 [3OC]
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S. 2192--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to award the
Ranger Tab to veterans of certain service in the Republic of
Vietnam during the Vietnam era; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. D'AMATO, S12303 [3OC]
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S. 2193--A bill to establish a program for the disposition of donated
private sector and United States Government nonlethal personal
property needed by eligible foreign countries; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. LUGAR, S12303 [3OC]
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S. 2194--A bill to provide the public with access to quality outfitter
and guide services on Federal lands, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CRAIG, S12303 [3OC]
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S. 2195--A bill to provide for the regulation of human tissue for
transplantation to ensure that such tissue is handled in a manner
to preserve its safety and purity, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Simon), S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12465 [21OC]
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S. 2196--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins
in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the birth of Thomas
Alva Edison, to redesign the half dollar circulating coin for 1997
to commemorate Thomas Edison, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Bradley, and Mr.
DeWine), S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12310 [3OC]
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S. 2197--A bill to extend the authorized period of stay within the
United States for certain nurses.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH (for himself and Ms. Moseley-Braun), S12303 [3OC]
Amendments, S12320 [3OC], S12403 [3OC]
Passed Senate amended, S12403 [3OC]
Text, S12403 [3OC]
Passed House, H12293 [4OC]
Text, H12293 [4OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12304 [21OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-302] (signed October 11, 1996)
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S. 2198--A bill to provide for the Advisory Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations to continue in existence, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. Moynihan), S12303 [3OC]
Passed Senate, S12407 [3OC]
Text, S12407 [3OC]
Passed House, H12294 [4OC]
Text, H12294 [4OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12304 [21OC]
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S. 2199--A bill to provide funding for the nutrition, education, and
training program authorized under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Heflin), S12303
[3OC]
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S.J. Res. 8--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to prohibit retroactive
increases in taxes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COVERDELL (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Smith, Mr. Lott,
Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Craig, Mr. Shelby, Mr. McCain, Mr. Warner, and
Mr. Roth), S51 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, S6105 [11JN]
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S.J. Res. 18--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and
expenditures intended to affect elections for Federal, State, and
local office; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr.
Campbell, and Mr. Exon), S1004 [17JA]
Cosponsors added, S1237 [19JA], S2135 [3FE], S2342 [8FE], S3064
[23FE]
Cosponsors added, S1369 [27FE], S1526 [5MR]
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S.J. Res. 20--A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to
the compact to provide for joint natural resource management and
enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to natural
resources and boating at the Jennings Randolph Lake Project lying
in Garrett County, Maryland and Mineral County, West Virginia,
entered into between the States of West Virginia and Maryland; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Rockefeller, and Ms.
Mikulski), S1070 [18JA]
Text, S1095 [18JA], S13989 [20SE]
Reported (no written report), S13728 [18SE]
Passed Senate, S13988 [20SE]
Passed House (in lieu of H.J. Res. 113), H8616 [29JY]
Text, H8616 [29JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9426 [1AU]
Presented to the President, S9426 [1AU]
Examined and signed in the House, H9704 [1AU]
Approved [Public Law 104-176] (signed August 6, 1996)
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S.J. Res. 21--A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment
to limit congressional terms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Bond,
Mr. Brown, Mr. Burns, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr. Faircloth, Mr.
Frist, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Mack, Mr. Packwood, Mr.
Smith, and Mr. Thomas), S1207 [19JA]
Cosponsors added, S3681 [8MR], S3904 [14MR], S7629 [26MY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S14710 [29SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-158), S15227 [17OC]
Debated, S3715 [19AP], S3717 [19AP], S3727 [19AP], S3769 [22AP],
S3805 [23AP], S3864 [23AP], S3880 [23AP]
Text, S3715 [19AP]
Amendments, S3715 [19AP], S3716 [19AP], S3723 [19AP], S3733 [19AP],
S3734 [19AP], S3797 [22AP], S3798 [22AP], S3997 [23AP], S3998
[23AP], S3999 [23AP]
Ordered placed back on the calendar, S3892 [23AP]
Cosponsors added, S3958 [23AP]
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S.J. Res. 38--A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to
the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Gregg, and Mr. Smith),
S14710 [29SE]
Reported (no written report), S16919 [9NO]
Passed Senate, S18830 [18DE]
Text, S18830 [18DE]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H15134 [19DE]
Committee discharged. Passed House (in lieu of H.J. Res. 129), H2341
[19MR]
Text, H2341 [19MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H2712 [22MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S2801 [25MR]
Presented to the President, S3153 [28MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-126] (signed April 1, 1996), H3233 [15AP]
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S.J. Res. 41--A joint resolution to provide for the appointment of
Louis Gerstner as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Simpson), S15575
[24OC]
Text (103d Congress), S5968 [7JN]
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S.J. Res. 42--Joint resolution designating the Civil War Center at
Louisiana State University as the United States Civil War Center,
making the center the flagship institution for planning the
sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BREAUX (for himself and Mr. Johnston), S16621 [2NO]
Text, S16629 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, S4519 [1MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-263), S4937 [9MY]
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S.J. Res. 46--A joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996 for the operations of the
Passport Office of the Department of State; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN, S66 [4JA]
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S.J. Res. 47--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution to permit the Congress to limit contributions and
expenditures in elections for Federal office; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. BRADLEY, S377 [25JA]
Text, S388 [25JA]
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S.J. Res. 48--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and
expenditures intended to affect elections; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Hollings), S492 [26JA]
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S.J. Res. 49--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to require two-thirds majorities
for bills
increasing taxes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. KYL (for
himself, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Grams, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Lott, Mr. McCain, Mr. Pressler, Mr.
Santorum, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Smith, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Thompson),
S1345 [27FE]
Text, S1368 [27FE]
Cosponsors added, S1462 [29FE], S1526 [5MR], S2331 [19MR], S3317
[15AP], S4807 [7MY]
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S.J. Res. 50--A joint resolution to disapprove the certification of
the President under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 regarding foreign assistance for Mexico during fiscal year
1996; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. D'AMATO, S1516 [5MR]
Text, S1526 [5MR]
Cosponsors added, S1605 [6MR]
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S.J. Res. 51--A joint resolution saluting and congratulating Polish
people around the world as, on May 3, 1996, they commemorate the
205th anniversary of the adoption of Poland's first constitution;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Abraham, Ms. Moseley-Braun,
Mr. Murkowski, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Helms, Mr. Roth, Mr. Santorum,
and Mr. Lugar), S3626 [18AP]
Text, S3633 [18AP], S4567 [1MY]
Cosponsors added, S3958 [23AP], S4072 [24AP]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S4567 [1MY]
Referred to the Committees on International Relations; Government
Reform and Oversight, H4421 [2MY]
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S.J. Res. 52--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of victims
of crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Craig),
S3792 [22AP]
Cosponsors added, S5866 [5JN], S6854 [25JN], S7190 [27JN], S7416
[8JY], S7906 [16JY], S9074 [29JY], S9161 [30JY], S10609 [16SE]
Removal of cosponsors, S9968 [5SE]
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S.J. Res. 53--A joint resolution making corrections to Public Law 104-
134.
By Mr. HATFIELD (for himself and Mr. Byrd), S4317 [29AP]
Read twice, S4317 [29AP]
Passed Senate, S4388 [30AP]
Text, S4390 [30AP]
Passed House, H4131 [30AP]
Text, H4131 [30AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4515 [1MY]
Presented to the President, S4516 [1MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H4394 [1MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-134] (signed May 2, 1996), S4690 [3MY]
Placed on the calendar, S4316 [29AP]
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S.J. Res. 54--A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget
constitutional amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Reid, Mr.
Ford, and Mr. Hollings), S4618 [2MY]
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S.J. Res. 55--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relative to the commencement of
the terms of office of the President, Vice President, and Members
of Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PELL, S5093 [15MY]
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S.J. Res. 56--A joint resolution disapproving the extension of
nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the
products of the People's Republic of China; to the Committee on
Finance.
By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Mack, and Mr. Smith),
S5939 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, S6666 [21JN]
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S.J. Res. 57--A joint resolution requiring the Congressional Budget
Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to use dynamic economic
modeling in addition to static economic modeling in the
preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal
revenue law; jointly, to the Committees on the Budget;
Governmental Affairs, pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977,
with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other
Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
By Mr. ASHCROFT, S8989 [26JY]
Cosponsors added, S9161 [30JY], S9305 [31JY]
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S.J. Res. 58--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relative to granting power to
the States to propose constitutional amendments; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ASHCROFT, S9295 [31JY]
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S.J. Res. 59--A joint resolution to consent to certain amendments
enacted by the Legislature of the state of Hawaii to the Hawaiian
Homes Commission Act, 1920; to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye), S9555 [2AU]
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S.J. Res. 60--A joint resolution to disapprove the rule submitted by
the Health Care Financing Administration on August 30, 1996,
relating to hospital reimbursement under the Medicare Program.
By Mr. LOTT, S10684 [17SE]
Read twice, S10684 [17SE]
Failed of passage, S10723 [17SE]
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S.J. Res. 61--A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to
the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
By Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Thurmond (for himself and Mr. Heflin)),
S10837 [18SE]
Read the first time, S10882 [18SE]
Read the second time, S10899 [19SE]
Placed on the calendar, S11031 [19SE]
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S.J. Res. 62--A joint resolution granting the consent of the Congress
to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of
Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation
Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Robb, Mr. Sarbanes, and Ms.
Mikulski), S11090 [20SE]
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S.J. Res. 63--A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. LOTT (for Mr. Hatfield), S11169 [24SE]
Amendments, S11314 [25SE]
Read the first time, S11159 [24SE]
Read the second time, S11159 [24SE]
Placed on the calendar, S11168 [24SE]
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S.J. Res. 64--A joint resolution to commend Operation Sail for its
advancement of brotherhood among nations, its continuing
commemoration of the history of the United States, and its
nurturing of young cadets through training in seamanship.
By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Warner, Mr. Moynihan, Mr.
Bradley, Mr. Byrd, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Ford, Mr. Heflin, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Pell, Mr.
Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Simon, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Cohen, Mr. DeWine, Mr.
Domenici, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Mack, Mr. Murkowski, and Mr.
Thurmond), S11169 [24SE]
Passed Senate, S11201 [24SE]
Text, S11201 [24SE]
Passed House, H11546 [27SE]
Text, H11547 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President, S11972 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-282] (signed October 9, 1996)
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S.J. Res. 65--A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime
victims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KYL (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Exon), S11973
[30SE]
Text, S11999 [30SE]
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S. Con. Res. 3--A concurrent resolution relative to Taiwan and the
United Nations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. SIMON (for himself and Mr. Brown), S1207 [19JA]
Text, S1237 [19JA]
Cosponsors added, S2420 [9FE], S2662 [14FE], S2969 [22FE], S3223
[27FE], S3477 [3MR], S3539 [6MR], S3992 [15MR], S4203 [20MR],
S4386 [22MR], S4932 [30MR], S5453 [6AP], S5676 [25AP], S6696
[15MY], S7528 [25MY], S7703 [5JN], S11217 [2AU]
Reported (no written report), S4364 [22MR]
Removal of cosponsors, S2332 [19MR]
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S. Con. Res. 14--A concurrent resolution urging the President to
negotiate a new base rights agreement with the Government of
Panama to permit United States Armed Forces to remain in Panama
beyond December 31, 1999; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Mack, Mr.
Thomas, Mr. Smith, and Mr. D'Amato), S6802 [17MY]
Read the first and second time, S6802 [17MY]
Text, S6821 [17MY]
Reported (no written report), S18437 [12DE]
Amendments, S9977 [5SE], S9982 [5SE]
Amended and agreed to in Senate, S9982 [5SE]
Text, S9983 [5SE]
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, H10110 [9SE]
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S. Con. Res. 25--A concurrent resolution concerning the protection and
continued viability of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical
Patriarchate; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr.
Sarbanes), S12370 [11AU]
Text, S12412 [11AU]
Reported (no written report), S18437 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, S19010 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, S2431 [20MR]
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S. Con. Res. 26--A concurrent resolution to authorize the Newington-
Cropsey Foundation to erect on the Capitol Grounds and present to
Congress and the people of the United States a monument dedicated
to the Bill of Rights; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. LOTT, S12831 [7SE]
Text, S12842 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, S16829 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, S3161 [28MR], S7676 [10JY]
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S. Con. Res. 34--A concurrent resolution to authorize the printing of
``Vice Presidents of the United States, 1789-1993''; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. BYRD, S18100 [6DE]
Text, S18102 [6DE], S19020 [20DE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S18662 [14DE]
Agreed to in Senate as amended, S19020 [20DE]
Referred to the Committee on House Oversight, H15573 [21DE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in House, H11357 [26SE]
Text, H11358 [26SE]
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S. Con. Res. 38--A concurrent resolution restating the commitment to a
seven year balanced budget.
By Mr. DASCHLE, S98 [5JA]
Text, S89 [5JA], S99 [5JA]
Agreed to in Senate, S88 [5JA]
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S. Con. Res. 39--A concurrent resolution providing for the ``State of
the Union'' address by the President of the United States.
By Mr. DOLE, S276 [22JA]
Text, S279 [22JA], S1720 [22JA]
Agreed to in House, H339 [22JA]
Text, H339 [22JA]
Agreed to in Senate, S172 [22JA]
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S. Con. Res. 40--A concurrent resolution to commemorate the
sesquicentennial of Texas statehood.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Gramm), S555 [30JA]
Text, S560 [30JA], S563 [30JA]
Agreed to in Senate, S562 [30JA]
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S. Con. Res. 41--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that The George Washington University is important to the
Nation and urging that the importance of the University be
recognized and celebrated through regular ceremonies; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. INOUYE, S1083 [7FE]
Text, S1085 [7FE]
Cosponsors added, S3406 [16AP], S3733 [19AP], S4072 [24AP], S4195
[25AP], S4327 [29AP], S5270 [17MY]
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S. Con. Res. 42--A concurrent resolution concerning the emancipation
of the Iranian Baha'i community; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM (for herself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. McCain,
Mr. Mack, Mr. D'Amato, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Simon,
Mr. Glenn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Specter, Mr. Pell, Mr. Cochran, Ms.
Snowe, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Helms, Mr. Simpson,
Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Craig, Mr. Hollings, Mr.
Chafee, and Mr. Grassley), S1180 [9FE]
Text, S1185 [9FE]
Cosponsors added, S1462 [29FE], S2104 [14MR], S2830 [25MR], S2867
[26MR], S3490 [17AP], S3797 [22AP], S3958 [23AP], S4677 [3MY],
S4940 [9MY], S5382 [20MY], S6243 [13JN]
Reported (no written report), S3017 [27MR]
Indefinitely postponed, S7218 [27JN]
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S. Con. Res. 43--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress regarding proposed missile tests by the People's Republic
of China; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Helms, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Simon, and
Mr. Mack), S1598 [6MR]
Text, S1606 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, S1654 [7MR], S1684 [11MR], S1870 [12MR], S1977
[13MR], S2198 [15MR], S2332 [19MR]
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S. Con. Res. 44--A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the
Capitol Grounds for an event sponsored by the Specialty Equipment
Market Association; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. CAMPBELL, S1855 [12MR]
Text, S1870 [12MR]
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S. Con. Res. 45--A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the
Capitol Rotunda on May 2, 1996, for the presentation of the
Congressional Gold Medal to Reverend and Mrs. Billy Graham.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself and Mr. Helms), S1855 [12MR]
Text, S1870 [12MR], S1900 [12MR]
Agreed to in Senate, S1900 [12MR]
Agreed to in House, H2193 [13MR]
Text, H2193 [13MR]
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S. Con. Res. 46--A concurrent resolution to express Congress'
admiration of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and
his contribution to the special relationship between the United
States and Israel, and to express the sense of the Congress that
the American Promenade in Israel be named in his memory; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith, Mr.
Mack, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Ford, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Helms, Mr. Heflin,
Mr. Stevens, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Warner, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Craig),
S1970 [13MR]
Text, S1978 [13MR]
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S. Con. Res. 47--A concurrent resolution for a Joint Congressional
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Ford), S2422 [20MR]
Text, S2431 [20MR], S2546 [20MR], S12291 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S2545 [20MR]
Agreed to in House, H9899 [2AU]
Text, H9899 [2AU]
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S. Con. Res. 48--A concurrent resolution authorizing the rotunda of
the United States Capitol to be used on January 20, 1997, in
connection with the proceedings and ceremonies for the
inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice-President-elect
of the United States.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Ford), S2422 [20MR]
Text, S2431 [20MR], S2546 [20MR], S12292 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S2545 [20MR]
Agreed to in House, H9899 [2AU]
Text, H9899 [2AU]
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S. Con. Res. 49--A concurrent resolution providing for certain
corrections to be made in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 2854)
to modify the operation of certain agricultural programs.
By Mr. LUGAR, S3019 [27MR]
Text, S3024 [27MR]
Text, H3150 [28MR]
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S. Con. Res. 50--A concurrent resolution concerning human and
political rights and in support of a resolution of the crisis in
Kosova; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Pell, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Pressler, Mr.
Levin, and Mr. Feingold), S3157 [28MR]
Text, S3161 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, S3490 [17AP]
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S. Con. Res. 51--A concurrent resolution to provide for the approval
of final regulations that are applicable to employing offices that
are not employing offices of the House of Representatives or the
Senate, and to covered employees who are not employees of the
House of Representatives or the Senate, and that were issued by
the Office of Compliance on January 22, 1996, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. WARNER, S3311 [15AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S3327 [15AP]
Text, S3327 [15AP], S4519 [1MY]
Debated, H3343 [15AP]
Text, H3343 [15AP]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H3384 [15AP]
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S. Con. Res. 52--A concurrent resolution to recognize and encourage
the convening of a National Silver Haired Congress; to the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
By Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond,
Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Cochran, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Craig, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Dole, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatfield, Mr.
Helms, Mr. Hollings, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr.
Johnston, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Levin, Ms. Moseley-Braun,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Pell, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reid, Mr.
Rockefeller, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Simon, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Stevens,
Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Wellstone), S3487 [17AP]
Text, S3491 [17AP], S9671 [2AU]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-345), S9294 [31JY]
Agreed to in Senate, S9670 [2AU]
Referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities,
H10018 [4SE]
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S. Con. Res. 53--A concurrent resolution congratulating the people of
the Republic of Sierra Leone on the success of their recent
democratic multiparty elections; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Simon, and Mr.
Feingold), S3954 [23AP]
Text, S3958 [23AP]
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S. Con. Res. 54--A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of
the bill S. 735, to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. HATCH, S4063 [24AP]
Text, S4016 [24AP], S4073 [24AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S4016 [24AP]
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S. Con. Res. 55--A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of
the bill S. 735, to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. LOTT, S4063 [24AP]
Text, S4017 [24AP], S4073 [24AP]
Agreed to in House, H3744 [24AP]
Text, H3744 [24AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S4016 [24AP]
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S. Con. Res. 56--A concurrent resolution recognizing the tenth
anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and supporting the
closing of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Helms, Mr. Pell, and
Mr. Levin), S4063 [24AP]
Text, S4074 [24AP], S4265 [25AP]
Reported (no written report), S4189 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, S4195 [25AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S4264 [25AP]
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S. Con. Res. 57--An original concurrent resolution setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
By Mr. DOMENICI, S5004 [14MY]
Debated, S5025 [15MY], S5047 [15MY], S5049 [15MY], S5111 [16MY],
S5143 [16MY], S5150 [16MY], S5157 [16MY], S5159 [16MY], S5160
[16MY], S5168 [16MY], S5177 [16MY], S5216 [17MY], S5305 [20MY],
S5394 [20MY], S5397 [21MY], S5412 [21MY], S5461 [22MY], S5508
[23MY], S5510 [23MY], S5519 [23MY], S5521 [23MY]
Amendments, S5049 [15MY], S5100 [15MY], S5111 [16MY], S5129 [16MY],
S5143 [16MY], S5151 [16MY], S5160 [16MY], S5162 [16MY], S5169
[16MY], S5178 [16MY], S5186 [16MY], S5194 [16MY], S5199 [16MY],
S5200 [16MY], S5201 [16MY], S5202 [16MY], S5203 [16MY], S5216
[17MY], S5219 [17MY], S5220 [17MY], S5221 [17MY], S5224 [17MY],
S5230 [17MY], S5231 [17MY], S5232 [17MY], S5236 [17MY], S5239
[17MY], S5241 [17MY], S5242 [17MY], S5243 [17MY], S5248 [17MY],
S5251 [17MY], S5252 [17MY], S5256 [17MY], S5257 [17MY], S5264
[17MY], S5270 [17MY], S5271 [17MY], S5272 [17MY], S5273 [17MY],
S5274 [17MY], S5306 [20MY], S5309 [20MY], S5310 [20MY], S5312
[20MY], S5314 [20MY], S5321 [20MY], S5322 [20MY], S5326 [20MY],
S5334 [20MY], S5335 [20MY], S5339 [20MY], S5342 [20MY], S5352
[20MY], S5353 [20MY], S5383 [20MY], S5384 [20MY], S5385 [20MY],
S5391 [20MY], S5394 [20MY], S5395 [20MY], S5399 [21MY], S5400
[21MY], S5412 [21MY], S5424 [21MY], S5425 [21MY], S5431 [21MY],
S5439 [21MY], S5440 [21MY], S5449 [21MY], S5450 [21MY], S5451
[21MY], S5463 [22MY], S5465 [22MY], S5466 [22MY], S5476 [22MY],
S5477 [22MY], S5479 [22MY], S5481 [22MY], S5482 [22MY], S5486
[22MY], S5488 [22MY], S5500 [22MY], S5501 [22MY], S5509 [23MY],
S5516 [23MY], S5521 [23MY], S5603 [23MY], S5609 [23MY], S5610
[23MY]
Placed back on the calendar (H. Con. Res. 178 passed in lieu), S5550
[23MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-271), S5004 [14MY]
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S. Con. Res. 58--A concurrent resolution expressing the intent of
Congress with respect to the collection of fees or other payments
from the allocation of toll-free telephone numbers; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. D'AMATO, S5093 [15MY]
Text, S5099 [15MY]
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S. Con. Res. 59--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the President should award a medal of honor to Wayne
T. Alderson in recognition of acts performed at the risk of his
life and beyond the call of duty while serving in the United
States Army during World War II; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Dole, Mr. Craig, Mr.
Helms, and Mr. Thurmond), S5191 [16MY]
Text, S5193 [16MY]
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S. Con. Res. 60--A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional
adjournment or recess of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
By Mr. LOTT, S5567 [23MY]
Text, S5519 [23MY], S5601 [23MY]
Agreed to in House, H5553 [23MY]
Text, H5553 [23MY]
Agreed to in Senate, S5519 [23MY]
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S. Con. Res. 61--A concurrent resolution commending the Americans who
served the United States during the period known as the Cold War;
to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. DOLE, S5567 [23MY]
Text, S5601 [23MY]
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S. Con. Res. 62--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name the first of
the fleet of the new attack submarines of the Navy the ``South
Dakota.''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. PRESSLER, S5567 [23MY]
Text, S5602 [23MY]
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S. Con. Res. 63--A concurrent resolution to express the sense of
Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should dispose of all
remaining commodities in the disaster reserve maintained under the
Agricultural Act of 1970 to relieve the distress of livestock
producers whose ability to maintain livestock is adversely
affected by the prolonged drought conditions existing in certain
areas of the United States, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM, S5649 [24MY]
Text, S5650 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, S5774 [4JN], S5866 [5JN]
Amendments, S5866 [5JN], S5870 [5JN]
Committee discharged. Amended and agreed to in Senate, S5870 [5JN]
Agreed to in House, H6190 [12JN]
Text, H6191 [12JN]
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, H6004 [6JN]
Committee discharged, H6190 [12JN]
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S. Con. Res. 64--A concurrent resolution to recognize and honor the
Filipino World War II veterans for their defense of democratic
ideals and their important contribution to the outcome of World
War II; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. Akaka), S6225 [13JN]
Text, S6243 [13JN], S8060 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, S7676 [10JY], S9305 [31JY]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in Senate, S8060 [17JY]
Received in House and referred to the Committee on International
Relations, H8027 [18JY]
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S. Con. Res. 65--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that Members should understand and use the Internet to
improve the democratic process and to communicate with the
Internet community; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself and Mr. Leahy), S6225 [13JN]
Text, S6244 [13JN]
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S. Con. Res. 66--A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the
Congress that any welfare reform legislation enacted by the
Congress should include provisions addressing domestic violence;
to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Wyden,
Mr. Feingold, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Simon, and Mr. Sarbanes), S7179
[27JN]
Text, S7191 [27JN]
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S. Con. Res. 67--A concurrent resolution to authorize printing of the
report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government
Secrecy; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. MOYNIHAN, S9072 [29JY]
Text, S9074 [29JY], S10723 [17SE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in Senate, S10723 [17SE]
Referred to the Committee on House Oversight, H10600 [18SE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in House, H11357 [26SE]
Text, H11357 [26SE]
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S. Con. Res. 68--A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of
H.R. 3103.
By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Wyden), S9555
[2AU]
Text, S9501 [2AU], S9609 [2AU]
Agreed to in Senate, S9500 [2AU]
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S. Con. Res. 69--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the German Government should investigate and
prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his war crimes of
euthanasia committed during World War II; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein), S9555 [2AU]
Text, S9609 [2AU]
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S. Con. Res. 70--A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the
House of Representatives to make technical corrections in the
enrollment of H.R. 1975.
By Mr. MURKOWSKI, S9555 [2AU]
Text, S9610 [2AU], S9678 [2AU]
Agreed to in Senate, S9678 [2AU]
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S. Con. Res. 71--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Senate with respect to the persecution of Christians worldwide.
By Mr. NICKLES (for himself, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Coats, Mr. Ashcroft, and
Mr. Helms), S10684 [17SE]
Text, S10690 [17SE], S10724 [17SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S10723 [17SE]
Cosponsors added, S11094 [20SE]
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S. Con. Res. 72--A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the President should categorically disavow any
intention of issuing a pardon to James or Susan McDougal or to Jim
Guy Tucker; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SHELBY (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mr. Grams, Mr. Murkowski, Mr.
Faircloth, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Santorum, Mrs. Frahm, Mr.
Thurmond, Mr. Helms, and Mr. Bennett), S11540 [27SE]
Text, S11558 [27SE]
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S. Con. Res. 73--A concurrent resolution concerning the return of or
compensation for wrongly confiscated foreign properties in
formerly Communist countries and by certain foreign financial
institutions; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. D'AMATO, S11540 [27SE]
Text, S11558 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, S12129 [1OC], S12312 [3OC]
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S. Con. Res. 74--A concurrent resolution to provide for a change in
the enrollment of H.R. 3539.
By Mr. BROWN, S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12312 [3OC]
Objection heard to a request for consideration, S12404 [3OC]
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S. Res. 85--A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that
obstetrician-gynecologists should be included in Federal laws
relating to the provision of health care; to the Committee on
Labor and Human Resources.
By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bryan, Mr.
Hollings, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Lugar, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Akaka, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Simon, Mr. Stevens, Mr.
Murkowski, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Lott, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hatfield, Mr.
McCain, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Burns, Mr.
Baucus, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Levin,
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Brown, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Sarbanes,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Robb, and Mr.
Craig), S3680 [8MR]
Text, S3681 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, S3905 [14MR], S4281 [21MR], S4516 [23MR], S5231
[5AP], S5729 [26AP], S6011 [2MY], S8954 [22JN], S9720 [11JY],
S15407 [20OC]
Cosponsors added, S347 [24JA], S559 [30JA], S1298 [23FE], S1369
[27FE], S2104 [14MR], S2867 [26MR], S3024 [27MR], S3491 [17AP],
S4072 [24AP], S4519 [1MY], S4807 [7MY], S5099 [15MY], S6613 [20JN]
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S. Res. 117--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the
current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt
secured by a first or second home located in the United States
should not be further restricted; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Abraham, and
Mr. Kempthorne), S6337 [9MY]
Text, S6357 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, S8712 [20JN], S9182 [27JN], S9916 [13JY], S12291
[10AU], S13623 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, S2431 [20MR], S5382 [20MY]
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S. Res. 133--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the
primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children is
the family, and that, because the United Nations Convention on the
Rights of the Child could undermine the rights of the family, the
President should not sign and transmit it to the Senate; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr.
Coats, Mr. Craig, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Frist, Mr. Gramm,
Mr. Grams, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. McConnell, Mr.
Murkowski, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Smith, and Mr.
Thurmond), S8380 [14JN]
Text, S8400 [14JN]
Cosponsors added, S9720 [11JY], S10832 [27JY], S12841 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, S1369 [27FE], S1526 [5MR]
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S. Res. 151--A resolution to designate May 14, 1996, and May 14, 1997,
as ``National Speak No Evil Day'', and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MACK (for himself and Mr. Lieberman), S10147 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, S4724 [6MY], S6150 [12JN]
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S. Res. 152--A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to
require a clause in each bill and resolution to specify the
constitutional authority of the Congress for enactment, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Brown, Mr. Hatch, Mr.
DeWine, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Kempthorne), S10147 [17JY]
Text, S10153 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, S11793 [7AU], S12099 [9AU]
Cosponsors added, S514 [26JA], S589 [31JA], S1462 [29FE], S1526
[5MR], S2104 [14MR], S3024 [27MR], S3317 [15AP]
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S. Res. 202--A resolution concerning the ban on the use of United
States passports for travel to Lebanon; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Graham, and Mr.
Kennedy), S19250 [22DE]
Text, S19260 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, S2659 [21MR], S5693 [3JN]
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S. Res. 207--A resolution to congratulate Brett Favre, a native of
Kiln, Mississippi, for winning the 1995 National Football League
Most Valuable Player Award.
By Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Lott), S30 [3JA]
Text, S28 [3JA], S30 [3JA]
Agreed to in Senate, S28 [3JA]
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S. Res. 208--A resolution commending J. Keith Kennedy.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Hatfield, and Mr. Byrd), S30 [3JA]
Text, S28 [3JA], S30 [3JA]
Agreed to in Senate, S28 [3JA]
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S. Res. 209--A resolution to provide for the approval of interim
regulations applicable to the Senate and the employees of the
Senate and adopted by the Board of the Office of Compliance before
January 23, 1996, and for other purposes.
By Mr. DOLE, S276 [22JA]
Text, S279 [22JA], S285 [22JA]
Agreed to in Senate, S285 [22JA]
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S. Res. 210--A resolution to commend the Cornhuskers of the University
of Nebraska at Lincoln for winning both the 1994 and 1995 National
Collegiate Athletic Association Football Championships back-to-
back.
By Mr. EXON (for himself and Mr. Kerrey), S313 [23JA]
Text, S303 [23JA], S321 [23JA]
Agreed to in Senate, S302 [23JA]
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S. Res. 211--A resolution to commend the Cornhuskers of the University
of Nebraska at Lincoln for winning the 1995 National Collegiate
Athletic Association Women's Volleyball Championship.
By Mr. EXON (for himself and Mr. Kerrey), S313 [23JA]
Text, S303 [23JA], S321 [23JA]
Agreed to in Senate, S303 [23JA]
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S. Res. 212--A resolution to constitute the minority party's
membership on the Ethics Committee for the 104th congress, or
until their successors are chosen.
By Mr. DASCHLE, S314 [23JA]
Text, S321 [23JA], S330 [23JA]
Agreed to in Senate, S330 [23JA]
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S. Res. 213--A resolution commending Senator Sam Nunn for casting
10,000 votes.
By Mr. DASCHLE, S492 [26JA]
Text, S416 [26JA], S514 [26JA]
Agreed to in Senate, S416 [26JA]
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S. Res. 214--A resolution to express the Sense of the Senate
concerning the payment of Social Security obligations; to the
Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN, S492 [26JA]
Text, S514 [26JA]
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S. Res. 215--A resolution to designate June 19, 1996, as ``National
Baseball Day''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Bradley, and Mr. Moynihan), S492
[26JA]
Text, S514 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, S1185 [9FE], S1278 [20FE], S1298 [23FE], S1369
[27FE], S1388 [28FE], S1462 [29FE], S1655 [7MR], S2198 [15MR],
S3161 [28MR], S5099 [15MY]
Removal of cosponsors, S1278 [20FE]
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S. Res. 216--A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that if a
$1 coin is minted to replace the $1 bill, the Secretary of the
Treasury should be authorized to mint and circulate $1 coins
bearing the likeness of Margaret Chase Smith; to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Cohen), S492 [26JA]
Text, S515 [26JA]
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S. Res. 217--A resolution to designate the first Friday in May 1996,
as ``American Foreign Service Day'' in recognition of the men and
women who have served or are presently serving in the American
Foreign Service, and to honor those in the American Foreign
Service who have given their lives in the line of duty; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. KASSEBAUM, S555 [30JA]
Text, S560 [30JA], S4445 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, S919 [6FE], S1185 [9FE], S1298 [23FE], S1462
[29FE], S1655 [7MR], S2104 [14MR], S2830 [25MR], S3229 [29MR],
S3797 [22AP]
Reported (no written report), S4189 [25AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S4445 [30AP]
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S. Res. 218--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding
the failure of Mexico to cooperate with the United States in
controlling the transport of illegal drugs and controlled
substances and the denial of certain assistance to Mexico as a
result of that failure; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Inhofe), S555
[30JA]
Text, S561 [30JA]
Cosponsors added, S1369 [27FE]
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S. Res. 219--A resolution designating March 25, 1996 as ``Greek
Independence Day-A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Dole, Mr. Lautenberg,
Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Heflin, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Snowe, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Reid, Mr. Mack, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Biden, Mr. Pressler, Mr.
Levin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Warner), S737 [1FE]
Text, S743 [1FE], S1609 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, S919 [6FE], S1085 [7FE], S1278 [20FE]
Reported (no written report), S1516 [5MR]
Agreed to in Senate, S1609 [6MR]
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S. Res. 220--A resolution in recognition of Ronald Reagan's 85th
birthday.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Warner), S737 [1FE]
Text, S722 [1FE], S743 [1FE]
Agreed to in Senate, S721 [1FE]
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S. Res. 221--A resolution to authorize testimony by a former Senate
employee.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself and Mr. Daschle), S737 [1FE]
Text, S743 [1FE], S866 [1FE]
Agreed to in Senate, S866 [1FE]
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S. Res. 222--A resolution to authorize the production of documents by
the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself and Mr. Daschle), S737 [1FE]
Text, S743 [1FE], S866 [1FE]
Agreed to in Senate, S866 [1FE]
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S. Res. 223--A resolution to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Texas
statehood.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Gramm), S737 [1FE]
Text, S744 [1FE], S867 [1FE]
Agreed to in Senate, S867 [1FE]
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S. Res. 224--A resolution to designate September 23, 1996, as
``National Baseball Heritage Day''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself and Mr. Moynihan), S915 [6FE]
Text, S920 [6FE]
Cosponsors added, S1298 [23FE], S1388 [28FE], S1526 [5MR], S1655
[7MR], S2245 [18MR]
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S. Res. 225--A resolution urging the President to undertake measures
to facilitate the immediate withdrawal of the Iranian
Revolutionary Guards from Bosnia-Herzegovina; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. ROBB, S1083 [7FE]
Text, S1085 [7FE]
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S. Res. 226--A resolution to proclaim the week of October 13 through
October 19, 1996, as ``National Character Counts Week''; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Cochran, Ms.
Mikulski, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Dorgan,
and Mr. Frist), S1388 [28FE]
Text, S1388 [28FE], S9001 [26JY]
Cosponsors added, S1527 [5MR], S1605 [6MR], S1655 [7MR], S1870
[12MR], S1978 [13MR], S2198 [15MR], S3161 [28MR], S3229 [29MR],
S3317 [15AP], S3406 [16AP], S3634 [18AP], S3797 [22AP], S3958
[23AP], S4327 [29AP], S4519 [1MY], S4940 [9MY], S4980 [13MY]
Reported (no written report), S6223 [13JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S9001 [26JY]
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S. Res. 227--An original resolution to authorize the use of additional
funds for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to
Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related
Matters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
By Mr. D'AMATO, S1388 [28FE]
Reported (no written report), S1388 [28FE], S1597 [6MR]
Text, S1393 [28FE]
Debated, S1678 [11MR]
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S. Res. 228--A resolution condemning terror attacks in Israel
By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Pell, Mr. Dole, Mr. Daschle, Mr.
Lieberman, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Mack, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Biden, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Grams, Mr.
Lugar, Mr. D'Amato, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Feingold, Mr.
Moynihan, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Levin, Mr. Specter, Mr. Santorum, and
Mr. Wellstone), S1455 [29FE]
Text, S1462 [29FE], S1471 [29FE]
Agreed to in Senate, S1470 [29FE]
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S. Res. 229--A resolution commemorating Black History Month and
contributions of African-American United States Senators.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs.
Feinstein, and Mr. D'Amato), S1455 [29FE]
Text, S1463 [29FE], S1474 [29FE]
Agreed to in Senate, S1471 [29FE]
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S. Res. 230--A resolution to urge the President to announce at the
earliest opportunity the results of the Senior Army Decorations
Board which reviewed certain cases of gallantry and heroism by
black Americans during World War II.
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Ms. Moseley-Braun, and Mr. Warner),
S1455 [29FE]
Text, S1463 [29FE], S1474 [29FE]
Agreed to in Senate, S1474 [29FE]
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S. Res. 231--A resolution extending sympathies to the people of
Scotland.
By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself and Mr. Bradley), S2101 [14MR]
Text, S2104 [14MR], S2140 [14MR]
Agreed to in Senate, S2139 [14MR]
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S. Res. 232--A resolution to commend Jean Schrag Lauver for her long,
dedicated, and exemplary service to the United States Senate
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. CHAFEE (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Warner, Mr. Smith, Mr.
Faircloth, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr, Inhofe, Mr. Thomas, Mr. McConnell,
Mr. Bond, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Reid, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Lieberman, and Mrs. Boxer), S2245 [18MR]
Text, S2245 [18MR]
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S. Res. 233--A resolution to recognize and support the efforts of the
United States Soccer Federation to bring the 1999 Women's World
Cup tournament to the United States; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
By Ms. SNOWE, S3019 [27MR]
Text, S3024 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, S11558 [27SE]
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S. Res. 234--A resolution relative to the death of Edmund S. Muskie.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Cohen, and Ms. Snowe),
S3019 [27MR]
Text, S3024 [27MR]
Text, H2967 [28MR]
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S. Res. 235--A resolution to proclaim the week of June 16 to June 22,
1996, as ``National Roller Coaster Week''.
By Mr. THURMOND, S3019 [27MR]
Text, S3025 [27MR], S3033 [27MR]
Agreed to in Senate, S3033 [27MR]
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S. Res. 236--A resolution appointing Members to certain Senate
committees.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself and Mr. Daschle), S3216 [29MR]
Text, S3229 [29MR]
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S. Res. 237--A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding
reduction of the national debt; jointly, to the Committees on the
Budget; Governmental Affairs, pursuant to the order of August 4,
1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other
Committee has thirty days to report or be discharged.
By Mr. FAIRCLOTH, S3216 [29MR]
Text, S3229 [29MR]
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S. Res. 238--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any
budget or tax legislation should include expanded access to
individual retirement accounts; jointly, to the Committees on the
Budget; Governmental Affairs, pursuant to the order of August, 4,
1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other
Committee has thirty days to report or be discharged.
By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Roth, Mr. Lott, Mr. D'Amato, Mr.
Nickles, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Shelby,
Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Santorum), S3216 [29MR]
Text, S3231 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, S3317 [15AP], S6533 [19JN]
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S. Res. 239--A resolution to authorize representation by Senate Legal
Counsel.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself and Mr. Daschle), S3216 [29MR]
Text, S3232 [29MR], S3247 [29MR]
Agreed to in Senate, S3247 [29MR]
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S. Res. 240--A resolution to authorize representation by Senate Legal
Counsel.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Ford), S3216 [29MR]
Text, S3232 [29MR], S3247 [29MR]
Agreed to in Senate, S3247 [29MR]
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S. Res. 241--A resolution in tribute to Secretary of Commerce Ronald
H. Brown and other Americans who lost their lives on April 3,
1996, while in service to their country on a mission to Bosnia.
By Mr. LOTT (for Mr. Dole (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Lott, Mr.
Ford, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
Bradley, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Burns,
Mr. Byrd, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr. D'Amato, Mr.
DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Exon, Mr.
Faircloth, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Frist, Mr. Glenn, Mr.
Gorton, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg,
Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Helms, Mr.
Hollings, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords,
Mr. Johnston, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Kerrey, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr.
McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Moynihan, Mr.
Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Pell, Mr.
Pressler, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr.
Roth, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Simon, Mr.
Simpson, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr.
Thomas, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wellstone, and
Mr. Wyden)), S3311 [15AP]
Text, S3251 [15AP], S3317 [15AP], S3417 [17AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S3417 [17AP]
Read the first time, S3251 [15AP]
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S. Res. 242--A resolution to provide for the approval of final
regulations that are applicable to the Senate and the employees of
the Senate, and that were issued by the Office of Compliance on
January 22, 1996, and for other purposes.
By Mr. WARNER, S3311 [15AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S3327 [15AP]
Text, S3327 [15AP], S3959 [23AP]
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S. Res. 243--A resolution to designate the week of May 5, 1996, as
``National Correctional Officers and Employees Week''; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ROBB, S3384 [16AP]
Text, S3406 [16AP]
Cosponsors added, S4072 [24AP], S4519 [1MY], S4627 [2MY], S5774
[4JN]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in Senate, S4690 [3MY]
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S. Res. 244--A resolution to commend and congratulate the University
of Kentucky on its men's basketball team winning its sixth
National Collegiate Athletic Association championship.
By Mr. FORD (for himself and Mr. McConnell), S3384 [16AP]
Text, S3406 [16AP], S3414 [16AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S3413 [16AP]
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S. Res. 245--A resolution making majority party appointments to the
Labor and Human Resources Committee.
By Mr. LOTT (for Mr. Dole), S3384 [16AP]
Text, S3406 [16AP], S3414 [16AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S3414 [16AP]
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S. Res. 246--A resolution to authorize the use of additional funds for
salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate
Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. DOLE, S3487 [17AP]
Text, S3450 [17AP], S3491 [17AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S3450 [17AP]
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S. Res. 247--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding
a resolution of the dispute between Greece and Turkey over
sovereignty to the islet in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece
and Kardak by Turkey; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Ms. Mikulski), S3487 [17AP]
Text, S3491 [17AP]
Cosponsors added, S3797 [22AP], S6243 [13JN]
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S. Res. 248--A resolution relating to the violence in Liberia; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Simon, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. Pell), S3626 [18AP]
Text, S3634 [18AP]
Cosponsors added, S3733 [19AP], S3958 [23AP]
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S. Res. 249--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the
anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.
By Mr. DOLE (for Mr. Nickles (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Dole, Mr.
Daschle, Mr. Lott, Mr. Ford, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Ashcroft,
Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs.
Boxer, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Bumpers,
Mr. Burns, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Cochran, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr.
D'Amato, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Exon,
Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Frist, Mr. Glenn,
Mr. Gorton, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Gregg, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Helms,
Mr. Hollings, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr.
Johnston, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey,
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr.
McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Moynihan, Mr.
Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Pell, Mr. Pressler, Mr.
Pryor, Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Roth, Mr.
Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Simon, Mr. Simpson, Mr.
Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr.
Wyden)), S3731 [19AP]
Text, S3695 [19AP], S3733 [19AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S3695 [19AP]
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S. Res. 250--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding
tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Faircloth, Ms. Moseley-Braun, and Mr.
Shelby), S4063 [24AP]
Text, S4075 [24AP]
Cosponsors added, S4327 [29AP], S5601 [23MY], S6243 [13JN]
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S. Res. 251--A resolution to commemorate and acknowledge the
dedication and sacrifice by the men and women who have lost their
lives while serving as law enforcement officers.
By Mr. KEMPTHORNE (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Biden,
Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bryan, Mr.
Burns, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coverdell, Mr.
Craig, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Dole, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Faircloth, Mr.
Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frist, Mr. Gorton, Mr.
Gramm, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Helms, Mr. Hollings, Mrs.
Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Kennedy,
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lott, Mr. McCain, Ms.
Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Murkowski, Mr.
Nickles, Mr. Pell, Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Roth, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr.
Simon, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith, Mr. Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr.
Thurmond, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Wellstone), S4190 [25AP]
Text, S4196 [25AP], S4262 [25AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S4262 [25AP]
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S. Res. 252--A resolution to congratulate the Sioux Falls Skyforce, of
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on winning the 1996 Continental
Basketball Association Championship.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself and Mr. Daschle), S4190 [25AP]
Text, S4196 [25AP], S4264 [25AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S4262 [25AP]
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S. Res. 253--A resolution urging the detention and extradition to the
United States by the appropriate foreign government of Mohammed
Abbas for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer.
By Mr. D'AMATO (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Nickles,
Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. Hatch), S4425 [30AP]
Text, S4400 [30AP], S4426 [30AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S4399 [30AP]
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S. Res. 254--A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding
the reopening of Pennsylvania Avenue; to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. GRAMS, S5004 [14MY]
Text, S5011 [14MY]
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S. Res. 255--A resolution to honor Admiral Jeremy M. ``Mike'' Boorda.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Bingaman, Mr.
Coats, Mr. Smith, Mr. Exon, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. McCain, Mr.
Daschle, Mr. Levin, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bradley, Ms. Mikulski, Mr.
Bryan, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Simon, Mr.
Graham, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Reid, Mr. Johnston, Mr.
Robb, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Dodd, Mr.
Bumpers, Mr. Pell, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Moynihan, Mr.
Kennedy, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. Moseley-Braun), S5443
[21MY]
Text, S5411 [21MY], S5449 [21MY]
Cosponsors added, S5500 [22MY]
Agreed to in Senate, S5410 [21MY]
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S. Res. 256--A resolution to authorize the production of records by
the Select Committee on Intelligence.
By Mr. DOLE (for himself and Mr. Daschle), S5567 [23MY]
Text, S5603 [23MY], S5632 [23MY]
Agreed to in Senate, S5632 [23MY]
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S. Res. 257--Resolution to designate June 15, 1996, as ``National Race
for the Cure Day''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs.
Boxer, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cohen,
Mr. Craig, Mr. Daschle, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Domenici, Mr.
Exon, Mr. Frist, Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Helms,
Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr.
Kempthorne, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lugar, Mr.
Mack, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nunn, Mr.
Pressler, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Simon,
Mr. Smith, Mr. Specter, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, Mr.
Wellstone, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Gramm, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms.
Snowe, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Lieberman, and Mrs. Feinstein), S5763 [4JN]
Text, S5774 [4JN], S5789 [5JN]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in Senate, S5788 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, S5866 [5JN]
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S. Res. 258--A resolution to designate the balcony adjacent to rooms
S-230 and S-231 of the United States Capitol Building as the
``Robert J. Dole Balcony''.
By Mr. NICKLES (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Lott, Mr. Ford, Mr.
Thurmond, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Ashcroft,
Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs.
Boxer, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Bumpers,
Mr. Burns, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Coats, Mr.
Cochran, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr.
D'Amato, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Exon,
Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Frist, Mr. Glenn,
Mr. Gorton, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Gregg, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Helms,
Mr. Hollings, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr.
Jeffords, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey,
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr.
McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Moynihan, Mr.
Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Pell, Mr. Pressler, Mr.
Pryor, Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Roth, Mr.
Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Simon, Mr. Simpson, Mr.
Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Wyden), S6082 [11JN]
Text, S6105 [11JN]
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S. Res. 259--A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the
Secretary of Agriculture should use the disaster reserve
established under section 813 of the Agricultural Act of 1970 to
alleviate distress to all livestock producers who have suffered
feed losses due to drought, flooding, or other natural disasters
in 1996 in the most cost efficient manner practicable, including
cash payments from the sale of commodities in the disaster
reserve, and should provide voluntary conservation assistance to
persons who hay or graze on conservation reserve lands, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Daschle,
and Mr. Pressler), S6144 [12JN]
Text, S6151 [12JN], S6163 [12JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S6163 [12JN]
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S. Res. 260--A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that
livestock producers who are not eligible for emergency livestock
feed assistance in the 1996 crop year, and who have suffered feed
losses due to drought, flooding, or other natural disasters in
1996, should receive special consideration for assistance from
commodities or the sale of commodities currently available in the
disaster reserve established under section 813 of the Agricultural
Act of 1970, and for other purposes.
By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Gramm, Mrs.
Hutchison, and Mr. Pressler), S6144 [12JN]
Text, S6151 [12JN], S6163 [12JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S6163 [12JN]
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S. Res. 261--A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the
Secretary of Agriculture should allow livestock producers who had
qualified for emergency livestock feed assistance in the 1995 crop
year to be eligible for emergency livestock feed assistance in the
1996 crop year, and for other purposes.
By Mr. GRAMM (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Domenici, and Mr.
Pressler), S6144 [12JN]
Text, S6151 [12JN], S6164 [12JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S6164 [12JN]
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S. Res. 262--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that
sanctions should be imposed on the People's Republic of China
until the United States Trade Representative certifies that the
People's Republic of China is complying with its agreement with
the United States regarding the protection of intellectual
property rights; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Gregg), S6225 [13JN]
Text, S6245 [13JN]
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S. Res. 263--A resolution relating to church burning.
By Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN (for herself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Daschle, Mr.
Kempthorne, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Wellstone,
Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Pell, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr.
Inhofe), S6225 [13JN]
Ordered held at desk, S6246 [13JN]
Text, S6246 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, S6311 [14JN], S6411 [18JN], S6613 [20JN]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S6408 [18JN]
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S. Res. 264--A resolution to designate May 14, 1997, and May 14, 1998,
as ``National Speak No Evil Day'', and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Craig, and Mr.
Jeffords), S6225 [13JN]
Text, S6248 [13JN]
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S. Res. 265--A resolution relating to church burnings.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. Moseley-
Braun, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Levin, Mr. Helms, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr.
Abraham, Mr. Biden, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Chafee, Mr.
Cochran, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Gramm, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, Mr.
Moynihan, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Pell, Mr.
Simon, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Wellstone),
S6408 [18JN]
Text, S6386 [18JN], S6411 [18JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S6384 [18JN]
Cosponsors added, S6386 [18JN]
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S. Res. 266--A resolution to congratulate the Chicago Bulls on winning
the 1996 National Basketball Association Championship and proving
themselves to be one of the best teams in NBA history.
By Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN (for herself and Mr. Simon), S6409 [18JN]
Text, S6411 [18JN], S6417 [18JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S6416 [18JN]
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S. Res. 267--A resolution to make changes in Committee membership for
the 104th Congress.
By Mr. LOTT, S6612 [20JN]
Text, S6613 [20JN], S6628 [20JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S6627 [20JN]
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S. Res. 268--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with
respect to the summit of Arab heads of state being held in Cairo
beginning on June 21, 1996; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Lieberman), S6662
[21JN]
Text, S6666 [21JN]
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S. Res. 269--A resolution to authorize testimony and representation of
former Senate employee in Ward v. United States; considered and
agreed to.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Daschle), S6662 [21JN]
Text, S6667 [21JN], S6672 [21JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S6672 [21JN]
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S. Res. 270--A resolution urging continued and increased United States
support for the efforts of the International Criminal Tribunal for
the former Yugoslavia to bring to justice the perpetrators of
gross violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia; to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Biden, Mr. Specter,
Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Moynihan), S6662 [21JN]
Text, S6667 [21JN]
Cosponsors added, S6726 [24JN]
Reported (no written report), S8635 [24JY]
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S. Res. 271--An original resolution expressing the sense of the Senate
with respect to the international obligation of the People's
Republic of China to allow an elected legislature in Hong Kong
after June 30, 1997, and for other purposes; from the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. HELMS, S7027 [26JN]
Placed on the calendar, S7027 [26JN]
Text, S7029 [26JN], S7339 [28JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S7339 [28JN]
Reported (no written report), S7023 [26JN]
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S. Res. 272--A resolution to amend Senate Resolution 246.
By Mr. D'AMATO, S7027 [26JN]
Text, S7030 [26JN], S7065 [26JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S7065 [26JN]
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S. Res. 273--A resolution condemning terrorist attacks in Saudi
Arabia.
By Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. Pell, Mr. Lott, Mr. Daschle, Mr.
Brown, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Reid, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Bryan, Mr.
Coats, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Gramm, and Mr.
Coverdell), S7179 [27JN]
Text, S7126 [27JN], S7191 [27JN], S7211 [27JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S7210 [27JN]
Debated, S7126 [27JN]
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S. Res. 274--A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding
the outstanding achievements of NetDay96; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Boxer), S7179 [27JN]
Text, S7191 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, S10690 [17SE], S11041 [19SE]
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S. Res. 275--Resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning
Afghanistan; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. BROWN, S7302 [28JN]
Text, S7310 [28JN], S11201 [24SE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S8636 [24JY]
Agreed to as amended in Senate, S11201 [24SE]
Amendments, S11201 [24SE]
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S. Res. 276--A resolution congratulating the people of Mongolia on
embracing democracy in Mongolia through their participation in the
parliamentary elections held on June 30, 1996; to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
By Mr. ROBB, S7414 [8JY]
Text, S7416 [8JY], S10024 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, S7676 [10JY]
Reported (no written report), S8636 [24JY]
Agreed to in Senate, S10024 [6SE]
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S. Res. 277--A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that, to
ensure continuation of a competitive free-market system in the
cattle and beef markets, the Secretary of Agriculture and Attorney
General should use existing legal authorities to monitor commerce
and practices in the cattle and beef markets for potential
antitrust violations, the Secretary of Agriculture should increase
reporting practices regarding domestic commerce in the beef and
cattle markets (including exports and imports), and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
By Mr. CRAIG (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Burns, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Kempthorne, and Mr. Bond),
S7492 [9JY]
Text, S7493 [9JY]
Cosponsors added, S9609 [2AU], S9856 [4SE]
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S. Res. 278--A resolution to authorize testimony, production of
documents, and representation of Senate employee in State of
Florida v. Kathleen Bush.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Daschle), S7816 [12JY]
Text, S7825 [12JY], S7836 [12JY]
Agreed to in Senate, S7835 [12JY]
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S. Res. 279--A resolution to commend Dr. LeRoy T. Walker for his
service as President of the U.S. Olympic Committee and his
lifelong dedication to the improvement of amateur athletic
opportunities in the United States.
By Mr. STEVENS, S8156 [18JY]
Agreed to in Senate, S7936 [17JY], S8156 [18JY]
Text, S7937 [17JY]
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S. Res. 280--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding
the tragic crash of TWA Flight 800.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Santorum, Mr. D'Amato, Mr.
Moynihan, and Mr. Lautenberg), S8156 [18JY]
Text, S8104 [18JY], S8163 [18JY]
Agreed to in Senate, S8104 [18JY]
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S. Res. 281--A resolution to authorize representation by Senate Legal
Counsel.
By Mr. DASCHLE, S8157 [18JY]
Text, S8163 [18JY], S8303 [18JY]
Agreed to in Senate, S8303 [18JY]
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S. Res. 282--A resolution to designate October 10, 1996, as the ``Day
of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence''; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BRADLEY (for himself, Mr. Specter, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Frist,
Mr. Levin, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Akaka, Mr. DeWine, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.
Thurmond, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Biden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Glenn, Mr.
Reid, Mr. Simon, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Chafee,
Mr. Bennett, Mr. McCain, Mr. Coats, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Brown, Mrs.
Kassebaum, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Burns, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Nickles, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Roth, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Pryor, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Bumpers, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Cohen,
Mr. Johnston, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Craig, Mr. Robb, Mr.
Kempthorne, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Mack, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Grams, Mr.
Hollings, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Mikulski,
Mr. Cochran, Mr. Heflin, Mrs. Frahm, Mr. Exon, Mr. Abraham, Mr.
Ford, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr.
Hatfield, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Santorum, Mr.
Nunn, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Warner, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Helms,
Mr. Breaux, Mr. Bryan, and Mr. Pell), S8636 [24JY]
Text, S8643 [24JY], S9670 [2AU]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in Senate, S9670 [2AU]
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S. Res. 283--A resolution to express the sense of the Senate
concerning creation of a new position in the White House as Senior
Advisor on Religious Persecution; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Helms, Mr. Bennett, and Mr.
Faircloth), S8989 [26JY]
Text, S8993 [26JY]
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S. Res. 284--A resolution to authorize the production of records by
the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Daschle), S8989 [26JY]
Text, S8994 [26JY], S9003 [26JY]
Agreed to in Senate, S9002 [26JY]
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S. Res. 285--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the
Secretary of State should make improvements in Cambodia's record
on human rights, the environment, narcotics trafficking and the
Royal Government of Cambodia's conduct among the primary
objectives in our bilateral relations with Cambodia; to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. ROTH (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein), S9072 [29JY]
Text, S9074 [29JY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S11291 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, S11314 [25SE]
Agreed to in Senate amended, S11638 [28SE]
Amendments, S11638 [28SE]
Title amended, S11640 [28SE]
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S. Res. 286--Resolution to commend Operation Sail for its advancement
of brotherhood among nations, its continuing commemoration of the
history of the United States, and its nurturing of young cadets
through training in seamanship; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Moynihan,
Mr. Warner, Mr. Robb, Mr. Bradley, and Mr. Lautenberg), S9428
[1AU]
Text, S9439 [1AU]
Cosponsors added, S10201 [10SE]
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S. Res. 287--A resolution to authorize the production of records by
the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Daschle), S9555 [2AU]
Text, S9610 [2AU], S9670 [2AU]
Agreed to in Senate, S9670 [2AU]
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S. Res. 288--A resolution regarding the United States response to
Iraqi aggression.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for Mr. Lott (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr.
Thurmond, and Mr. Warner)), S9967 [5SE]
Text, S9956 [5SE], S9968 [5SE]
Debated, S9934 [5SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S9955 [5SE]
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S. Res. 289--A resolution electing Gregory S. Casey, of Idaho, as the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
By Mr. LOTT, S10018 [6SE]
Text, S10019 [6SE], S10025 [6SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S10025 [6SE]
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S. Res. 290--A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the
major broadcast television networks should revive their
traditional ``Family Hour'' and voluntarily reserve the first hour
of prime time broadcasting for family-oriented programming; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Nunn, Mr. DeWine,
Mr. Coats, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Byrd, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Dorgan,
Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Hatch), S10426 [12SE]
Text, S10429 [12SE]
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S. Res. 291--A resolution to designate November 18, 1996, as
``American Free Enterprise Day''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN, S10554 [13SE]
Text, S10556 [13SE], S11641 [28SE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in Senate, S11641 [28SE]
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S. Res. 292--A resolution designating the second Sunday in October of
1996 as ``National Children's Day,'' and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PRESSLER (for himself and Mr. Graham), S10554 [13SE]
Text, S10556 [13SE]
Cosponsors added, S10609 [16SE], S11041 [19SE], S12196 [2OC]
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S. Res. 293--A resolution saluting the service of Howard O. Greene,
Jr. to the United States Senate.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Byrd, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Ford, Mr. Rockefeller,
Mr. Levin, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Coverdell, and Mr. Frist), S10684
[17SE]
Text, S10657 [17SE], S10690 [17SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S10657 [17SE]
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S. Res. 294--A resolution to provide for severance pay.
By Mr. STEVENS, S10684 [17SE]
Text, S10657 [17SE], S10691 [17SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S10657 [17SE]
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S. Res. 295--A resolution to designate October 18, 1996, as ``National
Mammography Day''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Burns, Mr.
Chafee, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Domenici, Mr.
Dorgan, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frist, Mr.
Glenn, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr.
Inouye, Mr. Johnston, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy,
Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lott, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Ms.
Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Pell, Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Roth,
Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Simon, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Mr.
Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Wellstone), S10837
[18SE]
Text, S10841 [18SE], S11326 [25SE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in Senate, S11326 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, S11558 [27SE]
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S. Res. 296--A resolution to permit disabled Senate employees with the
privilege of the Senate floor to use supporting services on the
floor; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
By Mr. FORD, S11169 [24SE]
Text, S11186 [24SE]
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S. Res. 297--A resolution referring S. 558, entitled ``A bill for the
relief of retired SFC James D. Benoit, Wan Sook Benoit, and the
estate of David Benoit, and for other purposes,'' to the Chief
Judge of the U.S. Court of Claims for a report on the bill; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Levin), S11169 [24SE]
Text, S11186 [24SE]
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S. Res. 298--A resolution designating room S. 131 in the Capitol as
the ``Mark O. Hatfield Room''.
By Mr. BYRD (for himself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Abraham, Mr.
Akaka, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr.
Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Breaux, Mr.
Brown, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Burns, Mr. Campbell, Mr.
Chafee, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conrad, Mr.
Coverdell, Mr. Craig, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr.
Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Exon, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Feingold, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Frahm, Mr. Frist, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Gorton,
Mr. Graham, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr.
Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Helms, Mr. Hollings, Mrs.
Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnston,
Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey, Mr.
Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin,
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Ms.
Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Pell, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Pryor,
Mr. Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Roth, Mr. Santorum, Mr.
Sarbanes, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Simon, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith, Ms.
Snowe, Mr. Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson, Mr.
Thurmond, Mr. Warner, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Wyden), S11169 [24SE]
Text, S11162 [24SE], S11187 [24SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S11162 [24SE]
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S. Res. 299--A resolution extending the provisions of Senate
Resolution 149 of the 103d Congress, 1st session, relating to the
Senate Arms Control Observer Group.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Daschle), S11169 [24SE]
Text, S11162 [24SE], S11187 [24SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S11162 [24SE]
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S. Res. 300--A resolution to designate the week of November 3, 1996,
as ``National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week''; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Dodd,
Mrs. Frahm, Mr. Reid, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Exon, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr.
Kennedy), S11169 [24SE]
Text, S11187 [24SE], S11641 [28SE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in Senate, S11641 [28SE]
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S. Res. 301--A resolution to designate October 13, 1996, as ``National
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day''; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. SARBANES, S11426 [26SE]
Text, S11435 [26SE]
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S. Res. 302--A resolution to authorize the production of records by
the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Daschle), S11426 [26SE]
Text, S11435 [26SE], S11460 [26SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S11460 [26SE]
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S. Res. 303--A resolution commending the Governments of Hungary and
Romania on the occasion of the signing of a Treaty of
Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Simon), S11720 [28SE]
Text, S11731 [28SE], S11774 [28SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S11774 [28SE]
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S. Res. 304--A resolution approving certain regulations to implement
provisions of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995
relating to labor-management relations with respect to employing
offices of the Senate and employees of the Senate, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Grassley), S11720 [28SE]
Text, S11642 [28SE], S11731 [28SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S11642 [28SE]
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S. Res. 305--A resolution to designate Saturday, November 30, 1996, as
``National Duck Calling Day''.
By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Breaux,
and Mr. Ford), S11720 [28SE]
Text, S11732 [28SE], S11771 [28SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S11771 [28SE]
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S. Res. 306--A resolution to state the sense of the Senate that the
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United
States of America and Japan is essential for furthering the
security interests of the United States, Japan and the nations of
the Asia-Pacific and that the people of Okinawa deserve
recognition for their contributions toward ensuring the Treaty's
implementation; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Nunn), S11973 [30SE]
Text, S12000 [30SE]
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S. Res. 307--A resolution electing Gary Lee Sisco of Tennessee as
Secretary of the Senate.
By Mr. LOTT, S12126 [1OC]
Text, S12046 [1OC], S12129 [1OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12046 [1OC]
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S. Res. 308--A resolution notifying the President of the United States
of the election of Gary Lee Sisco of Tennessee as Secretary of the
Senate.
By Mr. LOTT, S12126 [1OC]
Text, S12046 [1OC], S12129 [1OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12046 [1OC]
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S. Res. 309--A resolution notifying the House of Representatives of
the election of Gary Lee Sisco of Tennessee as Secretary of the
Senate.
By Mr. LOTT, S12126 [1OC]
Text, S12046 [1OC], S12129 [1OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12046 [1OC]
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S. Res. 310--A resolution commending Kelly D. Johnston for his service
to the U.S. Senate.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Nickles), S12126
[1OC]
Text, S12046 [1OC], S12129 [1OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12046 [1OC]
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S. Res. 311--A resolution designating the month of November 1996 as
``National American Indian Heritage Month''; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bennett,
Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Bryan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conrad, Mr.
Craig, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Domenici, Mr.
Dorgan, Mr. Exon, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs.
Kassebaum, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin,
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lott, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr.
Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Pell, Mr. Pressler, Mr.
Reid, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Simon, Mr. Specter, Mr. Stevens, Mr.
Thomas, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Wellstone), S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12312 [3OC]
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S. Res. 312--A resolution saluting the service of John L. Doney.
By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Roth, and Mr. Daschle), S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12312 [3OC], S12367 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12367 [3OC]
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S. Res. 313--A resolution relating to the retirement of Jeanie Bowles,
Superintendent of Documents, United States Senate.
By Mr. LOTT, S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12312 [3OC], S12367 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12367 [3OC]
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S. Res. 314--A resolution authorizing the President of the Senate, the
President of the Senate pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority
Leaders to make certain appointments after the sine die
adjournment of the present session.
By Mr. LOTT, S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12312 [3OC], S12367 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12367 [3OC]
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S. Res. 315--A resolution appointing a committee to notify the
President concerning the proposed adjournment of the session.
By Mr. LOTT, S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12313 [3OC], S12367 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12367 [3OC]
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S. Res. 316--A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the
Vice President for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner
in which he has presided over the deliberations of the Senate.
By Mr. LOTT, S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12313 [3OC], S12368 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12368 [3OC]
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S. Res. 317--A resolution tendering the thanks of the Senate to the
President pro tempore for the courteous, dignified, and impartial
manner in which he has presided over the deliberations of the
Senate.
By Mr. LOTT, S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12313 [3OC], S12368 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12368 [3OC]
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S. Res. 318--A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the
Democratic Leader.
By Mr. LOTT, S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12313 [3OC], S12368 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12368 [3OC]
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S. Res. 319--A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the
Majority Leader.
By Mr. DASCHLE, S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12313 [3OC], S12368 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12368 [3OC]
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S. Res. 320--A resolution authorizing the printing of a Senate
document.
By Mr. LOTT (for Mr. Hatfield), S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12313 [3OC], S12369 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12368 [3OC]
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S. Res. 321--A resolution authorizing the acceptance of pro bono legal
services by a Member of the Senate challenging the validity of a
Federal Statute in a civil action pursuant to a statute expressly
authorizing Members of Congress to bring such a civil action.
By Mr. BYRD, S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12313 [3OC], S12369 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12369 [3OC]
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S. Res. 322--A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the
Democratic Leader.
By Mr. THURMOND, S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12313 [3OC], S12369 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12369 [3OC]
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S. Res. 323--A resolution to commend the exemplary leadership of the
Majority Leader.
By Mr. THURMOND, S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12313 [3OC], S12370 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12370 [3OC]
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S. Res. 324--A resolution to provide funding for the Office of Senate
Fair Employment Practices to carry out certain transition
responsibilities.
By Mr. LOTT, S12303 [3OC]
Text, S12313 [3OC], S12409 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate, S12409 [3OC]
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H.R. 4--A bill to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy,
control welfare spending, and reduce welfare dependence.
By Mr. SHAW, Mr. TALENT, and Mr. LaTOURETTE (for themselves, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick,
Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hastings of Washington,
Mr. Ganske, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Foley, Mr. Inglis of South
Carolina, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Istook, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hobson, Mr.
Cremeans, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fox,
Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Roth, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gilchrest,
Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Stump,
Mr. Everett, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Dornan, Mr.
Hastert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Linder, Mr. Blute, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Clinger, Mr.
Bachus, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Callahan, Mr. English, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Chrysler, Mr. Camp, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Greenwood, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. McCrery,
Mr. Largent, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr.
Archer, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Stearns, Mr.
Stockman, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Baker of California, Mrs.
Roukema, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Heineman, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Royce,
Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Burr, Mr. Latham, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Gunderson,
Mr. Riggs, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Allard, Mr. Christensen, Mr.
Goodlatte, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bono, Mr. Frisa, Mr.
Shadegg, Mr. Canady, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Barr,
Mr. Armey, Mr. Horn, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Tate, Mr. Mica, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Paxon, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Combest, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Ehrlich), H159 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H242 [13JA], H325 [18JA], H839
[27JA], H1850 [15FE]
Amendments, H3276 [15MR], H3277 [15MR], H3491 [22MR], H3496 [22MR],
H3497 [22MR], H3509 [22MR], H3514 [22MR], H3515 [22MR], H3517
[22MR], H3525 [22MR], H3527 [22MR], H3582 [23MR], H3586 [23MR],
H3592 [23MR], H3595 [23MR], H3600 [23MR], H3603 [23MR], H3605
[23MR], H3609 [23MR], H3617 [23MR], H3622 [23MR], H3628 [23MR],
H3634 [23MR], H3742 [24MR]
Made special order (H. Res. 117), H3326 [16MR]
Debated, H3352 [21MR], H3449 [22MR], H3581 [23MR], H3742 [24MR]
Made special order (H. Res. 119), H3415 [21MR]
Text, H3449 [22MR]
Amended and passed House, H3790 [24MR]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S4804 [29MR]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-96), S8177 [12JN]
Debated, S11575 [5AU], S11735 [7AU], S11800 [7AU], S11803 [8AU],
S11806 [8AU], S11811 [8AU], S11813 [8AU], S11827 [8AU], S12428
[11AU], S12680 [6SE], S12687 [6SE], S12707 [6SE], S12710 [6SE],
S12757 [7SE], S12802 [7SE], S12805 [7SE], S12873 [8SE], S12876
[8SE], S12879 [8SE], S12893 [8SE], S12924 [8SE], S12937 [8SE],
S13139 [8SE], S13143 [11SE], S13152 [11SE], S13178 [11SE], S13315
[12SE], S13329 [12SE], S13345 [12SE], S13357 [12SE], S13481
[13SE], S13558 [14SE], S13581 [14SE], S13627 [15SE], S13636
[15SE], S13770 [19SE]
Amendments, S11576 [5AU], S11640 [5AU], S11894 [8AU], S12428 [11AU],
S12802 [7SE], S12804 [7SE], S12807 [7SE], S12810 [7SE], S12811
[7SE], S12819 [7SE], S12820 [7SE], S12823 [7SE], S12825 [7SE],
S12827 [7SE], S12829 [7SE], S12842 [7SE], S12864 [7SE], S12867
[7SE], S12868 [7SE], S12869 [7SE], S12870 [7SE], S12874 [8SE],
S12875 [8SE], S12876 [8SE], S12877 [8SE], S12883 [8SE], S12885
[8SE], S12886 [8SE], S12887 [8SE], S12889 [8SE], S12890 [8SE],
S12891 [8SE], S12892 [8SE], S12893 [8SE], S12895 [8SE], S12896
[8SE], S12897 [8SE], S12898 [8SE], S12899 [8SE], S12900 [8SE],
S12901 [8SE], S12902 [8SE], S12903 [8SE], S12904 [8SE], S12905
[8SE], S12906 [8SE], S12907 [8SE], S12908 [8SE], S12910 [8SE],
S12911 [8SE], S12914 [8SE], S12915 [8SE], S12916 [8SE], S12917
[8SE], S12918 [8SE], S12920 [8SE], S12925 [8SE], S12926 [8SE],
S12927 [8SE], S12928 [8SE], S12929 [8SE], S12931 [8SE], S12932
[8SE], S12933 [8SE], S12937 [8SE], S12938 [8SE], S12939 [8SE],
S12940 [8SE], S12941 [8SE], S12942 [8SE], S12944 [8SE], S12945
[8SE], S12946 [8SE], S12947 [8SE], S12948 [8SE], S12949 [8SE],
S12950 [8SE], S12951 [8SE], S12952 [8SE], S12953 [8SE], S12954
[8SE], S12955 [8SE], S12956 [8SE], S12957 [8SE], S12958 [8SE],
S12968 [8SE], S12969 [8SE], S12970 [8SE], S12971 [8SE], S12972
[8SE], S12973 [8SE], S12976 [8SE], S12977 [8SE], S12978 [8SE],
S12984 [8SE], S12985 [8SE], S12986 [8SE], S12987 [8SE], S12988
[8SE], S12996 [8SE], S13031 [8SE], S13032 [8SE], S13033 [8SE],
S13034 [8SE], S13035 [8SE], S13036 [8SE], S13037 [8SE], S13038
[8SE], S13044 [8SE], S13045 [8SE], S13048 [8SE], S13049 [8SE],
S13050 [8SE], S13051 [8SE], S13054 [8SE], S13055 [8SE], S13056
[8SE], S13057 [8SE], S13058 [8SE], S13059 [8SE], S13060 [8SE],
S13061 [8SE], S13064 [8SE], S13066 [8SE], S13070 [8SE], S13071
[8SE], S13072 [8SE], S13073 [8SE], S13113 [8SE], S13120 [8SE],
S13121 [8SE], S13122 [8SE], S13123 [8SE], S13126 [8SE], S13128
[8SE], S13129 [8SE], S13130 [8SE], S13133 [8SE], S13139 [8SE],
S13495 [13SE], S13504 [13SE], S13523 [13SE], S13547 [13SE], S13561
[14SE], S13567 [14SE], S13571 [14SE], S13572 [14SE], S13573
[14SE], S13583 [14SE], S13594 [14SE], S13598 [14SE], S13628
[15SE], S13629 [15SE], S13632 [15SE], S13634 [15SE], S13636
[15SE], S13637 [15SE], S13642 [15SE], S13646 [15SE], S13652
[15SE], S13667 [15SE], S13670 [15SE], S13771 [19SE], S13866 [19SE]
Passed Senate as amended, S13802 [19SE]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, S13802
[19SE]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H9710 [29SE]
Change of conferees, H9735 [29SE], H9904 [12OC], H10670 [24OC]
Conferees appointed, S15199 [17OC]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-430) submitted in the House, H15317
[21DE]
Explanatory statement, H15391 [21DE]
Conference report considered in the House, H15509 [21DE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H15533 [21DE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S19086 [21DE], S19141
[21DE], S19154 [22DE], S19178 [22DE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S19181 [22DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19306 [29DE]
Presented to the President, H15658 [3JA]
Presidential veto message, H342 [22JA]
Presidential veto message referred to the Committee on International
Relations, H342 [22JA]
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H.R. 26--A bill to provide for return of excess amounts from official
allowances of Members of the House of Representatives to the
Treasury for deficit reduction; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. McHale, Mr. Hoekstra,
Mr. Hayes, Mr. Parker, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Goss, Mr. Taylor of
Mississippi, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Jacobs, Ms.
Furse, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Poshard, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Edwards, Mr.
Barrett of Wisconsin, and Ms. Kaptur), H163 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H243 [13JA], H296 [17JA], H468
[20JA], H593 [24JA], H803 [26JA], H970 [31JA], H1157 [2FE], H1460
[8FE], H1611 [10FE], H1850 [15FE], H2176 [23FE], H2224 [24FE],
H2651 [3MR], H3156 [14MR], H3276 [15MR], H3732 [23MR], H3807
[24MR], H4336 [5AP], H5367 [18MY], H5691 [7JN], H6200 [21JN],
H7699 [25JY], H13804 [29NO]
Removal of cosponsors, H3733 [23MR]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H3387 [15AP], H8094 [22JY]
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H.R. 28--A bill to require that the Federal Government procure from
the private sector the goods and services necessary for the
operations and management of certain Government agencies, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. DUNCAN, H163 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H296 [17JA], H399 [19JA], H468 [20JA], H537
[23JA], H692 [25JA], H839 [27JA], H890 [30JA], H970 [31JA], H1052
[1FE], H1208 [3FE], H1371 [7FE], H1460 [8FE], H1850 [15FE], H1968
[21FE], H2393 [28FE], H2651 [3MR], H3732 [23MR], H4433 [7AP],
H4546 [3MY], H4873 [11MY], H5471 [23MY], H8684 [7SE], H9452
[21SE], H11586 [31OC], H11939 [8NO], H12350 [14NO], H13870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H3387 [15AP], H10107 [5SE]
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H.R. 38--A bill to eliminate the desparity between the periods of
delay provided for civilian and military retiree cost-of-living-
adjustments in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993; to
the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Evans,
Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pete
Geren of Texas, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Lincoln, Mr.
Mollohan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott, Mr.
Solomon, and Mr. Waxman), H164 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H399 [19JA], H1850 [15FE], H3327 [16MR], H4546
[3MY], H4915 [12MY], H5471 [23MY], H5753 [8JN], H5905 [13JN],
H6735 [10JY], H7012 [13JY], H8994 [14SE], H9363 [20SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H468 [20JA]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H5934 [5JN], H12270 [3OC]
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H.R. 40--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with
respect to the deductibility of certain home office expenses; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Conecticut, Mr. Bachus,
Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger,
Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.
Brewster, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Collins
of Georgia, Mr. Cox, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Forbes, Mr.
Gunderson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Leach, Mr.
Lipinski, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Packard, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Rohrabacher,
Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Zimmer),
H164 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H296 [17JA], H1157 [2FE], H2393 [28FE], H5071
[16MY]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY], H5753 [30MY]
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H.R. 42--A bill to reauthorize the Ryan White Care Act of 1990, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. WAXMAN, H164 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H537 [23JA], H1689 [13FE], H2716 [6MR], H3879
[28MR], H4795 [10MY], H6089 [19JN], H7256 [19JY], H8597 [6SE],
H10484 [19OC], H14239 [7DE]
Removal of cosponsors, H4416 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA]
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H.R. 43--A bill to improve the regulation of explosives and explosive
materials, and to prevent the use of explosives against persons
and the unlawful use of explosives against property; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SLAUGHTER, H164 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H593 [24JA], H4105 [3AP], H4619 [9MY], H4958
[15MY], H5367 [18MY], H5691 [7JN], H6830 [11JY], H10520 [20OC],
H10726 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, H10040 [4SE], H10386 [12SE]
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H.R. 44--A bill to provide that certain service of members of the U.S.
merchant marine during World War II constituted active military
service for purposes of any law administered by the Department of
Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Studds, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Borski, Mr.
Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chapman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Diaz-Balart,
Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Stark), H164 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H692 [25JA], H1555 [9FE], H1968 [21FE], H2224
[24FE], H2584 [2MR], H2989 [9MR], H3417 [21MR], H4031 [30MR],
H4441 [1MY], H4795 [10MY], H5623 [6JN], H6083 [16JN], H6481
[28JN], H6913 [12JY], H7801 [26JY], H8597 [6SE], H8806 [12SE],
H9245 [19SE], H10994 [26OC], H11782 [6NO], H13870 [30NO], H14003
[5DE]
Cosponsors added, H1232 [6FE]
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H.R. 52--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore
the 25 percent deduction for the health insurance costs of self-
employed individuals for 1994 and to provide a 100 percent
deduction for such costs beginning in 1995; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Boucher, Mr.
Portman, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Gilchrest, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Murtha,
Mr. Chapman, Mr. Owens, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kim, Mr.
Coyne, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McHale, Mr.
Bachus, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Wise, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gunderson, Mr.
Blute, Mr. Castle, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Talent, Mr. Baesler, Mr.
Roemer, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska),
H164 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H243 [13JA], H468 [20JA], H839
[27JA], H970 [31JA], H1611 [10FE], H1968 [21FE], H2651 [3MR],
H6656 [29JN], H13731 [28NO]
Cosponsors added, H2466 [19MR], H6005 [6JN]
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H.R. 57--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase
the dollar limitation on the exclusion under section 911 of such
Code; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ARCHER, H165 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H5471 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY]
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H.R. 65--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit
retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected
disability to receive military retired pay concurrently with
veterans' disability compensation; to the Committee on National
Security.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Tejeda), H165 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H296 [17JA], H400 [19JA], H537
[23JA], H970 [31JA], H1208 [3FE], H1555 [9FE], H1752 [14FE], H2064
[22FE], H2487 [1MR], H2811 [7MR], H3049 [10MR], H3327 [16MR],
H3572 [22MR], H3807 [24MR], H3975 [29MR], H4177 [4AP], H4415
[6AP], H4511 [2MY], H4619 [9MY], H5571 [24MY], H5691 [7JN], H5905
[13JN], H6083 [16JN], H6200 [21JN], H6396 [27JN], H6656 [29JN],
H6698 [30JN], H6830 [11JY], H7012 [13JY], H7179 [18JY], H7990
[28JY], H8597 [6SE], H8904 [13SE], H9452 [21SE], H9738 [29SE],
H9897 [11OC], H10484 [19OC], H10994 [26OC], H11767 [2NO], H14173
[6DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1226 [1FE], H1635 [29FE], H1716
[5MR], H2224 [13MR], H2665 [21MR], H3650 [18AP], H4800 [9MY],
H5501 [22MY], H6415 [13JN], H7260 [10JY], H9925 [2AU], H10236
[11SE], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 72--A bill imposing certain restriction and requirements on the
leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of lands
offshore Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. GOSS (for himself and Mr. Johnston of Florida), H165 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H5190 [17MY], H5753 [8JN], H6083 [16JN], H6481
[28JN], H7067 [17JY], H8725 [8SE], H10484 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, H3730 [23AP], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 78--A bill to protect the right to obtain firearms for security,
and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or home, and to
provide for the enforcement of such right; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr.
Duncan, Mr. Crane, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Condit, Mr.
Coble, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Callahan, Mr.
Dornan, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Moorhead, Mr.
Calvert, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Quillen,
Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Royce, Mr. Barcia of Michigan,
Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.
Stump, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Packard, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr.
Chrysler, and, Mr. Schaefer), H165 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H179 [9JA], H296 [17JA], H400 [19JA], H593 [24JA],
H890 [30JA], H1371 [7FE], H2487 [1MR], H2892 [8MR], H3417 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY], H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 94--A bill entitled ``The Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad
Worker Protection Act''; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. BATEMAN, H166 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H296 [17JA], H803 [26JA], H1208 [3FE], H2306
[27FE], H3732 [23MR], H4795 [10MY], H5691 [7JN], H6046 [15JN],
H6481 [28JN], H8536 [4AU]
Removal of cosponsors, H5905 [13JN], H9452 [21SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H6509 [18JN]
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H.R. 95--A bill to improve the interstate enforcement of child support
and parentage court orders, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; Resources; Government Reform and
Oversight; National Security; International Relations; the
Judiciary; Banking and Financial Services; House 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 Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Ms.
Eshoo, Ms. Norton, Mr. Evans, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Filner, Mr. Serrano,
Mr. Shays, Mr. Klink, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Neal), H166
[9JA]
Cosponsors added, H179 [9JA], H400 [19JA], H803 [26JA], H1460 [8FE],
H2064 [22FE], H3975 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 96--A bill to amend section 1977A of the revised statutes to
equalize the remedies available to all victims of intentional
employment discrimination, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Ms. Waters, Mr. Mineta, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Matsui, Mr.
Stark, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Reynolds), H166 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1556 [9FE]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 98--A bill to clarify the tax treatment of certain disability
benefits received by former police officers or firefighters; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms.
DeLauro, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), H166 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H4511 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 99--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for the tax treatment of accelerated death benefits under life
insurance contracts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Goss, Mr. Jefferson, Mr.
Deutsch, Ms. Norton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Owens, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms.
Lowey, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr.
Studds), H166 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1371 [7FE], H4511 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP]
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H.R. 103--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that
the Civil Service retirement and disability fund be excluded from
the budget of the U.S. Government; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS, H166 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H400 [19JA], H537 [23JA], H803
[26JA], H970 [31JA], H1208 [3FE], H1556 [9FE], H2064 [22FE], H2487
[1MR], H2811 [7MR], H3049 [10MR], H3327 [16MR], H3572 [22MR],
H3807 [24MR], H3975 [29MR], H4177 [4AP], H4415 [6AP], H4511 [2MY],
H4619 [9MY], H4915 [12MY], H5190 [17MY], H5571 [24MY], H5691
[7JN], H5905 [13JN], H6083 [16JN], H6200 [21JN], H7179 [18JY],
H7801 [26JY], H8309 [2AU], H8597 [6SE], H8904 [13SE], H8994
[14SE], H9738 [29SE], H9897 [11OC], H10484 [19OC], H11939 [8NO],
H13870 [30NO], H14765 [13DE]
Rereferred to the Committee on the Budget, H14056 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1226 [1FE], H1635 [29FE], H1716
[5MR], H1986 [7MR], H2224 [13MR], H2665 [21MR], H3231 [29MR],
H3650 [18AP], H4800 [9MY], H5288 [16MY], H5501 [22MY], H5934
[5JN], H6415 [13JN], H7260 [10JY], H8982 [30JY], H10107 [5SE],
H10236 [11SE], H10721 [19SE], H11230 [25SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 104--A bill to prohibit the provision of financial assistance
from the Federal Government to any person who is more than 60 days
delinquent in the payment of any child support obligations; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS, H166 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H296 [17JA], H468 [20JA], H537
[23JA], H593 [24JA], H803 [26JA], H839 [27JA], H890 [30JA], H970
[31JA], H1052 [1FE], H1281 [6FE], H1460 [8FE], H1556 [9FE], H1611
[10FE], H1968 [21FE], H2176 [23FE], H2487 [1MR], H2651 [3MR],
H2716 [6MR], H2892 [8MR], H3049 [10MR], H3327 [16MR], H3572
[22MR], H4336 [5AP], H4619 [9MY], H5367 [18MY], H5374 [22MY],
H5571 [24MY], H5623 [6JN], H5691 [7JN], H6159 [20JN], H6269
[22JN], H6396 [27JN], H6481 [28JN], H6830 [11JY], H7067 [17JY],
H7379 [20JY], H8536 [4AU], H8904 [13SE], H8994 [14SE], H9452
[21SE], H9743 [6OC], H13274 [17NO], H13658 [20NO], H13731 [28NO],
H13804 [29NO], H14003 [5DE], H14173 [6DE], H15237 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H1635 [29FE], H7260 [10JY], H7474 [11JY], H7780
[17JY], H8030 [18JY], H8094 [22JY]
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H.R. 109--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
that the effective date for discontinuance of compensation and
pension paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be the
date on which the recipient dies, rather than the last day of the
preceding month, in the case of a veteran with a surviving spouse,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS, H166 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H296 [17JA], H400 [19JA], H537
[23JA], H803 [26JA], H970 [31JA], H1208 [3FE], H1556 [9FE], H1752
[14FE], H2064 [22FE], H2487 [1MR], H2811 [7MR], H4619 [9MY], H4915
[12MY], H5190 [17MY], H5571 [24MY], H5691 [7JN], H6083 [16JN],
H6200 [21JN], H6656 [29JN], H6830 [11JY], H7012 [13JY], H7461
[21JY], H7801 [26JY], H7990 [28JY], H8309 [2AU], H8536 [4AU],
H8597 [6SE], H8904 [13SE], H9452 [21SE], H10047 [12OC], H11829
[7NO], H11939 [8NO], H12506 [15NO], H14173 [6DE], H14765 [13DE],
H14963 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1226 [1FE], H1635 [29FE], H1986
[7MR], H3650 [18AP]
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H.R. 118--A bill to eliminate certain welfare benefits with respect to
fugitive felons and probation and parole violators, and to
facilitate sharing of information with police officers; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; Agriculture; 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. BLUTE, H166 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H468 [20JA], H839 [27JA], H1850
[15FE], H2989 [9MR], H3417 [21MR], H3732 [23MR], H8597 [6SE],
H11441 [30OC], H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP], H6286 [12JN]
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H.R. 123--A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare
English as the official language of the Government of the United
States; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Dornan, Mr.
Hansen, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.
Kingston, Mr. Stump, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Montgomery, Mr. Archer, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Livingston,
Mr. Bevill, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Clinger, Mr. King, Mr. Canady, Mr.
Porter, Mr. Linder, Mr. Regula, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs.
Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr.
Talent, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ballenger, Mr.
Bachus, and Mrs. Fowler), H167 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H468 [20JA], H593 [24JA], H1157 [2FE], H1752
[14FE], H2892 [8MR], H3417 [21MR], H4873 [11MY], H5691 [7JN],
H6830 [11JY], H7179 [18JY], H7801 [26JY], H8597 [6SE], H9245
[19SE], H10307 [18OC], H11829 [7NO], H13341 [18NO], H14003 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H3387 [15AP], H4110 [25AP], H4646
[8MY], H6415 [13JN]
Amendments, H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY], H8983 [30JY], H8984 [30JY],
H9753 [1AU], H9755 [1AU], H9756 [1AU]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-723), H8981 [30JY]
Debated, H9738 [1AU]
Amended and passed House, H9772 [1AU]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S9553 [2AU]
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H.R. 125--A bill to repeal the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons
and the ban on large capacity ammunition feeding devices; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CHAPMAN (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Boucher,
Mr. Brewster, Mr. Canady, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr.
Hall of Texas, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Klink, Mr.
Laughlin, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Solomon,
Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Wise, Mr. Young of
Alaska, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Costello, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.
DeLay, Mr. Stump, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr.
McCrery, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McCollum, and Mr.
Rahall), H167 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H296 [17JA], H468 [20JA], H970 [31JA], H1850
[15FE], H3572 [22MR], H4336 [5AP], H13142 [16NO]
Made special order (H. Res. 388), H2664 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H2665 [21MR]
Debated, H2685 [22MR]
Text, H2685 [22MR]
Passed House, H2701 [22MR]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, S2801 [25MR]
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H.R. 127--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore
and make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational
assistance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Rangel), H167
[9JA]
Cosponsors added, H179 [9JA], H468 [20JA], H537 [23JA], H593 [24JA],
H890 [30JA], H1052 [1FE], H1281 [6FE], H1689 [13FE], H2064 [22FE],
H2584 [2MR], H2989 [9MR], H3417 [21MR], H3733 [23MR], H3975
[29MR], H4336 [5AP], H4415 [6AP], H4511 [2MY], H4795 [10MY], H5571
[24MY], H5983 [14JN], H6159 [20JN], H6481 [28JN], H6656 [29JN],
H6913 [12JY], H7067 [17JY], H7801 [26JY], H8309 [2AU], H8904
[13SE], H9591 [27SE], H10146 [17OC], H10994 [26OC], H12190 [13NO],
H14765 [13DE], H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H3581 [17AP], H4503 [7MY], H5288 [16MY], H5934
[5JN], H6415 [13JN], H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 132--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
a refundable income credit for the recycling of hazardous wastes;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H167 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H6915 [26JN], H8982 [30JY]
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H.R. 134--A bill to suspend Federal education benefits to individuals
convicted of drug offenses; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H167 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1157 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 135--A bill to prohibit a federally sponsored research pertaining
to the legalization of drugs; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H167 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1157 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 136--A bill to require random drug testing within the executive
branch of the Government; to the Committee on Government Reform
and Oversight.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H167 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1157 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 138--A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require
that courts, upon the criminal conviction under that act, notify
the employer of the convicted person; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H167 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1157 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 141--A bill to amend the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to eliminate
the discretion of the court in connection with the denial of
certain Federal benefits upon conviction of certain drug offenses;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H167 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1157 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 143--A bill to require preemployment drug testing with respect to
applicants for Federal employment; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H167 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1157 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 145--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to
remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an
individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H167 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H4177 [4AP]
Cosponsors added, H7107 [27JN]
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H.R. 163--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide that an individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder
shall continue through the month of his or her death (without
affecting any other person's entitlement to benefits for that
month) and that such individual's benefit shall be payable for
such month only to the extent proportionate to the number of days
in such month preceding the date of such individual's death; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H168 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1908 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H4646 [8MY], H7107 [27JN], H9706
[1AU]
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H.R. 188--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
permit direct payment under the Medicare Program for services of
registered nurses as assistants at surgery; to the Committees on
Commerce; 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 Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, H168 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H5753 [8JN], H6083 [16JN]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP], H7533 [12JY]
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H.R. 195--A bill entitled ``Interstate Child Support Enforcement
Act''; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Banking
and Financial Services; National Security; Economic and
Educational Opportunities, 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA, H169 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [24FE], H2584 [2MR], H5471 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 205--A bill to require the Federal Government to incarcerate or
to reimburse State and local governments for the cost of
incarcerating criminal aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr.
Canady), H169 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA]
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H.R. 206--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide
that persons retiring from the Armed Forces shall be entitled to
all benefits which were promised them when they entered the Armed
Forces; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. CONDIT, H169 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H11686 [1NO]
Cosponsors added, H3730 [23AP], H8982 [30JY]
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H.R. 209--A bill to amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965 to abolish the National Endowment for the
Arts and National Council on the Arts; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. CRANE, H169 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H325 [18JA], H692 [25JA], H1052
[1FE], H2064 [22FE], H2651 [3MR], H4915 [12MY], H6396 [27JN]
Removal of cosponsors, H3733 [23MR]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP]
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H.R. 210--A bill to provide for the privatization of the United States
Postal Service; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. CRANE, H169 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H1371 [7FE], H6396 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 211--A bill to limit United States contributions to the United
Nations; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. CRANE, H169 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1241 [13FE]
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H.R. 218--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt
qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State
laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Condit, Mr. Crane, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Holden, Mr.
Hunter, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Lewis
of California, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Portman, Mr. Schaefer,
and Mr. Solomon), H169 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H179 [9JA], H231 [11JA], H243 [13JA], H296 [17JA],
H325 [18JA], H400 [19JA], H468 [20JA], H537 [23JA], H593 [24JA],
H692 [25JA], H803 [26JA], H839 [27JA], H1052 [1FE], H1157 [2FE],
H1208 [3FE], H1281 [6FE], H1371 [7FE], H1556 [9FE], H1689 [13FE],
H2306 [27FE], H2584 [2MR], H2716 [6MR], H3049 [10MR], H3572
[22MR], H3733 [23MR], H3879 [28MR], H3975 [29MR], H4177 [4AP],
H4415 [6AP], H5367 [18MY], H5374 [22MY], H5609 [25MY], H5691
[7JN], H5905 [13JN], H6083 [16JN], H6159 [20JN], H6270 [22JN],
H6481 [28JN], H6698 [30JN], H6735 [10JY], H6830 [11JY], H6913
[12JY], H7067 [17JY], H7179 [18JY], H8536 [4AU], H8597 [6SE],
H8904 [13SE], H9897 [11OC], H10146 [17OC], H10726 [24OC], H11441
[30OC], H14239 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H837 [24JA], H973 [30JA], H1226
[1FE], H1716 [5MR], H2466 [19MR], H2867 [26MR], H3387 [15AP],
H3581 [17AP], H4303 [30AP], H4902 [10MY], H5052 [14MY], H5379
[21MY], H6184 [11JN], H8094 [22JY], H8375 [24JY], H10386 [12SE],
H11395 [26SE], H11527 [27SE], H12301 [4OC]
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H.R. 234--A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to make
nondischargeable a debt for death or injury caused by the debtor's
operation of watercraft while intoxicated; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. EHLERS, H170 [9JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-356), H13657 [20NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H5784 [4JN]
Text, H5784 [4JN]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S5855 [5JN]
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H.R. 238--A bill to provide for the protection of wild horses within
the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and prohibit the removal of
such horses; to the Committee on Resource
By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Hancock), H170
[9JA]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-296), H11441 [30OC]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H11796 [7NO]
Text, H11796 [7NO]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S16821
[8NO]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-312), S7301 [28JN]
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H.R. 240--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide for an improved benefit computation formula for workers
who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom applies the 5-year
period of transition to the changes in benefit computation rules
enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 (and related
beneficiaries) and to provide prospectively for increases in their
benefits accordingly; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. EMERSON, H170 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H468 [20JA], H1157 [2FE], H1752 [14FE], H2176
[23FE], H2487 [1MR], H2892 [8MR], H3417 [21MR], H5190 [17MY],
H6830 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H1507 [28FE], H3820 [24AP]
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H.R. 244--A bill to require certain entities receiving United States
funds from the International Fund for Ireland to comply with the
MacBride Principles; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. King, Mr. Dellums, Mr.
McNulty, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Walsh, Mr.
Clay, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Serrano, Mrs.
Maloney, Mrs. Morella, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Borski, Mr. Traficant, and
Mr. Owens), H170 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H296 [17JA], H1052 [1FE], H1689 [13FE], H2989
[9MR], H3327 [16MR], H3807 [24MR], H4105 [3AP], H4177 [4AP], H4619
[9MY], H7461 [21JY], H9784 [10OC]
Cosponsors added, H3170 [28MR]
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H.R. 246--A bill to repeal the Service Contract Act of 1965; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Boehner), H170
[9JA]
Cosponsors added, H803 [26JA], H1208 [3FE], H1611 [10FE], H2393
[28FE], H2487 [1MR], H2716 [6MR], H3733 [23MR], H5367 [18MY],
H5609 [25MY], H6083 [16JN], H6396 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP]
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H.R. 248--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
the conduct of expanded studies and the establishment of
innovative programs with respect to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Pallone), H170 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H2306 [27FE], H2989 [9MR], H3572 [22MR], H4619
[9MY], H4915 [12MY], H5367 [18MY], H5753 [8JN], H5983 [14JN],
H6270 [22JN], H6735 [10JY], H7256 [19JY], H8361 [3AU], H8904
[13SE], H12085 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H913 [25JA], H1226 [1FE], H1507 [28FE], H3387
[15AP], H3488 [16AP], H4303 [30AP], H6184 [11JN], H6415 [13JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-652), H7105 [27JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H7126 [9JY]
Text, H7126 [9JY]
Passed Senate, S7836 [12JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H7778 [17JY]
Presented to the President, H7778 [17JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-166] (signed July 29, 1996)
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H.R. 249--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of drugs
approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of
individuals with multiple sclerosis; to the Committees on
Commerce; 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. GREENWOOD, H170 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H5753 [8JN], H8904 [13SE], H10047 [12OC], H14311
[12DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 255--A bill to designate the Federal Justice Building in Miami,
FL, as the ``James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building''; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Meek of Florida),
H170 [9JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-361), H13730 [28NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H13951 [5DE]
Text, H13951 [5DE]
Referred to the Committee on the Environment and Public Works,
S18099 [6DE]
Reported (no written report), S3154 [28MR]
Passed Senate, S3414 [16AP]
Text, S3414 [16AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H3648 [18AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3625 [18AP]
Presented to the President (April 19, 1996), H3657 [22AP]
Approved [Public Law 104-135] (signed April 30, 1996), H4397 [1MY]
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H.R. 263--A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to require humane
living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal; to
the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. JACOBS, H171 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H803 [26JA], H3733 [23MR], H4511 [2MY], H5983
[14JN], H6159 [20JN], H6481 [28JN], H6735 [10JY], H6913 [12JY],
H7257 [19JY], H8361 [3AU], H8684 [7SE], H10047 [12OC], H13870
[30NO]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H1325 [27FE], H7107 [27JN]
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H.R. 264--A bill to amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to
require the slaughter of poultry in accordance with humane
methods; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. JACOBS, H171 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H803 [26JA], H3733 [23MR], H3879 [28MR], H4511
[2MY], H5071 [16MY], H5983 [14JN], H6159 [20JN], H6913 [12JY],
H7257 [19JY], H8361 [3AU], H8684 [7SE], H13870 [30NO], H14927
[14DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA]
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H.R. 294--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that
an individual serving in a position in the competitive or excepted
service, under an indefinite or temporary appointment, who
performs at least 2 years of service in such a position within a
5-year period, and who passes a suitable noncompetitive
examination, shall be granted competitive status for purposes of
transfer or reassignment; to the Committee on Government Reform
and Oversight.
By Mr. KANJORSKI, H171 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H9897 [11OC], H14003 [5DE], H14311 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, H1635 [29FE], H2123 [12MR], H2224 [13MR], H3231
[29MR], H4110 [25AP], H4503 [7MY], H5570 [23MY], H7154 [9JY],
H8635 [29JY]
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H.R. 295--A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of the
Treasury to enter into agreements with certain cities and counties
for the withholding of city and county income and employment taxes
from the pay of Federal employees who are residents of, or
regularly employed in, such cities and counties; to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. KANJORSKI, H171 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 303--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
retired members of the Armed Forces who have service-connected
disabilities to receive compensation from the Department of
Veterans Affairs concurrently with retired pay, without deduction
from either; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Tejeda), H172 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H296 [17JA], H400 [19JA], H537
[23JA], H803 [26JA], H970 [31JA], H1208 [3FE], H1556 [9FE], H1752
[14FE], H2064 [22FE], H2487 [1MR], H2584 [2MR], H2811 [7MR], H3049
[10MR], H3327 [16MR], H3572 [22MR], H3807 [24MR], H3975 [29MR],
H4177 [4AP], H4511 [2MY], H4619 [9MY], H4915 [12MY], H5571 [24MY],
H5905 [13JN], H6083 [16JN], H6396 [27JN], H6656 [29JN], H6698
[30JN], H6830 [11JY], H7012 [13JY], H7179 [18JY], H7801 [26JY],
H7990 [28JY], H8597 [6SE], H9452 [21SE], H9738 [29SE], H10484
[19OC], H13341 [18NO], H14173 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1635 [29FE], H1716 [5MR], H2224
[13MR], H2665 [21MR], H3650 [18AP], H4800 [9MY], H5934 [5JN],
H6415 [13JN], H7260 [10JY], H7780 [17JY], H9925 [2AU], H10721
[19SE]
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H.R. 305--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include
peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts), H172
[9JA]
Cosponsors added, H593 [24JA], H803 [26JA], H1556 [9FE], H1611
[10FE], H1968 [21FE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA]
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H.R. 310--A bill to provide for the privatization of the Federal Power
Marketing Administrations, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. KLUG, H172 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H803 [26JA], H839 [27JA], H1157 [2FE], H1850
[15FE], H3327 [16MR], H5905 [13JN], H10047 [12OC]
Removal of cosponsors, H4177 [4AP], H6657 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 311--A bill to prohibit further Federal funding for the gas
turbine-modular helium reactor program of the Department of
Energy; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. KLUG, H172 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H468 [20JA], H1611 [10FE], H3327 [16MR], H3975
[29MR], H4177 [4AP], H4415 [6AP], H4795 [10MY], H5471 [23MY],
H5753 [8JN], H5905 [13JN], H6083 [16JN], H6159 [20JN], H6830
[11JY], H9670 [28SE], H13870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 312--A bill to prohibit funding to carry out the Appalachian
Regional Development Act of 1965; to the Committees on
Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. KLUG, H172 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1850 [15FE], H1968 [21FE], H2306 [27FE], H2584
[2MR], H2651 [3MR], H2716 [6MR], H3975 [29MR], H5905 [13JN], H6159
[20JN], H6830 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE], H8094 [22JY]
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H.R. 313--A bill to direct the President to develop a plan for
transferring all real property, facilities, and equipment of the
Tennessee Valley Authority to public and private entities, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. KLUG, H172 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H803 [26JA], H840 [27JA], H1157 [2FE], H1850
[15FE], H3327 [16MR], H5905 [13JN], H13870 [30NO]
Removal of cosponsors, H6657 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 322--A bill entitled the ``Law Abiding Citizens Safety Act of
1995''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McINTOSH, H172 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA]
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H.R. 324--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
require certain disclosures with respect to phone bank
communications; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Petri, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Owens,
and Mr. Serrano), H172 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1908 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, H2320 [18MR], H2842 [25MR], H3231 [29MR], H3658
[22AP], H5647 [29MY], H6423 [17JN], H6712 [24JN], H7107 [27JN],
H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 325--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for an optional
provision for the reduction of work-related vehicle trips and
miles traveled in ozone nonattainment areas designated as severe,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,
Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hoekstra,
Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Klink, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Walker, Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Rohrabacher), H172 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H400 [19JA], H537 [23JA], H840 [27JA], H970
[31JA], H1052 [1FE], H1208 [3FE], H1281 [6FE], H1371 [7FE], H1461
[8FE], H1611 [10FE], H1689 [13FE], H1850 [15FE], H1968 [21FE],
H2393 [28FE], H3156 [14MR], H3807 [24MR], H7067 [17JY], H8806
[12SE], H9363 [20SE], H9743 [6OC], H11586 [31OC], H11686 [1NO],
H12085 [9NO], H12127 [10NO], H13274 [17NO]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-387), H14172 [6DE]
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, H14172 [6DE]
Debated, H14268 [12DE]
Text, H14268 [12DE]
Amended and passed House, H14273 [12DE]
Read the third time. Passed Senate, S18573 [13DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H14926 [14DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18661 [14DE]
Presented to the President, H15087 [18DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-70] (signed December 23, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 326--A bill to provide that compliance by the States with the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 shall be voluntary; to the
Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. MANZULLO, H172 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H400 [19JA], H537 [23JA], H692 [25JA], H803
[26JA], H890 [30JA], H1157 [2FE], H1611 [10FE], H2064 [22FE],
H2584 [2MR], H3975 [29MR], H5753 [8JN], H6656 [29JN], H9452
[21SE], H13870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H5757 [31MY]
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H.R. 345--A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare
English as the official language of the Government of the United
States and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide
that public ceremonies for the admission of new citizens shall be
considered solely in English; to the Committees on Economic and
Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary, 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. PICKETT, H173 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H2716 [6MR], H4336 [5AP]
Removal of cosponsors, H4416 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE]
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H.R. 350--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to deny annuity
benefits with respect to any Member of Congress convicted of a
felony and to terminate the salary of any justice or judge of the
United States who is convicted of a felony; to the Committees on
Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight; the Judiciary,
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. PORTER, H173 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H9591 [27SE], H10726 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, H3581 [17AP], H4800 [9MY], H5379 [21MY], H5934
[5JN]
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H.R. 351--A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to eliminate
certain provisions relating to bilingual voting requirements; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PORTER, H173 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H7257 [19JY], H8904 [13SE], H9591 [27SE], H10047
[12OC], H12085 [9NO], H14239 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP], H3581 [17AP], H4110 [25AP], H4800
[9MY], H5052 [14MY], H5379 [21MY], H5501 [22MY], H6117 [10JN],
H6509 [18JN], H6765 [25JN], H8248 [23JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-728), H9565 [31JY]
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H.R. 357--A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable
minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of
self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Vento, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Kleczka), H173 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H296 [17JA], H468 [20JA], H890 [30JA], H1461
[8FE], H1908 [16FE], H2811 [7MR], H3808 [24MR], H4031 [30MR],
H4511 [2MY], H5905 [13JN], H6830 [11JY], H8806 [12SE], H11767
[2NO], H14003 [5DE]
Removal of cosponsors, H4874 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, H5052 [14MY]
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H.R. 359--A bill to restore the term of patents, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown of
California, Mr. Walker, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Bono,
Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Boehner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Solomon,
Mr. Paxon, Mr. Cox, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr.
Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Pombo, Mr.
Istook, Mr. Roth, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Packard, Mrs.
Vucanovich, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf,
Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Rogers, Mr.
Walsh, Mr. Kim, Mr. Blute, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Royce, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Traficant,
Mrs. Morella, Mr. Klink, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Filner,
Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Moran), H173 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H179 [9JA], H231 [11JA], H243 [13JA], H296 [17JA],
H400 [19JA], H468 [20JA], H537 [23JA], H593 [24JA], H803 [26JA],
H970 [31JA], H1052 [1FE], H1556 [9FE], H1689 [13FE], H1968 [21FE],
H2064 [22FE], H2176 [23FE], H2487 [1MR], H2811 [7MR], H3156
[14MR], H3276 [15MR], H3572 [22MR], H3733 [23MR], H3879 [28MR],
H4336 [5AP], H4415 [6AP], H4546 [3MY], H4958 [15MY], H5071 [16MY],
H5374 [22MY], H5471 [23MY], H5609 [25MY], H5691 [7JN], H5753
[8JN], H5983 [14JN], H6083 [16JN], H6200 [21JN], H6312 [26JN],
H6397 [27JN], H6481 [28JN], H6698 [30JN], H6830 [11JY], H7179
[18JY], H7257 [19JY], H7461 [21JY], H7550 [24JY], H7801 [26JY],
H7916 [27JY], H8309 [2AU], H8536 [4AU], H8725 [8SE], H10047
[12OC], H10146 [17OC], H10307 [18OC], H10726 [24OC], H11767 [2NO],
H11829 [7NO], H13142 [16NO], H13274 [17NO], H14003 [5DE], H14311
[12DE], H14765 [13DE], H15237 [20DE], H15574 [21DE]
Removal of cosponsors, H7801 [26JY], H8725 [8SE], H8904 [13SE],
H9739 [29SE], H11442 [30OC], H11587 [31OC], H11939 [8NO], H12350
[14NO], H15575 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H837 [24JA], H914 [25JA], H5052
[14MY], H6005 [6JN], H6532 [19JN], H6915 [26JN]
Removal of cosponsors, H1775 [6MR], H2224 [13MR], H7780 [17JY]
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H.R. 361--A bill to provide authority to control exports, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. ROTH, H173 [9JA]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-605), H5934 [5JN]
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, H5934 [5JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-605, part 2), H7105 [27JN]
Debated, H7563 [16JY]
Text, H7563 [16JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H7589 [16JY]
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H.R. 382--A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair
Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional
or sexual orientation, and for other purposes; to the Committees
on the Judiciary; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. TOWNS, H174 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 387--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of Defense to assign Department of Defense personnel
to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the U.S.
Customs Service perform their border protection functions; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H174 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H468 [20JA], H890 [30JA], H2224 [24FE], H8684
[7SE], H9132 [18SE], H10307 [18OC], H11767 [2NO], H12085 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H7107 [27JN]
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H.R. 392--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
reinstate a 10-percent domestic investment tax credit, to provide
a credit for the purchase of domestic durable goods, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. TRAFICANT, H174 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H2713 [22MR], H3387 [15AP]
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H.R. 393--A bill to prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic
striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic
zone; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Shays), H174 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H179 [9JA], H537 [23JA], H3808 [24MR], H4441
[1MY], H4619 [9MY], H8597 [6SE], H9784 [10OC], H12350 [14NO]
Removal of cosponsors, H187 [4JA]
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H.R. 394--A bill to amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit
State taxation of certain pension income; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Stump, Mr.
Doolittle, and Mr. Burton of Indiana), H174 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H243 [13JA], H400 [19JA], H593
[24JA], H840 [27JA], H1157 [2FE], H1461 [8FE], H2176 [23FE], H2393
[28FE], H2892 [8MR], H3417 [21MR], H4177 [4AP], H4619 [9MY], H6397
[27JN], H6481 [28JN], H6698 [30JN], H6830 [11JY], H7179 [18JY],
H7699 [25JY], H8174 [1AU], H8725 [8SE], H9591 [27SE], H10307
[18OC], H10726 [24OC], H10994 [26OC], H11441 [30OC], H14003 [5DE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-389), H14237 [7DE]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S18819 [18DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H14972 [18DE]
Text, H14972 [18DE]
Placed on the calendar, S18999 [20DE], S19019 [20DE]
Passed Senate, S19273 [22DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15639 [27DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19306 [29DE]
Presented to the President, H15658 [3JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-95] (signed January 10, 1996), H2121 [12MR]
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H.R. 395--A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse and Federal building
to be constructed at the southeastern corner of Liberty and South
Virginia Streets in Reno, NV, as the ``Bruce R. Thompson United
States Courthouse and Federal Building''; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, H174 [9JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-362), H13730 [28NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H13953 [5DE]
Text, H13953 [5DE]
Placed on the calendar, S18099 [6DE]
Passed Senate, S18830 [18DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15134 [19DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18998 [20DE]
Presented to the President, H15573 [21DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-75] (signed December 28, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 400--A bill to provide for the exchange of lands within Gates of
the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H174 [9JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-8), H839 [27JA]
Made special order (H. Res. 52), H969 [31JA]
Passed House, H1016 [1FE]
Read first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources, S2033 [2FE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-44), S5546 [7AP]
Amendments, S9561 [30JN], S9592 [30JN], S9593 [30JN]
Debated, S9592 [30JN]
Passed Senate as amended, S9595 [30JN]
Returned to the Senate (pursuant to H. Res. 554), H12164 [28SE]
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H.R. 401--A bill entitled the ``Kenai Natives Association Equity
Act''; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H174 [9JA]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9958 [4SE]
Text, H9958 [4SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-756), H10039 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 402--A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H174 [9JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-73), H2988 [9MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3096 [14MR]
Text, H3096 [14MR]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S3963
[15MR]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-119), S10565 [24JY]
Amendments, S11335 [3AU], S11345 [3AU]
Debated, S11342 [3AU]
Amended and passed Senate, S11347 [3AU]
Debated, H9068 [18SE]
Amendments, H9068 [18SE]
Rules suspended. House concurs in Senate amendment, H9150 [19SE]
Examined and signed in House, H9363 [20SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10725 [24OC]
Presented to the President, H10993 [26OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-42] (signed November 2, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 403--A bill to repeal the Rural Electrification Act of 1936,
require the sale of all loans made under such act, and authorize
the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to electric generation
and transmission cooperatives which are unable to obtain needed
financing in the private sector; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. ZIMMER, H174 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H3581 [17AP]
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H.R. 419--A bill for the relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc.; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TALENT, H177 [9JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-359), H13730 [28NO]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S18918
[19DE]
Read the third time. Passed House, H15096 [19DE]
Text, H15096 [19DE]
Committee discharged, S2192 [15MR], S2210 [15MR]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S2192 [15MR], S2210
[15MR]
Reported (no written report), S6223 [13JN]
Passed Senate, S7502 [9JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H7450 [11JY]
Presented to the President, H7531 [12JY]
Approved [Private Law 104-1] (signed July 24, 1996)
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H.R. 421--A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to
provide for the purchase of common stock of Cook Inlet Region, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H175 [9JA]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-40), H1967 [21FE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3098 [14MR]
Text, H3098 [14MR]
Passed Senate, S5681 [25AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H4509 [2MY]
Presented to the President, H4616 [9MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-10] (signed May 18, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 436--A bill to require the head of any Federal agency to
differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine,
or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in issuing
certain regulations, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Commerce; Agriculture, 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. EWING (for himself and Ms. Danner), H179 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H296 [17JA], H593 [24JA], H970 [31JA], H1461
[8FE], H2306 [27FE], H3417 [21MR], H4415 [6AP], H5609 [25MY],
H6698 [30JN], H6830 [11JY], H6913 [12JY], H7012 [13JY], H7379
[20JY], H7990 [28JY], H8174 [1AU], H8536 [4AU], H8684 [7SE], H8806
[12SE], H9245 [19SE], H9452 [21SE], H9591 [27SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-262), H9590 [27SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-262, part 2), H9590 [27SE]
Placed on corrections calendar, H9591 [27SE]
Amended and passed House, H9750 [10OC]
Text, H9750 [10OC]
Amendments, H9750 [10OC], H11807 [7NO]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S16495
[1NO]
Amended and passed Senate, S16617 [2NO]
Amendments, S16617 [2NO], S16630 [2NO]
House concurs in Senate amendment, H11807 [7NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S16820 [8NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H11938 [8NO]
Presented to the President, H11938 [8NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-55] (signed November 20, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 444--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate
the manufacture, importation, and sale of any projectile that may
be used in a handgun and is capable of penetrating police body
armor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Roukema,
Mr. Markey, and Mr. Deutsch), H179 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H890 [30JA], H5753 [8JN], H8806 [12SE], H8994
[14SE]
Cosponsors added, H337 [9JA]
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H.R. 447--A bill to establish a toll free number in the Department of
Commerce to assist consumers in determining if products are
American-made; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H179 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H593 [24JA], H1371 [7FE], H2224 [24FE], H3417
[21MR], H5367 [18MY], H6083 [16JN], H7550 [24JY]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H1635 [29FE], H1716 [5MR], H3658
[22AP], H7154 [9JY], H8982 [30JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-753), H9921 [2AU]
Debated, H9930 [4SE]
Text, H9930 [4SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9983 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 448--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and
the Public Health Service Act with respect to myelogram-related
arachnoiditis; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H179 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H3730 [23AP]
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H.R. 449--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect
to increasing the number of health professionals who practice in
the United States in a field of primary health care; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H179 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H243 [13JA], H537 [23JA], H1157 [2FE], H9738
[29SE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H2123 [12MR], H3730 [23AP]
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H.R. 452--A bill to strengthen the Foreign Agents Registration Act of
1938, as amended; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H179 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H243 [13JA], H468 [20JA], H537 [23JA], H1461
[8FE], H4619 [9MY], H4795 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H3171 [28MR], H3231 [29MR], H3387 [15AP]
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H.R. 462--A bill to establish the Commission on the Review of National
Policies Toward Gambling; to the Committees on the Judiciary;
Resources; 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. LaFALCE, H229 [11JA]
Cosponsors added, H1208 [3FE], H1371 [7FE], H2651 [3MR], H4336 [5AP]
Cosponsors added, H2466 [19MR]
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H.R. 468--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical
services for any disability of a former prisoner of war; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS, H229 [11JA]
Cosponsors added, H803 [26JA], H2811 [7MR], H4177 [4AP], H4415
[6AP], H4511 [2MY], H4619 [9MY], H4916 [12MY], H5190 [17MY], H5571
[24MY], H5691 [7JN], H5905 [13JN], H6656 [29JN], H6830 [11JY],
H7012 [13JY], H7461 [21JY], H8309 [2AU], H8597 [6SE], H8904
[13SE], H9452 [21SE], H9897 [11OC], H10994 [26OC], H13341 [18NO],
H13870 [30NO], H14173 [6DE], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H6415 [13JN]
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H.R. 469--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity
compensation; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS, H229 [11JA]
Cosponsors added, H803 [26JA], H970 [31JA], H1208 [3FE], H1556
[9FE], H4511 [2MY], H6397 [27JN], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H5753 [30MY]
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H.R. 483--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
permit Medicare select policies to be offered in all States, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr.
Thomas, Mr. Goss, Mr. Shays, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Royce, Mr. Archer, Mr.
Stump, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Petri, Mr. Miller of
Florida, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Meek of
Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Forbes, Mr.
Berman, Mr. Talent, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Minge,
Mr. Dooley, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Porter, Mr. Young of
Alaska, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Baker of
California, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moorhead,
Mr. Fox, Mr. Farr, and Mr. Greenwood), H229 [11JA]
Cosponsors added, H537 [23JA], H970 [31JA], H1611 [10FE], H1968
[21FE], H2224 [24FE], H2651 [3MR], H3049 [10MR], H3417 [21MR],
H3808 [24MR], H4336 [5AP]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-79), H3275 [15MR]
Debated, H4383 [6AP], H5581 [25MY], H5584 [25MY]
Amendments, H4386 [6AP], H4387 [6AP]
Read the third time, H4393 [6AP]
Amended and passed House, H4394 [6AP]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-79, part 2), H4413 [6AP]
Read the first time, S5538 [7AP], S5546 [7AP]
Read the second time. Placed on the calendar, S5603 [24AP], S5614
[24AP]
Debated, S6794 [17MY]
Amendments, S6795 [17MY], S6930 [18MY]
Read the third time, S6797 [17MY]
Passed Senate as amended, S6797 [17MY]
Text, S6797 [17MY]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference,
H5577 [25MY]
Conferees appointed, H5586 [25MY]
Senate insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S7696 [5JN]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-157) submitted in the House, H6256
[22JN]
Explanatory statement, H6257 [22JN]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S9087 [26JN]
Conference report considered in the House, H6666 [30JN]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H6675 [30JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H6695 [30JN]
Presented to the President, H6828 [11JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-18] (signed July 7, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 488--A bill to prohibit the distribution or receipt of restricted
explosives without a Federal permit, and to require applications
for such permits to include a photograph and the finger prints of
the applicant; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Abercrombie,
Mr. Blute, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Montgomery,
Mr. Houghton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Heineman,
Mr. LaFalce, Mr. King, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Skeen, Mr.
Canady, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Barrett
of Wisconsin), H229 [11JA]
Cosponsors added, H468 [20JA], H840 [27JA], H1281 [6FE], H1461
[8FE], H2651 [3MR], H4619 [9MY], H5571 [24MY], H5691 [7JN], H6159
[20JN], H6200 [21JN], H6397 [27JN], H6830 [11JY], H7550 [24JY]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H3650 [18AP], H10040 [4SE], H10174
[10SE]
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H.R. 491--A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security
Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust funds by
reconstituting the Boards of Trustees of such trust funds and the
Managing Trustee of such trust funds to increase their
independence, by providing for annual investment plans to guide
investment of amounts in such trust funds, and by removing
unnecessary restrictions on investment and disinvestment of
amounts in such trust funds; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
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. SOLOMON, H230 [11JA]
Cosponsors added, H296 [17JA], H593 [24JA], H1157 [2FE], H1908
[16FE], H2487 [1MR], H3417 [21MR], H5471 [23MY], H5691 [7JN],
H5905 [13JN], H6270 [22JN], H6735 [10JY], H7801 [26JY], H8361
[3AU], H9591 [27SE], H10047 [12OC], H13731 [28NO]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H2224 [13MR], H3488 [16AP], H4646
[8MY], H7107 [27JN], H8248 [23JY]
Removal of cosponsors, H1636 [29FE]
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H.R. 497--A bill to create the National Gambling Impact and Policy
Commission; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WOLF, H230 [11JA]
Cosponsors added, H970 [31JA], H2306 [27FE], H3049 [10MR], H3572
[22MR], H4336 [5AP], H4511 [2MY], H5374 [22MY], H5691 [7JN], H6083
[16JN], H6698 [30JN], H8309 [2AU], H8597 [6SE], H9591 [27SE],
H9670 [28SE], H10047 [12OC], H10994 [26OC], H11441 [30OC], H11829
[7NO], H11939 [8NO], H13142 [16NO], H13658 [20NO], H13804 [29NO],
H13870 [30NO], H14239 [7DE], H14765 [13DE], H15574 [21DE]
Removal of cosponsors, H9671 [28SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-440), H15574 [21DE]
Referred to the Committee on Resources, H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H331 [5JA], H774 [23JA], H1232 [6FE],
H1234 [9FE], H1241 [13FE], H1325 [27FE]
Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, H1234 [9FE]
Debated, H1675 [5MR], H8035 [22JY]
Text, H1675 [5MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H1687 [5MR]
Read the first time, S1610 [6MR]
Read the second time. Placed on the calendar, S1614 [7MR], S1784
[11MR]
Senate action on second reading vitiated, S1615 [7MR]
Amended and passed Senate (text of S. 704 inserted in lieu), S7981
[17JY]
Amendments, H8035 [22JY]
Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, H8044 [22JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H8245 [23JY]
Presented to the President (July 23, 1996), H8373 [24JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-169] (signed August 3, 1996)
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H.R. 499--A bill to require the withdrawal of the United States from
the North American Free-Trade Agreement, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
Abercrobmie, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Everett, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Klink, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs.
Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Traficant, and Ms.
Velazquez), H241 [13JA]
Cosponsors added, H1611 [10FE], H2811 [7MR], H4873 [11MY], H5609
[25MY], H6083 [16JN], H13870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR]
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H.R. 500--A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Stenholm,
Mr. Archer, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr.
Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mr. Burr, Mr. Canady,
Mr. Coble, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Fawell,
Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Hancock, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson,
Mr. Istook, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. Linder,
Mr. Livingston, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Packard, Mr. Porter,
Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Taylor of
North Carolina, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Christensen), H241 [13JA]
Cosponsors added, H840 [27JA], H1752 [14FE], H2064 [22FE], H2811
[7MR], H3975 [29MR], H4177 [4AP], H4873 [11MY], H5571 [24MY],
H6159 [20JN], H7379 [20JY], H8361 [3AU], H8536 [4AU]
Removal of cosponsors, H10726 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, H922 [26JA], H3231 [29MR], H4646 [8MY], H11527
[27SE]
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H.R. 513--A bill to replace the program of aid to families with
dependent children and the job opportunities and basic skills
training program with a program of block grants to States for
families with dependent children, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational
Opportunities, 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 Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Goss, Mr.
Solomon, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Walsh), H242
[13JA]
Cosponsors added, H400 [19JA], H970 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 517--A bill to amend title V of Public Law 96-550, designating
the Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Sites, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RICHARDSON, H242 [13JA]
Cosponsors added, H1908 [16FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-56), H2392 [28FE]
Debated, H3105 [14MR]
Text, H3105 [14MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H3117 [14MR]
Passed Senate, S5804 [27AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H4509 [2MY]
Presented to the President, H4617 [9MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-11] (signed May 18, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 519--A bill to prohibit foreign assistance to Russia unless
certain requirements relating to Russian intelligence activities,
relations between Russia and certain countries, Russian arms
control policy, and the reform of the Russian economy are met; to
the Committees on International Relations; 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. SOLOMON, H242 [13JA]
Cosponsors added, H325 [18JA], H400 [19JA], H468 [20JA], H538
[23JA], H593 [24JA], H890 [30JA], H9591 [27SE], H14239 [7DE],
H15574 [21DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1986 [7MR]
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H.R. 528--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
provisions relating to church pension benefit plans, to modify
certain provisions relating to participants in such plans, to
reduce the complexity of and to bring workable consistency to the
applicable rules, to promote retirement savings and benefits, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Shaw), H295 [17JA]
Cosponsors added, H3572 [22MR], H5623 [6JN], H5905 [13JN], H6159
[20JN], H7257 [19JY], H7461 [21JY], H7550 [24JY], H7916 [27JY],
H7990 [28JY], H8597 [6SE], H8806 [12SE], H8904 [13SE], H9132
[18SE], H9363 [20SE], H9591 [27SE], H9671 [28SE], H9743 [6OC],
H9784 [10OC], H10047 [12OC], H10146 [17OC], H10484 [19OC], H10726
[24OC], H10848 [25OC], H10994 [26OC], H11441 [30OC], H11686 [1NO],
H11767 [2NO], H12190 [13NO], H13142 [16NO], H13274 [17NO], H13804
[29NO], H14003 [5DE], H14173 [6DE], H14927 [14DE]
Removal of cosponsors, H13274 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H1226 [1FE], H1325 [27FE], H1507
[28FE], H2466 [19MR], H2950 [27MR], H3231 [29MR], H4303 [30AP]
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H.R. 531--A bill to designate the Great Western Scenic Trail as a
study trail under the National Trails System Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Orton, and Mrs. Waldholtz), H295
[17JA]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-54), H2306 [27FE]
Debated, H3100 [14MR]
Text, H3100 [14MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3115 [14MR]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S3963
[15MR]
Reported (no written report), S10599 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-374), S11972 [30SE]
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H.R. 535--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the
Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Ms. LINCOLN, H295 [17JA]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-34), H1849 [15FE]
Made special order (H. Res. 144), H4872 [11MY]
Debated, H5636 [7JN]
Text, H5638 [7JN]
Amendments, H5638 [7JN]
Read the third time, H5640 [7JN]
Amended and passed House, H5640 [7JN]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S8023
[8JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-130), S11784 [7AU]
Passed Senate, S12111 [9AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12610 [5SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H8594 [6SE]
Presented to the President, H8594 [6SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-23] (signed September 6, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 540--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make
the exclusion for amounts received under group legal services
plans permanent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RANGEL, H296 [17JA]
Cosponsors added, H4433 [7AP], H4873 [11MY], H5571 [24MY], H5983
[14JN], H6698 [30JN], H9784 [10OC], H10077 [13OC], H11441 [30OC],
H12350 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 543--A bill to approve a governing international fishery
agreement between the United States and the Republic of Estonia;
to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SAXTON (by request), H296 [17JA]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11626 [28SE]
Text, H11626 [28SE]
Title amended, H11628 [28SE]
Passed Senate, S11803 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12263 [2OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12194 [2OC]
Presented to the President (October 2, 1996), H12269 [3OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-283] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H.R. 550--A bill to prohibit economic assistance, military assistance,
or arms transfers to the Government of Mauritania until
appropriate action is taken to eliminate chattel slavery in
Mauritania; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Payne of
New Jersey), H296 [17JA]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H6509 [18JN]
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H.R. 552--A bill to provide for the negotiation of bilateral prisoner
transfer treaties with foreign countries and to provide for the
training in the United States of border patrol and customs service
personnel from foreign countries; to the Committees on
International Relations; the Judiciary; 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. HORN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Beilenson, Mr.
Condit, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Shays), H325 [18JA]
Text, H314 [18JA]
Cosponsors added, H1850 [15FE], H7067 [17JY]
Agreed to in House (pursuant to H. Res. 546), H12036 [28SE]
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H.R. 553--A bill to provide, temporarily, tariff and quota treatment
equivalent to that accorded to members of the North American Free-
Trade Agreement [NAFTA] to Caribbean Basin beneficiary countries;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Rangel),
H325 [18JA]
Cosponsors added, H1372 [7FE], H1611 [10FE], H1908 [16FE], H2989
[9MR], H3733 [23MR], H4415 [6AP], H4546 [3MY], H4619 [9MY], H5471
[23MY], H8684 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 559--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
limit the penalty for late enrollment under the Medicare Program
to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment; to the
Committees on Commerce; 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. FRANK of Massachusetts, H325 [18JA]
Cosponsors added, H970 [31JA], H1281 [6FE], H1908 [16FE], H1968
[21FE], H2651 [3MR], H2989 [9MR], H3879 [28MR], H4511 [2MY], H5691
[7JN], H6083 [16JN], H7012 [13JY], H9591 [27SE], H10307 [18OC],
H11829 [7NO]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [13MR], H5570 [23MY], H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 561--A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Flake, Mr. Mfume,
Ms. Waters, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr.
Hinchey), H325 [18JA]
Cosponsors added, H890 [30JA]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP], H5379 [21MY], H8982 [30JY], H12194
[30SE]
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H.R. 573--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide for an improved benefit computation formula for workers
who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom applies the 15-year
period of transition to the changes in benefit computation rules
enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 (and related
beneficiaries) and to provide prospectively for increases in their
benefits accordingly; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CLEMENT, H399 [19JA]
Cosponsors added, H6481 [28JN], H6913 [12JY], H11686 [1NO], H11829
[7NO]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H1325 [27FE], H2950 [27MR], H3581
[17AP], H6184 [11JN], H9706 [1AU], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 580--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and
title 10, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to reimburse the Military Health Services System
for care provided to medicare-eligible military retirees and their
spouses in the Military Health Services System; to the Committees
on Commerce; Ways and Means; 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. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Barton of
Texas, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Sam Johnson), H399 [19JA]
Cosponsors added, H1372 [7FE], H1752 [14FE], H2064 [22FE], H2393
[28FE], H2717 [6MR], H2892 [8MR], H3156 [14MR], H3276 [15MR],
H3417 [21MR], H3572 [22MR], H3808 [24MR], H3879 [28MR], H4031
[30MR], H4177 [4AP], H4441 [1MY], H4511 [2MY], H4619 [9MY], H4795
[10MY], H4873 [11MY], H4958 [15MY], H5071 [16MY], H5471 [23MY],
H5905 [13JN], H6046 [15JN], H6200 [21JN], H6270 [22JN], H6656
[29JN], H6913 [12JY], H7379 [20JY], H8063 [31JY], H8174 [1AU],
H8361 [3AU], H8597 [6SE], H8904 [13SE], H9245 [19SE], H9363
[20SE], H9591 [27SE], H9671 [28SE], H9738 [29SE], H9897 [11OC],
H10047 [12OC], H10307 [18OC], H10726 [24OC], H11441 [30OC], H11829
[7NO], H12085 [9NO], H12190 [13NO], H12506 [15NO], H13804 [29NO],
H14173 [6DE], H14311 [12DE], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H914 [25JA], H973 [30JA], H1226 [1FE],
1226 [1FE], H1325 [27FE], H1663 [4MR], H1986 [7MR], H2316 [14MR],
H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP], H4303 [30AP], H5501 [22MY], H5570
[23MY], H5753 [30MY], H6005 [6JN], H1663 [4MR], H1986 [7MR], H2316
[14MR], H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP], H4303 [30AP], H5501 [22MY],
H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 582--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise
the rules for determining the employment status of individuals as
employees or independent contractors; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. KIM, H399 [19JA]
Cosponsors added, H803 [26JA], H890 [30JA], H970 [31JA], H2177
[23FE], H2584 [2MR], H3975 [29MR], H4873 [11MY], H6397 [27JN],
H10307 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, H3581 [17AP]
Removal of cosponsors, H5288 [16MY]
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H.R. 584--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a
fish hatchery to the State of Iowa; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. LEACH, H399 [19JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-35), H1849 [15FE]
Made special order (H. Res. 145), H4872 [11MY]
Debated, H5640 [7JN]
Text, H5643 [7JN]
Amendments, H5643 [7JN]
Read the third time, H5645 [7JN]
Passed House, H5645 [7JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-131), S11785 [7AU]
Passed Senate, S12111 [9AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12610 [5SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H8594 [6SE]
Presented to the President, H8594 [6SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-24] (signed September 6, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 598--A bill to guarantee the ability of licensed pharmacists to
conduct the practice of pharmacy compounding and to ensure their
right to the necessary supply of bulk drug products, subject to
applicable State and Federal laws; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BREWSTER (for himself, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Fields of Texas),
H467 [20JA]
Cosponsors added, H2487 [1MR], H2989 [9MR], H4512 [2MY], H5190
[17MY], H5905 [13JN], H6397 [27JN], H6830 [11JY], H8536 [4AU],
H9363 [20SE], H10047 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H2558 [20MR], H3650 [18AP], H4800
[9MY], H5501 [22MY], H6184 [11JN], H6915 [26JN]
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H.R. 608--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the
filing deadline for certain claims under the National Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Hilliard), H467 [20JA]
Cosponsors added, H970 [31JA], H1850 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 609--A bill to establish the National Commission on Gay and
Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller
of California, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. Brown of
California), H467 [20JA]
Cosponsors added, H970 [31JA], H1850 [15FE], H2811 [7MR], H3276
[15MR], H9671 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, H12271 [3OC]
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H.R. 614--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to
the State of Minnesota the New London National Fish Hatchery
production facility; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. MINGE, H467 [20JA]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-36), H1849 [15FE]
Made special order (H. Res. 146), H4872 [11MY]
Read the third time, H5645 [7JN]
Amended and passed House, H5645 [7JN]
Text, H5647 [7JN]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S8023
[8JN]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-132), S11785 [7AU]
Passed Senate, S12111 [9AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12610 [5SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H8594 [6SE]
Presented to the President, H8594 [6SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-25] (signed September 6, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 616--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign
the $1 coin to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. RANGEL, H467 [20JA]
Cosponsors added, H4415 [6AP], H5983 [14JN], H6656 [29JN], H7379
[20JY]
Cosponsors added, H8557 [25JY]
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H.R. 619--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
increase the minimum wage; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. SABO, H467 [20JA]
Cosponsors added, H890 [30JA], H1372 [7FE], H1850 [15FE], H3276
[15MR], H9591 [27SE], H11939 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H1138 [31JA], H1325 [27FE]
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H.R. 620--A bill to increase the minimum wage and to deny employers a
deduction for payments of excessive compensation; to the
Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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. SABO, H467 [20JA]
Cosponsors added, H890 [30JA], H1372 [7FE], H1850 [15FE], H3276
[15MR], H4031 [30MR], H9591 [27SE], H11939 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H1138 [31JA], H1325 [27FE], H2224
[13MR], H4303 [30AP], H4902 [10MY]
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H.R. 621--A bill to amend the act of January 26, 1915, establishing
Rocky Mountain National Park, to provide for the protection of
certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park and along North St.
Vrain Creek and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SKAGGS, H467 [20JA]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY]
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H.R. 629--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
participate in the operation of certain visitor facilities
associated with, but outside the boundaries of, Rocky Mountain
National Park in the State of Colorado; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. ALLARD, H537 [23JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-211), H7989 [28JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H10109 [17OC]
Text, H10109 [17OC]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S15290
[18OC]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-203), S98 [5JA]
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H.R. 632--A bill to enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents
used by the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FROST, H537 [23JA]
Cosponsors added, H9132 [18SE], H11782 [6NO]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-373), H13869 [30NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H14318 [12DE]
Text, H14318 [12DE]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S19110 [21DE]
Amendments, S12320 [3OC], S12391 [3OC]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S12390 [3OC]
House agreed to Senate amendments, H12281 [4OC]
Amendments, H12281 [4OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 635--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
the excise tax exemption for air transportation for the purpose of
providing medical care; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HERGER (for himself, and Mr. Hancock and Ms. Dunn), H537
[23JA]
Cosponsors added, H7012 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, H5052 [14MY]
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H.R. 655--A bill to authorize the hydrogen research, development, and
demonstration programs of the Department of Energy, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. WALKER, H592 [24JA]
Cosponsors added, H1752 [14FE], H3733 [23MR], H3879 [28MR], H4031
[30MR]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-95), H4030 [30MR]
Made special order (H. Res. 136), H4440 [1MY]
Debated, H4467 [2MY]
Amendments, H4474 [2MY], H4475 [2MY], H4478 [2MY]
Amended and passed House, H4482 [2MY]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S6080
[3MY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S10554 [13SE]
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H.R. 657--A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act
applicable to the construction of three hydroelectric projects in
the State of Arkansas; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. LINCOLN, H592 [24JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-315), H11828 [7NO]
Debated, H12145 [13NO]
Text, H12145 [13NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H12155 [13NO]
Placed on the calendar, S17038 [14NO]
Passed Senate, S11571 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-241] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 660--A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to modify the exemption
from certain familial status discrimination prohibitions granted
to housing for older persons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Goss, Mr. Lewis
of California, Mr. Canady, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr.
Emerson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Miller of
Florida, and Mrs. Schroeder), H592 [24JA]
Cosponsors added, H890 [30JA], H1052 [1FE], H3276 [15MR], H3733
[23MR], H3879 [28MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-91), H3878 [28MR]
Made special order (H. Res. 126), H4104 [3AP]
Debated, H4360 [6AP], H14966 [18DE]
Read the third time, H4365 [6AP]
Amended and passed House, H4365 [6AP]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, S5546 [7AP]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-172), S16919 [9NO]
Debated, S18063 [6DE]
Amendments, S18064 [6DE]
Passed Senate as amended, S18070 [6DE]
Amendments, H14966 [18DE]
Rules suspended. House concurred in Senate amendment, H14972 [18DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18917 [19DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15134 [19DE]
Presented to the President, H15135 [19DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-76] (signed December 28, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 661--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
additional safeguards to protect taxpayer rights; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. THORNTON, H592 [24JA]
Cosponsors added, H3572 [22MR], H4512 [2MY], H4619 [9MY], H5071
[16MY], H5691 [7JN], H5983 [14JN], H6735 [10JY]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP]
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H.R. 680--A bill to extend the time for construction of certain FERC
licensed hydro projects; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. McNulty), H691 [25JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-316), H11828 [7NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H12146 [13NO]
Text, H12146 [13NO]
Placed on the calendar, S17038 [14NO]
Passed Senate, S11571 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-242] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 701--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey
lands to the city of Rolla, MO; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. EMERSON, H802 [26JA]
Amended and passed House, H8001 [31JY]
Text, H8002 [31JY], H8305 [2AU]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-215), H8062 [31JY]
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry,
S11107 [1AU]
Amended and passed House (reprinted with previous omissions), H8304
[2AU]
Amendments, H8305 [2AU]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S7502 [9JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H7450 [11JY]
Presented to the President, H7531 [12JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-165] (signed July 24, 1996)
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H.R. 708--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
homemakers to get a full IRA deduction; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. Kennelly, Ms. Dunn
of Washington, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Clayton,
Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Gibbons), H802
[26JA]
Cosponsors added, H1208 [3FE], H1611 [10FE], H1968 [21FE], H2224
[24FE], H2651 [3MR], H3049 [10MR], H3417 [21MR], H3808 [24MR],
H4336 [5AP], H5691 [7JN], H8361 [3AU]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR], H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 713--A bill to provide protection from sexual predators; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. SLAUGHTER, H802 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, H3417 [21MR], H4105 [3AP], H4415 [6AP], H4546
[3MY], H4958 [15MY], H5471 [23MY], H5623 [6JN], H5905 [13JN],
H6089 [19JN], H6830 [11JY], H7179 [18JY], H10520 [20OC], H10726
[24OC]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR], H5052 [14MY], H5817 [4JN]
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H.R. 716--A bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Studds),
H802 [26JA]
Reported (H. Rept.104-47), H2175 [23FE]
Debated, H4044 [3AP]
Text, H4044 [3AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H4072 [3AP]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
S5217 [5AP]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed Senate (text of S. 267
inserted in lieu), S9592 [30JN]
Rules suspended. House concurred in Senate amendment, H10670 [24OC]
Amendments, H10670 [24OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H10993 [26OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S15844 [26OC]
Presented to the President, H11440 [30OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-43] (signed November 3, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 721--A bill to establish fair market value pricing of Federal
natural assets, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Natural Resources; Ways and Means; Agriculture; 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. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Torres, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Yates, Mrs.
Maloney, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Goss, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Ackerman, and Mr. Sanders), H839 [27JA]
Cosponsors added, H2177 [23FE], H2306 [27FE], H3733 [23MR], H4105
[3AP], H5905 [13JN], H8309 [2AU], H9784 [10OC], H14173 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY], H8094 [22JY]
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H.R. 738--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
provide for partial removal of limitations on contributions to
candidates whose opponents exceed personal contribution
limitations in an election; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. ROHRABACHER, H889 [30JA]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY]
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H.R. 739--A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare
English as the official language of the Government of the United
States; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Packard, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bartlett
of Maryland, Mr. Parker, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coble, Mr.
Archer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr.
Stump, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Rogers, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Royce, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Ney, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Kingston, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. King), H889 [30JA]
Cosponsors added, H970 [31JA], H1372 [7FE], H1461 [8FE], H1908
[16FE], H2177 [23FE], H2393 [28FE], H2892 [8MR], H2989 [9MR],
H3327 [16MR], H4415 [6AP], H4795 [10MY], H5071 [16MY], H5367
[18MY], H5691 [7JN], H6656 [29JN], H6735 [10JY], H6830 [11JY],
H7012 [13JY], H7257 [19JY], H7379 [20JY], H8309 [2AU], H8536
[4AU], H8597 [6SE], H8806 [12SE], H10047 [12OC], H11939 [8NO],
H12127 [10NO], H12350 [14NO], H14765 [13DE], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H2713 [22MR], H3650 [18AP], H4303 [30AP], H4646
[8MY], H6915 [26JN], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 740--A bill to confer jurisdiction on the U.S. Court of Federal
Claims with respect to land claims of Pueblo of Isleta Indian
tribe; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SKEEN (for himself and Mr. Schiff), H889 [30JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-694), H8094 [22JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8619 [29JY]
Text, H8619 [29JY]
Passed Senate, S9863 [4SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10104 [5SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9965 [5SE]
Presented to the President (September 6, 1996), H10110 [9SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-198] (signed September 18, 1996)
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H.R. 743--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow
labor management cooperative efforts that improve economic
competitiveness in the United States to continue to thrive, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. GUNDERSON (for himself, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Goodling, Mr.
Hoekstra, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of
Nebraska, Mr. Talent, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Bereuter,
Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Linder, Mr. Porter, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Stenholm, and Mr. Hayes), H889 [30JA]
Cosponsors added, H1612 [10FE], H2393 [28FE], H3572 [22MR], H4415
[6AP], H4873 [11MY], H5753 [8JN], H6083 [16JN], H6200 [21JN],
H6656 [29JN], H6698 [30JN], H6913 [12JY], H7012 [13JY], H7067
[17JY], H7379 [20JY], H7461 [21JY], H7699 [25JY], H7990 [28JY],
H8063 [31JY], H8361 [3AU], H8536 [4AU], H8597 [6SE], H8806 [12SE],
H8904 [13SE], H8994 [14SE], H9132 [18SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H4620 [9MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-248), H9132 [18SE]
Made special order (H. Res. 226), H9451 [21SE]
Amendments, H9505 [25SE], H9536 [27SE], H9547 [27SE], H9552 [27SE],
H9553 [27SE], H9592 [27SE]
Debated, H9523 [27SE], H9551 [27SE]
Amended and passed House, H9556 [27SE]
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, S14710
[29SE]
Committee discharged, S7619 [10JY]
Amended and passed Senate (text of S. 295 inserted in lieu), S7619
[10JY]
Text, S7619 [10JY]
House agreed to Senate amendment, H7990 [18JY]
Amendments, H7990 [18JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H8027 [18JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S8155 [18JY]
Presented to the President (July 18, 1996), H8091 [22JY]
Presidential veto message, H8816 [30JY]
Veto message and bill referred to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities, H9450 [31JY]
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H.R. 757--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that the amount of an overpayment otherwise payable to any person
shall be reduced by the amount of past-due, legally enforceable
State tax obligations of such person; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. JACOBS (for himself, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Moran), H969 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H3276 [15MR], H3733 [23MR], H4512 [2MY], H4619
[9MY], H5071 [16MY], H5983 [14JN]
Cosponsors added, H7474 [11JY]
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H.R. 761--A bill to establish the AIDS Cure Project; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Owens,
Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Deutsch, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Engel), H969 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H4415 [6AP], H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H2316 [14MR]
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H.R. 771--A bill to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect property
through improved State and local fire safety education; to the
Committee on Science.
By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr.
Boehlert), H1050 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1968 [21FE], H3049 [10MR], H5691 [7JN], H6397
[27JN], H9671 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE]
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H.R. 773--A bill to reform the concession policies of the National
Park Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Schiff, Mr.
McHugh, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ackerman,
Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Olver, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Manton, Mr. Johnston of
Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Sawyer, Mr.
Yates, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Vento, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin,
Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Porter), H1050
[1FE]
Cosponsors added, H2393 [28FE], H3417 [21MR], H4177 [4AP], H5623
[6JN], H6089 [19JN], H8994 [14SE], H9245 [19SE], H10484 [19OC],
H11782 [6NO], H12506 [15NO], H14173 [6DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H2316 [14MR], H3387 [15AP], H4119 [29AP], H4503
[7MY], H5753 [30MY], H6712 [24JN], H7533 [12JY]
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H.R. 777--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
require State medicaid plans to provide coverage of screening
mammography; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, H1051 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1850 [15FE], H2651 [3MR], H3572 [22MR], H5691
[7JN], H9591 [27SE], H11939 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H1635 [29FE], H1716 [5MR], H2123 [12MR], H2558
[20MR], H3387 [15AP], H5052 [14MY], H7107 [27JN], H8248 [23JY],
H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 778--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of an annual screening mammography under part
B of the Medicare Program for women age 65 or older; to the
Committees on Commerce; 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 Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Ensign), H1051 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1850 [15FE], H2651 [3MR], H3572 [22MR], H5691
[7JN], H9591 [27SE], H11939 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H1635 [29FE], H1716 [5MR], H2123 [12MR], H2558
[20MR], H3387 [15AP], H5052 [14MY], H6184 [11JN], H7107 [27JN],
H8248 [23JY], H10108 [5SE], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 779--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of prostate cancer screening tests under part
B of the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; 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 Mrs. VUCANOVICH, H1051 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1850 [15FE], H2651 [3MR], H3572 [22MR], H5691
[7JN]
Cosponsors added, H1716 [5MR], H2123 [12MR], H2558 [20MR], H3387
[15AP], H5052 [14MY], H7107 [27JN]
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H.R. 780--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of prostate cancer screening tests under the
Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, H1051 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1850 [15FE], H2651 [3MR], H3572 [22MR], H5691
[7JN]
Cosponsors added, H1716 [5MR], H2123 [12MR], H2558 [20MR], H3387
[15AP], H5052 [14MY], H7107 [27JN]
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H.R. 782--A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to allow
members of employee associations to represent their views before
the U.S. Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WOLF, H1051 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H2306 [27FE], H3049 [10MR], H3572 [22MR], H4336
[5AP], H4512 [2MY], H5374 [22MY], H5691 [7JN], H6083 [16JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-230), H8532 [4AU]
Placed on Corrections Calendar, H10047 [12OC]
Debated, H10667 [24OC]
Text, H10667 [24OC]
Amendments, H10667 [24OC]
Amended and passed House, H10670 [24OC]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S15686 [25OC]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S1516 [5MR]
Passed Senate as amended, S8941 [25JY]
Amendments, S8941 [25JY]
House agreed to Senate amendment, H9772 [1AU]
Amendments, H9772 [1AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9553 [2AU]
Examined and signed in the House, H10018 [4SE]
Presented to the President (August 2, 1996), H10019 [4SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-177] (signed August 6, 1996)
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H.R. 783--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent
the reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt
agricultural or horticultural organizations; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Thomas, Mr.
Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr.
Hancock, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Bliley,
Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Barcia,
Mr. Conyers, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Baesler, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Canady, Mr. Hansen, Mr.
Ehlers, Mr. Parker, Ms. Danner, Mr. Combest, Mr. Minge, Mr. Klug,
Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr.
Wolf), H1051 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1208 [3FE], H1612 [10FE], H1908 [16FE], H2584
[2MR], H2717 [6MR], H3156 [14MR], H3327 [16MR], H3733 [23MR],
H4031 [30MR], H4512 [2MY], H4546 [3MY], H4619 [9MY], H4916 [12MY],
H4958 [15MY], H5190 [17MY], H5471 [23MY], H5691 [7JN], H6046
[15JN], H7379 [20JY], H7461 [21JY], H7550 [24JY], H8309 [2AU],
H8536 [4AU], H8684 [7SE], H9132 [18SE], H11829 [7NO], H15633
[22DE]
Cosponsors added, H6691 [20JN]
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H.R. 784--A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the
tax on generation-skipping transfers; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Armey, Mr.
Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Canady, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr.
Dreier, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. King, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Moorhead, Mr. Parker, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr.
Solomon), H1051 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1850 [15FE], H2064 [22FE], H3733 [23MR], H4619
[9MY], H5571 [24MY], H5905 [13JN], H6481 [28JN], H7916 [27JY],
H8063 [31JY], H9132 [18SE], H9897 [11OC], H10484 [19OC], H10848
[25OC], H12506 [15NO], H13142 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1138 [31JA], H1234 [9FE], H1325
[27FE], H2316 [14MR], H2466 [19MR], H3387 [15AP], H6184 [11JN],
H10524 [17SE], H11048 [24SE], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 788--A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the consideration of retroactive
tax increases; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Emerson, Mr.
Saxton, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Smith of Washington,
Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Roth, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Burton, Mr. Heineman,
Mr. Bachus, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Longley, Mr. Doolittle,
Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Myers of
Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hastings
of Washington, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Canady, Mr.
Fox, Mr. Burr, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Weller, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Dornan), H1051 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1556 [9FE], H2306 [27FE], H4031 [30MR], H4619
[9MY], H5374 [22MY], H5471 [23MY], H8597 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, H6423 [17JN]
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H.R. 789--A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, with respect
to the licensing of music, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, H1051 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1157 [2FE], H1208 [3FE], H1281 [6FE], H1556
[9FE], H1612 [10FE], H1908 [16FE], H1968 [21FE], H2064 [22FE],
H2224 [24FE], H2306 [27FE], H2393 [28FE], H2487 [1MR], H2651
[3MR], H2717 [6MR], H2811 [7MR], H2892 [8MR], H3156 [14MR], H3417
[21MR], H3572 [22MR], H3879 [28MR], H4105 [3AP], H4336 [5AP],
H4512 [2MY], H4619 [9MY], H4873 [11MY], H5071 [16MY], H5190
[17MY], H5367 [18MY], H5471 [23MY], H5571 [24MY], H5609 [25MY],
H5691 [7JN], H5983 [14JN], H6083 [16JN], H6159 [20JN], H6270
[22JN], H6397 [27JN], H6481 [28JN], H6698 [30JN], H6735 [10JY],
H6830 [11JY], H7067 [17JY], H7257 [19JY], H7550 [24JY], H7699
[25JY], H7990 [28JY], H8063 [31JY], H8361 [3AU], H8597 [6SE],
H8806 [12SE], H8904 [13SE], H8994 [14SE], H9245 [19SE], H9363
[20SE], H9452 [21SE], H9591 [27SE], H9671 [28SE], H9897 [11OC],
H10146 [17OC], H10307 [18OC], H11586 [31OC], H11939 [8NO], H12085
[9NO], H12190 [13NO], H12350 [14NO], H14311 [12DE], H14765 [13DE],
H15136 [19DE]
Removal of cosponsors, H8361 [3AU], H9739 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H1716 [5MR], H1986 [7MR], H2665 [21MR], H4303
[30AP], H5753 [30MY], H5817 [4JN], H10524 [17SE], H10602 [18SE],
H11048 [24SE], H11395 [26SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H3489 [16AP], H3650 [18AP]
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H.R. 790--A bill to require certain Federal agencies to protect the
rights of private property owners; to the Committees on the
Judiciary; Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr.
Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barrett of
Nebraska, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Bunning of
Kentucky, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Combest, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cox, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr.
Dickey, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Dunn of
Washington, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Pete Geren of
Texas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hancock,
Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefley,
Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Holden, Mr. Houghton, Mr.
Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook,
Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. King, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr.
Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr.
Lightfoot, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh,
Mr. McKeon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moorhead,
Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr.
Pickett, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder,
Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina,
and Mr. Wilson), H1051 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H4512 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, H4646 [8MY], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 791--A bill to deny supplemental security income benefits by
reason of disability based on addiction to alcohol or drugs; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Goodlatte,
Mr. Heineman, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Schiff,
Mr. Stump, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas), H1156
[2FE]
Cosponsors added, H1281 [6FE], H1612 [10FE], H1908 [16FE], H2064
[22FE], H2393 [28FE], H2892 [8MR], H3276 [15MR], H3808 [24MR],
H8536 [4AU], H9897 [11OC], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP], H3820 [24AP], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 797--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
establish a Higher Education Accumulation Program [HEAP] under
which individuals are allowed a deduction for contributions to
HEAP accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. ESHOO, H1156 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, H2064 [22FE], H3049 [10MR], H3975 [29MR], H5071
[16MY], H6159 [20JN], H6698 [30JN], H6830 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H6509 [18JN], H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 801--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the
Social Security Act to repeal provisions relating to the State
enforcement of child support obligations and to require the
Internal Revenue Service to collect child support through wage
withholding; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Ms. Woolsey), H1156 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, H2989 [9MR], H3276 [15MR], H3808 [24MR], H3975
[29MR], H5571 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, H7474 [11JY], H7780 [17JY]
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H.R. 809--A bill to authorize and direct the General Accounting Office
to audit the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Advisory Council,
the Federal Open Market Committee, and Federal Reserve banks and
their branches; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. VOLKMER, H1157 [2FE]
Cosponsors added, H1689 [13FE], H1908 [16FE], H1968 [21FE], H2487
[1MR], H2584 [2MR], H2989 [9MR], H4031 [30MR]
Cosponsors added, H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 820--A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify liability under
that act for certain recycling transactions; to the Committees on
Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Boucher,
Mr. Manton, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Tauzin), H1207 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, H2651 [3MR], H3276 [15MR], H3572 [22MR], H3808
[24MR], H3975 [29MR], H4336 [5AP], H4415 [6AP], H4546 [3MY], H4619
[9MY], H4916 [12MY], H5367 [18MY], H5471 [23MY], H5609 [25MY],
H5691 [7JN], H5905 [13JN], H6270 [22JN], H6698 [30JN], H7257
[19JY], H7916 [27JY], H8536 [4AU], H8725 [8SE], H8904 [13SE],
H10726 [24OC], H12127 [10NO], H14003 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H1507 [28FE], H1716 [5MR], H1986
[7MR], H2950 [27MR], H3231 [29MR], H3387 [15AP], H3650 [18AP],
H4110 [25AP], H4800 [9MY], H5288 [16MY], H5570 [23MY], H5817
[4JN], H6509 [18JN], H7107 [27JN], H7533 [12JY], H9706 [1AU],
H10721 [19SE], H11395 [26SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 822--A bill to provide a fair, nonpolitical process that will
achieve $45 billion in budget outlay reductions each fiscal year
until a balanced budget is reached; to the Committees on
Government Reform and Oversight; Rules; 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. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Allard, Mr.
Barcia, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, Mr.
Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Ms. Furse, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr.
Goss, Mr. Hancock, Ms. Harman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Lincoln,
Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanford,
Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr.
Zimmer), H1207 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, H1850 [15FE], H2487 [1MR], H4415 [6AP], H11686
[1NO]
Cosponsors added, H2466 [19MR], H3488 [16AP]
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H.R. 831--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of
self-employed individuals, to repeal the provisions permitting
nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating
policies of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Thomas, and Mrs. Johnson
of Connecticut), H1281 [6FE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-32), H1751 [14FE]
Made special order (H. Res. 88), H1907 [16FE]
Debated, H1921 [21FE], H3845 [28MR]
Text, H1932 [21FE]
Passed House, H1953 [21FE]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S2965 [22FE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-16), S4262 [21MR]
Debated, S4532 [24MR], S4546 [24MR], S4551 [24MR], S4559 [24MR]
Read the third time, S4559 [24MR]
Passed Senate as amended, S4559 [24MR]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S4559 [24MR]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H3852 [28MR]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-92) submitted in the House, H3909
[29MR]
Explanatory statement, H3910 [29MR]
Conference report considered in the House, H3996 [30MR]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H4004 [30MR]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S4974 [31MR], S4981
[31MR], S5030 [3AP]
Senate invoked cloture, S5029 [3AP]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S5047 [3AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H4176 [4AP]
Presented to the President, H4334 [5AP]
Approved [Public Law 104-7] (signed April 11, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 833--A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to ensure that pregnant women receiving assistance under title X
of the Public Health Service Act are provided with information and
counseling regarding their pregnancies, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Waxman, and Mrs.
Lowey), H1281 [6FE]
Cosponsors added, H2306 [27FE], H3975 [29MR], H4619 [9MY], H4795
[10MY], H5367 [18MY], H5623 [6JN], H5753 [8JN], H5905 [13JN],
H6656 [29JN], H6735 [10JY], H7801 [26JY], H8361 [3AU], H8904
[13SE], H9363 [20SE]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE], H1635 [29FE], H1716 [5MR], H1775
[6MR], H1986 [7MR], H2123 [12MR], H2842 [25MR], H3387 [15AP],
H3488 [16AP], H4646 [8MY], H5173 [15MY]
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H.R. 835--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
expanding and intensifying activities of the National Institute of
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases with respect to
lupus; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, H1281 [6FE]
Cosponsors added, H3808 [24MR], H4512 [2MY], H5609 [25MY], H5753
[8JN], H6735 [10JY], H7379 [20JY], H8684 [7SE], H9738 [29SE],
H10848 [25OC], H11829 [7NO], H15087 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H922 [26JA], H1775 [6MR], H2320 [18MR], H3387
[15AP], H3658 [22AP], H4397 [1MY], H5299 [20MY]
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H.R. 842--A bill to provide off-budget treatment for the Highway Trust
Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways
Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; to the
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; the Budget;
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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rahall, Mr.
Duncan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Borski), H1371 [7FE]
Cosponsors added, H2177 [23FE], H3572 [22MR], H4512 [2MY], H5071
[16MY], H6200 [21JN], H8174 [1AU], H9245 [19SE], H9897 [11OC],
H10726 [24OC]
Committee discharged. Rereferred to the Committees on Transportation
and Infrastructure; the Budget, H14056 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H1663 [4MR]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-499), H2949 [27MR]
Referral to the Committee on the Budget extended, H2949 [27MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-499, part 2), H3229 [29MR]
Made special order (H. Res. 396), H3229 [29MR]
Amendments, H3489 [16AP], H3533 [17AP], H3536 [17AP], H3537 [17AP],
H3538 [17AP], H3545 [17AP]
Debated, H3504 [17AP]
Amended and passed House, H3547 [17AP]
Referred to the Committees on the Budget; Governmental Affairs,
S3625 [18AP]
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H.R. 844--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
farmers to rollover into an individual retirement account the
proceeds from the sale of a farm; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. COSTELLO, H1371 [7FE]
Cosponsors added, H1689 [13FE], H2487 [1MR], H4415 [6AP], H5072
[16MY], H5753 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, H7474 [11JY]
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H.R. 848--A bill to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated
for assistance for highway relocation regarding the Chickamauga
and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. DEAL of Georgia, H1371 [7FE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-603), H5817 [4JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H6042 [10JN]
Text, H6042 [10JN]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S6080
[11JN]
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H.R. 849--A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967 to reinstate an exemption for certain bona fide hiring and
retirement plans applicable to State and local firefighters and
law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Clay, Mr.
Ballenger, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sawyer, Mr.
Martinez, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr.
Knollenberg, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Engel, Ms.
Slaughter, Mr. Andrews, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas),
H1371 [7FE]
Cosponsors added, H2393 [28FE], H2717 [6MR], H3156 [14MR], H3733
[23MR], H3975 [29MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H3822 [28MR]
Text, H3822 [28MR]
Read the first time, S4803 [29MR], S4804 [29MR]
Read the second time. Placed on the calendar, S5175 [5AP], S5217
[5AP]
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, S1179 [9FE],
S1262 [9FE]
Placed on the calendar, S3012 [27MR]
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H.R. 852--A bill to designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers,
national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas,
and biological connecting corridors certain public lands in the
States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Zimmer,
Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Farr, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Torres, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Norton, and Mr.
Filner), H1371 [7FE]
Cosponsors added, H2584 [2MR], H3733 [23MR], H4105 [3AP], H4916
[12MY], H6397 [27JN], H7067 [17JY], H9505 [25SE], H10726 [24OC],
H11686 [1NO], H13804 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1325 [27FE], H2224 [13MR]
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H.R. 858--A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, United States
Code, in order to ensure equality between Federal firefighters and
other employees in the civil service and other public sector
firefighters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Filner,
Mr. Moran, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Gilman, Mr.
Cunningham, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Lewis of California),
H1460 [8FE]
Cosponsors added, H1968 [21FE], H3049 [10MR], H3417 [21MR], H3733
[23MR], H4031 [30MR], H4441 [1MY], H5691 [7JN], H6397 [27JN],
H7179 [18JY], H9671 [28SE], H12085 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H1986 [7MR], H3387 [15AP], H5379
[21MY], H7107 [27JN], H10108 [5SE], H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 862--A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to promote
homosexuality; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,
Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Manzullo), H1460 [8FE]
Cosponsors added, H2393 [28FE], H4336 [5AP], H7550 [24JY], H7916
[27JY], H8309 [2AU], H8684 [7SE], H10307 [18OC], H10484 [19OC],
H10848 [25OC], H13870 [30NO], H14963 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 863--A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of
surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of
necessaries to impoverished families and individuals; to the
Committee on Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. HAMILTON, H1460 [8FE]
Cosponsors added, H2811 [7MR], H4441 [1MY], H5571 [24MY], H5757
[9JN], H5983 [14JN], H6083 [16JN], H6159 [20JN], H6270 [22JN],
H6481 [28JN], H6656 [29JN], H6736 [10JY], H6913 [12JY], H7012
[13JY], H7067 [17JY], H7801 [26JY], H8063 [31JY], H8174 [1AU],
H8597 [6SE], H9743 [6OC], H14253 [11DE]
Cosponsors added, H1245 [16FE], H8635 [29JY], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 866--A bill to make a technical correction to section 601 of the
Federal Aviation Administration Act; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. RAHALL, H1460 [8FE]
Cosponsors added, H1908 [16FE], H2811 [7MR], H5905 [13JN], H6830
[11JY], H8806 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 869--A bill to designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse
located at 125 Market Street in Youngstown, OH, as the ``Thomas D.
Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse''; to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H1460 [8FE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-365), H13730 [28NO]
Debated, H13957 [5DE]
Text, H13957 [5DE]
Rules suspended. Amended and passed House, H13972 [5DE]
Title amended, H13972 [5DE]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S18099
[6DE]
Reported (no written report), S3154 [28MR]
Passed Senate, S3414 [16AP]
Text, S3414 [16AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H3648 [18AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3625 [18AP]
Presented to the President (April 19, 1996), H3657 [22AP]
Approved [Public Law 104-136] (signed April 30, 1996), H4397 [1MY]
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H.R. 873--A bill to amend the Helium Act to require the Secretary of
the Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held in
connection with activities carried out under the Helium Act, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman,
Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Blute,
Mr. Bono, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Dunn of
Washington, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr.
Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Holden, Mr.
Horn, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Kelly, Mr.
King, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Linder, Ms.
Lofgren, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Packard, Mr.
Paxon, Mr. Portman, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen,
Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr.
Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Walsh, and
Mr. Zimmer), H1554 [9FE]
Cosponsors added, H1689 [13FE], H1850 [15FE], H2064 [22FE], H2306
[27FE], H2584 [2MR], H2717 [6MR], H2892 [8MR], H3733 [23MR], H4619
[9MY], H5571 [24MY], H5691 [7JN], H5905 [13JN], H6481 [28JN],
H7916 [27JY]
Cosponsors added, H4303 [30AP]
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H.R. 878--A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 to encourage States to enact a Law
Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, to provide standards and
protection for the conduct of internal police investigations, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LIGHTFOOT (for himself and Mr. Stupak), H1555 [9FE]
Cosponsors added, H3879 [28MR], H5609 [25MY], H8994 [14SE], H12085
[9NO], H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1507 [28FE], H2123 [12MR], H3820
[24AP], H5570 [23MY], H6415 [13JN], H6532 [19JN], H7260 [10JY],
H8030 [18JY], H8094 [22JY], H9566 [31JY], H9925 [2AU], H10386
[12SE], H10721 [19SE], H11230 [25SE], H11527 [27SE], H12301 [4OC]
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H.R. 883--A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other
purposes; jointly, to the Committees on International Relations;
Ways and Means; Commerce; 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. RANGEL, H1555 [9FE]
Cosponsors added, H6083 [16JN], H6913 [12JY], H7067 [17JY], H7379
[20JY], H7990 [28JY]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA]
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H.R. 885--A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building located at
153 East 110th Street, New York, NY, as the ``Oscar Garcia Rivera
Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. SERRANO (for himself and Mr. Rangel), H1555 [9FE]
Cosponsors added, H9363 [20SE], H14003 [5DE], H14963 [15DE], H15237
[20DE]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP], H3650 [18AP], H4119 [29AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8756 [30JY]
Text, H8756 [30JY]
Referred to the Committee Governmental Affairs, S9293 [31JY]
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H.R. 887--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Energy to sell the naval petroleum reserves since
such reserves are no longer necessary for the national security of
the United States; jointly, to the Committees on National
Security; 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. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. Klug), H1555 [9FE]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [24FE], H2487 [1MR], H5623 [6JN], H7179
[18JY]
Cosponsors added, H6005 [6JN]
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H.R. 889--A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of the
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1995, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON, H1611 [10FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-29), H1610 [10FE]
Made special order (H. Res. 92), H1967 [21FE]
Debated, H1985 [22FE]
Text, H1997 [22FE]
Amended and passed House, H2010 [22FE]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S3052 [23FE]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-12), S3389 [2MR]
Debated, S3576 [7MR], S3641 [8MR], S3645 [8MR], S3649 [8MR], S3656
[8MR], S3662 [8MR], S3664 [8MR], S3666 [8MR], S3669 [8MR], S3671
[8MR], S3673 [8MR], S3696 [9MR], S3720 [9MR], S3731 [9MR], S3774
[10MR], S3781 [10MR], S3800 [10MR], S3831 [13MR], S3839 [13MR],
S3869 [14MR], S3909 [15MR], S3926 [15MR], S3928 [15MR], S3944
[15MR], S3949 [15MR], S3955 [15MR], S3961 [15MR], S4009 [16MR],
S4035 [16MR], S4046 [16MR], S4049 [16MR], S4050 [16MR]
Text, S3576 [7MR], S4070 [16MR]
Amendments, S3587 [7MR], S3594 [7MR], S3595 [7MR], S3597 [7MR],
S3599 [7MR], S3631 [7MR], S3632 [7MR], S3656 [8MR], S3662 [8MR],
S3669 [8MR], S3672 [8MR], S3682 [8MR], S4014 [16MR], S4016 [16MR],
S4022 [16MR], S4023 [16MR], S4026 [16MR], S4028 [16MR], S4035
[16MR], S4036 [16MR], S4044 [16MR], S4046 [16MR], S4048 [16MR],
S4056 [16MR], S4058 [16MR], S4059 [16MR], S4113 [16MR], S4114
[16MR], S4115 [16MR]
Amended and passed Senate, S4070 [16MR]
Title amended, S4074 [16MR]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S4074 [16MR]
Objection heard to a request to disagree to Senate amendments and
agree to a conference, H3790 [24MR]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference,
H3841 [28MR]
Conferees appointed, H3844 [28MR]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-101) submitted in the House, H4319
[5AP]
Explanatory statement, H4323 [5AP]
Conference report considered in the House, H4345 [6AP]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H4356 [6AP]
Conference report considered and agreed to in the Senate, S5522
[6AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S5602 [24AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H4437 [1MY], H4438 [1MY]
Presented to the President, H4438 [1MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-6] (signed April 10, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 892--A bill to reauthorize the independent counsel statute, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DICKEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina,
and Mr. Bonilla), H1611 [10FE]
Cosponsors added, H5190 [17MY], H5609 [25MY], H6481 [28JN], H7801
[26JY], H8684 [7SE], H9452 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 893--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the birth of
Thomas Alva Edison, to redesign the half dollar circulating coin
for 1997 to commemorate Thomas Edison, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself and Mr. Bonior), H1611 [10FE]
Cosponsors added, H3572 [22MR], H4336 [5AP], H4546 [3MY], H5072
[16MY], H5753 [8JN], H6481 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, H7474 [11JY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 894--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide
military reservists who are retained in active status after
qualifying for reserve retired pay credit toward computation of
retired pay for service performed after so qualifying; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. McNULTY, H1611 [10FE]
Cosponsors added, H3049 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, H3171 [28MR]
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H.R. 895--A bill to provide for retroactive award of the Navy Combat
Action Ribbon based upon participation in ground or surface combat
as a member of the Navy or Marine Corps during the period between
July 4, 1943, and March 1, 1961; to the Committee on National
Security.
By Mr. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. King, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas,
Mr. Pallone, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Stearns,
Mr. Rangel, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Montgomery, Ms. Rivers,
and Mr. Royce), H1611 [10FE]
Cosponsors added, H2487 [1MR], H3049 [10MR], H4336 [5AP], H4512
[2MY], H5072 [16MY], H5609 [25MY], H8536 [4AU], H10307 [18OC],
H15639 [27DE]
Cosponsors added, H3171 [28MR], H7107 [27JN], H9925 [2AU], H10721
[19SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 903--A bill to substitute evaluations of educational quality for
cohort default rates in eligibility determinations for proprietary
institutions of higher education under the Federal student
assistance programs; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. ANDREWS, H1688 [13FE]
Cosponsors added, H3327 [16MR], H5072 [16MY], H8684 [7SE], H10484
[19OC]
Cosponsors added, H10174 [10SE], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 910--A bill to require the Secretary of State to establish a set
of voluntary guidelines to promote socially responsible business
practices for the United States; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown of California, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, Mr.
McHale, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Collins of Illinois,
Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Olver, Mr.
Vento, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Velazquez, and
Mr. Sanders), H1688 [13FE]
Cosponsors added, H2717 [6MR], H3733 [23MR], H4512 [2MY], H4873
[11MY], H5753 [8JN], H7067 [17JY], H10146 [17OC]
Cosponsors added, H2466 [19MR]
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H.R. 911--A bill to encourage the States to enact legislation to grant
immunity from personal civil liability, under certain
circumstances, to volunteers working on behalf of nonprofit
organizations and governmental entities; to the Committees on the
Judiciary; 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. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allard, Mr. Baker of
California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett
of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonilla,
Mr. Bono, Mr. Browder, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Callahan, Mr.
Calvert, Mr. Canady, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr.
Cox, Mr. Davis, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ehlers,
Mr. Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans,
Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fields of
Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gekas, Mr.
Gordon, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gunderson, Mr.
Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hefner,
Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. King, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klug,
Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Largent, Mr. Leach,
Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.
Livingston, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McCollum,
Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meyers of
Kansas, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Montgomery, Mr.
Moorhead, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Ney, Mr. Olver,
Mr. Owens, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Payne of
Virginia, Mr. Petri, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr.
Riggs, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Schaefer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stearns, Mr.
Stump, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Upton, Mr.
Visclosky, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Weldon
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Zeliff, and
Mr. Zimmer), H1688 [13FE]
Cosponsors added, H2177 [23FE], H2393 [28FE], H3156 [14MR], H3733
[23MR], H4619 [9MY], H5072 [16MY], H5905 [13JN], H6046 [15JN],
H6397 [27JN], H7257 [19JY], H8904 [13SE], H9591 [27SE], H9738
[29SE], H9784 [10OC], H10047 [12OC], H11586 [31OC], H12085 [9NO],
H12350 [14NO], H13142 [16NO], H14239 [7DE], H15087 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1325 [27FE], H1775 [6MR], H2665
[21MR], H3387 [15AP], H4110 [25AP], H4800 [9MY], H5380 [21MY],
H7154 [9JY], H8982 [30JY], H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 922--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of colorectal screening under part B of the
Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Yates, Mr. Gene Green of
Texas, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Horn,
Mr. Frost, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Blute, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Dellums,
Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Beilenson, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr.
Ford), H1689 [13FE]
Cosponsors added, H1850 [15FE], H1968 [21FE], H2224 [24FE], H2393
[28FE], H2651 [3MR], H3073 [13MR], H4441 [1MY], H5609 [25MY],
H6046 [15JN], H7012 [13JY], H7179 [18JY], H7801 [26JY], H8361
[3AU], H8536 [4AU], H8684 [7SE], H8904 [13SE], H9671 [28SE],
H10848 [25OC], H12085 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H2665 [21MR], H5173 [15MY], H5380 [21MY]
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H.R. 927--A bill to seek international sanctions against the Castro
government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government
leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; Ways
and Means; the Judiciary; 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. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Menendez, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Ballenger,
Mr. Solomon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. King, Mr.
Ewing, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Barton of Texas,
Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Vucanovich,
Mr. Petri, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Gilchrest), H1751 [14FE]
Cosponsors added, H4336 [5AP], H4958 [15MY], H5691 [7JN], H6046
[15JN], H6089 [19JN], H6312 [26JN], H7179 [18JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-202), H7549 [24JY]
Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Banking
and Financial Services extended, H7549 [24JY]
Committee discharged, H8533 [4AU]
Amendments, H8994 [14SE], H9133 [18SE], H9246 [19SE], H9364 [20SE],
H9368 [21SE], H9393 [21SE], H9396 [21SE]
Made special order (H. Res. 225), H9245 [19SE]
Debated, H9337 [20SE], H9368 [21SE]
Amended and passed House, H9399 [21SE]
Read the first time, S14407 [27SE]
Read for the second time, S14803 [10OC]
Placed on the calendar, S14883 [10OC]
Debated, S14993 [11OC], S14994 [11OC], S15005 [11OC], S15077 [12OC],
S15088 [12OC], S15092 [12OC], S15094 [12OC], S15100 [12OC], S15104
[12OC], S15165 [13OC], S15199 [17OC], S15201 [17OC], S15203
[17OC], S15217 [17OC], S15277 [18OC], S15282 [18OC], S15284
[18OC], S15315 [19OC], S15317 [19OC], S15320 [19OC], S15322
[19OC], S16974 [13NO], S16979 [13NO], S16993 [13NO], S16995 [13NO]
Amendments, S15055 [11OC], S15086 [12OC], S15131 [12OC], S15132
[12OC], S15133 [12OC], S15136 [12OC], S15137 [12OC], S15166
[13OC], S15167 [13OC], S15201 [17OC], S15206 [17OC], S15247
[17OC], S15248 [17OC], S15249 [17OC], S15255 [17OC], S15282
[18OC], S15284 [18OC], S15292 [18OC], S15315 [19OC]
Senate invoked cloture, S15277 [18OC]
Read the third time. Amended and passed Senate, S15325 [19OC]
Text, S15584 [24OC]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H11807 [7NO]
Senate insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S18639 [14DE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-468) submitted in the House, H1645
[4MR]
Explanatory statement, H1655 [4MR]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S1479 [5MR], S1510 [5MR]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S1511 [5MR]
Conference report considered in the House, H1736 [6MR]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H1749 [6MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S1680 [11MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H2121 [12MR]
Presented to the President, H2121 [12MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-114] (signed March 12, 1996), H3233 [15AP]
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H.R. 931--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
tax incentives to encourage the preservation of low-income
housing; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Livingston, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Tauzin, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Ford, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns,
Mr. Scott, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Clay, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida,
Mr. Tucker, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts,
Mr. Levin, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Baker of
Louisiana), H1751 [14FE]
Cosponsors added, H4433 [7AP], H4619 [9MY], H8309 [2AU], H10484
[19OC]
Cosponsors added, H4430 [6MY]
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H.R. 938--A bill to provide that certain civil defense employees and
employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may be
eligible for certain public safety officers death benefits, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MONTGOMERY, H1751 [14FE]
Cosponsors added, H5623 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H1507 [28FE], H6509 [18JN], H7780
[17JY]
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H.R. 940--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
increase the minimum wage rate under that act; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, and Mr. Clay, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of
California, Mrs. Kennelly, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeLauro,
Mr. Dingell, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Hoyer, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lowey, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Obey, Mr.
Richardson, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Becerra,
Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Eshoo, Mr.
Farr, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frazer, Mr.
Gejdenson, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. Lantos, Mrs.
Maloney, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Ward,
Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wise, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Wyden), H1751 [14FE]
Cosponsors added, H2393 [28FE], H3049 [10MR], H3975 [29MR], H4105
[3AP], H4619 [9MY], H5471 [23MY], H5753 [8JN], H6736 [10JY], H7550
[24JY], H8063 [31JY], H8536 [4AU], H8994 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H973 [30JA], H1248 [20FE], H2950
[27MR], H3650 [18AP], H3730 [23AP], H3820 [24AP], H4430 [6MY],
H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 941--A bill to amend title 18 United States Code, to carry out
certain obligations of the United States under the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by prohibiting the practice
of female circumcision, and for other purposes; to the Committees
on the Judiciary; 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 Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mrs.
Morella, and Ms. Rivers), H1751 [14FE]
Cosponsors added, H2393 [28FE], H2892 [8MR], H3975 [29MR], H5072
[16MY], H6736 [10JY], H7179 [18JY], H7801 [26JY], H9452 [21SE],
H10047 [12OC], H10146 [17OC], H10726 [24OC], H11587 [31OC], H12350
[14NO]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE], H3387 [15AP], H3650 [18AP], H6415
[13JN], H8982 [30JY], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 942--A bill to prohibit U.S. assistance to countries that
prohibit or restrict the transport or delivery of U.S.
humanitarian assistance; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of
Massachusetts, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Porter, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bonior, Mr.
Moorhead, Mr. Andrews, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Levin, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Radanovich, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Saxon, Mr.
Torres, Mr. Markey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cox,
Mr. Durbin, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Reed, Mr. Baker of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.
Farr, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Maloney, Mr.
Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dooley, Mrs.
Lowey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. King, Mr.
Fattah, and Ms. Furse), H1752 [14FE]
Cosponsors added, H2651 [3MR], H3327 [16MR], H4336 [5AP], H4433
[7AP], H5072 [16MY], H7379 [20JY]
Cosponsors added, H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 953--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
clarification for the deductibility of expenses incurred by a
taxpayer in connection with the business use of the home; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, H1849 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [24FE]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 956--A bill to establish legal standards and procedures for
product liability litigation, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Hoke), H1849 [15FE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-64), H2583 [2MR]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, H2583 [2MR]
Made special order (H. Res. 108), H2810 [7MR]
Debated, H2873 [8MR], H2914 [9MR], H2923 [9MR], H2940 [9MR], H3015
[10MR], H11983 [9NO]
Made special order (H. Res. 109), H2891 [8MR]
Committee discharged, H2891 [8MR]
Amendments, H2914 [9MR], H2918 [9MR], H2919 [9MR], H2923 [9MR],
H2926 [9MR], H2930 [9MR], H2932 [9MR], H2935 [9MR], H2940 [9MR],
H2941 [9MR], H2948 [9MR], H2951 [9MR], H2958 [9MR], H3015 [10MR],
H3016 [10MR], H3019 [10MR]
Read the third time, H3025 [10MR]
Amended and passed House, H3027 [10MR]
Read the first time, S3907 [14MR]
Read the second time. Placed on the calendar, S3949 [15MR], S3963
[15MR]
Debated, S5571 [24AP], S5592 [24AP], S5596 [24AP], S5638 [25AP],
S5663 [25AP], S5683 [26AP], S5689 [26AP], S5695 [26AP], S5703
[26AP], S5751 [27AP], S5798 [27AP], S5854 [27AP], S5870 [1MY],
S5874 [1MY], S5931 [2MY], S5945 [2MY], S5986 [2MY], S5994 [2MY],
S6033 [3MY], S6068 [3MY], S6148 [4MY], S6155 [4MY], S6158 [4MY],
S6198 [5MY], S6225 [5MY], S6242 [8MY], S6254 [8MY], S6255 [8MY],
S6256 [8MY], S6275 [8MY], S6305 [9MY], S6306 [9MY], S6318 [9MY],
S6325 [9MY], S6369 [10MY], S6370 [10MY]
Amendments, S5574 [24AP], S5606 [24AP], S5653 [25AP], S5657 [25AP],
S5663 [25AP], S5676 [25AP], S5677 [25AP], S5710 [26AP], S5730
[26AP], S5731 [26AP], S5755 [27AP], S5793 [27AP], S5800 [27AP],
S5843 [27AP], S5846 [27AP], S5847 [27AP], S5848 [27AP], S5850
[27AP], S5854 [27AP], S5874 [1MY], S5879 [1MY], S5888 [1MY], S5890
[1MY], S5897 [1MY], S5900 [1MY], S5909 [1MY], S5914 [1MY], S5945
[2MY], S5959 [2MY], S5960 [2MY], S5995 [2MY], S6011 [2MY], S6012
[2MY], S6013 [2MY], S6046 [3MY], S6047 [3MY], S6050 [3MY], S6068
[3MY], S6075 [3MY], S6078 [3MY], S6079 [3MY], S6109 [3MY], S6110
[3MY], S6111 [3MY], S6117 [3MY], S6122 [3MY], S6123 [3MY], S6124
[3MY], S6125 [3MY], S6182 [4MY], S6183 [4MY], S6217 [5MY], S6256
[8MY], S6278 [8MY], S6279 [8MY], S6280 [8MY], S6286 [8MY], S6287
[8MY], S6325 [9MY], S6326 [9MY], S6358 [9MY], S6359 [9MY], S6360
[9MY], S6365 [9MY], S6369 [10MY], S6370 [10MY]
Passed Senate as amended, S6369 [10MY], S6407 [10MY]
Text, S6407 [10MY]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, H11989 [9NO]
Senate insisted on its amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S17674 [28NO]
Conference report amendments in disagreement, motion to instruct
conferees agreed to in House, H1576 [29FE]
Change of conferees, H2190 [13MR]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-481) submitted in the House, H2238
[14MR]
Explanatory statement, H2244 [14MR]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S2210 [15MR], S2259
[18MR], S2341 [20MR], S2553 [21MR]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S2591 [21MR]
Conference report considered in the House, H3184 [29MR]
Conference report agreed to in House, H3204 [29MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3310 [15AP]
Presented to the President (April 30, 1996), H4300 [30AP]
Presidential veto message, H4425 [6MY]
Presidential veto message considered in the House, H4756 [9MY]
Presidential veto message sustained in the House, H4764 [9MY]
Presidential veto message and bill referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, H4764 [9MY]
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H.R. 957--A bill to amend section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide for certain exceptions from rules for determining
contributions in aid of construction, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. Jefferson), H1849 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, H2651 [3MR], H3049 [10MR], H3417 [21MR], H3808
[24MR], H4336 [5AP], H4512 [2MY], H4795 [10MY], H4958 [15MY],
H5691 [7JN], H6046 [15JN], H6698 [30JN], H7012 [13JY], H7461
[21JY], H8361 [3AU], H9452 [21SE], H9671 [28SE], H10307 [18OC],
H11829 [7NO]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1635 [29FE], H1775 [6MR], H2123
[12MR], H2466 [19MR], H2950 [27MR], H4800 [9MY], H6765 [25JN]
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H.R. 958--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of an annual screening mammography under part
B of the Medicare Program for women age 65 or older; to the
Committees on Commerce; 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. JOHNSTON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Pastor, Mr.
Yates, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Foglietta, Mr.
Serrano, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Gene
Green of Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Studds, Mr. Deutsch,
Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Peterson of Florida,
Mr. Coleman, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Kennelly, Mrs. Meek of Florida,
Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Martinez, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Moakley, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Ms. Slaughter, and
Mr. Evans), H1849 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, H1908 [16FE], H2892 [8MR], H3808 [24MR], H4512
[2MY], H4873 [11MY], H5609 [25MY], H6913 [12JY], H8597 [6SE],
H11587 [31OC], H12350 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H3387 [15AP], H7107 [27JN]
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H.R. 963--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 in order to
permit recreational radio operations without radio licenses; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Fields of Texas), H1849 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, H2306 [27FE], H2717 [6MR], H4032 [30MR], H5753
[8JN], H6698 [30JN], H8684 [7SE], H10307 [18OC], H11587 [31OC]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H6915 [26JN]
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H.R. 965--A bill to designate the Federal building located at 600
Martin Luther King, Jr. Place in Louisville, KY, as the ``Romano
L. Mazzoli Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H1849 [15FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-366), H13730 [28NO]
Debated, H13958 [5DE]
Text, H13958 [5DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H13973 [5DE]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S18099
[6DE]
Reported (no written report), S18919 [19DE]
Passed Senate, S19015 [20DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15573 [21DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19109 [21DE]
Presented to the President, H15632 [22DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-77] (signed December 28, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 969--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit
smoking on any scheduled airline flight segment in intrastate,
interstate, or foreign air transportation; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. OBERSTAR, H1850 [15FE]
Cosponsors added, H2177 [23FE], H2584 [2MR], H3073 [13MR], H3733
[23MR], H5190 [17MY], H6656 [29JN], H7379 [20JY], H7801 [26JY],
H8174 [1AU], H8684 [7SE], H8904 [13SE], H9784 [10OC], H11587
[31OC], H11829 [7NO], H14311 [12DE], H15237 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H2123 [12MR], H2316 [14MR], H4110
[25AP], H4303 [30AP], H4424 [2MY], H4902 [10MY], H5934 [5JN],
H7115 [8JY], H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 972--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify
the exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy of
Massachusetts, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Filner, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Gutierrez,
Mr. Bishop, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Doyle, and Mr.
Mascara), H1907 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, H4336 [5AP], H4441 [1MY], H4619 [9MY], H4795
[10MY], H4873 [11MY], H5072 [16MY], H5190 [17MY], H5374 [22MY],
H5609 [25MY], H5691 [7JN], H5905 [13JN], H6200 [21JN], H6312
[26JN], H6830 [11JY], H7012 [13JY], H7801 [26JY], H8806 [12SE],
H9245 [19SE], H12085 [9NO], H13658 [20NO], H13804 [29NO], H14173
[6DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H922 [26JA], H1325 [27FE], H1507
[28FE], H1636 [29FE], H1716 [5MR], H2123 [12MR], H2466 [19MR],
H4110 [25AP], H4800 [9MY], H5934 [5JN], H6005 [6JN], H6184 [11JN],
H6509 [18JN], H10040 [4SE], H10386 [12SE]
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H.R. 973--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
that the statute of limitations shall not bar a claim for credit
or refund based on a retroactive determination of an entitlement
to receive military disability benefits; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. MONTGOMERY, H1907 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, H5190 [17MY], H5905 [13JN], H6830 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H2466 [19MR], H3581 [17AP], H3730 [23AP], H4303
[30AP], H5570 [23MY], H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 974--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore
a 100 percent deduction for business meals and entertainment and
the deduction for the travel expenses of spouses and others
accompanying the taxpayer on business; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Roth), H1907
[16FE]
Cosponsors added, H5623 [6JN], H6200 [21JN], H6698 [30JN], H7461
[21JY], H9738 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H5753 [30MY], H10721 [19SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 987--A bill to encourage production of oil and gas within the
United States by providing tax incentives and easing regulatory
burdens, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources; the
Judiciary; Commerce; Science; Government Reform and Oversight;
International Relations, 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. LUCAS (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Watts of
Oklahoma, Mr. Istook, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Poshard), H1907 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, H2989 [9MR], H4336 [5AP], H4916 [12MY], H5623
[6JN]
Cosponsors added, H5753 [30MY]
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H.R. 989--A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, with respect
to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Coble, Mr.
Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Berman, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Clement, and Mr. Gallegly), H1907 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, H1968 [21FE], H3156 [14MR], H4032 [30MR], H6270
[22JN], H8309 [2AU], H8597 [6SE], H9738 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H1663 [4MR]
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H.R. 991--A bill to provide for the termination of further production
of the Trident II (D-5) missile; to the Committee on National
Security.
By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. Shays), H1908 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, H2811 [7MR], H3417 [21MR], H4105 [3AP], H4415
[6AP], H4441 [1MY], H4873 [11MY], H5623 [6JN], H5905 [13JN], H8361
[3AU]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 994--A bill to require the periodic review and automatic
termination of Federal regulations; to the Committees on
Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary, 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. CHAPMAN (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Deal of
Georgia, and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas), H1967 [21FE]
Cosponsors added, H4336 [5AP], H4873 [11MY], H5691 [7JN], H6159
[20JN], H6656 [29JN], H7012 [13JY], H7179 [18JY], H8806 [12SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-284), H10484 [19OC]
Referral to the Committee on the Judicary extended, H10484 [19OC]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, H10993 [26OC]
Committee discharged, H11782 [6NO]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H11782 [6NO]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-284, part 2), H11828 [7NO]
Made special order (H. Res. 368), H1635 [29FE]
Amendments, H1636 [29FE], H1716 [5MR], H1717 [5MR], H1718 [5MR]
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H.R. 995--A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 to provide new portability, participation, solvency,
claims, and other consumer protections and freedoms for workers in
a mobile workforce, to increase purchasing power for employers and
employees by removing barriers to the voluntary formation of
multiple employer health plans and fully-insured multiple employer
arrangements, to increase health plan competition providing more
affordable choice of coverage by removing restrictive State laws
relating to provider health networks, employer health coalitions,
and insured plans and the offering of medisave plans, to expand
access to fully-insured coverage for employees of small employers
through fair rating standards and open markets, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational
Opportunities; 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. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Armey, Mr. Petri, Mrs.
Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Meyers of
Kansas, Mr. Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Knollenberg, Mr. Graham, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. McIntosh),
H1967 [21FE]
Cosponsors added, H2892 [8MR], H3572 [22MR], H3733 [23MR], H5691
[7JN], H6159 [20JN], H6312 [26JN], H6481 [28JN], H7179 [18JY],
H7257 [19JY], H7379 [20JY], H7550 [24JY], H7801 [26JY], H7916
[27JY], H7990 [28JY], H8309 [2AU]
Removal of cosponsors, H5072 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1138 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H1716
[5MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-498), H2842 [25MR]
Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, H2842 [25MR]
Committee discharged, H3229 [29MR]
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H.R. 997--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of
certain chiropractic services authorized to be performed under
State law; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a
period to be sebsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. CRANE, H1967 [21FE]
Cosponsors added, H3808 [24MR], H3975 [29MR], H4336 [5AP], H4433
[7AP], H4546 [3MY], H4916 [12MY], H5367 [18MY], H5691 [7JN], H5905
[13JN], H6270 [22JN], H6830 [11JY], H7379 [20JY], H8536 [4AU],
H8684 [7SE], H9245 [19SE], H10146 [17OC], H13142 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, H1241 [13FE], H2316 [14MR], H3650 [18AP], H5570
[23MY], H5753 [30MY], H7658 [16JY], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 1000--A bill to designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness;
to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson,
Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cardin, Mr.
Clay, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr,
Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr.
Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee,
Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Minge, Mrs.
Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne of
New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rivers, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer,
Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Spratt, Mr.
Stark, Mr. Torres, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Williams, Ms.
Woolsey, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Zimmer), H1967 [21FE]
Cosponsors added, H2989 [9MR], H4032 [30MR], H5471 [23MY], H7179
[18JY], H7990 [28JY], H8537 [4AU], H9897 [11OC], H13142 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H1775 [6MR], H2224 [13MR], H3650
[18AP], H4902 [10MY], H5501 [22MY], H6184 [11JN], H6509 [18JN],
H8248 [23JY], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 1003--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the deductibility of business meal expenses for
individuals who are subject to Federal hours of limitation; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, and Mr. Jefferson), H1967 [21FE]
Cosponsors added, H2651 [3MR], H3049 [10MR], H3417 [21MR], H3808
[24MR], H4336 [5AP], H4512 [2MY], H4795 [10MY], H5691 [7JN], H6046
[15JN], H6200 [21JN], H6698 [30JN], H7461 [21JY], H8361 [3AU],
H9452 [21SE], H9671 [28SE], H10307 [18OC], H11829 [7NO], H14003
[5DE]
Cosponsors added, H4800 [9MY], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 1005--A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare
English as the official language of the Government of the United
States, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and
Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary, 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. KING (for himself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr.
Forbes), H1968 [21FE]
Cosponsors added, H2177 [23FE], H2224 [24FE], H2717 [6MR], H3156
[14MR], H3417 [21MR], H3733 [23MR], H4336 [5AP], H4441 [1MY],
H5623 [6JN], H6270 [22JN], H6913 [12JY], H8309 [2AU], H8537 [4AU],
H8597 [6SE], H8806 [12SE], H9591 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP], H4303 [30AP], H5288 [16MY]
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H.R. 1009--A bill for the relief of Lloyd B. Gamble; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DAVIS, H1968 [21FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-546), H4396 [1MY]
Passed House, H5308 [21MY]
Text, H5308 [21MY]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S5491 [22MY]
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H.R. 1010--A bill to provide surveillance, research, and services
aimed at prevention of birth defects, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr.
Fields of Texas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Upton), H2063
[22FE]
Cosponsors added, H2487 [1MR], H3049 [10MR], H3572 [22MR], H4415
[6AP], H4512 [2MY], H5609 [25MY], H5691 [7JN], H6046 [15JN], H7012
[13JY], H8806 [12SE], H12085 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H1716 [5MR], H6117 [10JN], H6532 [19JN], H7107
[27JN], H7154 [9JY], H7658 [16JY], H7780 [17JY], H8030 [18JY],
H8248 [23JY], H9925 [2AU], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 1011--A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act
applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in the
State of Ohio; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SAWYER, H2063 [22FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-317), H11829 [7NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H12146 [13NO]
Text, H12146 [13NO]
Placed on the calendar, S17038 [14NO]
Passed Senate, S11571 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-243] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 1014--A bill to authorize extension of time limitation for a
FERC-issued hydroelectric license; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, H2063 [22FE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-318), H11829 [7NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H12147 [13NO]
Text, H12147 [13NO]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Resources, S17090 [15NO]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-313), S7301 [28JN]
Passed Senate, S11571 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-244] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 1021--A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to increase the voting consumer representation of the
Blood Products Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug
Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Meek of
Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Markey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Nadler), H2176 [23FE]
Cosponsors added, H2393 [28FE], H2717 [6MR], H2892 [8MR], H3156
[14MR], H4032 [30MR], H4441 [1MY], H4512 [2MY], H4619 [9MY], H4916
[12MY], H5190 [17MY], H5471 [23MY], H6159 [20JN], H6270 [22JN],
H6736 [10JY], H7012 [13JY], H7067 [17JY], H7550 [24JY], H8597
[6SE], H8806 [12SE], H9245 [19SE], H9671 [28SE], H10994 [26OC],
H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H1248 [20FE]
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H.R. 1023--A bill to provide procedures for claims for compassionate
payments with regard to individuals with blood-clotting disorders,
such as hemophilia, who contracted human immunodeficiency virus
due to contaminated blood products; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Miller of
Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Stearns, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Calvert,
Ms. Furse, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Studds, Mrs. Fowler, Mr.
Rahall, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Becerra, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. McHale), H2176 [23FE]
Cosponsors added, H2487 [1MR], H2717 [6MR], H2892 [8MR], H3156
[14MR], H3276 [15MR], H3327 [16MR], H3417 [21MR], H3572 [22MR],
H3733 [23MR], H3879 [28MR], H4032 [30MR], H4105 [3AP], H4336
[5AP], H4415 [6AP], H4433 [7AP], H4441 [1MY], H4512 [2MY], H4546
[3MY], H4619 [9MY], H4795 [10MY], H4916 [12MY], H5190 [17MY],
H5367 [18MY], H5471 [23MY], H5571 [24MY], H5691 [7JN], H5753
[8JN], H5905 [13JN], H6083 [16JN], H6159 [20JN], H6200 [21JN],
H6270 [22JN], H6481 [28JN], H6656 [29JN], H6830 [11JY], H6913
[12JY], H7550 [24JY], H7699 [25JY], H8174 [1AU], H8309 [2AU],
H8597 [6SE], H8806 [12SE], H8904 [13SE], H9245 [19SE], H9363
[20SE], H9591 [27SE], H9671 [28SE], H9738 [29SE], H9897 [11OC],
H10146 [17OC], H10994 [26OC], H11441 [30OC], H12085 [9NO], H12127
[10NO], H13274 [17NO], H13731 [28NO], H13870 [30NO], H14173 [6DE],
H14311 [12DE], H14765 [13DE], H15087 [18DE], H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H914 [25JA], H922 [26JA], H1138
[31JA], H1248 [20FE], H1325 [27FE], H1507 [28FE], H1986 [7MR],
H2224 [13MR], H2466 [19MR], H2665 [21MR], H2950 [27MR], H3231
[29MR], H3387 [15AP], H3581 [17AP], H3658 [22AP], H3820 [24AP],
H4303 [30AP], H4430 [6MY], H4902 [10MY], H5173 [15MY], H5501
[22MY], H5647 [29MY], H6005 [6JN], H6286 [12JN], H6509 [18JN],
H6915 [26JN], H7154 [9JY], H10236 [11SE], H10386 [12SE], H10524
[17SE]
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H.R. 1024--A bill to improve the dissemination of information and
printing procedures of the Government; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr.
Klug, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dornan,
Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr.
Herger, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr.
Metcalf, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr.
Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tate, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Weller, and
Mr. White), H2176 [23FE]
Cosponsors added, H2393 [28FE], H2717 [6MR], H3156 [14MR], H3733
[23MR], H3879 [28MR], H3975 [29MR], H4032 [30MR], H4105 [3AP],
H4177 [4AP], H4441 [1MY], H4619 [9MY], H4795 [10MY], H5471 [23MY],
H5905 [13JN], H6083 [16JN], H8361 [3AU], H9505 [25SE], H10484
[19OC], H11686 [1NO], H11829 [7NO]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY], H5299 [20MY], H5501 [22MY], H5934
[5JN], H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 1026--A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building located
at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs, CO, as the
``Winfield Scott Stratton Post Office''; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. HEFLEY, H2176 [23FE]
Cosponsors added, H4441 [1MY]
Debated, S11556 [5AU], S11557 [5AU]
Amendments, S11557 [5AU], S11558 [5AU], S11559 [5AU], S11560 [5AU],
S11561 [5AU], S11562 [5AU], S11563 [5AU], S11564 [5AU], S11565
[5AU], S11566 [5AU], S11567 [5AU], S11570 [5AU], S11571 [5AU],
S11572 [5AU], S11573 [5AU]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H10094 [17OC]
Text, H10094 [17OC]
Passed Senate, S15589 [24OC]
Examine and signed in the House, H10993 [26OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S15844 [26OC]
Presented to the President, H11440 [30OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-44] (signed November 3, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 1027--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the provision which includes unemployment compensation in income
subject to tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey,
Mr. Torres, Mr. Frost, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Ackerman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Saxton),
H2176 [23FE]
Cosponsors added, H4512 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA]
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H.R. 1031--A bill for the relief of Oscar Salas-Velazquez; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RAMSTAD, H2176 [23FE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-810), H10762 [20SE]
Passed House, H11545 [27SE]
Text, H11545 [27SE]
Passed Senate, S11771 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
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H.R. 1033--A bill to impose comprehensive economic sanctions against
Iran; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Banking and Financial
Services; International Relations, 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. KING (for himself, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Ney), H2176 [23FE]
Cosponsors added, H2393 [28FE], H3049 [10MR], H3572 [22MR], H3975
[29MR], H4441 [1MY], H5609 [25MY], H6397 [27JN], H10848 [25OC]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP]
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H.R. 1036--A bill to amend the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of
1986 to direct the President to appoint additional members to the
board of directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority, to replace the Board of Review of the Airports
Authority with a Federal Advisory Commission, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Duncan, and Mr.
Oberstar), H2223 [24FE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-596), H5646 [29MY]
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H.R. 1042--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that no capital gains tax shall apply to individuals; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Hancock),
H2223 [24FE]
Cosponsors added, H2651 [3MR], H4177 [4AP]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H4902 [10MY], H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 1044--A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security
Act to prevent abandoned babies from experiencing prolonged foster
care where a permanent adoptive home is available; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, and Ms. Pryce), H2223
[24FE]
Cosponsors added, H3156 [14MR], H3327 [16MR], H3572 [22MR], H3808
[24MR], H4415 [6AP], H5571 [24MY], H5753 [8JN], H6200 [21JN]
Cosponsors added, H2665 [21MR], H3171 [28MR]
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H.R. 1046--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of periodic colorectal screening services
under part B of the Medicare Program; to the Committees on
Commerce; 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. HASTINGS of Florida, H2223 [24FE]
Cosponsors added, H4105 [3AP], H5691 [7JN], H5983 [14JN], H6046
[15JN], H6200 [21JN], H7379 [20JY], H7461 [21JY], H11782 [6NO],
H13930 [4DE], H15639 [27DE]
Cosponsors added, H2558 [20MR], H4800 [9MY], H5647 [29MY], H5817
[4JN], H7474 [11JY], H8557 [25JY], H10430 [16SE], H11230 [25SE],
H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 1049--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
reform the provisions relating to child labor; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Schumer,
Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Oberstar,
Mr. Berman, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver,
Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Johnston of Florida,
Mr. Sabo, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yeates, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Manton, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Vento), H2224 [24FE]
Cosponsors added, H6184 [11JN]
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H.R. 1050--A bill to establish a living wage, jobs for all policy for
the United States in order to reduce poverty, inequality, and the
undue concentration of income, wealth, and power in the United
States, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and
Educational Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight; the
Budget; 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. DELLUMS (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Ms.
McKinney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Velazquez),
H2224 [24FE]
Cosponsors added, H7379 [20JY], H8309 [2AU], H8537 [4AU], H14927
[14DE], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H973 [30JA], H2713 [22MR], H3654 [19AP], H4902
[10MY], H6691 [20JN], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 1051--A bill to provide for the extension of certain
hydroelectric projects located in the State of West Virginia; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. MOLLOHAN, H2224 [24FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-319), H11829 [7NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H12148 [13NO]
Text, H12148 [13NO]
Placed on the calendar, S17038 [14NO]
Passed Senate, S8830 [25JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9426 [1AU]
Examined and signed in the House, H9703 [1AU]
Presented to the President, H9704 [1AU]
Approved [Public Law 104-173] (signed August 6, 1996)
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H.R. 1055--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify
that the Government in the Sunshine Act applies to the Federal
Open Market Committee; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H2224 [24FE]
Cosponsors added, H3049 [10MR], H3417 [21MR], H4032 [30MR]
Cosponsors added, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 1057--A bill to provide for hearing care services by audiologists
to Federal civilian employees; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. GILMAN, H2306 [27FE]
Cosponsors added, H5072 [16MY], H7257 [19JY], H15088 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H6915 [26JN], H12301 [4OC]
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H.R. 1061--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to more
accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor
manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane,
Mrs. Kennelly, and Ms. Eshoo), H2306 [27FE]
Cosponsors added, H2651 [3MR], H3049 [10MR], H3417 [21MR], H3808
[24MR], H4336 [5AP], H4512 [2MY], H4795 [10MY], H5691 [7JN], H6046
[15JN], H6200 [21JN], H6698 [30JN], H7012 [13JY], H7461 [21JY],
H8361 [3AU], H8597 [6SE], H9452 [21SE], H9671 [28SE], H10307
[18OC], H14003 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H10386 [12SE]
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H.R. 1073--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management
training services under part B of the Medicare Program; to the
Committees on Commerce; 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 Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr.
Lipinski), H2392 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, H3327 [16MR], H3975 [29MR], H4619 [9MY], H4795
[10MY], H5367 [18MY], H5609 [25MY], H5691 [7JN], H6046 [15JN],
H6200 [21JN], H6312 [26JN], H6656 [29JN], H6830 [11JY], H6913
[12JY], H7379 [20JY], H7550 [24JY], H7916 [27JY], H8537 [4AU],
H8806 [12SE], H9738 [29SE], H10520 [20OC], H12085 [9NO], H13804
[29NO], H14003 [5DE], H14311 [12DE], H15237 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H1986 [7MR], H2224 [13MR], H2316
[14MR], H2558 [20MR], H2867 [26MR], H3387 [15AP], H3581 [17AP],
H4119 [29AP], H4646 [8MY], H5052 [14MY], H5380 [21MY], H5501
[22MY], H5817 [4JN], H6005 [6JN], H6415 [13JN], H6691 [20JN],
H7107 [27JN], H7154 [9JY], H7658 [16JY], H8030 [18JY], H8557
[25JY], H9566 [31JY], H9925 [2AU], H10040 [4SE], H10108 [5SE],
H10524 [17SE], H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 1074--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for uniform coverage under part B of the Medicare Program
of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes; to the
Committees on Commerce; 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 Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr.
Lipinski), H2392 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, H3327 [16MR], H3975 [29MR], H4619 [9MY], H4795
[10MY], H5367 [18MY], H5691 [7JN], H6046 [15JN], H6312 [26JN],
H6656 [29JN], H6830 [11JY], H6913 [12JY], H7379 [20JY], H7550
[24JY], H7916 [27JY], H8537 [4AU], H8806 [12SE], H9738 [29SE],
H10520 [20OC], H12085 [9NO], H13804 [29NO], H14003 [5DE], H14311
[12DE], H15237 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H1986 [7MR], H2224 [13MR], H2316
[14MR], H2558 [20MR], H2867 [26MR], H3387 [15AP], H3581 [17AP],
H4119 [29AP], H4646 [8MY], H5052 [14MY], H5380 [21MY], H5501
[22MY], H5817 [4JN], H6005 [6JN], H6415 [13JN], H6691 [20JN],
H7107 [27JN], H7658 [16JY], H8030 [18JY], H8557 [25JY], H9566
[31JY], H9925 [2AU], H10040 [4SE], H10108 [5SE], H10524 [17SE],
H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 1076--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
the installment method to be used to report income from the sale
of certain residential real property, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. McDade, Mr. Gene
Green of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Graham, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Payne of
Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Fox, Mr. Romero-Barcelo,
Mr. Borski, and Mr. Faleomavaega), H2392 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, H2811 [7MR], H4336 [5AP], H7801 [26JY]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY]
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H.R. 1078--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of beta interferons approved by the FDA for
self-administration for treatment of multiple sclerosis under the
Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Commerce; 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. LaFALCE, H2392 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, H4512 [2MY], H5623 [6JN], H5691 [7JN], H6046
[15JN], H7257 [19JY], H8597 [6SE], H8806 [12SE], H8994 [14SE],
H9452 [21SE], H9671 [28SE], H10047 [12OC], H11441 [30OC], H13731
[28NO], H14239 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H837 [24JA], H1138 [31JA], H2466
[19MR], H3650 [18AP], H4646 [8MY], H7107 [27JN], H7780 [17JY],
H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 1084--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make the
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to the general
public, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government
Reform and Oversight; 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 Mrs. SCHROEDER, H2392 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, H4795 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY]
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H.R. 1087--A bill for the relief of Nguyen Quy An and Nguyen Ngoc Kim
Quy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. LOFGREN, H2393 [28FE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-811), H10762 [20SE]
Passed House amended, H11545 [27SE]
Text, H11545 [27SE]
Amendments, H11546 [27SE]
Title amended, H11546 [27SE]
Passed Senate, S12404 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 1090--A bill to provide a minimum survivor annuity for the
unremarried surviving spouses of retired members of the Armed
Forces who died before having an opportunity to participate in the
survivor benefit plan; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS, H2486 [1MR]
Cosponsors added, H3327 [16MR], H3975 [29MR], H4512 [2MY], H4619
[9MY], H4916 [12MY], H5190 [17MY], H5571 [24MY], H5691 [7JN],
H5905 [13JN], H6083 [16JN], H6200 [21JN], H7012 [13JY], H7461
[21JY], H7990 [28JY], H8537 [4AU], H9897 [11OC], H10484 [19OC],
H10994 [26OC], H11767 [2NO], H14173 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H2665 [21MR], H4800 [9MY], H5753
[30MY], H5934 [5JN], H6415 [13JN], H9566 [31JY], H9925 [2AU],
H10236 [11SE], H10721 [19SE], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 1091--A bill to improve the National Park System in the
Commonwealth of Virginia; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bateman, and Mr.
Wolf), H2486 [1MR]
Cosponsors added, H5471 [23MY], H6083 [16JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-176), H6829 [11JY]
Debated, H9075 [18SE]
Text, H9075 [18SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H9151 [19SE]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S13972
[20SE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S10599 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-389), S11972 [30SE]
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H.R. 1099--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit
the applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Shaw, and Mr.
Jacobs), H2486 [1MR]
Cosponsors added, H4105 [3AP], H4619 [9MY], H6083 [16JN], H6656
[29JN], H7012 [13JY], H8309 [2AU], H9671 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 1100--A bill to establish a temporary commission to recommend
reforms in the laws relating to elections for Federal office; to
the Committees on House Oversight; 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 Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr.
Meehan, Mr. Torricelli, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Barrett of
Wisconsin, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Fattah), H2486 [1MR]
Cosponsors added, H5905 [13JN], H6046 [15JN], H6159 [20JN], H6270
[22JN], H6312 [26JN], H6698 [30JN], H7067 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H973 [30JA], H7115 [8JY], H7533 [12JY], H7658
[16JY], H8094 [22JY], H8557 [25JY], H8635 [29JY], H9925 [2AU],
H10040 [4SE], H10111 [9SE]
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H.R. 1103--A bill entitled ``Amendments to the Perishable Agricultural
Commodities Act, 1930''; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Thurman,
Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Farr), H2486 [1MR]
Cosponsors added, H3049 [10MR], H3156 [14MR], H3417 [21MR], H3572
[22MR], H3733 [23MR], H3879 [28MR], H3975 [29MR], H4415 [6AP],
H4619 [9MY], H4874 [11MY], H5072 [16MY], H5367 [18MY], H5374
[22MY], H6200 [21JN]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-207), H7800 [26JY]
Debated, H7968 [28JY]
Amendments, H7971 [28JY]
Text, H7971 [28JY]
Amended and passed House, H7973 [28JY]
Title amended, H7973 [28JY]
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry,
S10966 [31JY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S16758 [7NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H11938 [8NO]
Presented to the President, H12083 [9NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S16919 [9NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-48] (signed November 15, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 1110--A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to
limit the rate of growth of Federal outlays to 2 percent per year;
to the Committees on the Budget; 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. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Duncan),
H2584 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, H2989 [9MR], H3808 [24MR], H5072 [16MY], H8994
[14SE]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE], H3488 [16AP], H4800 [9MY]
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H.R. 1114--A bill to authorize minors who are under the child labor
provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and who are
under 18 years of age to load materials into balers and compacters
that meet appropriate American National Standards Institute design
safety standards; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr.
Martinez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Bonilla), H2584 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, H2717 [6MR], H2892 [8MR], H3327 [16MR], H3572
[22MR], H4032 [30MR], H4336 [5AP], H4512 [2MY], H4619 [9MY], H4916
[12MY], H5072 [16MY], H5609 [25MY], H5691 [7JN], H5753 [8JN],
H5905 [13JN], H6083 [16JN], H6159 [20JN], H6397 [27JN], H6481
[28JN], H6698 [30JN], H6830 [11JY], H6913 [12JY], H7012 [13JY],
H7379 [20JY], H7990 [28JY], H8537 [4AU], H8725 [8SE], H8904
[13SE], H9245 [19SE], H9738 [29SE], H9897 [11OC], H10048 [12OC]
Removal of cosponsors, H4958 [15MY], H8361 [3AU], H8422 [3AU]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-278), H10145 [17OC]
Placed on Corrections Calendar, H10306 [18OC]
Debated, H10661 [24OC]
Text, H10661 [24OC]
Amended and passed House, H10667 [24OC]
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, S16495 [1NO]
Amendments, S7907 [16JY], S7912 [16JY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S7912 [16JY]
House agreed to Senate amendment, H8516 [25JY]
Amendments, H8517 [25JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H8596 [26JY]
Presented to the President (July 26, 1996), H8634 [29JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-174] (signed August 6, 1996)
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H.R. 1119--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise
the treatment of deferred compensation plans of State and local
governments and tax-exempt organizations; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. RAMSTAD, H2584 [2MR]
Cosponsors added, H3417 [21MR], H4105 [3AP], H4619 [9MY], H5191
[17MY], H6046 [15JN], H6083 [16JN], H6481 [28JN], H7179 [18JY],
H9897 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR]
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H.R. 1127--A bill to limit the issuance of patents on medical
procedures; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GANSKE (for himself and Mr. Wyden), H2650 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, H3975 [29MR], H5983 [14JN], H6656 [29JN], H6830
[11JY], H7179 [18JY], H7379 [20JY], H8174 [1AU], H8684 [7SE],
H8904 [13SE], H9738 [29SE], H10146 [17OC], H11686 [1NO], H11939
[8NO], H12350 [14NO], H13658 [20NO], H14253 [11DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H2123 [12MR], H2316 [14MR], H2950
[27MR], H3581 [17AP], H4110 [25AP], H7107 [27JN], H7533 [12JY],
H7780 [17JY], H8598 [26JY]
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H.R. 1129--A bill to amend the National Trails Systems Act to
designate the route from Selma to Montgomery as a National
Historic Trail; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Ackerman,
Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn,
Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Dellums,
Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jacobs, Ms.
Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
Mr. Kildee, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott,
Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Payne of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richardson, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Scott, Mr. Stupak, Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Towns, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr.
Williams, Mr. Ward, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr.
Reynolds, Miss Collins of Michigan, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Mfume, Mr.
Waters, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. Dixon), H2650
[3MR]
Cosponsors added, H3049 [10MR], H4415 [6AP], H14963 [15DE], H15136
[19DE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-567), H4646 [8MY]
Debated, H4913 [14MY]
Text, H4913 [14MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H4917 [14MY]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S5092
[15MY]
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H.R. 1130--A bill to prohibit award, grant, and contract recipients
from lobbying for the continuation of their awards, grants, and
contracts and to repeal authority for the payment of expenses of
intervening and the payment of attorney's fees, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 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. DORNAN, H2651 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, H4105 [3AP], H6159 [20JN], H8361 [3AU]
Cosponsors added, H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 1131--A bill to balance the Federal budget by fiscal year 2002
through the establishment of Federal spending limits; to the
Committees on the Budget; Rules; 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. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Smith
of Michigan), H2651 [3MR]
Cosponsors added, H9591 [27SE], H10484 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, H2665 [21MR], H3387 [15AP]
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H.R. 1136--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem
certain service in the organized military forces of the Government
of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts
to have been active service for purposes of benefits under
programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Evans, Mr. Torricelli,
Mr. Underwood, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos,
Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Yates, Mr. Frost, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Faleomavaega,
Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Stark, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr.
Serrano), H2716 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, H3156 [14MR], H4619 [9MY], H5623 [6JN], H7012
[13JY], H9363 [20SE], H10307 [18OC], H11441 [30OC]
Cosponsors added, H2665 [21MR], H4800 [9MY], H5380 [21MY], H11395
[26SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 1140--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
for the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SCHUMER, H2716 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, H5905 [13JN], H12190 [13NO]
Cosponsors added, H5173 [15MY]
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H.R. 1143--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect
to witness retaliation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FOX, H2810 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H3156 [14MR], H3327 [16MR], H3572 [22MR], H3879
[28MR], H3975 [29MR], H4032 [30MR], H4415 [6AP], H4619 [9MY],
H5571 [24MY], H5623 [6JN], H6159 [20JN], H6270 [22JN], H6397
[27JN], H6656 [29JN], H6736 [10JY], H7179 [18JY], H8537 [4AU],
H8597 [6SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H4874 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA], H1663 [4MR]
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H.R. 1144--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect
to witness tampering; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FOX, H2810 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H3156 [14MR], H3327 [16MR], H3572 [22MR], H3879
[28MR], H3975 [29MR], H4032 [30MR], H4415 [6AP], H4619 [9MY],
H5571 [24MY], H5623 [6JN], H6159 [20JN], H6270 [22JN], H6397
[27JN], H6656 [29JN], H6736 [10JY], H7179 [18JY], H8537 [4AU],
H8597 [6SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H4874 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA]
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H.R. 1145--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect
to jury tampering; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McCollum, and
Mr. Schumer), H2810 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H2892 [8MR], H2989 [9MR], H3073 [13MR], H3327
[16MR], H3572 [22MR], H3975 [29MR], H4415 [6AP], H4619 [9MY],
H5571 [24MY], H5623 [6JN], H6159 [20JN], H6270 [22JN], H6397
[27JN], H6736 [10JY], H7179 [18JY], H8537 [4AU], H8597 [6SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H4874 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA]
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H.R. 1148--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
penalty-free withdrawals by unemployed individuals from certain
retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Forbes, Mr.
Traficant, Mr. King, Mr. Fox, Mr. Packard, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Ackerman, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Lofgren,
Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McCrery, and Mr.
English of Pennsylvania), H2811 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H5609 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, H2466 [19MR], H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 1154--A bill entitled the ``Ocean Radioactive Dumping Ban Act of
1994''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Manton,
Mr. Studds, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Beilenson, and Mr. Fields of
Texas), H2811 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H3808 [24MR], H4512 [2MY], H6736 [10JY], H6913
[12JY]
Cosponsors added, H5052 [14MY]
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H.R. 1160--A bill to amend the International Code of 1986 to provide
that new income tax deductions, credits, exclusions, and other
benefits shall be allowed only if the projected Federal budget
deficit meets certain deficit targets; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. BROWDER, H2891 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, H3417 [21MR], H4177 [4AP], H4619 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA]
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H.R. 1161--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide an exclusion from unrelated business taxable income for
certain sponsorship payments; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. McDermott), H2891 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, H4958 [15MY], H5691 [7JN], H6656 [29JN], H6913
[12JY], H7012 [13JY], H7257 [19JY], H7379 [20JY], H7461 [21JY],
H7699 [25JY], H7801 [26JY], H7990 [28JY], H8309 [2AU], H8537
[4AU], H8684 [7SE], H9132 [18SE], H9452 [21SE], H9738 [29SE],
H9897 [11OC], H11829 [7NO], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H4110 [25AP], H4303 [30AP], H5934
[5JN], H8248 [23JY], H9925 [2AU], H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 1169--A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit
issuers of credit cards from limiting the ability of Federal,
State, and local government agencies to impose fees for honoring
credit cards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking
and Financial Services.
By Mr. MORAN, H2891 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, H3276 [15MR], H4916 [12MY], H5905 [13JN], H6736
[10JY], H7067 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 1171--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain
leasehold improvements; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sam Johnson, and
Mr. Herger), H2892 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, H6481 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H6415 [13JN]
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H.R. 1179--A bill to authorize appropriations for the preservation and
restoration of historic buildings at historically black colleges
and universities; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself and Mr. Duncan), H2988 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR], H2466 [19MR], H3581 [17AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9972 [4SE]
Text, H9972 [4SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-758), H10039 [4SE]
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H.R. 1186--A bill to provide for the safety of journeymen boxers, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational
Opportunities; 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. OXLEY, H2988 [9MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-833), H11046 [24SE]
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H.R. 1189--A bill to prohibit arms transfers and other military
assistance to certain countries unless the President certifies
that a state of war does not exist between the country concerned
and Israel and that such country has accorded formal recognition
to the sovereignty of Israel; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. SCHUMER, H2988 [9MR]
Cosponsors added, H4512 [2MY], H4795 [10MY], H5609 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA]
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H.R. 1202--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
interstate-connected conduct relating to exotic animals; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Meehan, Mr.
Yates, Mr. Clay, Mr. Beilenson, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
Jacobs, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Stark, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Lantos, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr.
Shays, Mr. Porter, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Miller of California, Ms.
Eshoo, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr.
Weldon of Pennsylvania), H3048 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, H3417 [21MR], H3733 [23MR], H4105 [3AP], H4512
[2MY], H4874 [11MY], H5623 [6JN], H7067 [17JY], H8537 [4AU], H8806
[12SE], H9363 [20SE], H9784 [10OC], H10146 [17OC], H10994 [26OC],
H11686 [1NO], H12350 [14NO], H13804 [29NO], H13930 [4DE], H15088
[18DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H1138 [31JA], H1636 [29FE], H2558
[20MR], H2867 [26MR], H3581 [17AP], H3730 [23AP], H3820 [24AP],
H6005 [6JN]
Removal of cosponsors, H1636 [29FE], H2714 [22MR], H3489 [16AP],
H3820 [24AP], H4110 [25AP]
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H.R. 1209--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
coordinate and promote Great Lakes activities, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure;
Science, 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. QUINN (for himself and Mr. LaTourette), H3049 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 1210--A bill to amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the
applicability of requirements of that act to U.S. air carriers and
flight crews engaged in flight operations outside the United
States; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Oberstar),
H3049 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, H3733 [23MR], H4105 [3AP], H4415 [6AP], H4916
[12MY], H5367 [18MY], H5471 [23MY], H5571 [24MY], H5753 [8JN],
H5905 [13JN], H7801 [26JY], H8361 [3AU], H11829 [7NO], H11939
[8NO], H14239 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP], H3730 [23AP], H3820 [24AP], H4110
[25AP], H4303 [30AP], H4503 [7MY], H4902 [10MY], H5052 [14MY],
H5173 [15MY], H5380 [21MY]
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H.R. 1219--A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to
extend and reduce the discretionary spending limits, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on the Budget; 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. KASICH, H3073 [13MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-89), H3732 [23MR]
Amendments, S6864 [25JN]
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H.R. 1222--A bill to require that travel awards that accrue by reason
of official travel of a Member, officer, or employee of the House
of Representatives be used only with respect to official travel;
to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Deal of
Georgia, Mr. Shays, Mr. Minge, Mr. Dickey, Mr. McHale, Mrs.
Waldholtz, and Mr. Castle), H3155 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H4795 [10MY], H4916 [12MY], H5571 [24MY], H6159
[20JN], H6698 [30JN], H6830 [11JY], H9897 [11OC], H11939 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 1225--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
exempt employees who perform certain court reporting duties from
the compensatory time requirements applicable to certain public
agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Andrews,
Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Christensen), H3155 [14MR]
Amended and passed House, H8122 [1AU]
Text, H8123 [1AU]
Amendments, H8123 [1AU]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-219), H8173 [1AU]
Passed Senate, S11709 [5AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12610 [5SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H8594 [6SE]
Presented to the President, H8594 [6SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-26] (signed September 6, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 1226--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
make uniform the application of the overtime exemption for inside
sales personnel; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. FAWELL (for himself and Mr. Petri), H3155 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H5367 [18MY], H6397 [27JN], H6698 [30JN], H8063
[31JY], H8537 [4AU], H8597 [6SE], H9132 [18SE], H9784 [10OC],
H10307 [18OC], H10994 [26OC], H11829 [7NO], H13142 [16NO], H14173
[6DE]
Cosponsors added, H2123 [12MR], H5647 [29MY], H6691 [20JN], H7107
[27JN]
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H.R. 1227--A bill to amend the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 relating
to the payment of wages to employees who use employer-owned
vehicles; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. FAWELL, H3155 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H5367 [18MY], H6083 [16JN], H6397 [27JN], H9132
[18SE], H13870 [30NO], H14173 [6DE], H14311 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP], H4303 [30AP], H4646 [8MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-585), H5299 [20MY]
Made special order (H. Res. 440), H5379 [21MY]
Debated, H5478 [22MY], H5503 [23MY]
Text, H5478 [22MY]
Amendments, H5478 [22MY], H5511 [23MY], H5533 [23MY]
Amended and passed House, H5544 [23MY]
Title amended, H5544 [23MY]
Laid on the table, H5544 [23MY]
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H.R. 1229--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
a deduction for the payment of interest on student loans; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, H3156 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H3808 [24MR], H3879 [28MR], H4177 [4AP], H4512
[2MY], H4619 [9MY], H4916 [12MY], H5191 [17MY], H5471 [23MY],
H5623 [6JN], H5753 [8JN], H5983 [14JN], H6159 [20JN], H6270
[22JN], H7012 [13JY], H10848 [25OC]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN], H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 1230--A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to
establish a Capitol Visitor Center under the East Plaza of the
U.S. Capitol, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hamilton,
Mr. Emerson, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Rahall,
Mr. Blute, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Manzullo,
Mr. LaHood, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Condit, Mr. Brewster, Mr.
Clement, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lewis of
California, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Hastert, Mr. McIntosh, Mr.
Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Knollenberg), H3156 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H6286 [12JN]
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H.R. 1240--A bill to combat crime by enhancing the penalties for
certain sexual crimes against children; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Coble, Mr. Bryant
of Tennessee, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Barr),
H3275 [15MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-90), H3878 [28MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H4122 [4AP]
Text, H4122 [4AP]
Amendments, S5509 [6AP], S5519 [6AP]
Passed Senate as amended, S5519 [6AP]
House concurs in Senate amendment, H14319 [12DE]
Amendments, H14319 [12DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H14926 [14DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18661 [14DE]
Presented to the President, H15087 [18DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-71] (signed December 23, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 1246--A bill to amend the Electronic Funds Transfer Act to
require fee disclosures by operators of electronic terminals at
which electronic fund transfer services are made available to
consumers; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, H3276 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 1248--A bill to amend the Lanham Act to require certain
disclosures relating to materially altered films; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr.
Bryant of Texas), H3276 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, H4441 [1MY], H9671 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA]
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H.R. 1253--A bill to rename the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife
Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife
Refuge; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. MINETA (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr.
Lantos, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Stark),
H3276 [15MR]
Cosponsors added, H4336 [5AP], H4795 [10MY], H8361 [3AU]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-290), H10726 [24OC]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H14279 [12DE]
Text, H14279 [12DE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works, S18557 [13DE]
Reported (no written report), S18919 [19DE]
Passed Senate, S19015 [20DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15573 [21DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19109 [21DE]
Presented to the President, H15632 [22DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-78] (signed December 28, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 1256--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
provide funds to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for
acquisition of land in the Sterling Forest area of the New York/
New Jersey Highlands Region, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Gilman), H3276
[15MR]
Cosponsors added, H3975 [29MR], H4512 [2MY], H5072 [16MY], H5692
[7JN], H10048 [12OC], H14963 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H7474 [11JY]
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H.R. 1266--A bill to provide for the exchange of lands within
Admiralty Islands National Monument, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Miller of California),
H3327 [16MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-115), H4617 [9MY]
Debated, H4919 [15MY]
Text, H4919 [15MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H4925 [15MY]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S6749
[16MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-163), S15337 [19OC]
Passed Senate, S2267 [19MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S2642 [21MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H2663 [21MR]
Presented to the President, H2664 [21MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-123] (signed April 1, 1996), H3233 [15AP]
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H.R. 1271--A bill to provide protection for family privacy; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Bass, Mr. Blute, Mr.
Davis, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Fox, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Tate),
H3416 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H3733 [23MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-94), H3974 [29MR]
Mades special order (H. Res. 125), H4104 [3AP]
Debated, H4129 [4AP], H4137 [4AP]
Amendments, H4137 [4AP]
Amended and passed House, H4141 [4AP]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S5217 [5AP]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-351), S9554 [2AU]
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H.R. 1279--A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of
individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations,
or to refrain from such activities; to the Committees on Economic
and Educational Opportunities; Transportation and Infrastructure,
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. GOODLATTE, H3416 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H4177 [4AP], H5905 [13JN], H6270 [22JN], H8904
[13SE], H10048 [12OC], H12085 [9NO], H14963 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H2713 [22MR], H3820 [24AP], H5380
[21MY]
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H.R. 1281--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, and the
National Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act of information regarding certain
individuals who participated in Nazi war crimes during the period
in which the United States was involved in World War II; to the
Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Intelligence
(Permanent Select); the Judiciary, 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 Mrs. MALONEY, H3416 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H4105 [3AP], H5471 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H6423 [17JN], H7115 [8JY], H7260 [10JY], H7658
[16JY], H8094 [22JY], H8557 [25JY], H8598 [26JY], H9925 [2AU]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10817 [24SE]
Text, H10817 [24SE]
Title amended, H10819 [24SE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-819), H11046 [24SE]
Committee discharged, H11046 [24SE]
Referral to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select); the
Judiciary extended, H11046 [24SE]
Passed Senate, S12401 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 1290--A bill to reinstate the permit for, and extend the deadline
under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of, a
hydroelectric project in Oregon, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. COOLEY, H3571 [22MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-320), H11829 [7NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H12148 [13NO]
Text, H12148 [13NO]
Placed on the calendar, S17038 [14NO]
Passed Senate, S11571 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-245] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 1291--A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide
that the provisions of law preventing Members of Congress from
sending mass mailings within the 60-day period immediately before
an election be expanded so as to prevent Members from mailing any
unsolicited franked mail within that period, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; 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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frank
of Massachusetts, and Mr. Horn), H3571 [22MR]
Cosponsors added, H4619 [9MY], H5692 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 1295--A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to make certain
revisions relating to the protection of famous marks; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Coble, Mr.
Canady, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Boucher), H3572 [22MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-374), H13869 [30NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H14317 [12DE]
Text, H14317 [12DE]
Passed Senate, S19312 [29DE]
Presented to the President, H329 [5JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-98] (signed January 16, 1996), H2121 [12MR]
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H.R. 1296--A bill to provide for the administration of certain
Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Lantos),
H3572 [22MR]
Cosponsors added, H6200 [21JN], H6397 [27JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-234), H8533 [4AU]
Debated, H9097 [18SE]
Text, H9097 [18SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H9152 [19SE]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S13972
[20SE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S19249 [22DE]
Amendments, S2662 [21MR], S2737 [25MR], S2761 [25MR], S2803 [25MR],
S2867 [26MR], S2868 [26MR], S2869 [26MR], S2871 [26MR], S2872
[26MR], S2873 [26MR], S2874 [26MR], S2875 [26MR], S2876 [26MR],
S2877 [26MR], S2878 [26MR], S2879 [26MR], S2882 [26MR], S2883
[26MR], S2894 [26MR], S2895 [26MR], S2896 [26MR], S2898 [26MR],
S2899 [26MR], S3025 [27MR], S3026 [27MR], S4509 [1MY], S5276
[17MY]
Debated, S2737 [25MR], S2893 [26MR], S2907 [27MR], S2918 [27MR],
S3091 [28MR], S3101 [28MR]
Placed on the calendar, S3248 [29MR]
Passed Senate as amended, S4509 [1MY]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference,
H4755 [9MY]
Conferees appointed, H4756 [9MY]
Senate insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S5298 [17MY]
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H.R. 1297--A bill to promote a new urban agenda, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Banking and
Financial Services; Science; Commerce; Transportation and
Infrastructure; Government Reform and Oversight; International
Relations, 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. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Borski), H3572 [22MR]
Cosponsors added, H4177 [4AP], H5571 [24MY], H8597 [6SE], H13731
[28NO]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR]
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H.R. 1305--A bill to require employers to notify workers before health
care benefits or retirement benefits are terminated; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. COSTELLO, H3732 [23MR]
Cosponsors added, H12350 [14NO], H13274 [17NO], H13658 [20NO],
H13804 [29NO], H14003 [5DE], H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 1309--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require
the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the
Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LIGHTFOOT (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Clinger,
Mr. Dornan, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Maloney, Mr.
Nadler, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, Mr. Vento,
Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Wynn), H3732 [23MR]
Cosponsors added, H4415 [6AP], H7179 [18JY], H7990 [28JY], H11686
[1NO]
Cosponsors added, H9566 [31JY], H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 1314--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the pension plan rules applicable to State judicial retirement
plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. Hyde), H3732 [23MR]
Cosponsors added, H5623 [6JN], H5983 [14JN], H6397 [27JN], H6736
[10JY], H7012 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, H2665 [21MR]
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H.R. 1316--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide tax credits to businesses with employees performing
services in their residences or in telecommuting centers; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BAKER of California (for himself and Mr. Calvert), H3807
[24MR]
Cosponsors added, H4415 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, H7154 [9JY]
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H.R. 1317--A bill to ensure that sellers and underwriters of insurance
are qualified and subject to State consumer protection
requirements; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Mineta,
Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Hayes, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Upton, Mr. Davis, Mr.
Gillmor, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Meehan, Mr.
Bass, and Mr. Lewis of California), H3807 [24MR]
Cosponsors added, H4105 [3AP], H5471 [23MY], H5905 [13JN], H6046
[15JN], H6397 [27JN], H7012 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE], H12251 [1OC]
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H.R. 1325--A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 concerning
the calculation of public building transactions; to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H3807 [24MR]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H4119 [29AP], H4397 [1MY], H5052
[14MY], H8982 [30JY], H10524 [17SE], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 1328--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that no amount shall be includable in gross income by
reason of participation in a State prepaid tuition program; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Doyle), H3878
[28MR]
Cosponsors added, H4336 [5AP], H4619 [9MY], H7379 [20JY]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP]
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H.R. 1332--A bill to establish certain policies and responsibilities
with respect to the administration of the Rongelop resettlement
trust fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega), H3879 [28MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-471), H1715 [5MR]
Debated, H11622 [28SE]
Text, H11622 [28SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H12034 [28SE]
Title amended, H12170 [28SE]
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H.R. 1335--A bill to provide for the extension of a hydroelectric
project located in the State of West Virginia; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. MOLLOHAN, H3879 [28MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-321), H11829 [7NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H12149 [13NO]
Text, H12149 [13NO]
Placed on the calendar, S17038 [14NO]
Passed Senate, S11571 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-246] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 1339--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
provide for mandatory coverage of services furnished by nurse
practitioners and clinical nurse specialists under State medicaid
plans; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frost, Mr. McHale,
Ms. Rivers, Mr. Vento, Mr. Minge, Ms. Lowey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Lofgren, and Mr. Dellums), H3879 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, H4415 [6AP], H5905 [13JN], H6159 [20JN], H6699
[30JN], H7801 [26JY], H8806 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 1341--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
authorizations of appropriations for programs relating to the
health of individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds,
including individuals who are members of racial or ethnic minority
groups; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. STROKES (for himself, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Mfume, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr.
Dixon, Mr. Clay, Mr. Tucker, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr.
Bishop, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida
Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr.
Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Waters, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Fields of
Louisiana, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Ford, Ms. McKinney,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Flake, Mr. Rush, Mr. Thompson, Mr.
Reynolds, and Miss Collins of Michigan), H3879 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, H13930 [4DE]
Cosponsors added, H2558 [20MR]
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H.R. 1345--A bill to eliminate budget deficits and management
inefficiencies in the government of the District of Columbia
through the establishment of the District of Columbia Financial
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Dixon, Mr.
Clinger, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr.
LaTourette, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Fattah, Miss Collins of Michigan,
Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wynn), H3974 [29MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-96), H4030 [30MR]
Debated, H4048 [3AP]
Text, H4048 [3AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H4072 [3AP]
Read the first and second times, S5140 [4AP]
Placed on the calendar, S5140 [4AP], S5160 [4AP]
Amendments, S5508 [6AP], S5516 [6AP]
Passed Senate as amended, S5516 [6AP]
House concurred in Senate amendments, H4421 [7AP]
Amendments, H4421 [7AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S5602 [24AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H4437 [1MY], H4438 [1MY]
Presented to the President, H4438 [1MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-8] (signed April 17, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 1350--A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revitalize
the U.S.-flag merchant marine, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Bateman) (all by
request), H3974 [29MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-229), H8360 [3AU]
Made special order (H. Res. 287), H13869 [30NO]
Debated, H14062 [6DE]
Amendments, H14074 [6DE], H14075 [6DE]
Read the third time. Amended and passed House, H14077 [6DE]
Read the first and second time. Placed on the calendar, S18232 [7DE]
Debated, S10950 [19SE], S10955 [19SE], S10969 [19SE], S10972 [19SE],
S11061 [20SE], S11069 [20SE], S11151 [24SE]
Amendments, S10977 [19SE], S11041 [19SE], S11072 [20SE], S11073
[20SE], S11074 [20SE], S11095 [20SE]
Passed Senate, S11158 [24SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11425 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11392 [26SE]
Presented to the President, H11393 [26SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-239] (signed October 8, 1996)
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H.R. 1352--A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act with respect to the minor use of a pesticide; to
the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. de la GARZA (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Emerson, Mr.
Condit, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Canady, Mr.
Rose, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Dooley, and Mr. Pomeroy), H3974 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H4512 [2MY], H5191 [17MY], H5571 [24MY], H5983
[14JN], H7068 [17JY], H8537 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [13MR], H4503 [7MY], H5570 [23MY], H6415
[13JN]
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H.R. 1353--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide
that, for purposes relating to retirement, Members of Congress and
congressional employees shall be treated in the same manner as are
employees in the executive branch generally; to the Committees on
House Oversight; 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. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Shays, Mr. Klug, Mr.
Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. McHale, Mr. Castle, Mr. Deal of Georgia,
and Mrs. Waldholtz), H3974 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H10484 [19OC], H10848 [25OC]
Cosponsors added, H5173 [15MY]
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H.R. 1355--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act, to
establish the National Public Employment Relations Commission, and
to amend title I of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 to provide for joint trusteeship of single-employer
pension plans; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. SANDERS, H3974 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H12190 [13NO]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP]
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H.R. 1358--A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries
Service laboratory located on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, MA; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. TORKILDSEN, H3974 [29MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-287), H10520 [20OC]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H11390 [30OC]
Text, H11391 [30OC]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
S16420 [31OC]
Amendments, S19269 [22DE], S19282 [22DE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate as amended, S19282 [22DE]
Debated, S86 [5JA]
House concurs in Senate amendment with amendment (H. Res. 338), H322
[5JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S168 [10JA]
Presented to the President, H737 [22JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-91] (signed January 6, 1996), H2121 [12MR]
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H.R. 1363--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny
citizenship at birth to children born in the United States of
parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Packard, Mr.
Hunter, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Baker of
California, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Murtha,
Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Bono, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rohrabacher,
Mr. Riggs, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Shadegg, and Mrs. Kelly),
H4031 [30MR]
Cosponsors added, H4512 [2MY], H4874 [11MY], H5367 [18MY], H6830
[11JY], H11939 [8NO], H13142 [16NO], H13658 [20NO], H13870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H2950 [27MR], H3171 [28MR], H3650
[18AP], H4110 [25AP], H10040 [4SE], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 1364--A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide
for community approval before Indian class III gaming operations
may take effect; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Browder, Mr. Hancock,
Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Talent),
H4031 [30MR]
Cosponsors added, H6656 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, H922 [26JA]
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H.R. 1366--A bill to authorize the extension of time limitation for
the FERC-issued hydroelectric license for the Mt. Hope waterpower
project; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, H4031 [30MR]
Cosponsors added, H9738 [29SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-322), H11829 [7NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H12149 [13NO]
Text, H12149 [13NO]
Placed on the calendar, S17038 [14NO]
Passed Senate, S11571 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-247] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 1380--A bill to provide a moratorium on certain class action
lawsuits relating to the Truth in Lending Act; to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Bereuter,
Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Royce, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr.
Chrsyler, Mr. Cremeans, and Mr. Heineman), H4104 [3AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H4120 [4AP]
Text, H4120 [4AP]
Read the first time, S5562 [24AP], S5603 [24AP]
Passed Senate, S5614 [24AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H4509 [2MY]
Presented to the President, H4617 [9MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-12] (signed May 18, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 1386--A bill to amend section 353 of the Public Health Service
Act to exempt physician office laboratories from the clinical
laboratories requirements of that section; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. ARCHER, H4177 [4AP]
Cosponsors added, H4433 [7AP], H4512 [2MY], H5471 [23MY], H5753
[8JN], H5983 [14JN], H6159 [20JN], H6656 [29JN], H6830 [11JY],
H7379 [20JY], H7917 [27JY], H8537 [4AU], H8904 [13SE], H8994
[14SE], H9363 [20SE], H9738 [29SE], H9897 [11OC], H13142 [16NO],
H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1325 [27FE], H1716 [5MR], H2224
[13MR], H2558 [20MR], H2713 [22MR], H2950 [27MR], H3231 [29MR],
H3387 [15AP], H3650 [18AP], H3820 [24AP], H4110 [25AP], H4646
[8MY], H5288 [16MY], H5380 [21MY], H5501 [22MY], H5570 [23MY],
H5753 [30MY], H6184 [11JN], H6691 [20JN], H7260 [10JY], H7658
[16JY], H9566 [31JY], H10236 [11SE], H10602 [18SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 1389--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
the availability of, and amount of, deductible individual
retirement account contributions, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of California,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Owens, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Underwood,
and Mr. Martinez), H4177 [4AP]
Cosponsors added, H4874 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR], H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 1400--A bill to amend the Clean Water Act to eliminate certain
discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Ms.
Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Pallone,
Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, Mrs.
Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Torres, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr.
Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), H4334 [5AP]
Cosponsors added, H4433 [7AP], H4546 [3MY], H6159 [20JN], H9363
[20SE], H13274 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA]
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H.R. 1402--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
improve revenue collection and to provide that a taxpayer
conscientiously opposed to participation in war may elect to have
such taxpayer's income, estate, or gift tax payments spent for
nonmilitary purposes, to create the U.S. peace tax fund to receive
such tax payments, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Ways and Means; International Relations; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; 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. JACOBS (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Miller of
California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Towns, Mr. Markey, Mr. Oberstar, Ms.
Valazquez, Mr. Yates, Ms. Furse, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr.
McHale), H4335 [5AP]
Cosponsors added, H4512 [2MY], H5072 [16MY], H5571 [24MY], H6083
[16JN], H7257 [19JY], H8684 [7SE], H9245 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H3387 [15AP], H5173 [15MY], H10108
[5SE], H10236 [11SE], H11230 [25SE], H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 1404--A bill to end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals
in the United States; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hyde, Mr.
Nadler, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Torricelli, Mr.
Meehan, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Clay, Mr.
Jacobs, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Miller of
California, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Moran, Mr. Vento, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
Goss, Mr. Filner, Mr. Manton, Mr. Brown of California, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Johnston of Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Porter, Ms.
Slaughter, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Owens, Mr. Deutsch, Mr.
Yates, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Farr, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Schumer,
Mr. Andrews, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Studds, Mr. Foglietta, Ms.
Norton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Kennelly, and Mr. Bonior), H4335
[5AP]
Cosponsors added, H5471 [23MY], H6083 [16JN], H8361 [3AU], H8806
[12SE], H9897 [11OC], H11767 [2NO]
Removal of cosponsors, H7461 [21JY]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 1406--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Marshall
Plan and George Catlett Marshall; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. MASCARA, H4335 [5AP]
Cosponsors added, H4874 [11MY], H5692 [7JN], H6159 [20JN], H6397
[27JN], H6699 [30JN], H8174 [1AU], H8537 [4AU], H8684 [7SE], H8904
[13SE], H9738 [29SE], H11686 [1NO], H12127 [10NO], H12350 [14NO],
H13274 [17NO], H13658 [20NO], H14173 [6DE], H15088 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1507 [28FE], H1636 [29FE], H1986
[7MR], H2316 [14MR], H2558 [20MR], H2665 [21MR], H2713 [22MR],
H2950 [27MR], H3231 [29MR], H4110 [25AP], H4503 [7MY], H5753
[30MY], H8982 [30JY], H9566 [31JY], H9706 [1AU], H9925 [2AU],
H10040 [4SE], H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 1416--A bill to implement the Convention Against Torture and
Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or
Punishment and to provide a program of support for victims of
torture; to the Committees on the Judiciary; International
Relations; 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hyde, Mr.
Wolf, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Yates, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Sabo, and Ms. McKinney), H4335 [5AP]
Cosponsors added, H6200 [21JN], H6656 [29JN], H9738 [29SE], H11686
[1NO], H13870 [30NO], H14311 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, H1716 [5MR], H4110 [25AP], H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 1421--A bill to provide that references in the statutes of the
United States to any committee or officer of the House of
Representatives the name or jurisdiction of which was changed as
part of the reorganization of the House of Representatives at the
beginning of the 104th Congress shall be treated as referring to
the currently applicable committee or officer of the House of
Representatives.
By Mr. THOMAS, H4413 [6AP]
Read the third time, H4378 [6AP]
Passed House, H4378 [6AP]
Text, H4378 [6AP]
Passed Senate, S7023 [19MY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S7388 [24MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H5570 [24MY]
Presented to the President, H5570 [24MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-14] (signed June 3, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 1423--A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the
Poultry Products Inspection Act to provide for improved public
health and food safety through the reduction in meat and poultry
of harmful substances that present a threat to public health, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mr. Torricelli), H4413
[6AP]
Cosponsors added, H5367 [18MY], H8063 [31JY], H12506 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, H1716 [5MR], H4800 [9MY]
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H.R. 1424--A bill to provide Americans with secure, portable health
insurance benefits through tax credits, medical savings accounts,
and greater choice of health insurance plans without mandates, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce;
the Judiciary; 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. STEARNS, H4413 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, H4795 [10MY], H5753 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 1425--A bill to suspend United States development assistance for
India unless the President certifies to the Congress that the
Government of India has taken certain steps to prevent human
rights abuses in India; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Cox, Mr.
Flake, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Moran, Mr. King, Mr. Jefferson, Mr.
Hunter, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Condit, Mr. Fields of
Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pombo, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crane,
Mr. Herger, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr.
Funderburk, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Jones, Mr. Calvert,
Mr. Stockman, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. Wilson), H4413
[6AP]
Cosponsors added, H4512 [2MY], H4958 [15MY], H5374 [22MY]
Cosponsors added, H5753 [30MY]
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H.R. 1427--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to control House of Representatives campaign spending, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. COSTELLO, H4413 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 1434--A bill to establish a commission to review the dispute
settlement reports of the World Trade Organization, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Levin), H4413 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, H5471 [23MY], H7257 [19JY]
Cosponsors added, H2316 [14MR], H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 1446--A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States
to promote equity and fairness in lawsuits brought against State
and local law enforcement officers; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. MOORHEAD, H4414 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, H7917 [27JY], H8597 [6SE], H8725 [8SE], H11939
[8NO]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY]
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H.R. 1448--A bill to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 to
require that determinations regarding status as an Indian child
and as a member of an Indian tribe be prospective from the date of
birth of the child and of tribal membership of the member, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Ms. PRYCE (for herself, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Burton of Indiana),
H4414 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, H4441 [1MY], H4619 [9MY], H4795 [10MY], H4874
[11MY], H4916 [12MY], H4958 [15MY], H5191 [17MY], H5367 [18MY],
H5374 [22MY], H6159 [20JN], H6699 [30JN], H7257 [19JY], H7699
[25JY], H11939 [8NO], H13142 [16NO], H13658 [20NO], H13804 [29NO],
H14173 [6DE], H14239 [7DE], H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA]
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H.R. 1454--A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to issue a
trade regulation rule which requires the release of prescriptions
for contact lenses; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. STARK, H4414 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, H4512 [2MY], H5623 [6JN], H6830 [11JY], H7990
[28JY], H12085 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA]
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H.R. 1462--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
for programs of research regarding Parkinson's disease, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Abercrombie,
Mr. Andrews, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Markey,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs.
Morella, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Sisisky, Mr.
Studds, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Woolsey), H4414 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, H4795 [10MY], H5471 [23MY], H6089 [19JN], H7257
[19JY], H8537 [4AU], H8597 [6SE], H10484 [19OC], H14239 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA], H1232 [6FE], H1507 [28FE], H1775
[6MR], H2123 [12MR], H2950 [27MR], H3488 [16AP], H3581 [17AP],
H3650 [18AP], H4397 [1MY], H4503 [7MY], H4800 [9MY], H5288 [16MY],
H5753 [30MY], H6005 [6JN], H6509 [18JN], H6691 [20JN], H7260
[10JY], H8030 [18JY], H8375 [24JY], H9706 [1AU], H10174 [10SE],
H10602 [18SE], H11527 [27SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H5647 [29MY], H6006 [6JN], H6532 [19JN],
H7108 [27JN], H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 1464--A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to require
the Postal Service to accept a change-of-address order from a
commercial mail receiving agency and to forward mail to the new
address; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H4415 [6AP]
Cosponsors added, H5623 [6JN], H5983 [14JN], H7550 [24JY], H10485
[19OC], H11441 [30OC], H12350 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H2466 [19MR], H2558 [20MR], H5817 [4JN]
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H.R. 1482--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
certain veterans programs and benefits; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By EVANS (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Filner, and
Mr. Gutierrez), H4430 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H4620 [9MY], H6312 [26JN], H8597 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 1483--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow
revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear and
unmistakable error; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Filner, and Mr.
Gutierrez), H4430 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H6312 [26JN], H8597 [6SE], H10848 [25OC]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H3387 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H4397
[1MY], H4503 [7MY], H4646 [8MY], H4800 [9MY], H4902 [10MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-571), H4901 [10MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H5311 [21MY]
Text, H5311 [21MY]
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S5492 [22MY]
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H.R. 1484--A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or their political
subdivisions; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. KILDEE, H4430 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H5367 [18MY], H5471 [23MY], H6481 [28JN], H8904
[13SE], H9897 [11OC], H11686 [1NO], H13731 [28NO], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1138 [31JA], H1507 [28FE], H2558
[20MR], H2665 [21MR], H2950 [27MR], H3387 [15AP], H3650 [18AP],
H4119 [29AP], H4800 [9MY], H5647 [29MY], H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 1488--A bill to control crime by increasing penalties for armed
violent criminals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee,
Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr.
Brewster, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Volkmer), H4430 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H6481 [28JN], H8537 [4AU], H8725 [8SE], H8904
[13SE], H9363 [20SE], H9591 [27SE], H10048 [12OC], H10307 [18OC],
H10994 [26OC], H11686 [1NO], H12085 [9NO], H13274 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, H1241 [13FE]
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H.R. 1492--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that service performed for an elementary or secondary
school operated primarily for religious purposes is exempt from
the Federal unemployment tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE, H4431 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR]
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H.R. 1493--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable
contributions and to exempt the charitable contribution deduction
from the overall limitation on itemized deductions; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Cox), H4431 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H5571 [24MY], H5692 [7JN], H5905 [13JN], H7012
[13JY], H8309 [2AU], H8537 [4AU], H8684 [7SE], H9671 [28SE],
H10146 [17OC], H10994 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE]
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H.R. 1496--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of early detection of prostate cancer and
certain drug treatment services under part B of the Medicare
Program, to amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to
provide for coverage of such early detection and treatment
services under the programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
and to expand research and education programs of the National
Institutes of Health and the Public Health Service relating to
prostate cancer; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means;
Veterans' Affairs, 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. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Mink of
Hawaii, Mr. King, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Yates, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Lipinski,
Mr. Calvert, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gene Green of
Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. Clayton,
Mr. Fox, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Montgomery, Mrs. Kennelly,
Mr. Horn, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Evans, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Schumer, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Romero-
Barcelo, Mr. Borski, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Boucher, Mr.
McHale, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. Foglietta), H4431
[7AP]
Cosponsors added, H4441 [1MY], H4620 [9MY], H5367 [18MY], H5374
[22MY], H5623 [6JN], H5757 [9JN], H5905 [13JN], H6159 [20JN],
H6270 [22JN], H7012 [13JY], H7801 [26JY], H8537 [4AU], H8684
[7SE], H9897 [11OC], H10848 [25OC], H11939 [8NO], H13658 [20NO],
H13804 [29NO], H13870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1507 [28FE], H1663 [4MR], H1775
[6MR], H2316 [14MR], H2665 [21MR], H2713 [22MR], H2950 [27MR],
H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP], H3581 [17AP], H4119 [29AP], H7107
[27JN], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 1499--A bill to improve criminal law relating to fraud against
consumers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HEINEMAN (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina, Mr. Burr, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Blute, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Calvert, Mrs.
Collins of Illinois, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Fox, Mr.
Hoke, Mr. Holden, Mr. King, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Metcalf,
Mr. Paxon, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr.
Ballenger), H4431 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H4620 [9MY], H5367 [18MY], H5692 [7JN], H6270
[22JN], H7012 [13JY], H7550 [24JY], H8537 [4AU], H9671 [28SE],
H9897 [11OC], H10048 [12OC], H10146 [17OC], H10485 [19OC], H11829
[7NO], H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H2123 [12MR], H2466 [19MR], H5647 [29MY], H6765
[25JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11129 [25SE]
Text, H11129 [25SE]
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H.R. 1500--A bill to designate certain Federal lands in the State of
Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Beilenson, Mr.
Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Johnston of
Florida, Mr. Klug, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren,
Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Mineta,
Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr.
Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr.
Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Skaggs),
H4431 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H4512 [2MY], H4620 [9MY], H5571 [24MY], H6270
[22JN], H7917 [27JY], H8537 [4AU], H8684 [7SE], H9738 [29SE],
H9897 [11OC], H10146 [17OC], H10994 [26OC], H12506 [15NO], H14239
[7DE]
Removal of cosponsors, H4874 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H1226 [1FE], H1636 [29FE], H2950
[27MR], H3730 [23AP], H4503 [7MY], H5570 [23MY], H6184 [11JN]
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H.R. 1501--A bill to amend the Federal Credit Reform Act to improve
budget accuracy of accounting for Federal costs associated with
student loans, to phase out the Federal Direct Student Loan
Program, to make improvements in the Federal Family Education Loan
Program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and
Educational Opportunities; 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. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Boehner, Mr.
Bono, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of
South Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kim, Mr. Klug,
Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Porter, Mr.
Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Talent, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and
Mr. Weller), H4431 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H5753 [8JN], H5905 [13JN], H7461 [21JY], H8806
[12SE]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP]
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H.R. 1504--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing
retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut,
Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Levin, Mr. Portman, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Stark,
Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs.
Kennelly, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Bentsen), H4431 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H4546 [3MY], H5471 [23MY], H5692 [7JN], H6913
[12JY], H9738 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY]
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H.R. 1507--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex,
race, or national origin, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Nadler, Miss Collins
of Michigan, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr.
Filner, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Martinez,
Mr. Tucker, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs.
Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Evans, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Lowey, and Ms. Brown of Florida),
H4431 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H5072 [16MY], H5983 [14JN], H8994 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP], H4303 [30AP], H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 1508--A bill to require the transfer of title to the District of
Columbia of certain real property in Anacostia Park to facilitate
the construction of National Children's Island, a cultural,
educational, and family-oriented park; to the Committees on
Resources; 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 Ms. NORTON, H4431 [7AP]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-277, H10145 [17OC]
Committee discharged, H10146 [17OC]
Referral to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
extended, H10146 [17OC]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H11387 [30OC]
Text, H11387 [30OC]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S16420 [31OC]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-294), S7023 [26JN]
Passed Senate, S7340 [28JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H7112 [8JY], H7152 [9JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S7414 [8JY]
Presented to the President (July 8, 1996), H7152 [9JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-163] (signed July 19, 1996)
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H.R. 1512--A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to bring
more balance into the negotiation of Tribal-State compacts, to
require an individual participating in class II or class III
Indian gaming to be physically present at the authorized gaming
activity, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources;
the Judiciary, 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. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr.
Martini, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Upton, and Mrs. Vucanovich), H4432 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H4546 [3MY], H4620 [9MY], H6159 [20JN], H8174
[1AU], H9738 [29SE], H14311 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, H4646 [8MY], H6509 [18JN]
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H.R. 1513--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to change the
date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for the purpose of
veterans benefits from August 5, 1964, to December 22, 1961; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H4432 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H6656 [29JN], H6699 [30JN], H7179 [18JY], H7550
[24JY], H10485 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, H1716 [5MR], H4119 [29AP], H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 1514--A bill to authorize and facilitate a program to enhance
safety, training, research, and development, and safety education
in the propane gas industry for the benefit of propane consumers
and the public, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Commerce; Science, 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. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Roemer, Mr. Blute, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Stump, Mr. Emerson, Mr.
Hancock, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Minge, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Gene Green of
Texas, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr.
Everett, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Bachus, Mr.
Klug, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Lewis of
Kentucky, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Traficant, Mr.
Oxley, Mr. Talent, Mr. Browder, and Mr. Jacobs), H4432 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H4512 [2MY], H4795 [10MY], H4916 [12MY], H5692
[7JN], H5983 [14JN], H6656 [29JN], H7379 [20JY], H8309 [2AU],
H9505 [25SE], H9738 [29SE], H10848 [25OC], H14173 [6DE], H15136
[19DE], H15658 [3JA]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE], H2316 [14MR], H3231 [29MR], H4646
[8MY], H6415 [13JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-655), H7114 [8JY]
Referral to the Committee on Science extended, H7114 [8JY]
Committee discharged, H7259 [10JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9933 [4SE]
Text, H9933 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S9966 [5SE]
Passed Senate, S11666 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-284] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H.R. 1527--A bill to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of
1986 to clarify the authorities and duties of the Secretary of
Agriculture in issuing ski area permits on National Forest System
lands and to withdraw lands within ski area permit boundaries from
the operation of the mining and mineral leasing laws; to the
Committees on Resources; Agriculture, 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. YOUNG of Alaska, H4441 [1MY]
Cosponsors added, H6481 [28JN], H7068 [17JY], H7801 [26JY], H8597
[6SE], H14311 [12DE], H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H1325 [27FE], H2123 [12MR], H3387
[15AP]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-516), H3386 [15AP]
Committee discharged, H3386 [15AP]
Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended, H3386 [15AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H4137 [30AP]
Text, H4137 [30AP]
Title amended, H4138 [30AP]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S4515 [1MY]
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H.R. 1530--A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Dellums) (both by request), H4510
[2MY]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-131), H5622 [6JN]
Amendments, H5692 [7JN], H5800 [13JN], H5870 [13JN], H5874 [13JN],
H5883 [13JN], H5905 [13JN], H5912 [14JN], H5930 [14JN], H5946
[14JN], H5951 [14JN], H5955 [14JN], H5962 [14JN], H5965 [14JN],
H5968 [14JN], H5970 [14JN], H5991 [15JN], H5998 [15JN], H6008
[15JN]
Made special order (H. Res. 164), H5752 [8JN]
Debated, H5782 [13JN], H5911 [14JN], H5990 [15JN]
Text, H5800 [13JN]
Amended and passed House, H6021 [15JN]
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, S8682 [20JN]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed Senate (in lieu of S.
1026), S12675 [6SE]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, S12675
[6SE]
Conferees appointed, S13138 [8SE]
Text, S13211 [11SE]
Amendments, S13211 [11SE]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference,
H9399 [21SE]
Motion to close conference committee meetings during consideration
of national security information agreed to, H9402 [21SE]
Conferees appointed, H9403 [21SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-406) submitted in the House, H14378
[13DE]
Explanatory statement, H14525 [13DE]
Conference report considered in the House, H14946 [15DE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H14960 [15DE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S18702 [15DE], S18795
[18DE], S18796 [18DE], S18811 [18DE], S18835 [19DE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S18905 [19DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15573 [21DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19109 [21DE], S19249 [22DE]
Presented to the President, H15645 [30DE]
Presidential veto message, H12 [3JA]
Presidential veto considered in the House, H12 [3JA]
Presidntial veto sustained in the House, H22 [3JA]
Presidential veto message referred to the Committee on National
Security, H22 [3JA]
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H.R. 1533--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase
the penalty for escaping from a Federal prison; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Canady, Mr. Largent, Mr. Barr, and
Mrs. Chenoweth), H4511 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, H4620 [9MY], H4958 [15MY], H5367 [18MY], H5374
[22MY], H5571 [24MY], H5623 [6JN], H6089 [19JN], H6397 [27JN],
H6699 [30JN], H6736 [10JY], H7257 [19JY], H7917 [27JY], H8684
[7SE], H9671 [28SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-392), H14252 [11DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H14326 [12DE]
Text, H14326 [12DE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, S18557 [13DE]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S6223 [13JN]
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H.R. 1540--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect
to the dissemination of indecent material on cable television; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), H4511
[2MY]
Cosponsors added, H5191 [17MY], H5609 [25MY], H5753 [8JN], H6200
[21JN], H6913 [12JY], H7699 [25JY], H10848 [25OC], H11686 [1NO]
Cosponsors added, H4397 [1MY]
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H.R. 1541--A bill to impose economic sanctions against persons who
trade with Iran; to the Committees on International Relations;
Ways and Means; 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. KING, H4511 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, H5609 [25MY], H5623 [6JN], H6397 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H4397 [1MY]
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H.R. 1547--A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to strengthen the
annual reporting requirements of research facilities conducting
animal experimentation or testing and to improve the
accountability of animal experimentation programs of the
Department of Defense; to the Committees on Agriculture; 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. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Brown of
California, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Gejdenson, Mr. Manton, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Vento, Mr. Dellums, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Evans, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Farr, Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Frelinghysen), H4511 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, H4620 [9MY], H4916 [12MY], H5367 [18MY], H5609
[25MY], H5753 [8JN], H6046 [15JN], H6830 [11JY], H13930 [4DE],
H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA], H1232 [6FE], H1986 [7MR], H3387
[15AP]
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H.R. 1552--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, regarding
false identification documents; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Wynn), H4545 [3MY]
Cosponsors added, H4916 [12MY], H5571 [24MY], H5753 [8JN], H6083
[16JN], H6699 [30JN], H7012 [13JY], H8537 [4AU], H8725 [8SE],
H9591 [27SE], H10726 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H3231 [29MR], H4646 [8MY], H6006
[6JN], H7107 [27JN]
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H.R. 1560--A bill to expand U.S. exports of goods and services by
requiring the development of objective criteria to achieve market
access in foreign countries, to provide the President with
reciprocal trade authority, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; 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. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of California,
Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Levin, Mr. Mineta, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Collins of
Illinois, Mr. Cardin, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clyburn,
Ms. Danner, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Jacobs, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Klink,
Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr.
Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Spratt,
Mr. Kleczka, and Ms. Jackson-Lee), H4545 [3MY]
Cosponsors added, H4620 [9MY], H4795 [10MY], H4958 [15MY], H5191
[17MY], H5692 [7JN], H6736 [10JY], H7461 [21JY], H7550 [24JY],
H8806 [12SE], H10048 [12OC], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H774 [23JA], H1325 [27FE], H1507
[28FE], H1716 [5MR], H3171 [28MR], H8982 [30JY], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 1561--A bill to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the
United States, to authorize appropriations for the Department of
State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, to
responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for U.S.
foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on International Relations;
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. GILMAN, H4545 [3MY]
Text, H5191 [17MY], H5410 [23MY]
Amendments, H5367 [18MY], H5374 [22MY], H5375 [22MY], H5376 [22MY],
H5377 [22MY], H5378 [22MY], H5410 [23MY], H5460 [23MY], H5472
[23MY], H5473 [23MY], H5474 [23MY], H5475 [23MY], H5476 [23MY],
H5477 [23MY], H5478 [23MY], H5479 [23MY], H5480 [23MY], H5481
[23MY], H5482 [23MY], H5483 [23MY], H5490 [24MY], H5502 [24MY],
H5528 [24MY], H5529 [24MY], H5530 [24MY], H5532 [24MY], H5533
[24MY], H5544 [24MY], H5572 [24MY], H5573 [24MY], H5575 [24MY],
H5648 [7JN], H5655 [7JN], H5674 [7JN], H5710 [8JN], H5712 [8JN]
Made special order (H. Res. 155), H5373 [22MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-128), H5374 [22MY]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, H5374 [22MY]
Committee discharged, H5374 [22MY]
Debated, H5397 [23MY], H5490 [24MY], H5502 [24MY], H5648 [7JN],
H5710 [8JN]
Made special order (H. Res. 156), H5607 [25MY]
Amended and passed House, H5734 [8JN]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S8380 [14JN]
Read the third time, S18636 [14DE]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed Senate (text of S. 908
inserted in lieu), S18637 [14DE]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S18639 [14DE]
Text, S18747 [15DE]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H1490 [28FE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-478) submitted in the House, H1987
[8MR]
Explanatory statement, H2014 [8MR]
Conference report considered in the House, H2084 [12MR]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H2095 [12MR]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S3101 [28MR], S3102
[28MR], S3105 [28MR], S3123 [28MR], S3124 [28MR], S3125 [28MR],
S3134 [28MR], S3144 [28MR]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S3146 [28MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3310 [15AP]
Presidential veto message, H3304 [15AP]
Presented to the President (April 5, 1996), H3384 [15AP], H3486
[16AP]
Presidential veto message considered in the House, H4151 [30AP]
Presidential veto message sustained in the House, H4161 [30AP]
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H.R. 1568--A bill to require explosive materials to contain taggants
to enable law enforcement authorities to trace the source of the
explosive material, whether before or after detonation; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MANTON, H4545 [3MY]
Cosponsors added, H5472 [23MY], H6083 [16JN], H6736 [10JY]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU], H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 1572--A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to provide death benefits to retired public safety
officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. MOLINARI, H4545 [3MY]
Cosponsors added, H5299 [20MY]
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H.R. 1573--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
specific penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law
enforcement officer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Barr, Mr. Baker of
Louisiana, Mr. Fox, Ms. Molinari, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Calvert, and Mr. Traficant), H4545 [3MY]
Cosponsors added, H6913 [12JY], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA], H973 [30JA], H1716 [5MR], H6423
[17JN]
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H.R. 1575--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the amount of the charitable contribution deduction, to
allow such deduction to individuals who do not itemize other
deductions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Dornan, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Largent, Mr.
McIntosh, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Smith of Texas, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr.
Weldon of Florida), H4545 [3MY]
Cosponsors added, H10077 [13OC]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1636 [29FE]
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H.R. 1582--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the
reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hunter, and Mr.
Packard), H4618 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 1583--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
increase the minimum wage; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, H4618 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, H5571 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 1591--A bill to establish a national public works program to
provide incentives for the creation of jobs and address the
restoration of infrastructure in communities across the United
States, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and
Educational Opportunities; Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Waters,
Mr. Clay, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Scott, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Collins of Illinois,
Mr. Torres, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. McDermott), H4618
[9MY]
Cosponsors added, H5692 [7JN], H6699 [30JN], H9363 [20SE], H13731
[28NO]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H914 [25JA], H1325 [27FE], H2123
[12MR], H2224 [13MR], H7533 [12JY], H9925 [2AU], H10111 [9SE],
H11230 [25SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H2224 [13MR]
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H.R. 1606--A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building located
at 24 Corliss Street, Providence, RI, as the ``Harry Kizirian Post
Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island), H4795
[10MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H10093 [17OC]
Text, H10093 [17OC]
Amendments, S15581 [24OC], S15590 [24OC]
Debated, S15589 [24OC]
Passed Senate as amended, S15591 [24OC]
Title amended, S15591 [24OC]
Senate receded from its amendments, S102 [5JA]
House disagreed to Senate amendments, H307 [5JA]
Amendments, H307 [5JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S313 [23JA]
Examined and signed in the House, H773 [23JA]
Presented to the President, H836 [24JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-100] (signed February 1, 1996), H2121
[12MR]
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H.R. 1608--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure
that the prohibitions against guns in school zones have the
requisite nexus with interstate or foreign commerce; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER, H4795 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H5623 [6JN], H5753 [8JN], H6083 [16JN], H6312
[26JN]
Cosponsors added, H7115 [8JY]
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H.R. 1610--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
require employer-provided group health plans to credit coverage
under a prior group health plan against any preexisting condition
limitation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut,
Mr. Cardin, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Kleczka,
Mr. Christensen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Crane, Mr. Houghton,
and Mr. Sam Johnson), H4872 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, H5623 [6JN], H5692 [7JN], H5753 [8JN], H5905
[13JN], H5983 [14JN], H6046 [15JN], H6159 [20JN], H6270 [22JN],
H6482 [28JN], H6736 [10JY], H7068 [17JY], H7461 [21JY], H7550
[24JY]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H1138 [31JA], H1325 [27FE], H1636
[29FE], H1716 [5MR], H2224 [13MR]
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H.R. 1617--A bill to consolidate and reform workforce development and
literacy programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Gunderson, Mr. Riggs, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Kasich, Mr.
McIntosh, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Souder, Mr.
Fawell, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr.
Castle, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Talent, Mr.
Greenwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Graham, Mr. Weldon
of Florida, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Davis), H4873 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, H5367 [18MY], H5472 [23MY], H5905 [13JN], H6046
[15JN], H6159 [20JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-152), H6268 [22JN]
Removal of cosponsors, H7684 [25JY], H8704 [8SE]
Amendments, H9003 [14SE], H9133 [18SE], H9134 [18SE], H9135 [18SE],
H9169 [19SE], H9181 [19SE], H9187 [19SE], H9191 [19SE], H9192
[19SE], H9193 [19SE], H9218 [19SE], H9246 [19SE]
Made special order (H. Res. 222), H9132 [18SE]
Debated, H9153 [19SE]
Amended and passed House, H9220 [19SE]
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, S14084
[21SE]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed Senate (in lieu of S. 143),
S14991 [11OC]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, S14991
[11OC]
Title amended, S14991 [11OC]
Conferees appointed, S15369 [19OC]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H10693 [24OC]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-707) submitted in the House, H8387
[25JY]
Explanatory statement, H8428 [25JY]
Objection heard to a request for consideration of conference report,
S11700 [28SE]
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H.R. 1618--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to impose
certain limitations relating to participation by a Member of
Congress in the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal
Employees' Retirement System; to the Committees on Government
Reform and Oversight; House 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. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Fox,
Mr. Wamp, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Neumann, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Souder, Mr. Davis, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Klug, Mr. Smith of Michigan,
Mr. Coburn, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr.
LoBiondo, Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Smith
of Washington, and Mr. Largent), H4873 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, H5692 [7JN], H8904 [13SE]
Cosponsors added, H2123 [12MR], H2558 [20MR], H4110 [25AP], H4303
[30AP], H4503 [7MY], H5052 [14MY], H5288 [16MY], H5501 [22MY],
H7154 [9JY]
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H.R. 1619--A bill to amend section 227 of the Housing and Urban-Rural
Recovery Act of 1983 to prohibit owners and managers of federally
assisted rental housing from preventing elderly residents of such
housing from owning or having household pets in such housing; to
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Wilson, and Mr.
Paxon), H4873 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, H6200 [21JN], H6397 [27JN], H7012 [13JY], H7379
[20JY], H8063 [31JY], H8174 [1AU], H8361 [3AU], H8597 [6SE], H9452
[21SE], H9505 [25SE], H9591 [27SE], H9738 [29SE], H10848 [25OC],
H10994 [26OC], H11587 [31OC], H11829 [7NO], H12085 [9NO], H12190
[13NO], H12506 [15NO], H13658 [20NO], H14239 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H774 [23JA], H837 [24JA], H1507
[28FE], H1716 [5MR], H2320 [18MR], H2466 [19MR], H2558 [20MR],
H2665 [21MR], H2713 [22MR], H2950 [27MR], H3171 [28MR], H3387
[15AP], H4110 [25AP], H10602 [18SE], H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE],
H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 1620--A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to establish a pilot project providing loans to
States to establish revolving loan funds for the environmental
cleanup of sites in distressed areas that have the potential to
attract private investment and create local employment; to the
Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Traficant, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Foglietta, Mr.
Klink, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
and Mr. Murtha), H4873 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA]
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H.R. 1621--A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to establish a program under which States may be
certified to carry out voluntary environmental cleanup programs
for low and medium priority sites; to the Committees on Commerce;
Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Traficant, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Foglietta, Mr.
Klink, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
and Mr. Murtha), H4873 [11MY]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 1625--A bill to protect the right to life of each born and
preborn human person in existence at fertilization; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DORNAN, H4915 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, H6200 [21JN], H8309 [2AU], H8684 [7SE], H9245
[19SE], H9591 [27SE], H10726 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H774 [23JA], H914 [25JA], H1138 [31JA],
H1507 [28FE], H1716 [5MR], H2123 [12MR], H3171 [28MR], H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 1627--A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and
for other purposes; Titles I-III referred to the Commitee on
Agriculture; Title IV, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Roberts, Mr. de la Garza,
Mr. Emerson, Mr. Condit, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Gunderson, Mr.
Stenholm, Mr. Combest, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Allard, Mr. Young of
Alaska, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Walker, Mr. Dooley, Mr.
Fields of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs.
Thurman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bishop, Mr.
Stump, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Everett, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Canady, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Walsh, Mr.
Hoekstra, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Smith of
Michigan, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky,
Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina,
Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Boucher, Mr.
Oxley, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thornberry, Mr.
Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Poshard, Mr.
Burr, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Talent, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hefley, Mr.
Orton, Mr. Upton, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Foley, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Cooley,
Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Holden, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Seastrand,
Mr. Minge, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Barton of
Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Moorhead, Mr.
Radanovich, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Rose, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Quillen),
H4915 [12MY]
Cosponsors added, H5191 [17MY], H5367 [18MY], H5609 [25MY], H5692
[7JN], H5753 [8JN], H5983 [14JN], H6083 [16JN], H6397 [27JN],
H6656 [29JN], H7012 [13JY], H7179 [18JY], H7257 [19JY], H7990
[28JY], H8537 [4AU], H8597 [6SE], H8684 [7SE], H9505 [25SE], H9591
[27SE], H9671 [28SE], H10146 [17OC], H10485 [19OC], H11829 [7NO],
H12127 [10NO], H13870 [30NO], H14173 [6DE], H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H1241 [13FE], H1636 [29FE], H2123
[12MR], H2224 [13MR], H2466 [19MR], H3171 [28MR], H3730 [23AP],
H7474 [11JY], H8248 [23JY]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-669), H7473 [11JY]
Debated, H8127 [23JY]
Text, H8127 [23JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H8148 [23JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-669, part 2), H8247 [23JY]
Passed Senate, S8736 [24JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H8554 [25JY]
Presented to the President, H8596 [26JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-170] (signed August 3, 1996)
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H.R. 1642--A bill to extend nondiscriminatory treatment--most-favored-
nation treatment--to the products of Cambodia, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Rangel), H5071 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H5472 [23MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-160), H6396 [27JN]
Debated, H6705 [10JY]
Text, H6705 [10JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H6755 [11JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Finance, S9801 [12JY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-264), S4937 [9MY]
Passed Senate amended, S8930 [25JY]
Amendments, S8930 [25JY]
House agreed to Senate amendment, H10344 [12SE]
Amendments, H10344 [12SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S10425 [12SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10428 [16SE]
Presented to the President (September 13, 1996), H10428 [16SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-203] (signed September 25, 1996)
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H.R. 1643--A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment--most-favored-nation treatment--to the products of
Bulgaria; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Rangel), H5071 [16MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-162), H6396 [27JN]
Debated, H6706 [10JY]
Text, H6706 [10JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H6756 [11JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Finance, S9801 [12JY]
Objection heard for consideration, S19302 [29DE]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed Senate, S19339 [2JA]
Amendments, S19340 [2JA], S19343 [2JA]
Senate concurs in House amendments, S84 [5JA]
Amendments, S84 [5JA]
Debated, H203 [5JA]
Amendments, H203 [5JA]
House concurs in Senate amendment with an amendment, H216 [5JA]
Title amended, H216 [5JA]
Examined and signed in the House, H329 [5JA]
Presented to the President, H337 [9JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S167 [10JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-92] (signed January 6, 1996), H2121 [12MR]
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H.R. 1646--A bill to revise and reform the statutes governing the
organization and management of the reserve components of the Armed
Forces; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. LAUGHLIN (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Fields
of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Parker, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Hobson,
Mr. Hastert, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hayes, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Condit, Mr.
Talent, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Peterson of
Minnesota, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Thurman,
Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. Camp), H5071 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 1649--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
for the prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Molinari, Mr.
Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frazer,
Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ackerman,
Mr. Serrano, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Moran, Ms. Rivers,
Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), H5071 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H5905 [13JN], H6699 [30JN], H7801 [26JY], H9738
[29SE]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 1655--A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S.
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent
Select).
By Mr. COMBEST, H5190 [17MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-138), H5982 [14JN]
Referred to the Committee on National Security, H5982 [14JN]
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, H6311
[26JN]
Referral to the Committee on National Security extended, H6311
[26JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-138, part 2), H7255 [19JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 216), H8683 [7SE]
Amendments, H8726 [8SE], H8807 [12SE], H8825 [13SE], H8827 [13SE],
H8829 [13SE], H8832 [13SE]
Debated, H8816 [13SE]
Amended and passed House, H8834 [13SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Intelligence (Select), S13619 [14SE]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed Senate (in lieu of S. 922),
S14797 [29SE]
Senate insisted on its amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S14797 [29SE]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H10098 [17OC]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-427) submitted in the House, H15224
[20DE]
Explanatory statement, H15229 [20DE]
Conference report considered in the House, H15494 [21DE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H15501 [21DE]
Conference report considered and agreed to in the Senate, S19135
[21DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19249 [22DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15632 [22DE], H15639 [27DE]
Presented to the President, H15645 [30DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-93] (signed January 6, 1996), H2121 [12MR]
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H.R. 1656--A bill to provide for an increase in funding for the
conduct and support of diabetes-related research by the National
Institutes of Health; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. FURSE (for herself and Mr. Nethercutt), H5190 [17MY]
Title amended, H6323 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H6656 [29JN], H8537 [4AU], H8806 [12SE], H12085
[9NO], H13804 [29NO], H14003 [5DE], H14311 [12DE], H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H1986 [7MR], H4646 [8MY], H5380
[21MY], H5501 [22MY], H5817 [4JN], H6006 [6JN], H7107 [27JN],
H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 1661--A bill to permit partnership and S corporations to elect
taxable years other than required years; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. SHAW, H5190 [17MY]
Cosponsors added, H6482 [28JN], H6830 [11JY], H7461 [21JY], H8537
[4AU], H8725 [8SE], H9738 [29SE], H10307 [18OC], H12350 [14NO],
H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1986 [7MR], H3231 [29MR], H6415
[13JN]
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H.R. 1662--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide a credit against income tax to individuals who
rehabilitate historic homes or who are the first purchasers of
rehabilitated historic homes for use as a principal residence; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. Zimmer, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr.
Gephardt, Mr. Goss, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Torkildsen,
Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr.
Nadler), H5190 [17MY]
Cosponsors added, H5572 [24MY], H6083 [16JN], H6482 [28JN], H6831
[11JY], H7917 [27JY], H9363 [20SE], H11441 [30OC], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR], H3231 [29MR], H4646 [8MY], H6415
[13JN], H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 1663--A bill to amend the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land
Withdrawal Act; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Schaefer, and Mr. Crapo), H5190
[17MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-540), H4108 [25AP]
Referral to the Committee on National Security extended, H4108
[25AP]
Committee discharged, H6422 [17JN]
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H.R. 1666--A bill to amend the act of October 21, 1970, establishing
the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to permit certain
persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas within the
lakeshore, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. STUPAK, H5190 [17MY]
Cosponsors added, H6699 [30JN], H12350 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, H4800 [9MY]
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H.R. 1675--A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management of the
National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Hansen, Mr.
Brewster, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr.
Gallegly, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Shadegg, Mr.
Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Thornberry), H5366 [18MY]
Cosponsors added, H6397 [27JN], H6736 [10JY], H6913 [12JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-218), H8062 [31JY]
Amendments, H376 [24AP], H3489 [16AP], H3581 [17AP], H3731 [23AP],
H3767 [24AP], H3770 [24AP], H3772 [24AP]
Made special order (H. Res. 410), H3730 [23AP]
Debated, H3757 [24AP]
Amended and passed House, H3776 [24AP]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S4188
[25AP]
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H.R. 1677--A bill to waive the time limitation specified by law for
the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the
posthumous award of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Doris
Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II;
to the Committee on National Security.
By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. Edwards, Mr.
Montgomery, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clyburn,
Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Wilson,
Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fox, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tucker, Mr.
Stearns, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Metcalf, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Dellums,
and Mr. Hastings of Florida), H5366 [18MY]
Cosponsors added, H5692 [7JN], H6159 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H2123 [12MR], H7474 [11JY]
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H.R. 1684--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of
James Madison; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Scott, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Pickett, Mr.
Boucher, Mr. Davis, Mr. Moran, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Payne of
Virginia, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Bateman), H5470 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H5692 [7JN], H6083 [16JN], H6397 [27JN], H6831
[11JY], H9591 [27SE], H9897 [11OC], H10146 [17OC], H10726 [24OC],
H11939 [8NO], H13142 [16NO], H14311 [12DE], H14927 [14DE], H15136
[19DE], H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H774 [23JA], H914 [25JA], H973 [30JA],
H1226 [1FE], H1325 [27FE], H1636 [29FE], H1775 [6MR], H2224
[13MR], H2316 [14MR], H2466 [19MR], H2713 [22MR], H3231 [29MR],
H3650 [18AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10481 [17SE]
Text, H10481 [17SE]
Title amended, H10483 [17SE]
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H.R. 1687--A bill to terminate the agricultural price support and
production adjustment programs for sugar; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Armey, Mr.
Berman, Mr. Borski, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foglietta,
Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Harman, Mr.
Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Porter, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rush, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays,
Mr. Studds, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Dornan, Mr.
Walker, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Davis, Mr.
Petri, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Lowey, Mrs. Schroeder,
Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr.
Torkildsen, Mr. Klug, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Hyde, Mrs.
Roukema, Mr. Cox, Mr. Blute, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Young of Florida,
Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Talent, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Packard, Mr.
Bass, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Yates, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr.
Hoke, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wynn, Mr. McIntosh,
Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Portman, Mr. Ney, Mr. Frelinghuysen,
Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Goodling, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Velazquez, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Souder), H5471 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H6831 [11JY], H8063 [31JY], H8904 [13SE], H9671
[28SE], H11686 [1NO], H15088 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR]
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H.R. 1688--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish
a program of providing information and education to the public on
the prevention and treatment of eating disorders; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Norton,
Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Hilliard, Mr.
Wilson, Mr. Serrano, and Mrs. Lowey), H5471 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE]
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H.R. 1692--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to increase the limitation amount applicable to contributions to
candidates in Federal elections by individuals and to decrease the
limitation amount applicable to contributions to such candidates
by nonparty multicandidate political committees; to the Committee
on House Oversight.
By Mr. CLINGER, H5571 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, H7068 [17JY], H9132 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, H3731 [23AP]
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H.R. 1693--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to prohibit congressional leadership committees; to the Committee
on House Oversight.
By Mr. CLINGER, H5571 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, H7068 [17JY], H9132 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, H3731 [23AP]
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H.R. 1694--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to provide for a voluntary limitation on contributions from other
than individual district residents in House of Representatives
elections; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. CLINGER, H5571 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, H7068 [17JY], H9132 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, H3731 [23AP]
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H.R. 1695--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for an income tax credit for in-State contributions to
congressional candidates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CLINGER, H5571 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, H7068 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H3731 [23AP]
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H.R. 1701--A bill to cancel the space station project; to the
Committee on Science.
By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin,
Mr. Shays, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Yates, Mr. Inglis of
South Carolina, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Upton, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Danner,
Mr. Wyden, and Mr. DeFazio), H5571 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, H5623 [6JN], H7068 [17JY], H9591 [27SE], H10146
[17OC], H11939 [8NO], H13804 [29NO], H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H1252 [23FE], H4800 [9MY]
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H.R. 1706--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish
Federal standards to ensure quality assurance of drug testing
programs for private employers, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities,
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. SOLOMON, H5571 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA]
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H.R. 1707--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
ensure access to services and prevent fraud and abuse for
enrollees of health maintenance organizations under the Medicare
Program, to amend standards for medicare supplemental policies, to
modify the Medicare Select Program, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Commerce; 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Coyne, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, and
Ms. Woolsey), H5571 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, H7068 [17JY], H7990 [28JY], H10726 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA]
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H.R. 1708--A bill to establish the Federal Mortgage Insurance
Corporation as a wholly owned Government corporation to provide
full mortgage insurance and provide for the development of credit
enhancement products for mortgages for single family homes of low-
and moderate-income homebuyers, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Barr, Mr. Fox, Mr.
Stockman, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ney, Mr. Heineman, Mr.
Bono, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Tate, Mr. Davis,
Mr. Graham, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Salmon, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Burr, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Bryant of
Tennessee), H5571 [24MY]
Cosponsors added, H5905 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H4397 [1MY], H6915 [26JN]
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H.R. 1711--A bill to improve the administration of the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. BACHUS, H5607 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, H6699 [30JN], H9452 [21SE], H10146 [17OC], H10485
[19OC], H13274 [17NO], H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1226 [1FE], H1507 [28FE], H1636
[29FE], H1986 [7MR], H2665 [21MR], H3231 [29MR], H3387 [15AP],
H4110 [25AP], H4503 [7MY], H5288 [16MY], H5570 [23MY], H6006
[6JN], H7154 [9JY], H9566 [31JY], H10386 [12SE], H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 1713--A bill to provide for uniform management of livestock
grazing on Federal land, and for other purposes; to the Committees
on Resources; Agriculture, 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. COOLEY (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hansen, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stump, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Emerson, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr.
Nethercutt, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Riggs, Mr.
Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Brewster,
Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hefley,
Mr. Allard, and Mrs. Vucanovich), H5607 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, H5692 [7JN], H5905 [13JN], H5983 [14JN], H6397
[27JN], H6482 [28JN], H6913 [12JY], H7012 [13JY], H7257 [19JY],
H7550 [24JY], H8309 [2AU], H8904 [13SE], H9452 [21SE], H9591
[27SE], H10146 [17OC], H10485 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, H2867 [26MR], H3650 [18AP], H3731 [23AP], H4303
[30AP], H4397 [1MY], H5647 [29MY]
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H.R. 1715--A bill respecting the relationship between workers'
compensation benefits and the benefits available under the Migrant
and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act; to the Committee
on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr.
Ballenger, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hoekstra,
Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. Dooley), H5607 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, H6270 [22JN], H7068 [17JY], H9132 [18SE], H10077
[13OC]
Debated, H10089 [17OC]
Text, H10089 [17OC]
Rules suspended. Amended and passed House, H10093 [17OC]
Read the first time, S15290 [18OC], S15294 [18OC]
Placed on the calendar, S15415 [23OC], S15496 [23OC]
Passed Senate, S16440 [31OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S16753 [7NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H11828 [7NO]
Presented to the President, H11938 [8NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-49] (signed November 15, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 1718--A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 197
South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, PA, as the ``Max Rosenn United
States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. KANJORSKI, H5607 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, H14003 [5DE], H14311 [12DE]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S18819
[18DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H14976 [18DE]
Text, H14977 [18DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-413), H15135 [19DE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S1077 [7FE]
Text, S1077 [7FE]
Examined and signed in the House, H1244 [16FE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S1295 [23FE]
Presented to the President (February 23, 1996), H1662 [4MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-112] (signed March 5, 1996), H1776 [6MR]
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H.R. 1720--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide
for the cessation of Federal sponsorship of two Government
sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. McKEON, H5607 [25MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-153), H6268 [22JN]
Debated, H10783 [24SE]
Text, H10783 [24SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10802 [24SE]
Title amended, H10802 [24SE]
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H.R. 1733--A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide
for early publication of patent applications, to provide
provisional rights for the period of time between early
publication and patent grant, and to provide a prior art effect
for published applications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder), H5608 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, H6699 [30JN], H7012 [13JY], H7917 [27JY], H8309
[2AU], H8597 [6SE], H8994 [14SE], H9132 [18SE], H9738 [29SE],
H9784 [10OC], H10077 [13OC], H10307 [18OC], H10726 [24OC], H10994
[26OC], H11587 [31OC], H11829 [7NO], H11939 [8NO], H12128 [10NO],
H13142 [16NO], H13804 [29NO], H13870 [30NO], H14173 [6DE], H14963
[15DE], H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H774 [23JA], H1226 [1FE], H1325 [27FE],
H1663 [4MR], H1775 [6MR], H2123 [12MR], H2558 [20MR], H4800 [9MY],
H5288 [16MY], H5817 [4JN], H6117 [10JN]
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H.R. 1734--A bill to reauthorize the National Film Preservation Board,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; House
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. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Bono), H5608 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, H8309 [2AU]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-558), H4430 [6MY]
Referral to the Committee on House Oversight extended, H4430 [6MY],
H6711 [24JN]
Committee discharged, H7114 [8JY]
Debated, H8609 [29JY]
Text, H8609 [29JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8613 [29JY]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S9293 [31JY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S11771 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12263 [2OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12194 [2OC]
Presented to the President (October 2, 1996), H12269 [3OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-285] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H.R. 1743--A bill to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to
extend the authorizations of appropriations through fiscal year
2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. DOOLITTLE, H5622 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, H8684 [7SE]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-242), H8725 [8SE]
Rules suspended. Amended and passed House, H10110 [17OC]
Text, H10110 [17OC]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S15290
[18OC]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-252), S3384 [16AP]
Amended and passed Senate, S4685 [3MY]
Amendments, S4685 [3MY]
Rules suspended. House concurred in Senate amendment, H4919 [14MY]
Amendments, H4919 [14MY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S5092 [15MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H5150 [15MY]
Presented to the President, H5285 [16MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-147] (signed May 24, 1996)
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H.R. 1747--A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to
permanently extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health
centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts), H5622 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, H7461 [21JY], H8361 [3AU], H8537 [4AU], H8597
[6SE], H9452 [21SE], H9671 [28SE], H10307 [18OC], H11829 [7NO],
H13658 [20NO]
Debated, H14273 [12DE]
Text, H14273 [12DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H14277 [12DE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-398), H14310 [12DE]
Passed Senate, S18668 [14DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18785 [16DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15086 [18DE]
Presented to the President, H15087 [18DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-73] (signed December 26, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 1748--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for farmers and closely held businesses a one-time
exclusion of gain from certain sales or exchanges, for self-
employed individuals a 100 percent deduction of health insurance
costs, and for farmers a carryover of unused standard deductions
and personal exemptions, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, H5622 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, H6397 [27JN], H8174 [1AU], H8309 [2AU], H11587
[31OC]
Cosponsors added, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 1749--A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to
eliminate the market promotion program; to the Committees on
Agriculture; 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. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Zimmer), H5622 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, H6089 [19JN], H6312 [26JN], H6699 [30JN], H6831
[11JY], H7068 [17JY], H9743 [6OC], H10048 [12OC], H10994 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 1750--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for increased Medicare reimbursement for nurse
practitioners and clinical nurse specialists to increase the
delivery of health services in health professional shortage areas,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. TOWNS (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), H5622
[6JN]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 1755--A bill to provide for the establishment of an official mass
mailing allowance for Members of the House of Representatives, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Shays, Mr. Deal of
Georgia, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Klug, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr.
Minge, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Horn, Mr. Blute, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Poshard, Mr.
Shadegg, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Browder, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Pryce, Ms.
Danner, Mr. Salmon, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Upton, Mr. Souder,
Mr. Sanford, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. English
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Parker, Mrs.
Lincoln, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ballenger, Ms. Furse, Mr. Leach, Mr.
Goss, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Foley, Mr.
White, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr.
Schaefer, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Dornan, and Mr.
Baker of Louisiana), H5689 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, H3171 [28MR]
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H.R. 1757--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of
paramedic intercept services provided in support of public,
volunteer, or nonprofit providers of ambulance services; to the
Committees on Commerce; 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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, and Mr.
Gejdenson), H5690 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, H8537 [4AU], H8597 [6SE], H10146 [17OC], H13870
[30NO], H14239 [7DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1775 [6MR], H3488 [16AP], H5817
[4JN]
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H.R. 1758--A bill to provide for a Federal response to fraud in
connection with the provision of or receipt of payment for health
care services, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the
Judiciary; 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. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin,
and Mr. Durbin), H5690 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, H6397 [27JN], H6699 [30JN], H6736 [10JY], H6831
[11JY], H8537 [4AU], H8597 [6SE], H8904 [13SE], H10146 [17OC]
Cosponsors added, H973 [30JA], H1234 [9FE], H1775 [6MR], H4110
[25AP], H4303 [30AP], H5817 [4JN], H6184 [11JN]
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H.R. 1767--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
for cost recovery by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the
cost of health care delivered to veterans who are eligible for
care under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Veterans'
Affairs; Commerce; 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. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Montgomery),
H5690 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, H7257 [19JY], H7699 [25JY], H8806 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE]
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H.R. 1771--A bill to amend the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act for the labeling of food for pesticides and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. WAXMAN, H5690 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA], H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 1772--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh for inclusion in the
Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, H5690 [7JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-528), H3657 [22AP]
Debated, H3689 [23AP]
Text, H3689 [23AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3699 [23AP]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S4062
[24AP]
Reported (no written report), S6849 [25JN]
Passed Senate, S10892 [18SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10761 [20SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H11045 [24SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-209] (signed October 1, 1996)
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H.R. 1776--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Payne of New
Jersey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bonior,
Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Mfume, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wynn,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ward, Mr. Spratt, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Mr. Martini, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Thompson, Ms.
Jackson-Lee, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Owens, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Bryant of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Reed,
Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Bentsen), H5690 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, H6046 [15JN], H6699 [30JN], H7012 [13JY], H7461
[21JY], H8361 [3AU], H8597 [6SE], H9452 [21SE], H9671 [28SE],
H10307 [18OC], H11829 [7NO], H14003 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1138 [31JA], H1325 [27FE], H1636
[29FE], H1775 [6MR], H2123 [12MR], H2224 [13MR], H2467 [19MR],
H2713 [22MR], H2950 [27MR], H3387 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3650
[18AP], H3731 [23AP], H4110 [25AP], H4303 [30AP], H4503 [7MY],
H4800 [9MY], H5052 [14MY], H5288 [16MY], H5380 [21MY], H5501
[22MY], H5647 [29MY], H5817 [4JN], H6532 [19JN], H6765 [25JN]
Debated, H10489 [17SE]
Text, H10489 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10493 [17SE]
Title amended, H10493 [17SE]
Amendments, S12317 [3OC]
Passed Senate amended, S12374 [3OC]
House agreed to Senate amendments, H12286 [4OC]
Amendments, H12286 [4OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 1780--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose
a flat tax only on the earned income of individuals and on
business taxable income, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Baker of
California, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Barton of Texas), H5690 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, H9738 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA]
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H.R. 1784--A bill to validate certain conveyances made by the Southern
Pacific Transportation Company within the cities of Reno, NV, and
Tulare, CA, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Thomas), H5691 [7JN]
Referred to the Committee on Resources, H6769 [11JY]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-691), H8029 [18JY]
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H.R. 1785--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
promote capital formation for the development of new businesses;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Christensen), H5691
[7JN]
Cosponsors added, H4424 [2MY], H4646 [8MY]
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H.R. 1786--A bill to regulate fishing in certain waters of Alaska; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H5752 [8JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-687), H8028 [18JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8679 [30JY]
Text, H8679 [30JY]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S9293
[31JY]
Reported (no written report), S10554 [13SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-390), S11972 [30SE]
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H.R. 1787--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
repeal the saccharin notice requirement; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Cox), H5752 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, H6482 [28JN], H6699 [30JN], H7012 [13JY], H8361
[3AU], H8994 [14SE], H10048 [12OC], H10848 [25OC], H11767 [2NO],
H12085 [9NO], H13658 [20NO], H14173 [6DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-386), H14172 [6DE]
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, H14172 [6DE]
Read the third time. Passed House, H14266 [12DE]
Text, H14266 [12DE]
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, S1344 [27FE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S2267 [19MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S2642 [21MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H2663 [21MR]
Presented to the President, H2664 [21MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-124] (signed April 1, 1996), H3233 [15AP]
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H.R. 1791--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
make certain technical corrections relating to physicians'
services; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Greenwood, Mr.
Ackerman, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Leach, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Emerson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Upton, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Kim, Mr. Rahall,
Mr. Kildee, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bryant of
Texas, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Brown of Ohio),
H5752 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, H5905 [13JN], H5983 [14JN], H6159 [20JN], H6270
[22JN], H6482 [28JN], H7461 [21JY], H8725 [8SE], H10307 [18OC],
H13341 [18NO]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1507 [28FE], H1775 [6MR], H3488
[16AP], H5288 [16MY], H8248 [23JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10907 [24SE]
Text, H10907 [24SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-826), H11046 [24SE]
Passed Senate, S11573 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-248] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 1794--A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 to double the minimum and maximum
penalties for crimes against elderly and child victims; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CHRYSLER (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Solomon,
and Mr. Calvert), H5752 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, H6159 [20JN], H15136 [19DE], H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H914 [25JA]
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H.R. 1796--A bill to amend section 1951, commonly called the Hobbs
Act, of title 18 of the United States Code to prevent union
violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CRANE, H5752 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, H9671 [28SE], H10146 [17OC], H10994 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU], H10430 [16SE]
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H.R. 1797--A bill to require employer health benefit plans to meet
standards relating to the nondiscriminatory treatment of
neurobiological disorders, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; 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. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Ward, and Mr.
Gejdenson), H5752 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, H6089 [19JN]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP], H3650 [18AP], H4110 [25AP], H5288
[16MY], H5817 [4JN], H6415 [13JN], H7260 [10JY], H8375 [24JY]
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H.R. 1801--A bill to privatize certain Federal power generation and
transmission assets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. FOLEY, H5753 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, H6083 [16JN], H6397 [27JN], H6656 [29JN], H7068
[17JY], H7801 [26JY], H8361 [3AU], H9363 [20SE], H9897 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H1636 [29FE]
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H.R. 1802--A bill to reorganize the Federal administrative law
judiciary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bevill, Mr.
Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Kanjorski, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Solomon,
and Mr. Gilman), H5753 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, H5905 [13JN], H6312 [26JN], H7379 [20JY], H8537
[4AU], H8806 [12SE], H9505 [25SE], H12350 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, H922 [26JA], H1325 [27FE], H2558 [20MR], H2950
[27MR], H3231 [29MR]
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H.R. 1804--A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office-Courthouse located
at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, AR as the ``Judge
Isaac C. Parker Federal Building''; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. HUTCHINSON, H5753 [8JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-367), H13730 [28NO]
Debated, H13961 [5DE]
Text, H13961 [5DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H13973 [5DE]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S18099
[6DE]
Reported (no written report), S3154 [28MR]
Passed Senate, S3414 [16AP]
Text, S3414 [16AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H3648 [18AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3625 [18AP]
Presented to the President (April 19, 1996), H3657 [22AP]
Approved [Public Law 104-137] (signed April 30, 1996), H4397 [1MY]
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H.R. 1805--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt
qualified current or former law enforcement officers from State
laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LIGHTFOOT, H5753 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H2123 [12MR], H5570 [23MY], H6415
[13JN], H6532 [19JN], H8030 [18JY], H9925 [2AU], H10386 [12SE],
H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 1810--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
for the privatization of health care services in the Federal
prison system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. Klug), H5753 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, H6046 [15JN], H6159 [20JN], H8597 [6SE], H8994
[14SE], H9738 [29SE], H9897 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, H2950 [27MR], H3387 [15AP]
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H.R. 1816--A bill to authorize appropriations for civilian research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application activities
of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Hayes), H5904 [13JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-236), H8533 [4AU]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, H8533 [4AU]
Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, H9505 [25SE], H9737
[29SE], H11686 [1NO], H11767 [2NO], H13273 [17NO], H13929 [4DE],
H14963 [15DE]
Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, H90 [3JA], H187
[4JA], H737 [22JA], H7114 [8JY]
Discharged from Corrections Calendar, H187 [4JA]
Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended (omitted from Record
of August 1, 1996), H9921 [2AU]
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H.R. 1817--A bill making appropriations for military construction,
family housing, and base realignment and closure for the
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1996, and for other purposes.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, H5904 [13JN]
Amendments, H5983 [14JN], H6046 [15JN], H6083 [16JN], H6084 [16JN],
H6119 [20JN], H6123 [20JN], H6129 [20JN], H6133 [20JN], H6137
[20JN], H6141 [20JN], H6165 [21JN]
Made special order (H. Res. 167), H6044 [15JN]
Debated, H6056 [16JN], H6119 [20JN], H6165 [21JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-137), H5904 [13JN]
Amended and passed House, H6168 [21JN]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S8820 [21JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-116), S10320 [19JY]
Debated, S10445 [21JY], S10451 [21JY], S10468 [21JY]
Text, S10445 [21JY]
Amendments, S10445 [21JY], S10451 [21JY], S10471 [21JY], S10503
[21JY]
Passed Senate as amended, S10471 [21JY]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, S10471
[21JY]
Conferees appointed, S10907 [28JY]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference,
H8665 [7SE]
Conferees appointed, H8665 [7SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-247) submitted in the House, H8954
[14SE]
Explanatory statement, H8955 [14SE]
Conference report considered in the House, H9320 [20SE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H9327 [20SE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S14107 [22SE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S14114 [22SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S14309 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H9590 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H9590 [27SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-32] (signed October 3, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 1818--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
a deduction for contributions to a medical savings account by any
individual who is covered under a catastrophic coverage health
plan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Thomas, Mr. DeLay, Mr.
Crane, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr.
Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr.
Zimmer, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sam Johnson, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr.
Collins of Georgia, Mr. Portman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr.
Myers of Indiana, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Rohrabacher,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lipinski,
Mr. Torricelli, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Callahan, Mr.
Gallegly, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Upton, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Stearns, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hilleary, Mr.
Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Royce, Mr. Talent, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ganske, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Largent, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr.
Weller, Mr. White, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hoke, and Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut), H5904 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H6046 [15JN], H6083 [16JN], H6397 [27JN], H6656
[29JN], H6699 [30JN], H6831 [11JY], H7379 [20JY], H7917 [27JY],
H8537 [4AU], H8806 [12SE], H8904 [13SE], H8994 [14SE], H9363
[20SE], H9738 [29SE], H9897 [11OC], H13804 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H973 [30JA], H4646 [8MY]
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H.R. 1819--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
individuals a refundable credit for adoptions expenses with a
larger credit for the adoption of a foster child; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, H5904 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP]
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H.R. 1823--A bill to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to
direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of
repayment contracts between the United States and the Central Utah
Water Conservancy District dated December 28, 1965, and November
26, 1985, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Orton, and Mrs. Waldholtz), H5904
[13JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-531), H3729 [23AP]
Debated, H4135 [30AP]
Text, H4135 [30AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H4162 [30AP]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S4515
[1MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-300), S7178 [27JN]
Passed Senate, S11667 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-286] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H.R. 1828--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Navy
Blue Angels; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, H5904 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H1775 [6MR], H1986 [7MR]
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H.R. 1833--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban
partial-birth abortions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CANADY (for himself, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr.
Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Smith
of New Jersey, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hilleary, Mr.
Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hayworth, Mr.
Largent, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Talent, Mr. watts of
Oklahoma, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bryant of
Tennessee, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Stearns
and Mr. McIntosh), H5982 [14JN]
Cosponsors added, H6397 [27JN], H6699 [30JN], H7179 [18JY], H7461
[21JY], H8063 [31JY], H8537 [4AU], H8684 [7SE], H8994 [14SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-267), H9590 [27SE]
Made special order (H. Res. 251), H11586 [31OC]
Debated, H11604 [1NO]
Text, H11604 [1NO]
Passed House, H11618 [1NO]
Read the first time, S16620 [2NO], S16621 [2NO]
Placed on calendar, S16657 [3NO]
Debated, S16729 [7NO], S16761 [8NO], S16804 [8NO], S17881 [4DE],
S18002 [5DE], S18071 [6DE], S18183 [7DE]
Committed to the Committee on the Judiciary, S16805 [8NO]
Placed on the calendar, S17530 [27NO]
Amendments, S18003 [5DE], S18004 [5DE], S18033 [5DE], S18034 [5DE],
S18071 [6DE], S18103 [6DE], S18198 [7DE], S18223 [7DE], S18224
[7DE], S18245 [7DE], S18246 [7DE]
Passed Senate as amended, S18228 [7DE]
Debated, H2905 [27MR]
Amendments, H2905 [27MR]
House concurs in Senate amendments, H2929 [27MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3310 [15AP]
Presidential veto message, H3338 [15AP]
Presidential veto message referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, H3338 [15AP]
Presented to the President (April 5, 1996), H3384 [15AP], H3486
[16AP]
Presidential veto message debated in the House, H10608 [19SE]
Motion to discharge committee from further consideration of
Presidential veto message agreed to in the House, H10620 [19SE]
Presidential veto overridden in the House, H10642 [19SE]
Presidential veto message set aside, S10955 [19SE]
Presidential veto message considered in the Senate, S11337 [26SE],
S11366 [26SE]
Reconsidered, failed of passage, S11389 [26SE]
Presidential veto message sustained in the Senate, S11389 [26SE]
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H.R. 1834--A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Goodling, Mr.
Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bonilla, Mr.
Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canady, Mr.
Castle, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cooley, Mr.
Cremeans, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Emerson,
Mr. Fawell, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Greenwood, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert,
Mr. Hefley, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr.
Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Linder, Mr.
Manzullo, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr.
Mica, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Petri, Ms. Pryce,
Mr. Riggs, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stenholm,
Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Walker, Mr.
Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Zeliff), H5982
[14JN]
Cosponsors added, H6159 [20JN], H6312 [26JN], H6397 [27JN], H6656
[29JN], H7012 [13JY], H7379 [20JY], H8537 [4AU], H8597 [6SE],
H9591 [27SE], H10146 [17OC], H10994 [26OC], H11782 [6NO], H12085
[9NO], H13804 [29NO]
Removal of cosponsors, H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H922 [26JA]
Removal of cosponsors, H1636 [29FE], H3231 [29MR]
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H.R. 1836--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
acquire property in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY,
for inclusion in the Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. FORBES, H5982 [14JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-529), H3657 [22AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H3691 [23AP]
Text, H3692 [23AP]
Placed on the calendar, S4062 [24AP]
Amendments, S4678 [3MY], S4688 [3MY]
Amended and passed Senate, S4688 [3MY]
Rules suspended. House concurred in Senate amendment, H4918 [14MY]
Amendments, H4918 [14MY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S5092 [15MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H5150 [15MY]
Presented to the President, H5285 [16MY]
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H.R. 1841--A bill to authorize the construction of the Lewis and Clark
Rural Water System and to authorize assistance to the Lewis and
Clark Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the
planning and construction of the water supply system, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Minge), H5983
[14JN]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP]
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H.R. 1842--A bill to ban the utilization of Federal funds by a State
to lure jobs and businesses from another State; to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Franks of New Jersey), H5983
[14JN]
Cosponsors added, H6006 [6JN]
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H.R. 1846--A bill to establish the Yellowstone Headwaters National
Recreation Area within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests in
the State of Montana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett of
Wisconsin, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Coleman, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of
Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Meek of
Florida, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Porter,
Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Studds, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Yates, and Mr. Evans), H5983 [14JN]
Cosponsors added, H7801 [26JY], H8063 [31JY], H8361 [3AU], H8597
[6SE], H8806 [12SE], H9784 [10OC], H10485 [19OC], H10994 [26OC],
H11441 [30OC], H11939 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H2123 [12MR], H3820 [24AP], H7780 [17JY], H8375
[24JY], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 1853--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
require the reduction and eventual elimination of nicotine in
tobacco products; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Hansen), H6045 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, H6656 [29JN], H6831 [11JY], H7179 [18JY], H8537
[4AU], H8597 [6SE], H9671 [28SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H8537 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 1855--A bill to amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to
restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District of
Columbia over certain pending cases involving child custody and
visitation rights; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wolf), H6045 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, H6656 [29JN]
Text, H10556 [18SE]
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H.R. 1856--A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act to provide for an expanded Federal
program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against the
risk of catastrophic natural disasters, such as hurricanes,
earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, and for other purposes; to
the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Commerce;
Banking and Financial Services; 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. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Boehlert,
Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baesler, Mr.
Bliley, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Calvert, Mr. Canady, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Miss
Collins of Michigan, Mr. Condit, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Crane, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr.
Dicks, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.
Dornan, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Farr, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Filner,
Mr. Ford, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gillmor, Mr.
Gordon, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastert,
Mr. Hayes, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms.
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kim,
Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. LaTourette, Mr.
Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Livingston,
Mr. Matsui, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McKeon,
Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Minge, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Myers of
Indiana, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nussle, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of
Florida, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Porter, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Quillen, Mr.
Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Schiff, Mr.
Shaw, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr.
Talent, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant,
Mr. Tucker, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wise), H6045 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, H6397 [27JN], H6699 [30JN], H6831 [11JY], H6913
[12JY], H7068 [17JY], H7257 [19JY], H7550 [24JY], H7917 [27JY],
H8309 [2AU], H8537 [4AU], H8806 [12SE], H9245 [19SE], H9738
[29SE], H9897 [11OC], H10307 [18OC], H10485 [19OC], H10994 [26OC],
H11686 [1NO], H11829 [7NO], H11939 [8NO], H12350 [14NO], H13274
[17NO], H13658 [20NO], H14003 [5DE], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H2467 [19MR], H3488 [16AP], H4646
[8MY]
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H.R. 1858--A bill to reduce paperwork and additional regulatory
burdens for depository institutions; to the Committee on Banking
and Financial Services.
By Mr. LEACH, H6045 [15JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-193), H7178 [18JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-193, part 2), H6508 [18JN]
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H.R. 1859--A bill to require employers to post, and to provide to
employees individually, information relating to sexual harassment
that violates title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. MILLER of California, H6045 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, H6509 [18JN]
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H.R. 1861--A bill to make technical corrections in the Satellite Home
Viewer Act of 1994 and other provisions of title 17, United States
Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOORHEAD, H6045 [15JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-554), H4430 [6MY]
Debated, H5781 [4JN]
Text, H5781 [4JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H5784 [4JN]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S7815 [12JY]
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H.R. 1863--A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis
of sexual orientation; to the Committees on Economic and
Educational Opportunities; House Oversight; Government Reform and
Oversight; the Judiciary, 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. STUDDS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs.
Morella, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Boehlert, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin,
Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Horn,
Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Kelly,
Mr. Shays, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clay, Mrs.
Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Coleman, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Coyne, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr.
Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo,
Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fazio of California,
Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson,
Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida,
Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of
Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr.
Kildee, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren,
Ms. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Ms.
McCarthy, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of
Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Miller of California, Mr.
Mineta, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nadler,
Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Rivers, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs.
Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant,
Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North
Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Wynn, and Mr.
Yates), H6045 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, H6736 [10JY], H8361 [3AU], H10146 [17OC], H11829
[7NO]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE], H2950 [27MR], H6532 [19JN], H7658
[16JY], H8030 [18JY], H8982 [30JY], H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 1866--A bill to promote the implementation of programs to improve
the traffic safety performance of high risk drivers; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Blute, Mr.
Davis, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hansen, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Morella, and Mr.
Reynolds), H6045 [15JN]
Cosponsors added, H6913 [12JY], H7461 [21JY], H8806 [12SE]
Text, S6146 [12JN]
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H.R. 1868--A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
By Mr. CALLAHAN, H6045 [15JN]
Amendments, H6084 [16JN], H6089 [19JN], H6090 [19JN], H6159 [20JN],
H6160 [20JN], H6161 [20JN], H6162 [20JN], H6200 [21JN], H6201
[21JN], H6270 [22JN], H6271 [22JN], H6312 [26JN], H6330 [27JN],
H6337 [27JN], H6341 [27JN], H6344 [27JN], H6346 [27JN], H6349
[27JN], H6354 [27JN], H6355 [27JN], H6362 [27JN], H6369 [27JN],
H6397 [27JN], H6398 [27JN], H6447 [28JN], H6463 [28JN], H6464
[28JN], H6468 [28JN], H6482 [28JN], H6494 [28JN], H6518 [28JN],
H6521 [28JN], H6536 [28JN], H6537 [28JN], H6539 [28JN], H6546
[28JN], H6547 [28JN], H6551 [28JN], H6699 [30JN], H6756 [11JY],
H6760 [11JY], H6761 [11JY], H6765 [11JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-143), H6044 [15JN]
Made special order (H. Res. 170), H6158 [20JN]
Debated, H6243 [22JN], H6324 [27JN], H6446 [28JN], H6483 [28JN],
H6756 [11JY], H12356 [15NO], H14787 [13DE]
Made special order (H. Res. 177), H6655 [29JN]
Amended and passed House, H6769 [11JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, S9801 [12JY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-143), S13620 [14SE]
Debated, S13885 [20SE], S13904 [20SE], S13919 [20SE], S13920 [20SE],
S13995 [21SE]
Text, S13885 [20SE]
Amendments, S13908 [20SE], S13920 [20SE], S13928 [20SE], S13930
[20SE], S13933 [20SE], S13934 [20SE], S13935 [20SE], S13936
[20SE], S13980 [20SE], S13984 [20SE], S13985 [20SE], S13986
[20SE], S13987 [20SE], S14013 [21SE], S14015 [21SE], S14033
[21SE], S14034 [21SE], S14036 [21SE], S14038 [21SE], S14045
[21SE], S14052 [21SE], S14057 [21SE], S14060 [21SE], S14061
[21SE], S14064 [21SE], S14065 [21SE], S14070 [21SE], S14072
[21SE], S14073 [21SE], S14074 [21SE], S14087 [21SE], S14088
[21SE], S14089 [21SE], S14090 [21SE], S14092 [21SE], S14093
[21SE], S14094 [21SE], S14095 [21SE], S16476 [1NO], S16477 [1NO],
S16509 [1NO]
Passed Senate as amended, S14081 [21SE]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S14081 [21SE]
Change in conferees, S15141 [12OC]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference,
H9953 [12OC]
Conferees appointed, H9954 [12OC]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-295) submitted in the House, H10974
[26OC]
Explanatory statement, H10983 [26OC]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-295), H10993 [26OC]
Conference report considered in the House, H11521 [31OC]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H11538 [31OC]
House concurs in Senate amendment with amendment, H11541 [31OC]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S16470 [1NO], S16492
[1NO], S17064 [15NO]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S16476 [1NO]
Senate concurred in House amendement to Senate amendment with
amendment, S16495 [1NO]
Senate receded from its amendment, S17068 [15NO]
House disagreed to Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate
amendment, H12362 [15NO]
House receded from its amendment to Senate amendment and concurs
with an amendment, H14796 [13DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H969 [30JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S589 [31JA]
Presented to the President, H1223 [1FE]
Approved [Public Law 104-107] (signed February 12, 1996), H1245
[16FE]
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H.R. 1874--A bill to modify the boundaries of the Talladega National
Forest, AL; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BROWDER, H6082 [16JN]
Amended and passed House, H8002 [31JY]
Text, H8003 [31JY], H8307 [2AU]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-216), H8062 [31JY]
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry,
S11107 [1AU]
Amended and passed House (reprinted with previous omissions), H8306
[2AU]
Amendments, H8307 [2AU]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S12401 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 1876--A bill to support proposals to implement the U.S. goal of
the eventual elimination of antipersonnel landmines, to impose a
moratorium on the use of antipersonnel landmines except in limited
circumstances, to provide for sanctions against foreign
governments that export antipersonnel landmines, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; 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. EVANS (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Frank
of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Foglietta, Mr.
Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Vento, Ms. Slaughter, Mr.
Johnston of Florida, Mr. Minge, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dellums, Mr.
Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Torres, Mr. Brown of
California, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Conyers), H6082 [16JN]
Cosponsors added, H6159 [20JN], H6270 [22JN], H6656 [29JN], H6913
[12JY], H7068 [17JY], H7257 [19JY], H7550 [24JY], H8597 [6SE],
H10146 [17OC], H13804 [29NO]
Amendments, H7416 [21JY]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H914 [25JA], H4503 [7MY], H5753
[30MY], H9925 [2AU], H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 1878--A bill to extend for 2 years the period of applicability of
enrollment mix requirement to certain health maintenance
organizations providing services under the Dayton Area Health
Plan; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. HOBSON (for himself and Mr. Hall of Ohio), H6082 [16JN]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S18819 [18DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H14983 [18DE]
Text, H14984 [18DE]
Title amended, H14984 [18DE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S19273 [22DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15639 [27DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19306 [29DE]
Presented to the President, H15658 [3JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-87] (signed December 29, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 1880--A bill to designate the U.S. post office building located
at 102 South McLean, Lincoln, IL, as the ``Edward Madigan Post
Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Lipinski,
Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Collins of Illinois,
Mr. Crane, Mr. Yates, Mr. Porter, Mr. Weller, Mr. Costello, Mr.
Fawell, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Poshard, and Mr. Durbin), H6082 [16JN]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S18918 [19DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H15158 [19DE]
Text, H15158 [19DE]
Reported (no written report), S5566 [23MY]
Passed Senate, S7217 [27JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H7112 [8JY], H7152 [9JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S7414 [8JY]
Presented to the President (July 2, 1996), H7152 [9JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-157] (signed July 9, 1996)
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H.R. 1882--A bill to consolidate the Administrator of General Services
authorities relating to the control and utilization of excess and
surplus property, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Government Reform and Oversight; National Security; Science;
International Relations; Small Business, 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. PETERSON of Minnesota, H6082 [16JN]
Cosponsors added, H7257 [19JY], H10485 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 1883--A bill to strengthen parental, local, and State control of
education in the United States by eliminating the Department of
Education and redefining the Federal role in education; to the
Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; the Budget;
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. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mr.
Brownback, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cox, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Paxon,
Mr. Barr, Mr. Bono, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Funderburk,
Mr. Graham, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hostettler, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Metcalf,
Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Salmon, Mr.
Souder, Mr. Talent, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton to Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bryant of
Tennessee, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr.
Callahan, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Canady, Mr. Crapo,
Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Crane, Mrs.
Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr.
Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Goss, Mr.
Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr.
Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Kasich, Mr. King, Mr. LaHood, Mr.
Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr.
Livingston, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McCrery,
Mr. Mica, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Parker, Mr.
Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sanford,
Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith
of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tate, Mr.
Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Watts of
Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr.
White, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wicker), H6082 [16JN]
Removal of cosponsors, H6699 [30JN], H9246 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, H6831 [11JY], H8684 [7SE], H8806 [12SE], H8994
[14SE], H10485 [19OC], H10848 [25OC], H12085 [9NO], H13804 [29NO],
H14003 [5DE], H15088 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H2950 [27MR], H4110 [25AP]
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H.R. 1884--A bill to provide for school bus safety, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure;
Economic and Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary, 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, H6082 [16JN]
Cosponsors added, H6397 [27JN], H6482 [28JN], H6656 [29JN], H7012
[13JY], H7179 [18JY], H7257 [19JY], H11767 [2NO], H11829 [7NO],
H12506 [15NO], H13341 [18NO], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H1232 [6FE], H1252 [23FE], H1636 [29FE], H1663
[4MR], H4119 [29AP], H5934 [5JN], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 1886--A bill for the relief of John Wesley Davis; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WYNN, H6083 [16JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-696), H8247 [23JY]
Passed House amended, H10438 [17SE]
Text, H10438 [17SE]
Amendments, H10438 [17SE]
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H.R. 1889--A bill to encourage organ donation by enclosing information
in income tax refund check mailings; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Camp), H6158 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H6699 [30JN], H7012 [13JY], H8537 [4AU], H9671
[28SE], H10048 [12OC], H14927 [14DE], H15658 [3JA]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1226 [1FE], H1325 [27FE], H3731
[23AP], H4397 [1MY], H4503 [7MY], H5501 [22MY], H10602 [18SE],
H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 1892--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify
the requirements applicable to hearing aid compatible telephones
in workplaces; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr.
Gillmor), H6158 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H7068 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H4397 [1MY], H4902 [10MY]
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H.R. 1893--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
exclude length of service awards to volunteers performing fire
fighting or prevention services, emergency medical services, or
ambulance services from the limitations applicable to certain
deferred compensation plans, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bunning
of Kentucky, Mr. Volkmer, and Mr. Shaw), H6158 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H6270 [22JN], H7461 [21JY], H8309 [2AU], H8537
[4AU], H8725 [8SE], H8806 [12SE], H9364 [20SE], H9591 [27SE],
H10077 [13OC], H10726 [24OC], H11767 [2NO], H12128 [10NO], H13804
[29NO]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H914 [25JA], H2316 [14MR], H3171
[28MR], H3387 [15AP], H3731 [23AP], H4503 [7MY], H6691 [20JN]
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H.R. 1899--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
certain conduct relating to civil disorders; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. NADLER, H6159 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 1900--A bill to amend the Clear Air Act to exempt agriculture-
related facilities from certain permitting requirements, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. NUSSLE, H6159 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H9505 [25SE], H11441 [30OC]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA]
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H.R. 1905--A bill making appropriations for energy and water
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. MYERS, H6158 [20JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-149), H6158 [20JN]
Amendments, H6201 [21JN], H6271 [22JN], H6312 [26JN], H6398 [27JN],
H6482 [28JN], H6736 [10JY], H6785 [11JY], H6787 [11JY], H6788
[11JY], H6790 [11JY], H6792 [11JY], H6794 [11JY], H6797 [11JY],
H6806 [11JY], H6810 [11JY], H6813 [11JY], H6839 [12JY], H6840
[12JY], H6847 [12JY], H6850 [12JY], H6855 [12JY], H6870 [12JY],
H6878 [12JY], H6879 [12JY], H6880 [12JY], H6882 [12JY], H6883
[12JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 171), H6268 [22JN]
Debated, H6772 [11JY], H6794 [11JY], H6838 [12JY]
Text, H6784 [11JY]
Amended and passed the House, H6883 [12JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, S9904 [13JY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-120), S10820 [27JY]
Debated, S10918 [31JY], S10926 [31JY], S11068 [1AU], S11081 [1AU],
S11101 [1AU]
Amendments, S10918 [31JY], S11033 [31JY], S11069 [1AU], S11071
[1AU], S11073 [1AU], S11074 [1AU], S11080 [1AU], S11088 [1AU],
S11094 [1AU], S11095 [1AU], S11097 [1AU], S11098 [1AU], S11099
[1AU], S11103 [1AU], S11120 [1AU], S11121 [1AU], S11122 [1AU]
Passed Senate as amended, S11105 [1AU]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S11105 [1AU]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference,
H8664 [7SE]
Conferees appointed, H8664 [7SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-293) submitted in the House, H10913
[26OC]
Explanatory statement, H10916 [26OC]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S16384 [31OC]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S16398 [31OC]
Conference report considered in the House, H11502 [31OC]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H11513 [31OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S16753 [7NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H11828 [7NO]
Presented to the President, H11938 [8NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-46] (signed November 13, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 1916--A bill to reform certain statutes regarding civil asset
forfeiture; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 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. HYDE, H6269 [22JN]
Cosponsors added, H9364 [20SE], H9591 [27SE], H11939 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H2316 [14MR], H2867 [26MR], H5570 [23MY], H7474
[11JY], H8094 [22JY], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 1920--A bill to protect victims of domestic violence from health
insurance discrimination; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Ramstad, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Burton of Indiana,
Mr. King, and Mr. Paxon), H6269 [22JN]
Cosponsors added, H7257 [19JY], H8537 [4AU], H8684 [7SE], H9452
[21SE], H9897 [11OC], H10726 [24OC], H10994 [26OC], H11686 [1NO],
H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1507 [28FE], H2467 [19MR], H8598
[26JY]
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H.R. 1923--A bill to balance the budget of the U.S. Government by
restructuring Government, reducing Federal spending, eliminating
the deficit, limiting bureaucracy, and restoring federalism; to
the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; National
Security; Banking and Financial Services; International Relations;
Science; Commerce; Resources; Rules; Transportation and
Infrastructure; Agriculture; Small Business; the Judiciary; Ways
and Means; Economic and Educational Opportunities; the Budget;
Veterans' Affairs; House Oversight; Intelligence (Permanent
Select), 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. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Upton, Mr.
Zeliff, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Zimmer), H6269 [22JN]
Cosponsors added, H9591 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 1930--A bill to govern relations between the United States and
the Palestine Liberation Organization [PLO], to enforce PLO
compliance with standards of international conduct, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; 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. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. DeLay),
H6396 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H6482 [28JN], H6736 [10JY], H8174 [1AU], H8537
[4AU], H8725 [8SE], H9784 [10OC], H9897 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, H7474 [11JY]
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H.R. 1932--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit
governmental discrimination in the training and licensing of
health professionals on the basis of the refusal to undergo or
provide training in the performance of induced abortions, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr.
Volkmer, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Canady), H6396 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H7068 [17JY], H7257 [19JY], H7990 [28JY], H8806
[12SE]
Cosponsors added, H2665 [21MR]
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H.R. 1933--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Old State House
of Connecticut; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Shays,
Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Franks of Connecticut), H6396
[27JN]
Cosponsors added, H8537 [4AU], H8725 [8SE], H9738 [29SE], H10485
[19OC], H14003 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA]
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H.R. 1936--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for
certain minimum requirements under the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program with respect to obstetrical benefits; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Waxman,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr.
Scott, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Flake, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs.
Schroeder, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Owens, Mr. Stark, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Frazer, Mr. Borski, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Serrano), H6396 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H6482 [28JN], H9591 [27SE]
Amendments, S8919 [25JY], S8920 [25JY], S8921 [25JY]
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H.R. 1944--A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for
additional disaster assistance, for antiterrorism initiatives, for
assistance in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred at
Oklahoma City, and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1995, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Appropriations; 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. LIVINGSTON, H6481 [28JN]
Made special order (H. Res. 176), H6560 [28JN]
Debated, H6607 [29JN]
Text, H6607 [29JN]
Amendments, H6635 [29JN]
Amended and passed House, H6644 [29JN]
Debated, S9495 [30JN], S10420 [20JY], S10456 [21JY]
Amendments, S10420 [20JY], S10432 [20JY]
Passed Senate, S10467 [21JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H7460 [21JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S10564 [24JY]
Presented to the President, H7548 [24JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-19] (signed July 27, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 1946--A bill to protect the fundamental right of a parent to
direct the upbringing of a child, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LARGENT (for himself, Mr. Parker, Mr. Allard, Mr. Baker of
Louisiana, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barton of
Texas, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs.
Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coburn,
Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeLay, Mr.
Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Emerson, Mr.
Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hastert, Mr.
Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilleary,
Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr.
Knollenberg, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Montgomery,
Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Petri, Mr. Porter, Mr. Quillen, Mr.
Rahall, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Solomon,
Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, Mr.
Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs.
Vucanovich, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weller, Mr.
Wicker, and Mr. Young of Alaska), H6481 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, H7550 [24JY], H10048 [12OC], H10848 [25OC], H11767
[2NO], H12085 [9NO], H13274 [17NO], H13870 [30NO], H14239 [7DE],
H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE], H2224 [13MR], H5753 [30MY], H6765
[25JN]
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H.R. 1948--A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a
minimum hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth
of the child, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. MILLER of California, H6481 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, H9591 [27SE], H15088 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1234 [9FE], H1241 [13FE]
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H.R. 1950--A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a
minimum hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth
of the child, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Torricelli), H6481 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, H6831 [11JY], H7179 [18JY], H7990 [28JY], H8597
[6SE], H8994 [14SE], H10848 [25OC], H12085 [9NO], H13274 [17NO],
H13870 [30NO], H14239 [7DE], H14963 [15DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H3581 [17AP], H7107 [27JN], H10174
[10SE]
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H.R. 1951--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
allow food and dietary supplement manufacturers to communicate
truthful, nonmisleading information to consumers concerning the
nutritional content and disease prevention benefits of their
products, to repeal or clarify rules enacted by the Dietary
Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Frisa,
and Mr. DeFazio), H6481 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, H8537 [4AU], H8597 [6SE], H10848 [25OC], H13274
[17NO], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY], H5380 [21MY], H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 1953--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
encourage the development of a commercial space industry in the
United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WALKER (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr.
Sensenbrenner), H6481 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR]
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H.R. 1955--A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 to provide for certain minimum requirements
for group health plans with respect to obstetrical benefits; to
the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Waxman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Owens, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Borski, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Matsui, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lipinski,
Mr. Evans, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms.
Furse), H6655 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, H6699 [30JN], H6913 [12JY], H7801 [26JY], H11587
[31OC]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA]
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H.R. 1957--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
the deduction of certain interest on automobile loans; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.
Gillman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Torres, Mr.
Clyburn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stupak, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Evans, Mr. Klink, and Ms. Kaptur), H6655
[29JN]
Cosponsors added, H6831 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP]
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H.R. 1963--A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide
that the payment of a bill, invoice, or statement of account due,
if made by mail, shall be considered to have been made on the date
as of which the envelope which is used to transmit such payment is
postmarked; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. McHUGH (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin,
Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gene Green of Texas,
Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Kleczka, Mr.
Livingston, Mr. Parker, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Shays, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, and Mr.
Davis), H6655 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, H6831 [11JY], H7179 [18JY], H7917 [27JY], H8684
[7SE], H8806 [12SE], H9245 [19SE], H9591 [27SE], H10307 [18OC],
H12506 [15NO]
Removal of cosponsors, H12128 [10NO], H14173 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H1507 [28FE], H3171 [28MR]
Removal of cosponsors, H1227 [1FE], H1716 [5MR], H1775 [6MR], H2124
[12MR], H3489 [16AP]
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H.R. 1965--A bill to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Farr, Mr. Bilbray,
Mr. Studds, Mr. Horn, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Markey, Mr. LoBiondo,
Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Reed, Mr. Spence, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Torres, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gene
Green of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Berman,
Mr. Goss, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Meehan, Mr.
Lantos, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Furse, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Manton,
Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Mink
of Hawaii Mr. Serrano, Mr. Flake, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts,
Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Forbes, Mr.
Boehlert, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Miller of California, Mr.
Zimmer, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Underwood, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Mineta, Mr.
Frisa, Mr. Fox, and Mr. DeFazio), H6656 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, H6913 [12JY], H7257 [19JY], H8684 [7SE], H9132
[18SE], H9591 [27SE], H10146 [17OC], H12350 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE], H1663 [4MR], H2123 [12MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-521), H3487 [16AP]
Debated, H3679 [23AP]
Text, H3679 [23AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3698 [23AP]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
S4062 [24AP]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S5459 [21MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H5499 [22MY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S5565 [23MY]
Presented to the President (May 23, 1996), H5644 [29MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-150] (signed June 3, 1996)
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H.R. 1968--A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a
minimum hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth
of the child, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H6656 [29JN]
Cosponsors added, H7699 [25JY], H9592 [27SE], H9784 [10OC], H10147
[17OC], H12350 [14NO], H13804 [29NO], H15658 [3JA]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA]
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H.R. 1972--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
clarify the standards used for determining whether individuals are
not employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bliley,
Mr. Hyde, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Livingston, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Walker, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bunning of
Kentucky, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr.
Zimmer, Mr. Sam Johnson, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Portman, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Blute, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bryant of
Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Burr, Mr. Canady of Florida,
Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Cramer, Mrs.
Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey,
Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Ewing, Mr.
Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr.
Gutknecht, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hilleary,
Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr.
Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Linder, Mr. Longley, Mr.
Lucas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr.
Moorhead, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Porter, Mr.
Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Roth, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg,
Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stockman, Mr.
Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh,
Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr.
Wicker, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Zeliff), H6697 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, H6831 [11JY], H6913 [12JY], H7257 [19JY], H7461
[21JY], H7917 [27JY], H8309 [2AU], H8597 [6SE], H9245 [19SE],
H9592 [27SE], H9897 [11OC], H11767 [2NO], H11939 [8NO], H12350
[14NO], H13142 [16NO], H13731 [28NO], H14003 [5DE], H14173 [6DE],
H14239 [7DE], H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1507 [28FE], H2316 [14MR], H3231
[29MR], H5753 [30MY]
Removal of cosponsors, H1716 [5MR], H2195 [13MR], H2467 [19MR],
H2665 [21MR], H3231 [29MR], H3388 [15AP], H3489 [16AP], H4110
[25AP], H4303 [30AP], H4902 [10MY], H5288 [16MY], H5647 [29MY],
H6509 [18JN], H7108 [27JN]
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H.R. 1975--A bill to improve the management of royalties from Federal
and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Tauzin,
and Mr. Lucas), H6697 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, H7012 [13JY], H8725 [8SE], H9132 [18SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-667), H7473 [11JY]
Debated, H7597 [16JY]
Text, H7597 [16JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H7607 [16JY]
Cosponsors added, H7658 [16JY]
Read first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S8012 [17JY]
Passed Senate, S9675 [2AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9735 [3SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10018 [4SE]
Presented to the President (August 7, 1996), H10019 [4SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-185] (signed August 13, 1996)
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H.R. 1976--A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. SKEEN, H6697 [30JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-172), H6697 [30JN]
Amendments, H6736 [10JY], H6831 [11JY], H6913 [12JY], H6914 [12JY],
H7012 [13JY], H7013 [13JY], H7068 [17JY], H7179 [18JY], H7180
[18JY], H7248 [19JY], H7257 [19JY], H7258 [19JY], H7311 [20JY],
H7315 [20JY], H7318 [20JY], H7319 [20JY], H7322 [20JY], H7331
[20JY], H7332 [20JY], H7333 [20JY], H7334 [20JY], H7337 [20JY],
H7346 [20JY], H7354 [20JY], H7357 [20JY], H7358 [20JY], H7359
[20JY], H7363 [20JY], H7368 [20JY], H7371 [20JY], H7373 [20JY],
H7374 [20JY], H7414 [21JY], H7415 [21JY], H7427 [21JY], H7429
[21JY], H7431 [21JY]
Made special order (H. Res 188), H6913 [12JY]
Debated, H7240 [19JY], H7307 [20JY], H7368 [20JY], H7412 [21JY]
Text, H7307 [20JY]
Amended and passed House, H7446 [21JY]
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry,
S10565 [24JY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-142), S13620 [14SE]
Debated, S13680 [18SE], S13705 [18SE], S13708 [18SE], S13710 [18SE],
S13713 [18SE], S13716 [18SE], S13752 [19SE], S13804 [19SE], S13814
[19SE], S13836 [19SE], S13911 [20SE]
Text, S13680 [18SE]
Amendments, S13694 [18SE], S13696 [18SE], S13699 [18SE], S13701
[18SE], S13703 [18SE], S13711 [18SE], S13718 [18SE], S13744
[18SE], S13806 [19SE], S13816 [19SE], S13817 [19SE], S13820
[19SE], S13830 [19SE], S13833 [19SE], S13834 [19SE], S13837
[19SE], S13838 [19SE], S13839 [19SE], S13867 [19SE], S13868
[19SE], S13912 [20SE], S13914 [20SE]
Passed Senate as amended, S13918 [20SE]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S13918 [20SE]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference,
H9327 [20SE]
Conferees appointed, H9328 [20SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-268) submitted in the House, H9628
[28SE]
Explanatory statement, H9631 [28SE]
Conference report considered and agreed to in the Senate, S15097
[12OC]
Conference report considered in the House, H9905 [12OC]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H9922 [12OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S15290 [18OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H10306 [18OC]
Presented to the President, H10483 [19OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-37] (signed October 21, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 1977--A bill making appropriations for the Department of the
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and for other purposes.
By Mr. REGULA, H6697 [30JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-173), H6697 [30JN]
Amendments, H6736 [10JY], H6737 [10JY], H6831 [11JY], H6832 [11JY],
H6833 [11JY], H6914 [12JY], H6915 [12JY], H6950 [13JY], H6954
[13JY], H6962 [13JY], H6968 [13JY], H6970 [13JY], H6978 [13JY],
H6982 [13JY], H6984 [13JY], H6994 [13JY], H6997 [13JY], H7000
[13JY], H7002 [13JY], H7003 [13JY], H7013 [13JY], H7030 [17JY],
H7031 [17JY], H7032 [17JY], H7041 [17JY], H7044 [17JY], H7050
[17JY], H7051 [17JY], H7054 [17JY], H7055 [17JY], H7060 [17JY],
H7069 [17JY], H7103 [18JY], H7104 [18JY], H7105 [18JY], H7107
[18JY], H7109 [18JY], H7113 [18JY], H7115 [18JY], H7118 [18JY],
H7123 [18JY], H7124 [18JY], H7125 [18JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 187), H6913 [12JY]
Debated, H6929 [13JY], H6967 [13JY], H7030 [17JY], H7102 [18JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 189), H7011 [13JY]
Amended and passed House, H7135 [18JY]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S10316 [19JY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-125), S10875 [28JY]
Debated, S11845 [8AU], S11969 [9AU], S11980 [9AU], S12002 [9AU]
Text, S11845 [8AU]
Amendments, S11845 [8AU], S11863 [8AU], S11864 [8AU], S11866 [8AU],
S11872 [8AU], S11877 [8AU], S11879 [8AU], S11888 [8AU], S11935
[8AU], S11936 [8AU], S11937 [8AU], S11986 [9AU], S11992 [9AU],
S11996 [9AU], S12002 [9AU], S12007 [9AU], S12014 [9AU], S12016
[9AU], S12020 [9AU], S12021 [9AU], S12022 [9AU], S12023 [9AU],
S12024 [9AU], S12026 [9AU], S12027 [9AU], S12036 [9AU], S12099
[9AU], S12100 [9AU], S12101 [9AU], S12102 [9AU]
Passed Senate as amended, S12037 [9AU]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S12037 [9AU]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H8708 [8SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-259) submitted in the House, H9431
[21SE]
Explanatory statement, H9437 [21SE], H14295 [12DE]
Conference report considered in the House, H9678 [29SE], H12389
[15NO], H14802 [13DE]
Motion to recommit conference report agreed to in House, H9694
[29SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-300) submitted in the House, H11541
[31OC]
Explanatory statment, H11547 [31OC]
Conference report recommitted, H12404 [15NO]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-402) submitted in the House, H14288
[12DE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H14816 [13DE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S18595 [14DE], S18602
[14DE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S18616 [14DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18785 [16DE]
Presidential veto message, H15056 [18DE]
Presidential veto message referred to the Committee on
Apporpriations, H15061 [18DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15086 [18DE]
Presented to the President, H15087 [18DE]
Committee discharged from further consideration of Presidential veto
message, H98 [4JA]
Presidential veto message considered in the House, H111 [4JA]
Presidential veto message sustained in the House, H120 [4JA]
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H.R. 1980--A bill to provide for demonstration projects throughout the
United States in order to celebrate the process of becoming and
being an American citizen; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Berman, Mr. Serrano, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms.
Roybal-Allard), H6697 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, H6913 [12JY], H8063 [31JY]
Cosponsors added, H5501 [22MY]
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H.R. 1981--A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 to require executive agencies to procure
property and services related to motor vehicle pools or systems
only under contracts awarded under competitive procedures in
accordance with rules issued by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget and to report to the Director regarding
costs associated with agency operation of motor vehicle fleets; to
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska,
Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr.
Gillmor, Mr. Klug, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Luther, Mr. Paxon, Mr.
Poshard, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Royce, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr.
Zimmer), H6697 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, H7179 [18JY], H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP]
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H.R. 1989--A bill to make improvements in the operation and
administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder) (both by request),
H6698 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE]
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H.R. 1994--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide
for future cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees on the
same basis as applies to Federal civil service retirees; to the
Committees on National Security; 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 Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Stump), H6698 [30JN]
Cosponsors added, H7257 [19JY], H7461 [21JY], H7917 [27JY], H8597
[6SE], H11939 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 1998--A bill to provide for State credit union representation on
the National Credit Union Administration Board, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. BARR, H6735 [10JY]
Cosponsors added, H14003 [5DE], H14311 [12DE], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE], H2224 [13MR], H3820 [24AP], H4110
[25AP], H5052 [14MY], H6509 [18JN], H7658 [16JY], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 2001--A bill for the relief of Norton R. Girault; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCOTT, H6735 [10JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-637), H6914 [26JN]
Passed House, H7640 [16JY]
Text, H7640 [16JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, S8012 [17JY]
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H.R. 2002--A bill making appropriations for the Department of
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
By Mr. WOLF, H6829 [11JY]
Amendments, H7069 [17JY], H7180 [18JY], H7258 [19JY], H7259 [19JY],
H7379 [20JY], H7411 [21JY], H7462 [21JY], H7508 [24JY], H7511
[24JY], H7516 [24JY], H7523 [24JY], H7524 [24JY], H7525 [24JY],
H7526 [24JY], H7533 [24JY], H7535 [24JY], H7550 [24JY], H7588
[25JY], H7589 [25JY], H7591 [25JY], H7600 [25JY], H7601 [25JY],
H7606 [25JY], H7699 [25JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 194), H7256 [19JY]
Debated, H7397 [21JY], H7507 [24JY], H7588 [25JY]
Text, H7407 [21JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-177), H6829 [11JY]
Amended and passed House, H7609 [25JY]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S10729 [26JY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-126), S11451 [4AU]
Debated, S12037 [9AU], S12064 [9AU], S12113 [10AU], S12120 [10AU]
Amendments, S12038 [9AU], S12051 [9AU], S12055 [9AU], S12058 [9AU],
S12059 [9AU], S12060 [9AU], S12061 [9AU], S12062 [9AU], S12068
[9AU], S12071 [9AU], S12072 [9AU], S12075 [9AU], S12103 [9AU],
S12104 [9AU], S12105 [9AU], S12115 [10AU], S12292 [10AU]
Text, S12038 [9AU]
Passed Senate as amended, S12122 [10AU]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S12122 [10AU]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H8709 [8SE]
Change in conferees, S15141 [12OC]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-286) submitted in the HouseH//10488/
/ [20OC]Explanatory statement, H10491 [20OC]
Conference report considered in the House, H10761 [25OC]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H10773 [25OC]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S16350 [31OC], S16359
[31OC], S16369 [31OC]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S16371 [31OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S17003 [13NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H12505 [15NO]
Presented to the President, H12505 [15NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-50] (signed November 15, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2003--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make
temporary assistance available to support community food security
projects designed to meet the food needs of low-income people,
increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for their
own food needs, and promote comprehensive, inclusive, and future-
oriented solutions to local food, farm, and nutrition problems; to
the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. de la GARZA (for himself, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Baldacci, Mr.
Brown of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fazio
of California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Gejdenson, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Olver,
Mr. Pastor, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Wilson), H6829
[11JY]
Cosponsors added, H7379 [20JY], H8684 [7SE], H10077 [13OC], H12506
[15NO]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H2950 [27MR]
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H.R. 2005--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make
technical corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier
Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. FORBES, H6829 [11JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-288), H10520 [20OC]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11389 [30OC]
Text, H11389 [30OC]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S16420
[31OC]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-229), S736 [1FE]
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H.R. 2006--A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide an
automatic continuing appropriation for the U.S. Government; to the
Committees on Appropriations; 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. GEKAS, H6829 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H8684 [7SE], H8806 [12SE], H9132 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU], H10108 [5SE], H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 2008--A bill to repeal the quota and price support programs for
peanuts; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. Shays (for himself, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr.
Baker of California, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bass, Mr.
Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blute, Mr. Bono, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown
of Ohio, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr.
Cox, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. English
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank
of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of
Connecticut, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Ms. Furse, Mr.
Gallegly, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goodling, Mr.
Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hinchey,
Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr.
Kanjorski, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kim, Mr. King, Mr. Klink, Mr. Klug, Mr.
Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Martinez, Mr. Martini, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of
Florida, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ney, Mr.
Orton, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Porter, Mr.
Portman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reed, Mr. Regula, Mr.
Riggs, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr.
Salmon, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Talent, Mr.
Torkildsen, Mr. Torres, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Upton,
Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Walker, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Zeliff,
and Mr. Zimmer), H6829 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H7068 [17JY], H7461 [21JY], H8361 [3AU], H8994
[14SE], H9671 [28SE], H10520 [20OC], H10726 [24OC], H11782 [6NO]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H1325 [27FE], H6415 [13JN]
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H.R. 2009--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include
medical foods as a specific item for which coverage may be
provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; to
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Ms. WOOLSEY, H6830 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H8725 [8SE], H9739 [29SE], H10307 [18OC], H10994
[26OC], H11939 [8NO], H13804 [29NO], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1138 [31JA], H3820 [24AP], H4902
[10MY], H5570 [23MY], H8248 [23JY], H10386 [12SE]
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H.R. 2011--A bill to assure equitable coverage and treatment of
emergency services under health plans; to the Committees on
Commerce; 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. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Towns,
Mr. Pallone, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Wise, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Moran, Mr. Beilenson, and
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), H6830 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H7068 [17JY], H8174 [1AU], H8537 [4AU], H8904
[13SE], H9671 [28SE], H10848 [25OC], H12085 [9NO], H13658 [20NO],
H15088 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE], H1325
[27FE], H1986 [7MR], H2665 [21MR], H2950 [27MR], H3231 [29MR],
H3488 [16AP], H3650 [18AP], H3731 [23AP], H4503 [7MY], H5173
[15MY], H5380 [21MY], H5501 [22MY], H6286 [12JN], H6765 [25JN],
H7107 [27JN], H7533 [12JY], H8094 [22JY], H8248 [23JY], H8635
[29JY], H9566 [31JY], H9925 [2AU], H10040 [4SE], H10386 [12SE],
H10602 [18SE], H11048 [24SE], H11230 [25SE], H11395 [26SE], H11527
[27SE], H12271 [3OC]
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H.R. 2016--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate
the requirement that commissioned officers of the armed services
be initially appointed as reserve officers regardless of the
source of their commission; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Reed and Mr. Dornan), H6830
[11JY]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 2017--A bill to authorize an increased Federal share of the costs
of certain transportation projects in the District of Columbia for
fiscal years 1995 and 1996, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 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 Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Morella, Mr.
Moran, and Mr. Dixon), H6913 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, H7068 [17JY]
Placed on the calendar, S10966 [31JY]
Passed Senate, S11038 [31JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8010 [31JY]
Text, H8010 [31JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-217), H8062 [31JY]
Committee discharged, H8062 [31JY]
Referral to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
extended, H8062 [31JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11107 [1AU]
Examined and signed in the House, H8173 [1AU]
Presented to the President, H8173 [1AU]
Approved [Public Law 104-21] (signed August 4, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 2019--A bill to allow patients to receive any medical treatment
they want under certain conditions and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. DeLay, Mr.
Cox, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Kingston, Ms. Furse, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lipinski, Ms.
Velazquez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Frazer, and
Mr. Hilliard), H6913 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, H7801 [26JY], H7917 [27JY], H8361 [3AU], H8597
[6SE], H9364 [20SE], H11587 [31OC], H12085 [9NO], H13870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H1775 [6MR], H2224 [13MR], H2950
[27MR], H3231 [29MR], H3650 [18AP], H3820 [24AP], H4424 [2MY],
H5934 [5JN], H6286 [12JN], H7474 [11JY], H8094 [22JY], H8375
[24JY], H10721 [19SE], H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 2020--A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department,
the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President,
and certain independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
By Mr. LIGHTFOOT, H6913 [12JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 190), H7067 [17JY]
Amendments, H7069 [17JY], H7070 [17JY], H7180 [18JY], H7200 [19JY],
H7201 [19JY], H7206 [19JY], H7207 [19JY], H7215 [19JY], H7232
[19JY], H7233 [19JY], H7259 [19JY]
Debated, H7092 [18JY], H7136 [18JY], H7186 [19JY]
Amended and passed House, H7239 [19JY]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S10425 [20JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-183), H6913 [12JY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-121), S10820 [27JY]
Debated, S11483 [5AU], S11498 [5AU], S11521 [5AU]
Text, S11483 [5AU]
Amendments, S11483 [5AU], S11498 [5AU], S11519 [5AU], S11529 [5AU],
S11531 [5AU], S11533 [5AU], S11535 [5AU], S11537 [5AU], S11538
[5AU], S11539 [5AU], S11540 [5AU], S11541 [5AU], S11543 [5AU],
S11544 [5AU], S11547 [5AU], S11552 [5AU], S11612 [5AU], S11629
[5AU], S11630 [5AU], S11631 [5AU], S11632 [5AU], S11633 [5AU],
S11634 [5AU]
Passed Senate as amended, S11556 [5AU]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S11556 [5AU]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference,
H8704 [8SE]
Conferees appointed, H8708 [8SE]
Change in conferees, S15141 [12OC]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-291) submitted in the House, H10814
[25OC]
Explanatory statement, H10819 [25OC]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S17068 [15NO]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S17078 [15NO]
Conference report considered in the House, H12371 [15NO]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H12380 [15NO]
House insisted on its disagreement to Senate amendment, H12380
[15NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H13333 [18NO]
Presented to the President, H13333 [18NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-52] (signed November 19, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2024--A bill to phase out the use of mercury in batteries and
provide for the efficient and cost-effective collection and
recycling or proper disposal of used nickel cadmium batteries,
small sealed lead-acid batteries, and certain other batteries, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Hastert,
Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Manton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Richardson, Mr.
Stearns, Mr. Tauzin, and Mrs. Thurman), H6913 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, H7550 [24JY], H7990 [28JY], H8537 [4AU], H10147
[17OC], H10726 [24OC], H11587 [31OC], H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE], H3387 [15AP], H3731 [23AP]
Debated, H3671 [23AP]
Text, H3672 [23AP]
Rule suspended. Passed House as amended, H3679 [23AP]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-530), H3729 [23AP]
Passed Senate, S4265 [25AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4515 [1MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H4394 [1MY]
Presented to the President, H4421 [2MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-142] (signed May 13, 1996)
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H.R. 2026--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the death of
George Washington; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boucher, Mr.
Goodlatte, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Scott, Mr.
Sisisky, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lewis of
California, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs.
Kennelly, and Mr. Horn), H7011 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, H7179 [18JY], H7461 [21JY], H7917 [27JY], H7990
[28JY], H8309 [2AU], H8537 [4AU], H9245 [19SE], H9592 [27SE],
H10048 [12OC], H12085 [9NO], H13658 [20NO], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H3231 [29MR], H3731 [23AP], H4303
[30AP], H4503 [7MY], H4800 [9MY], H5173 [15MY], H5380 [21MY],
H5570 [23MY], H5647 [29MY], H5753 [30MY], H5934 [5JN], H6415
[13JN], H6509 [18JN], H6532 [19JN], H6765 [25JN], H7260 [10JY],
H8982 [30JY]
Debated, H10483 [17SE]
Text, H10483 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10489 [17SE]
Objection heard to a request for consideration, S12410 [3OC]
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H.R. 2029--A bill to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to provide
regulatory relief; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr.
Rahall), H7011 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, H8537 [4AU], H8994 [14SE], H9897 [11OC], H10147
[17OC], H10726 [24OC], H11686 [1NO], H14765 [13DE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-421), H15087 [18DE]
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry,
S18918 [19DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H15162 [19DE]
Title amended, H15162 [19DE]
Text, H15162 [19DE]
Amendments, S19122 [21DE], S19139 [21DE]
Debated, S19138 [21DE]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed Senate, S19140 [21DE]
Title amended, S19140 [21DE]
Debated, H33 [3JA]
Amendments, H34 [3JA]
House concurs in Senate amendments with an amendment, H48 [3JA]
Senate concurs in House amendment to Senate amendment, S531 [26JA]
Amendments, S531 [26JA]
Examined and signed in the House, H969 [30JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S589 [31JA]
Presented to the President, H1223 [1FE]
Approved [Public Law 104-105] (signed February 10, 1996), H1245
[16FE]
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H.R. 2036--A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to make
certain adjustments in the land disposal program to provide needed
flexibility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. OXLEY, H7011 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, H12128 [10NO], H12506 [15NO], H13870 [30NO],
H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H922 [26JA]
Debated, H943 [30JA]
Text, H943 [30JA]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-454), H973 [30JA]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H1063 [31JA]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works, S736 [1FE]
Amendments, S1278 [20FE], S1280 [20FE]
Debated, S1280 [20FE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate as amended, S1282 [20FE]
House concurs in Senate amendments, H1965 [7MR]
Amendments, H1965 [7MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S1680 [11MR], S2100 [14MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H2314 [14MR]
Presented to the President, H2465 [19MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-119] (signed March 26, 1996), H2951 [27MR],
H3233 [15AP]
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H.R. 2039--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Portman, Mr. Christensen,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Levin, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Hancock, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Camp, Mr.
Spratt, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Crane, Mr.
Gordon, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Longley, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, Mr.
Kleczka, and Mr. Zimmer), H7011 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, H7917 [27JY], H8537 [4AU], H11686 [1NO], H14765
[13DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA]
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H.R. 2041--A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide
restitution to the people of Guam who suffered atrocities such as
personal injury, forced labor, forced marches, internment, and
death during the occupation of Guam in World War II, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Resources; the Judiciary;
International Relations, 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. UNDERWOOD, H7011 [13JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-867) (October 11, 1996),
H12304 [21OC]
Referred to the Committee on International Relations (October 11,
1996), H12304 [21OC]
Committee discharged (October 11, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 2044--A bill to remove police officers employed by the Long
Island Rail Road Company from coverage under the Employer's
Liability Act, the Railway Labor Act, the Railroad Retirement Act,
and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure;
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. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr.
Frisa, and Mr. Forbes), H7067 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA]
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H.R. 2060--A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic
opportunity for families by reducing the power and reach of the
Federal establishment; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
Government Reform and Oversight; the Budget; 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. ARMEY, H7256 [19JY]
Cosponsors added, H7699 [25JY]
Cosponsors added, H2713 [22MR]
Removal of cosponsors, H3650 [18AP]
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H.R. 2061--A bill to designate the Federal building located at 1550
Dewey Avenue, Baker City, OR as the ``David J. Wheeler Federal
Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. COOLEY, H7256 [19JY]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S18819
[18DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H14977 [18DE]
Text, H14977 [18DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-412), H15135 [19DE]
Committee discharged. Read the third time, S102 [5JA]
Passed Senate, S102 [5JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S313 [23JA]
Examined and signed in the House, H773 [23JA]
Presented to the President, H836 [24JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-101] (signed February 1, 1996), H2121
[12MR]
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H.R. 2064--A bill to grant the consent of Congress to an amendment of
the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the States of Alabama
and Georgia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Browder,
Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Hilliard), H7256 [19JY]
Cosponsors added, H7379 [20JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-376), H13929 [4DE]
Debated, H2069 [12MR]
Text, H2069 [12MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H2083 [12MR]
Placed on the calendar, S1968 [13MR]
Passed Senate, S4685 [3MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H4428 [6MY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4723 [6MY]
Presented to the President (May 6, 1996), H4501 [7MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-144] (signed May 16, 1996)
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H.R. 2065--A bill to prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad
with child labor, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
International Relations; 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. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Vento,
Mr. Berman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Miller of California, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio,
Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Wynn, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Wilson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Reed, Mr. Olver, Mr.
Stark, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Filner,
Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Evans), H7256
[19JY]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H2467 [19MR], H4800 [9MY], H7533
[12JY]
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H.R. 2066--A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to provide
greater flexibility to schools to meet the dietary guidelines for
Americans under the school lunch and school breakfast programs; to
the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. GOODLING, H7256 [19JY]
Cosponsors added, H7461 [21JY], H9132 [18SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H10147 [17OC]
Cosponsors added, H2713 [22MR], H4110 [25AP], H4503 [7MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-561), H4502 [7MY]
Debated, H4910 [14MY]
Text, H4910 [14MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H4913 [14MY]
Passed Senate, S5207 [16MY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S5491 [22MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H5499 [22MY]
Presented to the President (May 22, 1996), H5644 [29MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-149] (signed May 29, 1996)
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H.R. 2070--A bill to provide for the distribution within the United
States of the U.S. Information Agency film entitled ``Fragile Ring
of Life''; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. MORAN, H7256 [19JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H10117 [17OC]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S15290 [18OC]
Reported (no written report), S7023 [26JN]
Passed Senate, S7340 [28JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H7112 [8JY], H7152 [9JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S7414 [8JY]
Presented to the President (July 8, 1996), H7152 [9JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-161] (signed July 18, 1996)
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H.R. 2071--A bill to promote cost containment and reform in health
care; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Economic and
Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary, 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. PETERSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Dooley, Mr.
Clement, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gibbons,
Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Coleman), H7256 [19JY]
Cosponsors added, H8537 [4AU], H9592 [27SE], H10485 [19OC], H11587
[31OC], H11767 [2NO], H14003 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H2123 [12MR], H2950 [27MR]
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H.R. 2072--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to ban contributions to candidates in elections for Federal office
by persons other than individuals and political party committees,
to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to ban gifts,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight;
Rules; Government Reform and Oversight; Standards of Official
Conduct, 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 Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Fox,
Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Tate), H7256 [19JY]
Cosponsors added, H7917 [27JY], H8537 [4AU], H8597 [6SE], H8904
[13SE], H8994 [14SE], H9364 [20SE], H9592 [27SE], H9739 [29SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H9671 [28SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H837 [24JA]
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H.R. 2076--A bill making appropriations for the Department of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. ROGERS, H7256 [19JY]
Amendments, H7379 [20JY], H7462 [21JY], H7463 [21JY], H7550 [24JY],
H7551 [24JY], H7629 [25JY], H7645 [25JY], H7699 [25JY], H7700
[25JY], H7710 [26JY], H7715 [26JY], H7717 [26JY], H7718 [26JY],
H7720 [26JY], H7725 [26JY], H7729 [26JY], H7730 [26JY], H7735
[26JY], H7739 [26JY], H7741 [26JY], H7742 [26JY], H7751 [26JY],
H7755 [26JY], H7756 [26JY], H7757 [26JY], H7760 [26JY], H7765
[26JY], H7766 [26JY], H7768 [26JY], H7769 [26JY], H7774 [26JY],
H7775 [26JY], H7778 [26JY], H7801 [26JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 198), H7461 [21JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-196), H7256 [19JY]
Debated, H7614 [25JY], H7709 [26JY]
Amended and passed House, H7791 [26JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, S10819 [27JY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-139), S13473 [12SE]
Debated, S14471 [28SE], S14570 [28SE], S14573 [29SE], S14611 [29SE],
S14630 [29SE], S14640 [29SE], S14643 [29SE], S14645 [29SE]
Text, S14471 [28SE]
Amendments, S14501 [28SE], S14502 [28SE], S14506 [28SE], S14513
[28SE], S14516 [28SE], S14530 [28SE], S14537 [28SE], S14539
[28SE], S14540 [28SE], S14554 [28SE], S14555 [28SE], S14557
[28SE], S14558 [28SE], S14575 [29SE], S14620 [29SE], S14622
[29SE], S14630 [29SE], S14631 [29SE], S14634 [29SE], S14644
[29SE], S14648 [29SE], S14651 [29SE], S14666 [29SE], S14667
[29SE], S14668 [29SE], S14669 [29SE], S14670 [29SE], S14671
[29SE], S14675 [29SE], S14677 [29SE], S14678 [29SE], S14679
[29SE], S14680 [29SE], S14681 [29SE], S14682 [29SE], S14685
[29SE], S14754 [29SE], S14755 [29SE], S14756 [29SE], S14759
[29SE], S14760 [29SE], S14761 [29SE], S14762 [29SE], S14763
[29SE], S14764 [29SE]
Amended and passed Senate, S14697 [29SE]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S14697 [29SE]
Conferees appointed, S15176 [13OC]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H10247 [18OC]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-378) submitted in the House, H13874
[4DE]
Explanatory statement, H13893 [4DE]
Conference report considered in the House, H14087 [6DE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H14112 [6DE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S18127 [7DE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S18183 [7DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18437 [12DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H14310 [12DE]
Presented to the President, H14761 [13DE]
Presidential veto message, H15166 [19DE]
Presidential veto considered in the House, H15239 [20DE]
Presidential veto message referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, H15243 [20DE]
Committee discharged from further consideration of Presidential veto
message, H23 [3JA]
Presidential veto message considered in the House, H23 [3JA]
Presidential veto message sustained in the House, H33 [3JA]
Presidential veto message referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, H33 [3JA]
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H.R. 2077--A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building located
at 33 College Avenue in Waterville, ME, as the ``George J.
Mitchell Post Office Building''; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LONGLEY, H7378 [20JY]
Cosponsors added, H8309 [2AU]
Rereferred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight,
H8507 [4AU]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H8507 [4AU]
Text, H8508 [4AU]
Passed Senate, S12111 [9AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12610 [5SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H8594 [6SE]
Presented to the President, H8594 [6SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-27] (signed September 6, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 2078--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
clarify the excise tax treatment of draft cider; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Dooley), H7378 [20JY]
Cosponsors added, H7990 [28JY], H8174 [1AU], H8537 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA]
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H.R. 2080--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
priority health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs for
veterans who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while
serving in the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. GEJDENSON, H7378 [20JY]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE], H5934 [5JN], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 2084--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to impose
labeling requirements for milk and milk products produced from
cows which have been treated with synthetic bovine growth hormone,
to amend the Agriculture Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of
Agriculture to reduce the price received by producers for milk
that is produced by cows injected with synthetic bovine growth
hormone, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
develop a synthetic BGH residue test, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Owens,
Mr. Stark, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Johnston of Florida, Mr. Evans, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Moran, Mr.
Yates, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Obey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr.
Kleczka, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Stupak, Mr.
Reynolds, and Mr. Markey), H7378 [20JY]
Cosponsors added, H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 2085--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
require labeling for milk and milk products produced from cows
which have been treated with synthetic bovine growth hormone, to
direct the development of a synthetic bovine growth hormone
residue test, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Owens,
Mr. Stark, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Johnston of Florida, Mr. Evans, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Moran, Mr.
Yates, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Obey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr.
Kleczka, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Stupak, Mr.
Reynolds, and Mr. Markey), H7378 [20JY]
Cosponsors added, H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 2086--A bill to increase the overall economy and efficiency of
Government operations and enable more efficient use of Federal
funding, by enabling local governments and private, nonprofit
organizations to use amounts available under certain Federal
assistance programs in accordance with approved local flexibility
plans; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, and Mr. Clinger), H7378 [20JY]
Cosponsors added, H8174 [1AU], H9739 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H2558 [20MR], H2867 [26MR], H3228 [29MR], H3231
[29MR]
Removal of cosponsors, H4801 [9MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-847), H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 2087--A bill to provide that human life shall be deemed to exist
from conception; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. STOCKMAN, H7378 [20JY]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR]
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H.R. 2089--A bill to provide for a change in the exemption from the
child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for
minors between 16 and 18 years of age who engage in the operation
of automobiles and trucks; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. TATE, H7378 [20JY]
Cosponsors added, H9592 [27SE], H10485 [19OC], H12085 [9NO], H13731
[28NO], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H3171 [28MR], H6184 [11JN], H6532 [19JN], H6691
[20JN], H7107 [27JN], H10236 [11SE], H11395 [26SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 2090--A bill to reduce the number of executive branch political
appointees; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. Condit), H7461
[21JY]
Cosponsors added, H8904 [13SE], H9245 [19SE], H9364 [20SE], H9739
[29SE], H9784 [10OC], H10485 [19OC], H11767 [2NO], H11829 [7NO],
H12128 [10NO], H14963 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H4110 [25AP], H6286 [12JN], H7474
[11JY], H8094 [22JY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 2092--A bill to expedite State reviews of criminal records of
applicants for private security officer employment, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational
Opportunities; the Judiciary, 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. BARR (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Schiff,
Mr. Berman, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Bryant of Tennessee), H7461
[21JY]
Removal of cosponsors, H7917 [27JY]
Cosponsors added, H9245 [19SE], H10048 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H3820 [24AP], H7260 [10JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-827), H11046 [24SE]
Debated, H11135 [25SE]
Text, H11135 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11245 [26SE]
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H.R. 2098--A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of the Treasury to manage the cash positions of the
U.S. Government whenever it is unable to borrow sufficient funds
to meet its needs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Shays), H7461 [21JY]
Cosponsors added, H9592 [27SE], H9671 [28SE], H9739 [29SE], H9784
[10OC], H10848 [25OC], H11442 [30OC], H11587 [31OC], H11686 [1NO],
H11767 [2NO], H11829 [7NO], H12085 [9NO], H12190 [13NO], H12506
[15NO], H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H973 [30JA], H1507 [28FE], H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 2100--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make
technical corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier
Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Thurman, Mr.
Weldon of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Peterson of
Florida), H7550 [24JY]
Cosponsors added, H7699 [25JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-452), H836 [24JA]
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H.R. 2101--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
permanently prohibit the possession of firearms by persons who
have been convicted of a violent felony, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Hoyer),
H7550 [24JY]
Cosponsors added, H7990 [28JY], H11686 [1NO], H13658 [20NO], H15088
[18DE]
Cosponsors added, H2467 [19MR]
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H.R. 2107--A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 to improve the quality of visitor services provided by
Federal land management agencies through an incentive-based
recreation fee program, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Resources.
By Mr. HANSEN, H7699 [25JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-757), H10039 [4SE]
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H.R. 2108--A bill to permit the Washington Convention Center Authority
to expend revenues for the operation and maintenance of the
existing Washington Convention Center and for preconstruction
activities relating to a new convention center in the District of
Columbia, to permit a designated authority of the District of
Columbia to borrow funds for the preconstruction activities
relating to a sports arena in the District of Columbia and to
permit certain revenues to be pledged as security for the
borrowing of such funds, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gutknecht,
Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Walsh, and Miss Collins of
Michigan), H7699 [25JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-227), H8307 [2AU]
Passed House, H8509 [4AU]
Text, H8510 [4AU]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S11784 [7AU]
Reported (no written report), S12213 [10AU]
Passed Senate, S12513 [11AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12610 [5SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H8594 [6SE]
Presented to the President, H8594 [6SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-28] (signed September 6, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 2111--A bill to designate the Social Security Administration's
Western Program Service Center located at 1221 Nevin Avenue,
Richmond, CA, as the ``Francis J. Hagel Building''; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. MILLER of California, H7699 [25JY]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S18819
[18DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H14978 [18DE]
Text, H14978 [18DE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-411), H15135 [19DE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S531 [26JA]
Examined and signed in the House, H969 [30JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S589 [31JA]
Presented to the President, H1223 [1FE]
Approved [Public Law 104-108] (signed February 12, 1996), H1245
[16FE]
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H.R. 2119--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to require certain disclosure and reports relating to polling by
telephone or electronic device; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Mr. PETRI, H7801 [26JY]
Cosponsors added, H8806 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H6915 [26JN], H12271 [3OC]
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H.R. 2122--A bill to designate the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest in
the States of California and Nevada to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Resources; Agriculture, 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 Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself, and Mr. Doolittle), H7801 [26JY]
Cosponsors added, H6006 [6JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9961 [4SE]
Text, H9961 [4SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-772), H10040 [4SE]
Committee discharged, H10040 [4SE]
Referral to Committee on Agriculture extended, H10040 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 2128--A bill to prohibit discrimination and preferential
treatment on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex
with respect to Federal employment, contracts, and programs, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Economic
and Educational Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight;
House 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. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Ms. Molinari, Mrs.
Fowler, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Coble, Mr. Heineman, Mr.
Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bono, Mr. Barr, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr.
Istook, Mr. Herger, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Jones, Mr. King, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr.
Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roth, Mr. Stump, Mr. Young of
Alaska, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Emerson, Mr.
Schaefer, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.
McIntosh, Mr. Combest, Mr. Mica, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Walker, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr.
Everett, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Bilbray, Mr.
Solomon, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Christensen, Mrs.
Cubin, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr.
Clinger, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hancock, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Hostettler, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Barrett of
Nebraska, Mr. Bass, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Ballenger),
H7916 [27JY]
Cosponsors added, H8537 [4AU], H9671 [28SE], H11939 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1636 [29FE], H3731 [23AP], H6415
[13JN], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 2130--A bill to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to improve the
efficiency and operation of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
Corporation in order to better to ensure that farmers, ranchers,
and rural home owners will have access to a stable and competitive
supply of mortgage credit now and in the future; to the Committee
on Agriculture.
By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr.
Bereuter), H7916 [27JY]
Cosponsors added, H9739 [29SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-446), H186 [4JA]
Referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, H186
[4JA]
Committee discharged, H2320 [18MR]
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H.R. 2133--A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to improve
the effectiveness of administrative review of employment
discriminations claims made by Federal employees, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight;
Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. MARTINEZ (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Jacobs),
H7916 [27JY]
Cosponsors added, H13658 [20NO]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA]
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H.R. 2134--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
allow employees in classified positions in community colleges to
serve in certified or other academic capacities; to the Committee
on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Condit, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Filner, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Torres, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Dooley, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Dornan, and Ms. Lofgren), H7916 [27JY]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP]
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H.R. 2135--A bill to provide for the correction of boundaries of
certain lands in Clark County, NV, acquired by persons who
purchased such lands in good faith reliance on existing private
land surveys; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, H7916 [27JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9961 [4SE]
Title amended, H9961 [4SE]
Text, H9961 [4SE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-755), H10039 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 2137--A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the release of relevant
information to protect the public from sexually violent offenders;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Deal of
Georgia), H7916 [27JY]
Cosponsors added, H8537 [4AU], H8597 [6SE], H8684 [7SE], H8725
[8SE], H8806 [12SE], H8994 [14SE], H9245 [19SE], H9505 [25SE],
H9592 [27SE], H9897 [11OC], H10147 [17OC], H13658 [20NO]
Cosponsors added, H1245 [16FE], H1507 [28FE], H3387 [15AP], H3820
[24AP], H4430 [6MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-555), H4430 [6MY]
Debated, H4451 [7MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H4494 [7MY]
Placed on the calendar, S4846 [8MY]
Read the first and second times, S4849 [8MY]
Passed Senate, S4921 [9MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H4900 [10MY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4971 [13MY]
Presented to the President (May 13, 1996), H5049 [14MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-145] (signed May 17, 1996)
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H.R. 2138--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide a tax credit for investment necessary to revitalize
communities within the United States, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Ensign, and Mr.
Frazer), H7990 [28JY]
Cosponsors added, H8806 [12SE], H9671 [28SE], H11442 [30OC], H12128
[10NO], H13870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE], H4110 [25AP], H6415 [13JN], H7260
[10JY], H9925 [2AU], H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 2143--A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to
make it unlawful for any stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer
to transfer or market nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses,
mules, or goats, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown
of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr.
Fawell, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gilman, Mr.
Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Johnston of
Florida, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Maloney, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mineta, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran,
Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Porter, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs.
Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torricelli, Mr.
Towns, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Yates), H8063 [31JY]
Cosponsors added, H8361 [3AU], H8597 [6SE], H9132 [18SE], H9592
[27SE], H9897 [11OC], H10485 [19OC], H10994 [26OC], H15656 [30DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H1248 [20FE], H1716 [5MR], H3231
[29MR], H5288 [16MY], H7154 [9JY], H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 2144--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, in a manner
which ensures to a greater degree the ability of utility providers
to establish, improve, operate, and maintain utility structures,
facilities, and equipment for the benefit, safety, and well-being
of consumers by removing limitations on maximum driving and on-
duty time in regard to utility vehicle operators and drivers, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Jacobs,
Mr. Skelton, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.
Funderburk, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bryant of
Tennessee, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Heineman, and Mr.
Chambliss), H8063 [31JY]
Cosponsors added, H8597 [6SE], H8994 [14SE], H9364 [20SE], H10307
[18OC], H13804 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, H4800 [9MY], H5753 [30MY]
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H.R. 2145--A bill to reauthorize and make reforms to programs
authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of
1965 and the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965; to the
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Wise,
and Mr. Wicker), H8063 [31JY]
Cosponsors added, H9897 [11OC]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-693), H8029 [18JY]
Referral to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services extended
(omitted from Record of July 18, 1996), H8094 [22JY]
Committee discharged, H10111 [9SE]
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H.R. 2149--A bill to reduce regulation, promote efficiencies, and
encourage competition in the international ocean transportation
system of the United States, to eliminate the Federal Maritime
Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Coble, Mr. Traficant,
and Mr. Oberstar), H8174 [1AU]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-303), H11686 [1NO]
Made special order (H. Res. 419), H4302 [30AP]
Amendments, H4304 [30AP], H4343 [1MY]
Debated, H4335 [1MY]
Amended and passed House, H4355 [1MY]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
S4616 [2MY]
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H.R. 2152--A bill to establish the Independent Commission on medicare
to make recommendations on how to best match the structure of the
Medicare Program with the funding made available for the program
by Congress, to provide for expedited consideration in Congress of
the Commission's recommendations, and to establish a default
process for meeting congressional spending targets for the
Medicare Program if Congress rejects the Commission's
recommendations; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce;
Rules; 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr.
Clinger, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Stearns), H8174 [1AU]
Cosponsors added, H8684 [7SE], H8806 [12SE], H9245 [19SE], H9671
[28SE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H6415 [13JN], H8375 [24JY], H10174
[10SE], H10721 [19SE], H11527 [27SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 2160--A bill to authorize appropriations to carry out the
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 and the Anadromous Fish
Conservation Act; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SAXTON, H8308 [2AU]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-517), H3386 [15AP]
Debated, H3687 [23AP]
Text, H3688 [23AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3699 [23AP]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
S5979 [7JN]
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H.R. 2161--A bill to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace
Facilitation Act of 1994 until October 1, 1995, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GILMAN, H8308 [2AU]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H8268 [2AU]
Text, H8268 [2AU]
Passed Senate, S12518 [11AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12610 [5SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H8594 [6SE]
Presented to the President, H8594 [6SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-22] (signed August 14, 1995), H1982 [7MR]
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H.R. 2167--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide that the reductions in Social Security benefits which are
required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also
receiving certain Government pensions shall be equal to the amount
by which the total amount of the combined monthly benefit--before
reduction--and monthly pension exceeds $1,200; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. JEFFERSON, H8308 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10485 [19OC], H13274 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H2123 [12MR], H2558 [20MR], H2713
[22MR], H3387 [15AP], H4430 [6MY], H4503 [7MY], H5052 [14MY],
H5647 [29MY], H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY], H10524 [17SE], H11527
[27SE]
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H.R. 2173--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
modify the types of ownership and compensation arrangements which
are not considered arrangements between a physician and an entity
furnishing a designated health service under the Medicare Program
for purposes of the provisions of such title which deny payment
for designated health services for which a referral is made by a
physician with an ownership or compensation arrangement with the
entity furnishing the service; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. STARK, H8308 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 2178--A bill to promote redevelopment of brownfields by providing
Federal assistance for brownfield cleanups, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Dingell, Mr.
Borski, Mr. Rush, Mr. Klink, Mr. Manton, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Towns,
and Ms. Furse), H8360 [3AU]
Cosponsors added, H9739 [29SE], H10147 [17OC], H10307 [18OC], H10994
[26OC], H13274 [17NO], H13658 [20NO], H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1507 [28FE], H1986 [7MR], H3231
[29MR], H4303 [30AP], H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 2181--A bill to enhance the National Park System, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr.
Hinchey, and Mrs. Morella), H8360 [3AU]
Cosponsors added, H8806 [12SE], H9245 [19SE], H9592 [27SE], H9784
[10OC], H10485 [19OC], H10994 [26OC], H11442 [30OC], H11939 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA]
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H.R. 2182--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with
respect to treatment of aliens who claim asylum after passing
through a third country which could provide asylum; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Hancock,
Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Frazer, Mr. LoBiondo, and
Mr. Saxton), H8360 [3AU]
Cosponsors added, H8537 [4AU], H8684 [7SE], H10048 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H2224 [13MR], H5647 [29MY]
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H.R. 2184--A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to
provide for the continuance of pay during lapses in
appropriations; to the Committees on Government Reform and
Oversight; Appropriations, 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. MORAN, H8360 [3AU]
Cosponsors added, H8994 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA]
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H.R. 2185--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of bone mass measurements for certain
individuals under part B of the Medicare Program; to the
Committees on Commerce; 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 Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson
of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms.
Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Yates, Mr. Frost, Ms.
McKinney, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Sanders), H8360 [3AU]
Cosponsors added, H9245 [19SE], H11767 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP], H5501 [22MY], H7107 [27JN], H7474
[11JY], H9925 [2AU], H10524 [17SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 2190--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
a family-owned business exclusion from the gross estate subject to
estate tax, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. McCrery (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Brewster,
Mr. Herger, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr.
Hancock, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Meyers of
Kansas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Condit, Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Blute, Mr. Baker of Louisiana,
Mr. Baesler, Mr. Weller, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hastings of Washington,
Mr. Hayes, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Browder, Mr. Lewis of California,
Ms. Danner, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Souder, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas,
Mr. Ewing, Mr. Canady, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Longley, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Holden, Mr.
Lucas, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Cooley, Mr.
Metcalf, Mr. Allard, Mr. Rose, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Deal of Georgia,
Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Montgomery, Mr.
Stenholm, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Largent, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Combest, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dooley,
Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Livingston,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Callahan, Mr.
Everett, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr.
Kasich, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr.
Schaefer, Mr. Tate, and Mr. Goodlatte), H8360 [3AU]
Cosponsors added, H8537 [4AU], H8597 [6SE], H8806 [12SE], H8904
[13SE], H9592 [27SE], H9739 [29SE], H10147 [17OC], H10485 [19OC],
H10994 [26OC], H11587 [31OC], H11829 [7NO], H12085 [9NO], H13274
[17NO], H13870 [30NO], H14311 [12DE], H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H7658 [16JY], H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 2192--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict
the mailorder sale of body armor; to the Committee on the
judiciary.
By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Ms. Pelosi), H8361 [3AU]
Cosponsors added, H10726 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H914 [25JA], H3231 [29MR]
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H.R. 2193--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with
respect to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond
financing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Herger), H8533 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H9592 [27SE], H9784 [10OC], H12085 [9NO], H13870
[30NO]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H1325 [27FE], H1716 [5MR], H2665
[21MR], H3231 [29MR], H3731 [23AP], H5934 [5JN], H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 2196--A bill to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation
Act of 1980 with respect to inventions made under cooperative
research and development agreements, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Science.
By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Walker, Mr. Brown of California,
and Mr. Tanner), H8533 [4AU]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-390), H14238 [7DE]
Debated, H14328 [12DE]
Text, H14328 [12DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H14336 [12DE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, S18557 [13DE]
Debated, S1078 [7FE]
Amendments, S1078 [7FE]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed Senate, S1082 [7FE]
Debated, H1262 [27FE]
Amendments, H1262 [27FE]
Rules suspended. House concurs in Senate amendments, H1290 [27FE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S1388 [28FE], S1454 [29FE]
Examined and signed in the House, H1506 [28FE]
Presented to the President (February 28, 2996), H1662 [4MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-113] (signed March 7, 1996), H2034 [8MR],
H3233 [15AP]
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H.R. 2199--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the application of the passive loss limitations to equine
activities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Ward, Mr.
Rogers, and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky:), H8533 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H9364 [20SE], H9592 [27SE], H9897 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H5934 [5JN]
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H.R. 2200--A bill to provide for a reduction in regulatory costs by
maintaining Federal average fuel economy standards applicable to
automobiles in effect at current levels until changed by law; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), H8533 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H8806 [12SE], H8904 [13SE], H8994 [14SE], H9245
[19SE], H9592 [27SE], H9671 [28SE], H9897 [11OC], H10048 [12OC],
H10307 [18OC], H10848 [25OC], H11686 [1NO], H12128 [10NO], H14003
[5DE], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H1507 [28FE], H1986 [7MR], H2224
[13MR], H2558 [20MR], H3171 [28MR], H4397 [1MY], H5052 [14MY],
H5501 [22MY], H5934 [5JN], H6509 [18JN], H6915 [26JN], H10040
[4SE]
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H.R. 2202--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
improve deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by
increasing border patrol and investigative personnel, by
increasing penalties for alien smuggling and for document fraud,
by reforming exclusion and deportation law and procedures, by
improving the verification system for eligibility for employment,
and through other measures, to reform the legal immigration system
and facilitate legal entries into the United States, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; National Security;
Government Reform and Oversight; Ways and Means; 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr.
Gallegly, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr.
Bono, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coble, Mr.
Canady, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Barr, Mr.
Boucher, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Beilenson,
Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit,
Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Foley, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs.
Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Packard, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Roukema, Mr.
Shays, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. McKeon, Mr.
Barton of Texas, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Laughlin, Mr.
Traficant, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas,
Mr. Wilson, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr.
Bereuter, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barrett of
Nebraska, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr.
Kingston, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Solomon,
Mr. Roberts, Mr. Everett, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Schaefer,
Mr. Goss, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Parker, Mr. Taylor of
Mississippi, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr.
Quillen, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McCrery, Mr.
Stearns, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Baker
of Louisiana, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Collins of Georgia,
Mr. Hansen, Mr. Horn, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Linder, Mr.
Hastert, Mr. Royce, Mr. Kim, Mr. Camp, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Spence,
Mr. Jones, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Regula, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Salmon, Ms.
Harman, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Dornan, and Mr.
Radanovich), H8533 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H8904 [13SE], H9245 [19SE], H9671 [28SE], H10485
[19OC], H14765 [13DE], H15136 [19DE]
Rereferred to the Committees on the Judiciary; Agriculture; Banking
and Financial Services; Economic and Educational Opportunities;
Government Reform and Oversight; National Security; Ways and
Means, H9220 [19SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H9592 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H331 [5JA], H837 [24JA], H1507 [28FE],
H1716 [5MR], H1775 [6MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-469), H1663 [4MR]
Referral to the Committees on Agriculture; Banking and Financial
Services; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Government
Reform and Oversight; National Security; Ways and Means extended,
H1663 [4MR]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-469, part 2), H1984 [7MR]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-469, part 3), H2034 [8MR]
Committees discharged, H2034 [8MR]
Amendments, H2124 [12MR], H2224 [13MR], H2399 [19MR], H2446 [19MR],
H2450 [19MR], H2451 [19MR], H2476 [20MR], H2481 [20MR], H2484
[20MR], H2487 [20MR], H2496 [20MR], H2507 [20MR], H2518 [20MR],
H2520 [20MR], H2522 [20MR], H2530 [20MR], H2589 [21MR], H2603
[21MR], H2605 [21MR], H2612 [21MR], H2621 [21MR], H2627 [21MR]
Made special order (H. Res. 384), H2315 [14MR]
Debated, H2378 [19MR], H2473 [20MR], H2475 [20MR], H2589 [21MR],
H10189 [11SE]
Amended and passed House, H2640 [21MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-469, part 4), H2664 [21MR]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S3311
[15AP]
Amended and passed Senate (text of S. 1664 inserted in lieu), S4611
[2MY]
Text, S4730 [6MY]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S4984 [13MY]
Bill returned to Senate by House, H5291 [20MY]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H10195 [11SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-828) sumbitted in the House, H10842
[24SE]
Explanatory statement, H10891 [24SE]
Conference report considered in the House, H11079 [25SE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H11091 [25SE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S11450 [26SE]
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H.R. 2203--A bill to reauthorize the tied aid credit program of the
Export-Import Bank of the United States, and to allow the Export-
Import Bank to conduct a demonstration project; to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. CASTLE (for himself (by request), Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr.
Flake), H8533 [4AU]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H15107 [19DE]
Text, H15107 [19DE]
Passed Senate, S19311 [29DE]
Presented to the President, H329 [5JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-97] (signed January 11, 1996), H2121 [12MR]
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H.R. 2204--A bill to extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act
of 1950, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, and Mr. Leach (both by request), Mr.
Gonzalez, and Mr. Flake), H8534 [4AU]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H12142 [13NO]
Text, H12142 [13NO]
Placed on the calendar, S17038 [14NO]
Passed Senate, S18035 [5DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H14237 [7DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18232 [7DE]
Presented to the President, H14252 [11DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-64] (signed December 18, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2209--A bill to establish a National Foundation on Physical
Fitness and Sports to carry out activities to support and
supplement the mission of the President's Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. EHRLICH, H8534 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H13870 [30NO], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H5501 [22MY], H6509 [18JN], H6712
[24JN], H6765 [25JN], H6915 [26JN], H7107 [27JN], H7154 [9JY],
H7474 [11JY], H7533 [12JY], H7658 [16JY], H8030 [18JY], H8557
[25JY], H10040 [4SE], H10174 [10SE], H10762 [20SE]
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H.R. 2211--A bill to establish certain requirements with respect to
solid waste and hazardous waste incinerators, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Hinchey), H8534
[4AU]
Cosponsors added, H10485 [19OC], H10994 [26OC], H11442 [30OC],
H11939 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 2214--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the
Social Security offset applicable to certain annuities for
surviving spouses paid under the survivor benefit plan for retired
members of the Armed Forces to the extent that such offset is due
to the integration with Social Security benefits when the
surviving spouse reaches 62 years of age; to the Committee on
National Security.
By Mr. FILNER, H8534 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H11442 [30OC], H11767 [2NO], H15639 [27DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE], H1248 [20FE], H1636
[29FE], H1716 [5MR], H2558 [20MR], H2665 [21MR], H2713 [22MR],
H3387 [15AP], H3581 [17AP], H4119 [29AP], H4503 [7MY], H5570
[23MY], H6915 [26JN], H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 2223--A bill to establish and implement efforts to eliminate
restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Torricelli, Mr.
Bilirakis, and Mr. Engel), H8534 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H10048 [12OC], H10485 [19OC], H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H10762 [20SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 2228--A bill to waive the time limitations applicable to awarding
the Medal of Honor posthumously to Ruben Rivers; to the Committe
on National Security.
By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bishop,
Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Brewster, Mrs.
Chenoweth, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Engel, Mr.
Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Jackson-
Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. McDermott, Ms.
McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel,
Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Scott,
Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Torres, Mr. Tucker,
Mr. Thompson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Vento, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters,
Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), H8534
[4AU]
Cosponsors added, H12506 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 2230--A bill to make a regulatory correction concerning methyl
bromide to meet the obligations of the Montreal Protocol without
placing the farmers of the United States at a competitive
disadvantage versus foreign growers; to the Committees on
Commerce; Agriculture, 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. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Fazio of
California, Mr. Archer, Mr. Burr, Mr. Canady, Mr. Condit, Mr.
Herger, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Rose, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Thomas, and Mr.
Dooley), H8534 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H10307 [18OC], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR], H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 2234--A bill to reduce delinquencies and to improve debt-
collection activities Government-wide, and for other purposes; to
the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary;
Ways and Means; House 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. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Morella, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Kasich, Mr. Klug, and Ms. Norton), H8535 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 2237--A bill to provide equal leave benefits for parents who
adopt a child or provide foster care for a child; to the Committee
on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Barrett
of Wisconsin, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Forst, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr.
Underwood), H8535 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H8598 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, H2558 [20MR], H5288 [16MY], H6765 [25JN], H9925
[2AU], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 2240--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to prohibit
the import, export, sale, purchase, and possession of bear viscera
or products that contain or claim to contain bear viscera, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; International
Relations; 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. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Richardson, Mr.
Beilenson, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Yates, Mr. Kasich, Mr.
Talent, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Farr, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Rivers, and Mr.
Jacobs), H8535 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H8994 [14SE], H9592 [27SE], H9739 [29SE], H9897
[11OC], H10147 [17OC], H10726 [24OC], H10994 [26OC], H11587
[31OC], H12190 [13NO], H13142 [16NO], H13804 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H1325 [27FE], H1507 [28FE], H1986
[7MR], H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP], H5647 [29MY], H8094 [22JY]
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H.R. 2241--A bill to make permanent the President's Outer Continental
Shelf moratorium statement of June 26, 1990; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Klug, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Packard, Mr. Jones, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Harman, Mr. Cox,
Mr. Torres, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Berman, Mr. Farr, Mr. Johnston of Florida,
Mr. Horn, and Ms. Lofgren), H8535 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H2467 [19MR], H2713 [22MR]
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H.R. 2242--A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from
issuing oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer
Continental Shelf; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Klug, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Packard, Mr. Jones, Mr. Bilbray, Ms.
Harman, Mr. Torres, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McDermott, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Berman, Mr. Farr, Mr.
LoBiondo, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Horn, Mr. Forbes, and Ms.
Lofgren), H8535 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H10048 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, H2467 [19MR]
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H.R. 2243--A bill to amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife
Management Act of 1984, to extend for 3 years the availability of
moneys for the restoration of fish and wildlife in the Trinity
River, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RIGGS (for himself and Mr. Herger), H8535 [4AU]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-395), H14252 [11DE]
Debated, H14277 [12DE]
Text, H14277 [12DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H14348 [12DE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works, S18557 [13DE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-253), S3384 [16AP]
Passed Senate, S4686 [3MY]
Examined and signed in the House, H4428 [6MY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4723 [6MY]
Presented to the President (May 6, 1996), H4501 [7MY]
Approved [Public Law 104-143] (signed May 15, 1996)
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H.R. 2244--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for
the forfeiture of retirement benefits in the case of any Member or
employee of Congress who is convicted of an offense relating to
the official duties of that individual; to the Committees on House
Oversight; 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. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Canady,
Mr. Brownback, Mr. Goss, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Klug, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.
LoBiondo, and Mr. Souder), H8535 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H8994 [14SE], H9452 [21SE], H10048 [12OC], H10485
[19OC], H11829 [7NO], H11939 [8NO], H13274 [17NO], H15088 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H3387 [15AP], H3650 [18AP], H4303 [30AP], H4397
[1MY], H4503 [7MY], H4902 [10MY], H5052 [14MY], H5380 [21MY],
H5647 [29MY], H6184 [11JN], H6532 [19JN], H7107 [27JN], H7260
[10JY], H8557 [25JY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 2245--A bill to establish a national program of trained community
health advisors to assist the States in attaining the Healthy
People 2000 objectives; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Rogers), H8535 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H10048 [12OC], H10485 [19OC], H10726 [24OC],
H11829 [7NO], H14003 [5DE], H14173 [6DE], H14311 [12DE], H14963
[15DE], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA]
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H.R. 2246--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for designation of overpayments and contributions to the
U.S. library trust fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SERRANO, H8535 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H15238 [20DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H331 [5JA], H1138 [31JA], H4303 [30AP],
H4902 [10MY], H5647 [29MY], H5934 [5JN], H6117 [10JN], H6184
[11JN], H6415 [13JN], H6509 [18JN], H6532 [19JN], H8094 [22JY],
H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 2247--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of
medical nutrition therapy services of registered dietitians and
nutrition professionals; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. SERRANO, H8535 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H10485 [19OC], H13731 [28NO], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1775 [6MR], H2467 [19MR], H2713
[22MR], H3231 [29MR], H3650 [18AP], H4110 [25AP], H4902 [10MY],
H5570 [23MY], H5753 [30MY], H6415 [13JN], H7107 [27JN], H8030
[18JY], H8635 [29JY], H9925 [2AU], H10040 [4SE], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 2250--A bill to provide for the return of economic resources for
the imposition of certain customs fees and duties to the community
in which the customs fees and duties are collected; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. STOCKMAN, H8535 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR]
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H.R. 2260--A bill to establish America's Agricultural Heritage
Partnership in Iowa, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Agriculture; 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. NUSSLE, H8596 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H6286 [12JN], H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 2262--A bill to designate the U.S. post office building located
at 218 North Alston Street in Foley, AL, as the ``Holk Post Office
Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. CALLAHAN (for himself, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Browder, Mr. Everett,
Mr. Bachus, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Hilliard), H8596 [6SE]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S18918 [19DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H15160 [19DE]
Text, H15160 [19DE]
Reported (no written report), S5566 [23MY]
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H.R. 2264--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide
that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required
to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service; to
the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; 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. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Williams,
and Mrs. Schroeder), H8596 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, H10485 [19OC], H12085 [9NO], H13804 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, H973 [30JA]
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H.R. 2270--A bill to require Congress to specify the source of
authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SHADEGG, H8597 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, H9364 [20SE], H9592 [27SE], H9784 [10OC], H10307
[18OC], H10848 [25OC], H11829 [7NO], H14239 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA], H1138 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H1234
[9FE], H1252 [23FE], H1716 [5MR], H1775 [6MR], H2123 [12MR], H2224
[13MR], H2320 [18MR], H2665 [21MR], H2713 [22MR], H2867 [26MR],
H2950 [27MR], H3387 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3731 [23AP], H4110
[25AP], H4303 [30AP], H4424 [2MY], H4503 [7MY], H4800 [9MY], H4902
[10MY], H5173 [15MY], H5299 [20MY], H5570 [23MY], H5647 [29MY],
H5817 [4JN], H5934 [5JN], H6509 [18JN], H6712 [24JN], H7107
[27JN], H7115 [8JY], H7154 [9JY], H7474 [11JY], H7780 [17JY],
H8030 [18JY], H8248 [23JY], H8557 [25JY], H8982 [30JY], H9566
[31JY], H10108 [5SE], H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 2271--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require
radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting
time for political advertising; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. SLAUGHTER, H8597 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, H8904 [13SE], H9452 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP], H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 2272--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide an exclusion from gross income for that portion of a
governmental pension received by an individual which does not
exceed the maximum benefits payable under title II of the Social
Security Act which could have been excluded from income for the
taxable year; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. VENTO, H8597 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR], H3488 [16AP], H5173 [15MY], H6286
[12JN]
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H.R. 2275--A bill to reauthorize and amend the Endangered Species Act
of 1973; to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr.
Brewster, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Condit, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stump, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Gallegly,
Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. McHugh, Mr.
Dornan, Mr. Herger, Mr. Everett, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr.
Packard, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Royce, Mr.
Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bono, Mr. Baker of
California, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lewis of California, Mrs. Cubin, Mr.
McKeon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs.
Seastrand, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Allard, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Mica, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Baker of
Louisiana, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Hostettler, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hancock,
Mr. Skeen, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Oxley, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma,
Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Stockman, Mr.
Shadegg, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Laughlin, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Tejeda,
Mr. Bachus, Mr. Cox, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Crane, Mr.
Dreier, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr.
Ortiz, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Duncan, Mr. McCrery, and Mr.
Livingston), H8683 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, H8994 [14SE], H9671 [28SE], H10307 [18OC], H13731
[28NO]
Removal of cosponsors, H9671 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, H2713 [22MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-778), H10110 [9SE]
Committee discharged, H10111 [9SE]
Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended, H10111 [9SE]
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H.R. 2276--A bill to establish the Federal Aviation Administration as
an independent establishment in the executive branch, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and
Infrastructure; Government Reform and Oversight; 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. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
Lightfoot, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Weller, Mr. Coble, Mr. Rahall, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Costello, Mr. Wise, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Ehlers, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Tate, Ms. Danner, Mrs.
Kelly, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Latham), H8683 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, H10485 [19OC], H10848 [25OC], H11442 [30OC],
H11587 [31OC], H11686 [1NO], H11939 [8NO], H12190 [13NO], H13658
[20NO], H14003 [5DE], H14253 [11DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H737 [22JA], H774 [23JA], H837 [24JA],
H1232 [6FE], H1325 [27FE], H1986 [7MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-475), H1984 [7MR]
Referral to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; the
Budget extended, H1984 [7MR]
Debated, H2053 [12MR]
Text, H2053 [12MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H2068 [12MR]
Committees discharged, H2122 [12MR]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
S1967 [13MR]
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H.R. 2281--A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not be
paid during Federal Government shutdowns; to the Committee on
House Oversight.
By Mr. DURBIN, H8684 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, H8994 [14SE], H9671 [28SE], H10048 [12OC], H12190
[13NO], H12350 [14NO], H13142 [16NO], H13658 [20NO], H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1226 [1FE]
Removal of cosponsors, H1227 [1FE]
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H.R. 2285--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of Theodore Roosevelt, to authorize the
appropriation of the surcharges imposed with respect to such coins
to the Secretary of the Interior for use in connection with the
administration of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. POMBO, H8684 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, H9897 [11OC], H10307 [18OC], H12085 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H4303 [30AP]
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H.R. 2286--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide tax incentives for the conservation of endangered species;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. POMBO (for himself, and Mr. Young of Alaska), H8684 [7SE]
Cosponsors added, H10147 [17OC], H11686 [1NO]
Cosponsors added, H2320 [18MR], H5052 [14MY]
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H.R. 2288--A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security
Act to extend for 2 years the deadline by which States are
required to have in effect an automated data processing and
information retrieval system for use in the administration of
State plans for child and spousal support; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Camp, Mr. McCrery, Mrs.
Kennelly, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Levin, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ensign,
and Mr. Stark), H8725 [8SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-250), H9244 [19SE]
Passed House, H9512 [27SE]
Text, H9513 [27SE]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S14546 [28SE]
Reported (no written report), S14710 [29SE]
Passed Senate, S14798 [29SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H9742 [6OC]
Presented to the President, H9742 [6OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S14882 [10OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-35] (signed October 12, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2292--A bill to preserve and protect the Hanford Reach of the
Columbia River, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, H8725 [8SE]
Cosponsors added, H2558 [20MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-716), H8635 [29JY]
Debated, H9962 [4SE]
Text, H9962 [4SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9966 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 2297--A bill to codify without substantive change, laws related
to transportation and to improve the United States Code; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HYDE, H8805 [12SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-573), H5051 [14MY]
Debated, H8604 [29JY]
Text, H8604 [29JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8608 [29JY]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S9293 [31JY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S11771 [28SE]
Presented to the President (October 2, 1996), H12269 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12269 [3OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-287] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H.R. 2306--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide
additional investment funds for the Thrift Savings Plan, and to
make the percentage limitations on individual contributions to
such plan more consistent with the dollar amount limitation on
elective deferrals; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Davis, Mr. Wolf, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Petri, Ms.
Norton, and Mr. McCrery), H8805 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H8994 [14SE], H9592 [27SE], H9784 [10OC], H11829
[7NO], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H1245 [16FE], H1325 [27FE], H1636 [29FE], H1716
[5MR], H2123 [12MR], H3488 [16AP], H4902 [10MY], H6184 [11JN],
H7154 [9JY]
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H.R. 2310--A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Francis
Albert Sinatra; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, and Mr. Frazer), H8805 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H9592 [27SE], H10048 [12OC], H12085 [9NO], H13341
[18NO], H13658 [20NO], H13870 [30NO], H14239 [7DE], H14963 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H1138 [31JA]
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H.R. 2311--A bill to waive certain prohibitions with respect to
nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to play organized
professional baseball; to the Committees on International
Relations; the Judiciary, 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. SERRANO, H8805 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H13341 [18NO]
Cosponsors added, H973 [30JA]
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H.R. 2320--A bill to provide for the more effective implementation of
the prohibition against the payment to prisoners of supplemental
security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security
Act or monthly insurance benefits under title II of such act, and
to deny such supplemental security income benefits for 10 years to
a person found to have fraudulently obtained such benefits while
in prison; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Kleczka, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Fox, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs.
Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr.
Gordon, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Boehner, Mr.
Laughlin, and Mr. Camp), H8903 [13SE]
Cosponsors added, H10485 [19OC], H13870 [30NO], H14239 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1241 [13FE], H1252 [23FE], H1636
[29FE], H1716 [5MR], H2224 [13MR], H2558 [20MR], H3171 [28MR],
H3650 [18AP], H4110 [25AP], H4303 [30AP], H4646 [8MY], H5052
[14MY], H5501 [22MY], H5570 [23MY], H5753 [30MY], H6184 [11JN],
H6691 [20JN], H7260 [10JY], H8375 [24JY], H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 2323--A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize
State and local governments to prohibit or restrict the receipt of
out-of-State municipal solid waste, to authorize local governments
to control and direct the movement of certain solid waste, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Clinger,
Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Portman, Ms. Kaptur, and Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut), H8903 [13SE]
Cosponsors added, H11829 [7NO], H13870 [30NO], H14003 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 2333--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
simplify the method of payment of taxes on distilled spirits; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, and Mr. Matsui), H8994 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, H9505 [25SE], H10048 [12OC], H10848 [25OC], H11829
[7NO], H12350 [14NO], H14173 [6DE], H14964 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H1507 [28FE], H1636 [29FE], H1775
[6MR], H2224 [13MR], H2467 [19MR], H4424 [2MY], H6415 [13JN],
H6509 [18JN], H7154 [9JY]
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H.R. 2335--A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to exempt from
the solid waste designation all recoverable materials that are
contained, collected, and returned to an industrial process; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Chapman, Mr.
Bachus, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Parker, Mr.
Deal of Georgia, Mr. Tate, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr.
Peterson of Florida, and Mr. Bishop), H8994 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, H11829 [7NO], H14964 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H973 [30JA], H1507 [28FE], H3581 [17AP], H4800
[9MY], H6184 [11JN]
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H.R. 2336--A bill to amend the Doug Barnard, Jr., 1996 Atlanta
Centennial Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Norwood, Ms. McKinney,
Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
Collins of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Linder), H8994 [14SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H13944 [5DE]
Text, H13944 [5DE]
Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs,
S18099 [6DE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S18668 [14DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15086 [18DE]
Presented to the President, H15087 [18DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S18785 [16DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-74] (signed December 26, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2337--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for increased taxpayer protections; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, and Mr. Matsui), H8994
[14SE]
Cosponsors added, H9739 [29SE], H10307 [18OC], H11829 [7NO]
Cosponsors added, H2950 [27MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-506), H3170 [28MR]
Debated, H3399 [16AP]
Text, H3399 [16AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3434 [16AP]
Received in Senate and placed on the calendar, S3499 [17AP]
Objection heard to consideration, S4783 [7MY]
Amendments, S4946 [9MY]
Passed Senate, S7753 [11JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H8554 [25JY]
Presented to the President (July 25, 1996), H8634 [29JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-168] (signed July 30, 1996)
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H.R. 2338--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
a deduction for contributions to an individual training account;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KLINK, H8994 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, H9452 [21SE], H9671 [28SE], H10048 [12OC], H10485
[19OC], H11767 [2NO], H12506 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, H2558 [20MR], H4397 [1MY], H4646 [8MY], H5288
[16MY], H6006 [6JN], H6423 [17JN]
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H.R. 2341--A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code,
to permit Federal employees and annuitants to elect to receive
contributions into medical savings accounts under the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program [FEHBP]; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger,
Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bryant of
Tennessee, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Davis,
Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Ensign, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hastert, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Inglis of South
Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg,
Mr. Stump, and Mr. Weller), H8994 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, H9364 [20SE], H9592 [27SE], H9739 [29SE], H9784
[10OC], H9897 [11OC], H10048 [12OC], H11830 [7NO], H12506 [15NO],
H13142 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY]
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H.R. 2342--A bill to authorize associations of independent producers
of natural gas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Bryant of Texas), H8994
[14SE]
Cosponsors added, H9245 [19SE], H9671 [28SE], H9739 [29SE], H9897
[11OC], H10307 [18OC], H10848 [25OC], H11830 [7NO], H12190 [13NO],
H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H1775 [6MR], H3731 [23AP], H4646
[8MY], H5288 [16MY], H5501 [22MY], H6765 [25JN]
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H.R. 2344--A bill to establish the Lower East Side Tenement Museum
National Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Resources.
By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself and Ms. Molinari), H8994 [14SE]
Cosponsors added, H9592 [27SE], H9671 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE]
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H.R. 2350--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide protections for medicare beneficiaries who enroll in
medicare managed care plans; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
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. COBURN, H9132 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, H12350 [14NO], H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1325 [27FE]
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H.R. 2353--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend
certain expiring authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs
relating to delivery of health and medical care, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stump, and Mr.
Montgomery), H9245 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, H9452 [21SE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-275), H10047 [12OC]
Debated, H10113 [17OC]
Text, H10113 [17OC]
Rules suspended. Amended and passed House, H10118 [17OC]
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S15290 [18OC]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed Senate (text of S. 991
inserted in lieu), S108 [5JA]
Text, S108 [5JA]
Title amended, S108 [5JA]
House concurs in Senate amendments with amendments, H901 [25JA]
Amendments, H901 [25JA]
Debated, S563 [30JA]
Amendments, S563 [30JA]
Senate concurs in House amendments to Senate amendments, S566 [30JA]
Examined and signed in the House, H1137 [31JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S736 [1FE]
Presented to the President, H1223 [1FE]
Approved [Public Law 104-110] (signed February 13, 1996), H1245
[16FE]
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H.R. 2364--A bill to provide incentives for the conservation and
recovery of endangered species, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Resources; the Judiciary; 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. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Largent,
Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Radanovich), H9245 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, H9364 [20SE], H10147 [17OC], H10848 [25OC]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA], H2713 [22MR]
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H.R. 2366--A bill to repeal an unnecessary medical device reporting
requirement; to the Committees on Commerce; 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 Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Waxman), H9245 [19SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-323), H11829 [7NO]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-323, part 2), H11829 [7NO]
Placed on the calendar, H11829 [7NO]
Debated, H12206 [14NO]
Text, H12206 [14NO]
Passed House, H12212 [14NO]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S17090 [15NO]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S11329 [25SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11425 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11392 [26SE]
Presented to the President, H11393 [26SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-224] (signed October 2, 1996)
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H.R. 2367--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to further protect and
enhance the public interest by ensuring an orderly transition from
chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) and halons to substitute compounds,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee,
Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,
Mr. Skeen, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Shadegg), H9363
[20SE]
Cosponsors added, H9784 [10OC], H13658 [20NO]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 2374--A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to
encourage the continued conservation of America's natural legacy
for future generations provide incentives for States, local
governments, and private landowners to conserve species, and
otherwise improve the act through increased flexibility and
broader cooperation; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Boehlert, Mr. Castle, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania), H9452 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, H9592 [27SE], H9897 [11OC], H10147 [17OC]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H914 [25JA]
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H.R. 2386--A bill to save the lives of police officers; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (by request), H9452 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, H337 [9JA]
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H.R. 2391--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
provide compensatory time for all employees; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. BALLENGER, H9452 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, H13658 [20NO]
Cosponsors added, H1252 [23FE], H1507 [28FE], H2316 [14MR], H3231
[29MR], H3488 [16AP], H4110 [25AP], H4646 [8MY], H5380 [21MY],
H6117 [10JN], H6532 [19JN], H6691 [20JN], H6915 [26JN], H7474
[11JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-670), H7473 [11JY]
Removal of cosponsors, H8215 [23JY]
Amendments, H8248 [23JY], H8599 [26JY], H8787 [30JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 488), H8374 [24JY]
Debated, H8776 [30JY]
Text, H8787 [30JY]
Amended and passed House, H8791 [30JY]
Read the first time, S9293 [31JY], S9317 [31JY]
Read the second time, S9416 [1AU]
Placed on the calendar, S9426 [1AU]
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H.R. 2392--A bill to amend the Umatilla Basin Project Act to establish
boundaries for irrigation districts within the Umatilla Basin, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. COOLEY, H9452 [21SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-860), H12172 [28SE]
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H.R. 2394--A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 1995, the
rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity
compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Montgomery), H9505
[25SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-273), H9743 [6OC]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H9762 [10OC]
Text, H9762 [10OC]
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S15031 [11OC]
Amendments, S16927 [9NO], S16937 [9NO]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate as amended, S16937 [9NO]
House concurs in Senate amendment, H12124 [10NO]
Amendments, H12124 [10NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S17003 [13NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H12189 [13NO]
Presented to the President, H12189 [13NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-57] (signed November 22, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2396--A bill to amend the Congressional Award Act to revise and
extend authorities for the Congressional Award Board; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Schaefer), H9505
[25SE]
Cosponsors added, H10485 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, H5501 [22MY], H9706 [1AU], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 2399--A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to clarify the
intent of such act and to reduce burdensome regulatory
requirements on creditors; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Gonzalez,
Mr. Vento, Mr. Roth, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr.
Lazio of New York, Mr. King, Mr. Castle, Mr. Weller, and Mr.
Ehrlich), H9591 [27SE]
Passed Senate, S14566 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H9736 [29SE]
Passed House, H9513 [27SE]
Text, H9513 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H9742 [6OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-29] (signed September 30, 1995), H1983
[7MR]
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H.R. 2400--A bill to establish standards for health plan relationships
with enrollees, health professionals, and providers; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. Brewster), H9591 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, H11830 [7NO], H13658 [20NO], H14173 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H2123 [12MR], H2867 [26MR], H3231
[29MR], H4397 [1MY], H4503 [7MY], H4646 [8MY], H5753 [30MY], H5934
[5JN], H6691 [20JN], H6915 [26JN], H8598 [26JY], H10602 [18SE],
H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 2401--A bill to provide for monthly payments by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to certain children of veterans exposed to
ionizing radiation while in military service; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Fawell), H9591 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H5380 [21MY]
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H.R. 2404--A bill to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace
Facilitation Act of 1994 until November 1, 1995, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GILMAN, H9591 [27SE]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H9600 [28SE]
Text, H9601 [28SE]
Passed Senate, S14639 [29SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H9742 [6OC]
Presented to the President, H9742 [6OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S14882 [10OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-30] (signed September 30, 1995), H1983
[7MR]
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H.R. 2406--A bill to repeal the United States Housing Act of 1937,
deregulate the Public Housing Program and the program for rental
housing assistance for low-income families, and increase community
control over such programs, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, Mr.
Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Castle, Mr. Weller, Mr. Bono, Mr. Ehrlich,
Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Fox, Mr. Heineman, and Mrs. Kelly), H9591 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-461), H1223 [1FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-461, part 2), H4108 [25AP]
Made special order (H. Res. 426), H4502 [7MY]
Amendments, H4504 [7MY], H4505 [7MY], H4513 [7MY], H4514 [7MY],
H4526 [7MY], H4528 [7MY], H4529 [7MY], H4581 [8MY], H4595 [8MY],
H4607 [8MY], H4611 [8MY], H4612 [8MY], H4613 [8MY], H4617 [8MY],
H4618 [8MY], H4628 [8MY], H4629 [8MY], H4630 [8MY], H4632 [8MY],
H4647 [8MY], H4662 [9MY], H4669 [9MY], H4676 [9MY], H4678 [9MY],
H4679 [9MY], H4682 [9MY], H4683 [9MY], H4685 [9MY], H4693 [9MY],
H4694 [9MY], H4695 [9MY], H4702 [9MY], H4704 [9MY], H4707 [9MY],
H4710 [9MY], H4712 [9MY], H4721 [9MY], H4722 [9MY], H4724 [9MY],
H4726 [9MY]
Debated, H4569 [8MY], H4662 [9MY]
Amended and passed House, H4738 [9MY]
Laid on the table (S. 1260 passed in lieu), H4753 [9MY]
Text, H4837 [10MY]
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H.R. 2407--A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act of 1974, the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, the National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, the National Indian Forest Resources
Management Act, and title 10, United States Code, to strengthen
the protection of native biodiversity and to place restraints upon
clearcutting and certain other cutting practices on the forests of
the United States; to the Committees on Agriculture; Resources;
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. BRYANT of Texas (for himself, and Mr. Shays), H9591 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, H10994 [26OC], H13658 [20NO], H13731 [28NO],
H14003 [5DE], H14964 [15DE], H15136 [19DE], H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H2316 [14MR], H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 2411--A bill to provide assistance for the establishment of
community rural health networks in chronically underserved areas,
to provide incentives for providers of health care services to
furnish services in such areas, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; the Judiciary, 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. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Gunderson, and Mr.
Poshard), H9591 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, H9739 [29SE], H9784 [10OC], H10147 [17OC], H13658
[20NO], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 2415--A bill to designate the U.S. Customs administrative
building at the Ysleta/Zaragosa Port of Entry located at 797 South
Ysleta in El Paso, TX, as the ``Timothy C. McCaghren Customs
Administrative Building''; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. COLEMAN, H9670 [28SE]
Committee discharged. Rereferred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, H14266 [12DE]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S18819
[18DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H14978 [18DE]
Text, H14978 [18DE]
Title amended, H14979 [18DE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-415), H15135 [19DE]
Reported (no written report), S3154 [28MR]
Passed Senate, S3415 [16AP]
Text, S3415 [16AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H3648 [18AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3625 [18AP]
Presented to the President (April 19, 1996), H3657 [22AP]
Approved [Public Law 104-138] (signed April 30, 1996), H4397 [1MY]
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H.R. 2416--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require
open campus security crime logs at institutions of higher
education; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. DUNCAN, H9670 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, H10485 [19OC], H11587 [31OC], H11939 [8NO], H12350
[14NO], H13658 [20NO], H14173 [6DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H1138 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H1325
[27FE], H2224 [13MR], H2316 [14MR], H2467 [19MR], H4503 [7MY],
H5647 [29MY], H6006 [6JN], H6184 [11JN], H7260 [10JY], H7658
[16JY], H8375 [24JY], H10108 [5SE], H10386 [12SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 2421--A bill to implement the recommendations of the Northern
Forest Lands Council; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hinchey,
and Mr. Sanders), H9670 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1775 [6MR], H3231 [29MR], H5570
[23MY], H6509 [18JN], H8094 [22JY], H8557 [25JY], H8982 [30JY],
H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 2422--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for security of the Medicare Program; to the Committees on
Ways and Means; 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. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Olver, Mr. Dellums, Mr.
Torres, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Scott, Ms.
McKinney, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Yates, Mr. Vento, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Martinez, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and
Mr. Watt of North Carolina), H9670 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, H9784 [10OC], H10307 [18OC], H10994 [26OC], H11686
[1NO], H11939 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 2428--A bill to encourage the donation of food and grocery
products to nonprofit organizations for distribution to needy
individuals by giving the Model Good Samaritan Food Donation Act
the full force and effect of law; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Ms. DANNER, H9737 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H2558 [20MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-661), H7154 [9JY]
Debated, H7477 [12JY]
Text, H7477 [12JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H7480 [12JY]
Amended and passed Senate, S9532 [2AU]
Amendments, S9532 [2AU], S9610 [2AU], S9611 [2AU]
House agreed to Senate amendments, H10089 [5SE]
Amendments, H10089 [5SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10228 [11SE]
Presented to the President, H10672 [19SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-210] (signed October 1, 1996)
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H.R. 2429--A bill to amend the Farms for the Future Act of 1990 to
provide agricultural producers, in cooperation with States and
local governments, financially competitive options for maintaining
farmland in agricultural production; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Olver, Mr. Holden, Mrs.
Morella, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Rose, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr.
Condit, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. LoBiondo), H9737 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H9898 [11OC], H10147 [17OC], H10848 [25OC], H11442
[30OC], H11767 [2NO], H11830 [7NO], H12128 [10NO], H12350 [14NO],
H14765 [13DE], H14964 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1636 [29FE]
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H.R. 2433--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to
regulate the commercial transportation of horses for slaughter,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. GOODLING, H9737 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H10485 [19OC], H10994 [26OC], H14003 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 2434--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
restore the deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with
State legislation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SAM JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Cardin), H9737 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H11686 [1NO], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H2316 [14MR], H4424 [2MY], H5934
[5JN], H6765 [25JN], H8598 [26JY], H10524 [17SE], H11230 [25SE],
H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 2435--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed
individuals to 100 percent of such costs; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Boehlert,
Mr. Brownback, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Cox, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sam
Johnson, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. LaTourette, Ms.
Jofgren, Mr. Longley, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf,
Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Salmon, Mr.
Souder, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Weller), H9737 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H10147 [17OC], H10994 [26OC], H11830 [7NO], H13731
[28NO], H14311 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 2437--A bill to provide for the exchange of certain lands in
Gilpin County, CO; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. McINNIS, H9738 [29SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-305), H11781 [6NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H11801 [7NO]
Text, H11801 [7NO]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S16821
[8NO]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-196), S19110 [21DE]
Passed Senate, S7066 [26JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H7103 [27JN]
Presented to the President (June 28, 1996), H7151 [9JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-158] (signed July 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2438--A bill to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain
individuals in Gunnison County, CO, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. McINNIS, H9738 [29SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9966 [4SE]
Text, H9966 [4SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-766), H10040 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 2441--A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to adapt the
copyright law to the digital, networked environment of the
national information infrastructure, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mrs. Schroeder, and Mr. Coble), H9738
[29SE]
Cosponsors added, H10726 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1325 [27FE]
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H.R. 2442--A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a
demonstration project to provide covered beneficiaries under the
military health care system with the option to enroll in the
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; to the Committees on
National Security; 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. PASTOR, H9738 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H12350 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, H6117 [10JN]
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H.R. 2445--A bill to require Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System to focus on price stability in establishing monetary policy
to ensure the stable, long-term purchasing power of the currency,
to repeal the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial
Services; Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. McCollum, and Mr.
Thornberry), H9738 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 2450--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place
the burden of proof on the Secretary of the Treasury in civil
cases and on the taxpayer in administrative proceedings, to
require 30 days notice and judicial consent before lien or
seizure, to increase the limit on recovery of civil damages for
unauthorized collection actions and exclude such damages from
income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H9738 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H12085 [9NO], H13930 [4DE], H14765 [13DE], H14927
[14DE], H15658 [3JA]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H2665 [21MR], H2713 [22MR], H3387
[15AP], H5647 [29MY], H10111 [9SE], H10430 [16SE], H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 2452--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for the treatment of excess benefit arrangements of
certain tax-exempt group medical practices, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Blute, Mr.
Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Torkildsen, and Mr. LaTourette),
H9784 [10OC]
Cosponsors added, H11442 [30OC]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 2458--A bill to impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting
certain goods or technology that would enhance Iran's ability to
extract, refine, store, process, or transport petroleum products
or natural gas; to the Committees on International Relations; Ways
and Means; Banking and Financial Services; Commerce; 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Berman, and Mr.
Forbes), H9896 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, H10994 [26OC], H11939 [8NO], H12190 [13NO], H13142
[16NO], H14003 [5DE], H14311 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H774 [23JA], H1636 [29FE], H2224
[13MR]
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H.R. 2462--A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members
of Congress; to the Committees on House Oversight; Government
Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for the consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Fox,
Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Ensign), H9897 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, H12128 [10NO]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN], H6691 [20JN], H7658 [16JY], H8375
[24JY]
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H.R. 2463--A bill to provide for payments to individuals who were the
subjects of radiation experiments conducted by the Federal
Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FROST, H9897 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, H10077 [13OC], H10307 [18OC], H10848 [25OC],
H11782 [6NO], H11830 [7NO], H11939 [8NO], H12506 [15NO], H13731
[28NO], H14239 [7DE], H14311 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA], H914 [25JA], H973 [30JA], H1226
[1FE], H1636 [29FE], H5173 [15MY]
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H.R. 2464--A bill to amend Public Law 103-93 to provide additional
lands within the State of Utah for the Goshute Indian Reservation,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HANSEN, H9897 [11OC]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-562), H4502 [7MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H4917 [14MY]
Text, H4917 [14MY]
Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, S5092 [15MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-348), S9428 [1AU]
Passed Senate, S11050 [19SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11089 [20SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10765 [23SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H11045 [24SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-211] (signed October 1. 1996)
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H.R. 2468--A bill to reform the process under which Federal prisoners
bring lawsuits relating to prison conditions and treatment; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Weldon of Florida,
Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr.
Hefley, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Blute, Mr.
Boehner, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Frelinghuysen,
Mr. Saxton, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Klug, Mr. Laughlin,
Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Cox, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. Weller, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr.
Collins of Georgia, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Heineman, Mr.
Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin,
Mr. King, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Royce, Mr. Stockman, Mr.
Wicker, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bereuter,
and Mr. Ehlers), H9897 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, H10048 [12OC], H10147 [17OC], H10726 [24OC],
H11830 [7NO], H12128 [10NO]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA]
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H.R. 2470--A bill to restore the second amendment rights of all
Americans; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform
and Oversight; 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. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Young of Alaska,
Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Hostettler), H9897 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, H10994 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H7107 [27JN], H8375 [24JY], H8557
[25JY], H10108 [5SE], H10111 [9SE]
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H.R. 2471--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to reduce the amount that a nonparty multicandidate political
committee may contribute to a candidate in a congressional
election, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself and Mrs. Fowler), H9897 [11OC]
Cosponsors added, H12085 [9NO], H13658 [20NO]
Cosponsors added, H2467 [19MR], H3171 [28MR]
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H.R. 2472--A bill to amend the act of March 3, 1931 (known as the
Davis-Bacon Act), to revise the standards for coverage under the
act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehlert,
Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gilman,
Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr.
LoBiondo, Mr. Martini, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Riggs, Mr.
Shays, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Weller, Mr. Young
of Alaska, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ney, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr.
Quinn, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Torkildsen, and Mr. Regula),
H10047 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, H10726 [24OC], H11587 [31OC], H12190 [13NO],
H13658 [20NO], H13870 [30NO], H14239 [7DE], H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H1226 [1FE], H1507 [28FE], H3650
[18AP], H4303 [30AP], H4646 [8MY], H5570 [23MY], H6286 [12JN],
H6765 [25JN], H7533 [12JY], H8030 [18JY], H9566 [31JY]
Removal of cosponsors, H3650 [18AP]
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H.R. 2475--A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require
that imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat
be labeled imported, and to require that certain eating
establishments serving imported meat inform customers of that
fact; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, H10047 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 2476--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for commonsense reforms of the Medicare Program; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; the Judiciary, 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. STUPAK, H10047 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, H10307 [18OC], H11587 [31OC]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 2477--A bill to designate the Nellis Federal hospital in Las
Vegas, NV, as the ``Michael O'Callaghan Military Hospital'', and
for other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, H10047 [12OC]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA]
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H.R. 2480--A bill to establish an Office of Inspector General for the
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; to the Committees on Government
Reform and Oversight; Ways and Means; 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. QUINN, H10076 [13OC]
Cosponsors added, H14173 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H914 [25JA], H1232 [6FE], H2123
[12MR], H7260 [10JY], H7658 [16JY], H8030 [18JY], H8094 [22JY],
H8598 [26JY], H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 2481--A bill to designate the Federal Triangle project under
construction at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in the
District of Columbia, as the ``Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center''; to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. SEASTRAND (for herself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Cox, Ms. Dunn of
Washington, Mr. Davis, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Oxley, Mr.
Dornan, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Walker, Mr.
Baker of California, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Rohrabacher,
Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Taylor
of North Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. King, Mr. Herger,
Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr.
Laughlin, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Cooley,
Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.
Hunter, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Riggs), H10076 [13OC]
Cosponsors added, H11442 [30OC], H13142 [16NO]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S18819
[18DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H14979 [18DE]
Text, H14979 [18DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-414), H15135 [19DE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S18996 [20DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15573 [21DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19109 [21DE]
Presented to the President, H15632 [22DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-68] (signed December 22, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2483--A bill to require the President to give notice of the
intention of the United States to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic
Missile Treaty, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
International Relations; 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. HOKE (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Spence, Mr.
DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cox, Mr. Stump, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hunter,
Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Barr, Mr. Bono,
Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Jones, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Texas, and
Mr. Hansen), H10146 [17OC]
Cosponsors added, H10994 [26OC], H13274 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 2489--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of certain
additional oral anticancer drugs; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; 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 Mrs. VUCANOVICH, H10146 [17OC]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H6184 [11JN], H8248 [23JY], H10108
[5SE]
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H.R. 2492--A bill making appropriations for the legislative branch for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. PACKARD, H10306 [18OC]
Made special order (H. Res. 239), H10484 [19OC]
Debated, H11483 [31OC]
Text, H11483 [31OC]
Read the third time. Passed House, H11501 [31OC]
Placed on the calendar, S16495 [1NO]
Read the third time. Passed Senate, S16571 [2NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S17003 [13NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H13333 [18NO]
Presented to the President, H13334 [18NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-53] (signed November 19, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2497--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. HOEKSTRA, H10307 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, H15136 [19DE], H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1507 [28FE], H2665 [21MR], H4303
[30AP], H5935 [5JN], H7474 [11JY], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 2498--A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United States
Code, to further restrict Federal officers and employees from
representing or advising foreign entities after leaving Government
service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KAPTUR, H10307 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE]
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H.R. 2499--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate
political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; the
Judiciary, 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. KAPTUR, H10307 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE]
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H.R. 2500--A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; to the Committees on
Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Boehlert,
Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Horn, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr.
Quinn, Mr. Petri, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Crapo), H10307 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, H11442 [30OC], H12128 [10NO], H13870 [30NO],
H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H922 [26JA], H1775 [6MR], H2224 [13MR], H2467
[19MR], H4800 [9MY]
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H.R. 2501--A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act
applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in
Kentucky, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, H10307 [18OC]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-507), H3170 [28MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3415 [16AP]
Text, H3415 [16AP]
Placed on the calendar, S3486 [17AP]
Passed Senate, S11571 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-249] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2504--A bill to designate the Federal building located at the
corner of Patton Avenue and Otis Street, and the U.S. Courthouse
located on Otis Street, in Asheville, NC, as the ``Veach-Baley
Federal Complex''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, H10307 [18OC]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S18819
[18DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H14980 [18DE]
Text, H14980 [18DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-416), H15135 [19DE]
Reported (no written report), S10837 [18SE]
Passed Senate, S11202 [24SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11425 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11392 [26SE]
Presented to the President, H11393 [26SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-225] (signed October 2, 1996)
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H.R. 2505--A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to
make certain clarifications to the land bank protection
provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H10307 [18OC]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-797), H10523 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11280 [26SE]
Text, H11280 [26SE]
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H.R. 2506--A bill to require the President to appoint a Commission on
Concentration in the Livestock Industry; to the Committees on
Agriculture; the Judiciary, 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. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Minge,
Mr. Leach, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska,
Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.
Cooley, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Williams, and Ms. Danner), H10307 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, H11587 [31OC], H11939 [8NO], H12085 [9NO], H13731
[28NO], H14173 [6DE], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA], H1636 [29FE]
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H.R. 2508--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
provide for improvements in the process of approving and using
animal drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Dingell, Mr.
Ganske, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehner, Mr.
Brown of California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana,
Mr. Buyer, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mr. Combest,
Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr.
de la Garza, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr.
Ewing, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hamilton, Mr.
Hefley, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota,
Mr. Kleczka, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham,
Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Lucas, Mr.
McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr.
Minge, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Norwood, Mr.
Pastor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pombo, Mr.
Pomeroy, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rose, Mr.
Schaefer, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Thornton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Walsh,
Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Whitfield), H10484 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, H10726 [24OC], H10994 [26OC], H11686 [1NO], H12190
[13NO], H12506 [15NO], H13341 [18NO], H13731 [28NO], H14003 [5DE],
H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H837 [24JA], H1138 [31JA], H1507
[28FE], H1986 [7MR], H2558 [20MR], H3171 [28MR], H3488 [16AP],
H3650 [18AP], H3820 [24AP], H4397 [1MY], H5052 [14MY], H5173
[15MY], H5570 [23MY], H5753 [30MY], H6286 [12JN], H6915 [26JN],
H7260 [10JY], H7658 [16JY], H8248 [23JY], H9706 [1AU], H10108
[5SE], H10236 [11SE], H10602 [18SE], H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE]
Debated, H10835 [24SE]
Text, H10835 [24SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10841 [24SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-823), H11046 [24SE]
Passed Senate, S11326 [25SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11538 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11525 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12171 [28SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-250] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2509--A bill to finance and implement a program of research,
promotion, market development, and industry and consumer
information to enhance demand for and increase the profitability
of canola and rapeseed products in the United States, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr.
Brown of California), H10484 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, H11830 [7NO], H12085 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 2510--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide
veterans' preference status to certain individuals who served on
active duty in the Armed Forces in connection with Operation
Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr.
Montgomery, Mr. Frazer, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weller, Ms. Rivers, Ms.
Furse, Mr. Underwood, Mr. King, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr.
Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Serrano,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dornan,
and Mr. Hoke), H10484 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, H13341 [18NO]
Cosponsors added, H2867 [26MR], H2950 [27MR], H5288 [16MY]
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H.R. 2511--A bill to control and prevent commercial counterfeiting,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Moorhead,
Mr. McCollum, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Canady, Mr. Bono, Mr. Heineman, Mr.
Flanagan, and Mr. Davis), H10484 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, H2123 [12MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-556), H4430 [6MY]
Debated, H5776 [4JN]
Text, H5776 [4JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H5780 [4JN]
Laid on the table (S. 1136 passed in lieu), H5781 [4JN]
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H.R. 2512--A bill to provide for certain benefits of the Missouri
River basin Pick-Sloan project to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, H10484 [19OC]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-765), H10040 [4SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10154 [10SE]
Text, H10154 [10SE]
Title amended, H10156 [10SE]
Placed on the calendar, S10324 [11SE]
Passed Senate, S11049 [19SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11089 [20SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10765 [23SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H11045 [24SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-223] (signed October 1, 1996)
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H.R. 2513--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand
eligibility for burial benefits to include certain veterans who
die in State nursing homes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Everett, and Mr.
Evans), H10484 [19OC]
Cosponsors added, H5570 [23MY], H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 2518--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to
exchange certain lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, WA, for
certain lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan
County, WA, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, H10520 [20OC]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9966 [4SE]
Text, H9966 [4SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-764), H10039 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 2519--A bill to facilitate contributions to charitable
organizations by codifying certain exemptions from the Federal
securities laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Dingell, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Frisa, and Mr. Markey), H10726 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, H11442 [30OC], H11686 [1NO], H11830 [7NO], H12128
[10NO]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-333), H12127 [10NO]
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, H12349 [14NO]
Debated, H13670 [28NO]
Text, H13670 [28NO]
Passed House, H13679 [28NO]
Passed Senate, S17828 [29NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S17865 [30NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H13868 [30NO]
Presented to the President, H13929 [4DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-62] (signed December 8, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2521--A bill to establish a Federal Statistical Service; to the
Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Economic and
Educational Opportunities, 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. HORN (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Hobson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Leach, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Davis),
H10726 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR]
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H.R. 2522--A bill to establish a maximum level of remediation for dry
cleaning solvents, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Economic and
Educational Opportunities, 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. BARTON of Texas, H10726 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, H12506 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, H12271 [3OC]
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H.R. 2523--A bill to terminate the authority of the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation to support the
price of agricultural commodities and to terminate related acreage
allotment and marketing quota programs for such commodities; to
the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Crane,
Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Hoke), H10726 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, H10994 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, H1241 [13FE]
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H.R. 2525--A bill to modify the operation of the antitrust laws, and
of State laws similar to the antitrust laws, with respect to
charitable gift annuities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr.
McCollum, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Smith of Texas. Mr. Schiff, Mr. Canady,
Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant
of Tennessee, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bryant of Texas, and Mr. Ramstad),
H10726 [24OC]
Cosponsors added, H11686 [1NO], H11830 [7NO], H12350 [14NO]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-336), H12349 [14NO]
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, H12349 [14NO]
Debated, H13677 [28NO]
Text, H13677 [28NO]
Passed House, H13680 [28NO]
Passed Senate, S17828 [29NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S17865 [30NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H13868 [30NO]
Presented to the President, H13929 [4DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-63] (signed December 8, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2527--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to improve the electoral process by permitting electronic filing
and preservation of Federal Election Commission reports, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. THOMAS, H10726 [24OC]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H12139 [13NO]
Text, H12139 [13NO]
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration, S17038 [14NO]
Reported (no written report), S18662 [14DE]
Passed Senate, S19020 [20DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15573 [21DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19109 [21DE]
Presented to the President, H15632 [22DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-79] (signed December 28, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2528--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to renew to
the heirs of permittees permits for historic cabins located in the
Mineral King Addition of the Sequoia National Park, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RADANOVICH, H10847 [25OC]
Cosponsors added, H11830 [7NO], H12085 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H5501 [22MY]
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H.R. 2530--A bill to provide for deficit reduction and achieve a
balanced budget by fiscal year 2002; to the Committees on the
Budget; Agriculture; Banking and Financial Services; Commerce;
Economic and Educational Opportunities; Government Reform and
Oversight; House Oversight; the Judiciary; National Security;
Resources; Rules; Transportation and Infrastructure; Veterans'
Affairs; 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. ORTON (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota,
Mr. Condit, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Browder, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr.
Brewster, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Minge, Mr. Hall of Texas,
Mr. Hayes, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Rose, Mr.
Sisisky, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Roemer), H10848 [25OC]
Text, H11221 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, H4800 [9MY], H5288 [16MY]
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H.R. 2531--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
clarify the exemption for houseparents from the minimum wage and
maximum hours requirements of that act, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Archer, Mr.
Talent, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Canady, Mr. Petri, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Greenwood, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Gunderson, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. McIntosh,
Mr. McKeon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr.
Ewing, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr.
Edwards, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Crane, and Mr.
Lipinski), H10848 [25OC]
Cosponsors added, H11686 [1NO], H13804 [29NO], H14003 [5DE], H14311
[12DE], H14964 [15DE], H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H1507 [28FE], H2316 [14MR], H2713
[22MR], H3171 [28MR], H3488 [16AP], H3650 [18AP], H4119 [29AP],
H4424 [2MY], H5299 [20MY], H5380 [21MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-592), H5569 [23MY]
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, H6531 [19JN]
Discharged from Corrections Calendar, H6711 [24JN]
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H.R. 2534--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with
respect to treatment of corporations, and for other purposes; to
the Committees on Ways and Means; Agriculture; National Security;
Science; Resources; Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure;
Banking and Financial Services; International Relations, 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. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Owens, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kinchey, Mr.
Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Conyers), H10848 [25OC]
Cosponsors added, H1138 [31JA]
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H.R. 2535--A bill to provide for withdrawal of the United States from
the United Nations; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, H10848 [25OC]
Cosponsors added, H11587 [31OC], H11782 [6NO], H12085 [9NO], H12506
[15NO], H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H4424 [2MY], H10236 [11SE], H10721
[19SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H4110 [25AP]
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H.R. 2536--A bill to terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers
of the House of Representatives; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself and Mrs. Chenoweth), H10848
[25OC]
Cosponsors added, H2713 [22MR], H5052 [14MY], H5647 [29MY], H6415
[13JN], H7154 [9JY], H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 2539--A bill to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to
amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to reform
economic regulation of transportation, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rahall, and Ms.
Molinari), H10993 [26OC]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-311), H11782 [6NO]
Made special order (H. Res. 259), H12084 [9NO]
Amendments, H12190 [13NO], H12262 [14NO], H12296 [14NO], H12297
[14NO], H12307 [14NO]
Debated, H12253 [14NO]
Amended and passed House, H12312 [14NO]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
S17090 [15NO]
Read the third time, S17602 [28NO]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed Senate (text of S. 1396
inserted as amended in lieu), S17602 [28NO]
Text, S17792 [29NO]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, H13841 [30NO]
Senate insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S18249 [7DE]
Change of conferees, H14351 [12DE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-422) submitted in the House, H14993
[18DE]
Explanatory statement, H15035 [18DE]
Conference report considered and agreed to in the Senate, S19074
[21DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19249 [22DE]
Conference report considered in the House, H15600 [22DE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H15604 [22DE]
Presented to the President, H15658 [3JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-88] (signed December 29, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2540--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit
any member of the Armed Forces from being required to wear as part
of the military uniform any indicia or insignia of the United
Nations; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr.
Ewing, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Crane, Mr.
Stockman, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Hayworth), H10993 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, H11587 [31OC], H11767 [2NO], H11939 [8NO], H12190
[13NO], H12506 [15NO], H13274 [17NO], H13731 [28NO], H14311
[12DE], H15238 [20DE], H15658 [3JA]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1226 [1FE], H5935 [5JN]
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H.R. 2543--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
a deduction for tuition and fees for undergraduate and
postsecondary vocational education; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. CHRYSLER, H10993 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, H14311 [12DE], H15575 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H2316 [14MR]
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H.R. 2545--A bill to provide that a State that uses a system of
limited voting, cumulative voting, or preference voting may
establish multimember congressional districts; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Ms. McKINNEY, H10993 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, H12085 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H5052 [14MY], H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 2546--A bill making appropriations for the government of the
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or
in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
By Mr. WALSH, H10993 [26OC]
Amendments, H11442 [30OC], H11457 [30OC], H11643 [1NO], H11649
[1NO], H11651 [1NO], H11656 [1NO], H11705 [2NO]
Made special order (H. Res. 252), H11586 [31OC]
Debated, H11627 [1NO], H11704 [2NO]
Passed Senate as amended (in lieu of S. 1244), S16595 [2NO]
Text, S16595 [2NO], S16701 [6NO]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, S16617
[2NO]
Amended and passed House, H11735 [2NO]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-294), H10993 [26OC]
Conferees appointed, S16724 [7NO]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H11981 [9NO]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-455) submitted in the House, H1006
[31JA]
Explanatory statement, H1032 [31JA]
Conference report considered in the House, H1066 [31JA]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H1077 [31JA]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S1303 [23FE], S1321
[27FE], S1344 [27FE], S1403 [29FE], S1506 [5MR], S1511 [5MR],
S1648 [7MR]
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H.R. 2547--A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 800
Market Street in Knoxville, TN, as the ``Howard H. Baker, Jr.
United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. DUNCAN, H10993 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, H14173 [6DE]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S18819
[18DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H14981 [18DE]
Text, H14981 [18DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-417), H15135 [19DE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S19014 [20DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15573 [21DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19109 [21DE]
Presented to the President, H15632 [22DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-80] (signed December 28, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2548--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
individuals to designate any portion of their income tax
overpayments, and to make other contributions, for the benefit of
units of the National Park System.
By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Cooley,
and Mr. Hansen), H10993 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, H11939 [8NO], H13142 [16NO], H13870 [30NO], H14964
[15DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1226 [1FE], H1636 [29FE], H1986
[7MR], H2224 [13MR], H2467 [19MR], H3231 [29MR], H3650 [18AP],
H3731 [23AP], H4110 [25AP], H4646 [8MY], H5753 [30MY], H10108
[5SE]
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H.R. 2551--A bill to establish a congressional commemorative medal for
organ donors and their families; to the Committees on Banking and
Financial Services; 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Walsh, Mr.
Kleczka, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Brown of California, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Frazer), H10994 [26OC]
Cosponsors added, H11442 [30OC], H11782 [6NO], H12085 [9NO], H13731
[28NO], H13804 [29NO], H14003 [5DE], H15088 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H4110 [25AP]
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H.R. 2556--A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 345
Middlefield Road in Menlo Park, CA, and known as the Earth
Sciences and Library Building, as the ``Vincent E. McKelvey
Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Ms. ESHOO, H11441 [30OC]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S18819
[18DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H14982 [18DE]
Text, H14982 [18DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-418), H15135 [19DE]
Reported (no written report), S3154 [28MR]
Passed Senate, S3415 [16AP]
Text, S3415 [16AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H3648 [18AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3625 [18AP]
Presented to the President (April 19, 1996), H3657 [22AP]
Approved [Public Law 104-139] (signed April 30, 1996), H4397 [1MY]
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H.R. 2557--A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to
provide greater assurances for contract sanctity; to the
Committees on Agriculture; 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. EWING (for himself and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, H11441
[30OC]
Cosponsors added, H11939 [8NO], H13804 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA]
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H.R. 2560--A bill to provide for conveyances of certain lands in
Alaska to Chickaloon-Moose Creek Native Association, Inc.,
Ninilchik Native Association, Inc., Seldovia Native Association,
Inc., Tyonek Native Corp., and Knikatnu, Inc. under the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H11441 [30OC]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-643), H7105 [27JN]
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H.R. 2561--A bill to provide for an exchange of lands located near
Gustavus, AK; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H11586 [31OC]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-840), H11228 [25SE]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, H11228 [25SE]
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H.R. 2566--A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Minge, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Cardin, Mr.
Leach, Mr. Horn, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, and Mr. Forbes),
H11586 [31OC]
Cosponsors added, H13142 [16NO], H13804 [29NO], H14239 [7DE], H15633
[22DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H837 [24JA], H914 [25JA], H973
[30JA], H1325 [27FE], H1636 [29FE], H1716 [5MR], H2123 [12MR],
H2713 [22MR], H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H4646
[8MY], H5380 [21MY], H5753 [30MY], H5817 [4JN], H6415 [13JN],
H6915 [26JN], H7154 [9JY]
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H.R. 2567--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
relating to standards for constructed water conveyances; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. Matsui), H11686 [1NO]
Cosponsors added, H12350 [14NO], H13658 [20NO], H14927 [14DE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-433), H15574 [21DE]
Placed on the calendar, H15632 [22DE]
Debated, H750 [23JA]
Text, H750 [23JA]
Amendments, H750 [23JA]
Amended and passed House, H757 [23JA]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works, S346 [24JA]
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H.R. 2568--A bill to require adopting of a management plan for the
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area that allows appropriate use
of motorized and nonmotorized river craft in the recreation area,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. COOLEY (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Nethercutt),
H11686 [1NO]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA]
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H.R. 2570--A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
and 2001, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gunderson, Mr.
Castle, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Weldon of
Florida, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Graham),
H11686 [1NO]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-539), H4108 [25AP]
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H.R. 2575--A bill to amend the Sugar Price Support Program to
establish a special assessment for raw cane sugar marketed from
production in the Everglades production area in the State of
Florida to be used for restoration of the Everglades ecosystem; to
the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), H11767 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H1716 [5MR]
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H.R. 2578--A bill to clarify the provision of section 3626(b) of title
39, United States Code, defining an instituion of higher
education; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. MOAKLEY, H11767 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, H14173 [6DE], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1507 [28FE], H2867 [26MR], H4646
[8MY], H6006 [6JN], H7154 [9JY], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 2579--A bill to establish the National Tourism Board and the
National Tourism Organization to promote international travel and
tourism to the United States; to the Committees on Commerce;
International Relations, 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. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Petri, Mrs.
Morella, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Abercrombie,
Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Burton
of Indiana, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Seastrand,
Mr. McCollum, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Farr), H11767
[2NO]
Cosponsors added, H11830 [7NO], H12128 [10NO], H12190 [13NO], H12506
[15NO], H13274 [17NO], H13870 [30NO], H14239 [7DE], H14311 [12DE],
H14765 [13DE], H14964 [15DE], H15088 [18DE], H15238 [20DE], H15575
[21DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H187 [4JA], H331 [5JA], H774 [23JA],
H837 [24JA], H914 [25JA], H1138 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H1507 [28FE],
H1986 [7MR], H2123 [12MR], H2467 [19MR], H2558 [20MR], H2713
[22MR], H2867 [26MR], H2950 [27MR], H3171 [28MR], H3231 [29MR],
H3387 [15AP], H3581 [17AP], H3650 [18AP], H4303 [30AP], H4397
[1MY], H4646 [8MY], H5173 [15MY], H5501 [22MY], H5753 [30MY],
H6509 [18JN], H7260 [10JY], H8248 [23JY], H10040 [4SE], H10602
[18SE], H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE], H11230 [25SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-839), H11228 [25SE]
Committee discharged, H11228 [25SE]
Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended,
H11228 [25SE]
Debated, H11254 [26SE]
Text, H11254 [26SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11260 [26SE]
Passed Senate, S11771 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12263 [2OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12194 [2OC]
Presented to the President (October 2, 1996), H12269 [3OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-288] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H.R. 2580--A bill to guarantee a republican form of government to the
States by preventing paramilitary violence; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Conyers), H11767 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, H14927 [14DE], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY]
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H.R. 2582--A bill to designate the Republic of Korea as a pilot
program country for 1 year under the Immigration and Nationality
Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KIM, H11767 [2NO]
Cosponsors added, H13658 [20NO], H13731 [28NO], H14311 [12DE],
H15575 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H2558 [20MR], H4800 [9MY], H5501 [22MY], H9566
[31JY], H9925 [2AU], H10108 [5SE], H10721 [19SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 2585--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the excise taxes on smokeless tobacco to an amount
equivalent to the tax on cigarettes and to use the resulting
revenues to fund a trust fund for programs to reduce the use of
smokeless tobacco; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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 Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Evans, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lipinski, and Miss
Collins of Michigan), H11782 [6NO]
Cosponsors added, H13731 [28NO]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H774 [23JA], H1226 [1FE], H1325 [27FE],
H2867 [26MR], H3387 [15AP], H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 2587--A bill to carry out the international obligations of the
United States under the Geneva Conventions to provide criminal
penalties for certain war crimes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. JONES, H11829 [7NO]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY], H5647 [29MY], H5753 [30MY], H6117
[10JN], H6509 [18JN]
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H.R. 2589--A bill to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace
Facilitation Act of 1994 until December 31, 1995, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GILMAN, H11829 [7NO]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H11907 [8NO]
Text, H11907 [8NO]
Passed Senate, S16939 [9NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S17003 [13NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H12189 [13NO]
Presented to the President, H12189 [13NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-47] (signed November 13, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.R. 2591--A bill to provide for administrative procedures to extend
Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, H11829 [7NO]
Cosponsors added, H7107 [27JN]
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H.R. 2594--A bill to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to
reduce the waiting period for benefits payable under that act, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Wise,
Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Lipinski), H11938 [8NO]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-525), H3648 [18AP]
Amendments, H5288 [16MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10532 [18SE]
Text, H10532 [18SE]
Passed Senate, S11329 [25SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11538 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11525 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12171 [28SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-251] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2597--A bill to modify the price support program for milk, to
establish a class IV account applicable to the products of milk,
to modify the dairy export incentive program, and to consolidate
and reform Federal milk marketing orders; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Paxon, Mr.
Boehlert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Everett, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McHugh,
Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr.
Walsh), H11938 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H14311 [12DE], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H1138 [31JA]
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H.R. 2598--A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with respect to
penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses; to the
Committees on the Judiciary; 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. SOLOMON, H11938 [8NO]
Cosponsors added, H12128 [10NO], H13870 [30NO], H14173 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H5753 [30MY]
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H.R. 2602--A bill to require country of origin labeling of perishable
agricultural commodities imported into the United States and to
impose criminal fines for violations of such labeling
requirements; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
Moorhead, and Mr. Stockman), H12084 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H13804 [29NO], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1636 [29FE], H3650 [18AP]
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H.R. 2603--A bill to restore the traditional observance of Memorial
Day; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; the
Judiciary, 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. FRISA, H12084 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H12350 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 2604--A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize
the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GEKAS (by request), H12084 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H14239 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1252 [23FE], H1716 [5MR], H4800
[9MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-569), H4800 [9MY]
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H.R. 2607--A bill to prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. LOWEY, H12084 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1636 [29FE], H1986 [7MR], H2467
[19MR], H5753 [30MY]
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H.R. 2608--A bill to require that health care practitioners determine
medically necessary and appropriate treatment and to require that
insurers notify their enrollees of the extent of their coverage;
to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. NADLER. (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Ms. McKinney,
and Miss Collins of Michigan), H12084 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H13870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H2316 [14MR]
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H.R. 2610--A bill to eliminate certain benefits for Members of
Congress; to the Committees on House Oversight; Government Reform
and Oversight; Rules; Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Allard, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Inglis
of South Carolina), H12084 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H837 [24JA], H1508 [28FE], H11527
[27SE]
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H.R. 2617--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt
small issues from the restrictions on the deduction by financial
institutions for interest, to disregard certain amounts of capital
expenditures in applying $10,000,000 limit on such issues, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Fox, and Mr.
Underwood), H12127 [10NO]
Cosponsors added, H13870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H1508 [28FE], H4110 [25AP]
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H.R. 2618--A bill to provide for the therapeutic use of marihuana in
situations involving life-threatening or sense-threatening
illnesses and to provide adequate supplies of marihuana for such
use; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, 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. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Johnston of Florida,
and Ms. Pelosi), H12127 [10NO]
Cosponsors added, H13142 [16NO], H13274 [17NO], H14253 [11DE],
H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H737 [22JA], H1241 [13FE], H1325
[27FE], H2467 [19MR], H2950 [27MR], H3387 [15AP], H4503 [7MY],
H7107 [27JN], H10111 [9SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H6509 [18JN]
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H.R. 2619--A bill to impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting
certain goods or technology that would enhance Iran's ability to
explore, extract, refine, or produce petroleum products or natural
gas; to the Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means;
Banking and Financial Services; 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. GEJDENSON (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana), H12127
[10NO]
Cosponsors added, H15658 [3JA]
Cosponsors added, H922 [26JA]
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H.R. 2625--A bill to prohibit future obligation of funds for the B-2
bomber procurement program; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, H12190 [13NO]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H8375 [24JY]
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H.R. 2627--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the founding of
the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson), H12349 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, H13274 [17NO], H13658 [20NO], H13731 [28NO],
H13930 [4DE], H14173 [6DE], H14253 [11DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H15108 [19DE]
Text, H15108 [19DE]
Passed Senate, S19285 [22DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15639 [27DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19306 [29DE]
Presented to the President, H15658 [3JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-96] (signed January 10, 1996), H2121 [12MR]
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H.R. 2630--A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Illinois;
to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. COSTELLO, H12349 [14NO]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-508), H3170 [28MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3416 [16AP]
Text, H3416 [16AP]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S3486
[17AP]
Passed Senate, S11572 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-252] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2634--A bill to allow persons to carry concealed firearms in
every State if they have been issued a license to do so by any
State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Hostettler),
H12349 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, H13870 [30NO], H14239 [7DE], H14765 [13DE], H15575
[21DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H2123 [12MR], H2316 [14MR], H3650
[18AP], H5052 [14MY], H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 2635--A bill to establish a temporary commission to recommend
reforms in the laws relating to elections for Congress; to the
Committees on House Oversight; 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. WHITE, H12349 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE]
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H.R. 2636--A bill to transfer jurisdiction over certain parcels of
Federal real property located in the District of Columbia, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Transportation and
Infrastructure; 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. OBERSTAR, H12505 [15NO]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-368), H13730 [28NO]
Cosponsors added, H2467 [19MR], H2867 [26MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-368, part 2), H8597 [26JY]
Committee discharged, H8597 [26JY]
Amended and passed House, H9454 [31JY]
Text, H9454 [31JY]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, S9426 [1AU]
Reported (no written report), S10599 [16SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-391), S11972 [30SE]
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H.R. 2639--A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not be
paid during Federal Government shutdowns, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. DINGELL, H12505 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H837 [24JA]
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H.R. 2640--A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from planning the sale
of the Southeastern Power Administration; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. GORDON, H12505 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA]
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H.R. 2641--A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide
for appointment of U.S. marshals by the Director of the U.S.
Marshals Service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McCOLLUM, H12505 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-541), H4119 [29AP]
Made special order (H. Res. 418), H4302 [30AP]
Debated, H4323 [1MY]
Amended and passed House, H4329 [1MY]
Title amended, H4329 [1MY]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S4616 [2MY]
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H.R. 2646--A bill to amend the sugar price support program in the
Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide for additional assessment with
respect to raw cane sugar produced in the Everglades agricultural
area in the State of Florida to finance land acquisition projects
for the restoration of the Florida Everglades; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest), H13142 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1325 [27FE]
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H.R. 2647--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
terminate the tax subsidies for large producers of ethanol used as
a fuel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr.
Miller of Florida, and Mr. Zimmer), H13142 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA]
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H.R. 2648--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
require that an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission for a license, license amendment, or permit for an
activity that will result in a withdrawal by a State or political
subdivision of a State of water from a lake that is situated in
two States shall not be granted unless the Governor of the State
in which more than 50 percent of the lake, reservoir, or other
body of water is situated certifies that the withdrawal will not
have an adverse effect on the environment in or economy of that
State, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation
and Infrastructure; 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. FUNDERBURK, H13142 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, H13658 [20NO], H14765 [13DE], H15575 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H973 [30JA]
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H.R. 2650--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate
certain sentencing inequities for drug offenders; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HEINEMAN (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee,
Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Hoke), H13142 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1508 [28FE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-602), H5757 [31MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H5774 [4JN]
Text, H5775 [4JN]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S5855 [5JN]
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H.R. 2651--A bill to assess the impact of the NAFTA, to require
further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to
provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain
conditions are met; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Chenoweth,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Obey, Mr. Pallone,
Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Dellums, Mr.
Funderburk, Mr. Klink, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. McKinney, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Barr, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and
Mr. Conyers), H13142 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, H13274 [17NO], H13658 [20NO], H13731 [28NO],
H13870 [30NO], H14003 [5DE], H14173 [6DE], H14311 [12DE], H14765
[13DE], H15088 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H187 [4JA], H331 [5JA], H914 [25JA],
H1139 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H1508 [28FE], H1636 [29FE], H1775
[6MR], H2123 [12MR], H2316 [14MR], H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP],
H3731 [23AP], H4110 [25AP], H5052 [14MY], H5380 [21MY], H6184
[11JN], H6532 [19JN], H6915 [26JN], H7474 [11JY], H9566 [31JY],
H10108 [5SE], H10721 [19SE], H11230 [25SE], H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 2652--A bill to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas and
establish a U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military
Relations; to the Committees on International Relations; 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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frank
of Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Stark, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Brown of California, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gene Green of
Texas, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Vento, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Moran, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Farr, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Markey, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs.
Maloney, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Klug, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stupak, Mr.
Gejdenson, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Johnston
of Florida, Mr. Olver, and Ms. McKinney), H13142 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H1508 [28FE], H4119 [29AP], H6006
[6JN], H6286 [12JN], H12271 [3OC]
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H.R. 2654--A bill to prevent discrimination against victims of abuse
in all lines of insurance; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic
and Educational Opportunities, 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. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wyden, and Mr.
DeFazio), H13142 [16NO]Cosponsors added, H13731 [28NO], H13870
[30NO], H14003 [5DE], H14173 [6DE], H14239 [7DE], H14311 [12DE],
H14964 [15DE], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1325 [27FE], H2123 [12MR], H3581
[17AP], H4646 [8MY], H6509 [18JN], H8635 [29JY], H8982 [30JY],
H9566 [31JY], H9706 [1AU], H9925 [2AU], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 2655--A bill to amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act
to authorize the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to
prepare a fishery management plan for Atlantic striped bass under
the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SAXTON, H13142 [16NO]
Cosponsors added, H13658 [20NO], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H774 [23JA], H1226 [1FE], H1508
[28FE], H1663 [4MR], H2123 [12MR], H2316 [14MR], H3387 [15AP],
H3581 [17AP], H4110 [25AP], H8094 [22JY], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 2657--A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Ruth and
Billy Graham; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Allard, Mr.
Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker
of Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr, Mr.
Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bevill,
Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boehner,
Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Brownback,
Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton
of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr.
Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coleman,
Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox of
California, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis, Mr.
Deal of Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dickey,
Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr.
Edwards, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr.
Everett, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Forbes,
Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen,
Mr. Frisa, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Pete
Geren of Texas, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gingrich, Mr.
Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr.
Greenwood, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr.
Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Houghton, Mr.
Hoyer, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Sam
Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. King, Mr.
Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Largent,
Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr.
Livingston, Mr. Longley, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum,
Mr. McDade, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr.
Metcalf, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida,
Mr. Minge, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Moran,
Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney,
Mr. Norwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr.
Pastor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Petri,
Mr. Pombo, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr.
Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reed, Mr. Riggs, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rose, Mr.
Roth, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr.
Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr.
Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Skelton,
Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon,
Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.
Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin,
Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt,
Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Walker,
Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Watts of
Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. White, Mr. Whitfield,
Mr. Williams, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Zeliff),
H13273 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, H14927 [14DE], H14964 [15DE], H15088 [18DE],
H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA], H774 [23JA]
Debated, H757 [23JA]
Text, H757 [23JA]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H765 [23JA]
Amended and passed Senate, S724 [1FE]
Amendments, S725 [1FE], S859 [1FE]
House agreed to Senate amendment, H1200 [1FE]
Examined and signed in the House, H1231 [6FE]
Presented to the President, H1231 [6FE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S915 [6FE]
Approved [Public Law 104-111] (signed February 13, 1996), H1245
[16FE]
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H.R. 2658--A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not be
paid during Federal Government shutdowns, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. CONYERS, H13273 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, H13658 [20NO]
Cosponsors added, H90 [3JA], H187 [4JA], H331 [5JA], H973 [30JA],
H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 2660--A bill to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of the Interior for the Tensas River National
Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. McCRERY, H13274 [17NO]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-526), H3648 [18AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3693 [23AP]
Text, H3693 [23AP]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S4062
[24AP]
Reported (no written report), S6849 [25JN]
Amendments, S11188 [24SE], S11204 [24SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11204 [24SE]
Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, H11261 [26SE]
Amendments, H11261 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11538 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11525 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12171 [28SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-253] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2664--A bill to revise the effective date for military retiree
cost-of-living adjustments for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998;
to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. YOUNG of Florida (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Ballenger, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bonilla,
Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Burr,
Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins
of Georgia, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Davis, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey,
Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr.
Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley,
Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen,
Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr.
Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hansen, Mr.
Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilleary,
Mr. Hobson, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mrs.
Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, Mr.
Leach, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr.
Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Longley, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McDade, Mr.
McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Ms. Molinari, Mr.
Moorhead, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr.
Petri, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Scarborough, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence,
Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs.
Vucanovich, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. White,
Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Murtha, Mr.
Montgomery, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. de la Garza,
Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Mink of
Hawaii, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Moran, Mr. Gibbons, Mr.
Richardson, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Williams, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bevill, Mr.
Stupak, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of
Rhode Island, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Bonior,
Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Rahall,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McHale, Mr. Visclosky, Mr.
Livingston, and Mr. Hastert), H13340 [18NO]
Cosponsors added, H13658 [20NO], H13731 [28NO], H13804 [29NO],
H13870 [30NO], H13930 [4DE], H14003 [5DE], H14173 [6DE], H14239
[7DE], H14253 [11DE], H14311 [12DE], H14765 [13DE], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H91 [3JA], H187 [4JA], H331 [5JA], H774 [23JA],
H1139 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H1241 [13FE], H1325 [27FE], H1716
[5MR], H2123 [12MR], H6765 [25JN], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 2665--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to award grants and contracts to establish domestic
violence community response teams and a technical assistance
center to address the development and support of such community
response teams, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. FOX (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Forbes,
Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Heineman, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Davis, Mr. McHale, Mr. Klink, Mr.
Pallone, Mr. Longley, Mr. Martini, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. King, Mr.
Upton, Mr. Foley, and Mrs. Roukema), H13341 [18NO]
Cosponsors added, H13870 [30NO], H14253 [11DE]
Cosponsors added, H2320 [18MR], H3581 [17AP], H4119 [29AP], H4503
[7MY], H5570 [23MY], H5817 [4JN]
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H.R. 2669--A bill to permit private persons to place symbols
meaningful to them, including religious symbols, in public places
in cases where all persons have the right to do so; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CREMEANS, H13658 [20NO]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY]
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H.R. 2670--A bill to provide for the release of the reversionary
interest held by the United States in certain property located in
the County of Iosco, MI; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan, H13658 [20NO]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-644), H7105 [27JN]
Amended and passed House, H9774 [1AU]
Text, H9774 [1AU]
Amendments, H9774 [1AU]
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry,
S9553 [2AU]
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H.R. 2671--A bill to provide that the President and Members of
Congress shall not be paid during Federal Government shutdowns,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform and
Oversight; House 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. BROWDER, H13658 [20NO]
Cosponsors added, H13804 [29NO], H14311 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H331 [5JA]
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H.R. 2674--A bill to modify the application of the antitrust laws to
encourage the licensing and other use of certain intellectual
property; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr.
Gekas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Canady, Mr. Bono, Mr.
Bryant of Tennessee, and Ms. Lofgren), H13658 [20NO]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA]
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H.R. 2676--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for the nonrecognition of gain for sale of stock to
certain farmers' cooperatives, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr.
Minge, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Crapo),
H13658 [20NO]
Cosponsors added, H14003 [5DE], H14765 [13DE], H14964 [15DE], H15575
[21DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1663 [4MR], H4110 [25AP]
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H.R. 2677--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to accept
from a State donations of services of State employees to perform,
in a period of Government budgetary shutdown, otherwise authorized
functions in any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System or
the National Park System; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Calvert, and Mr. Hayworth), H13658 [20NO]
Debated, H14281 [12DE]
Text, H14282 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, H14311 [12DE]
Failed of passage, H14349 [12DE]
Made special order (H. Res. 323), H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA]
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H.R. 2679--A bill to revise the boundary of the North Platte National
Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, H13730 [28NO]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-527), H3649 [18AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H3694 [23AP]
Text, H3694 [23AP]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S4062
[24AP]
Reported (no written report), S6849 [25JN]
Amendments, S7201 [27JN], S7211 [27JN]
Passed Senate as amended, S7211 [27JN]
Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, H10440 [17SE]
Amendments, H10440 [17SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10672 [19SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11089 [20SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H10765 [23SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-212] (signed October 1, 1996)
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H.R. 2682--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for additional
reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen
in regions contributing to acid deposition in the Adirondacks; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H13730 [28NO]
Cosponsors added, H13870 [30NO], H14003 [5DE], H14311 [12DE], H14927
[14DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H914 [25JA], H1325 [27FE], H1775
[6MR], H2123 [12MR], H4303 [30AP], H4503 [7MY], H4646 [8MY], H5288
[16MY], H7780 [17JY]
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H.R. 2683--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend to
employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation certain
procedural and appeal rights with respect to certain adverse
personnel actions; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Davis), H13730
[28NO]
Cosponsors added, H15575 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1234 [9FE], H3387 [15AP], H4110
[25AP], H7107 [27JN]
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H.R. 2685--A bill to repeal the medicare and medicaid coverage data
bank; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis), H13803 [29NO]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-394), H14252 [11DE]
Placed on the calendar, H15632 [22DE]
Committee discharged, H15633 [22DE]
Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA]
Discharged from Corrections Calendar, H187 [4JA]
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, H1774 [6MR]
Debated, H2041 [12MR]
Text, H2041 [12MR]
Passed House, H2048 [12MR]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S1967 [13MR]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S11329 [25SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11425 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11392 [26SE]
Presented to the President, H11393 [26SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-226] (signed October 2, 1996)
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H.R. 2688--A bill to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code,
to provide that the reduction in additional optional life
insurance for Federal retirees shall not apply if the beneficiary
is permanently disabled; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Lewis of Georgia and
Mr. Lipinski), H13804 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H3820 [24AP], H5501 [22MY]
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H.R. 2690--A bill to establish limitation with respect to the
disclosure and use of genetic information, and for other purposes;
to the Committees on Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight;
Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. STEARNS, H13804 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H331 [5JA], H774 [23JA], H914 [25JA],
H3231 [29MR], H4503 [7MY], H7154 [9JY]
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H.R. 2691--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit
discrimination regarding exposure to hazardous substances; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. VELAZQUEZ, H13804 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, H14311 [12DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 2693--A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make a
minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Hells Canyon
Wilderness in the States of Oregon and Idaho to exclude an
established Forest Service road inadvertently included in the
wilderness; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. COOLEY, H13869 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H2558 [20MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-779), H10111 [9SE]
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H.R. 2694--A bill to provide that it shall be a Federal crime to
misappropriate a person's name in connection with lobbying; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Levin, Mr. McInnis,
and Mr. Salmon), H13869 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H14311 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, H2123 [12MR]
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H.R. 2695--A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act
applicable to the construction of certain hydroelectric projects
in the State of Pennsylvania; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. KLINK, H13869 [30NO]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-509), H3170 [28MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3416 [16AP]
Text, H3416 [16AP]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S3486
[17AP]
Passed Senate, S11571 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-254] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2697--A bill to impose sanctions against Nigeria, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; the
Judiciary; Banking and Financial Services; Transportation and
Infrastructure, 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. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Rangel,
Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Frazer, Ms. McKinney, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Waters, and Mr.
Salmon), H13869 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H14311 [12DE], H14765 [13DE], H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA], H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE], H1245
[16FE], H1508 [28FE], H2665 [21MR], H3171 [28MR], H3820 [24AP],
H5052 [14MY], H5570 [23MY], H7107 [27JN], H7533 [12JY], H7658
[16JY]
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H.R. 2699--A bill to require the consideration of certain criteria in
decisions to relocate professional sports teams, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 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. STOKES, H13870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H1139 [31JA], H3231 [29MR]
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H.R. 2700--A bill to designate the U.S. post office building located
at 7980 FM 327, Elmendorf, TX, as the ``Amos F. Longoria Post
Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. TEJEDA, H13870 [30NO]
Cosponsors added, H15575 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H914 [25JA]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8761 [30JY]
Text, H8761 [30JY]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S9293 [31JY]
House concurs in Senate amendment, H12145 [28SE]
Amendments, H12145 [28SE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S11612 [28SE]
Amendments, S11612 [28SE], S11732 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-255] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2701--A bill to repeal the requirement relating to specific
statutory authorization for increases in judicial salaries, to
provide for automatic annual increases for judicial salaries, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Heineman, and Mrs. Clayton), H13870
[30NO]
Cosponsors added, H14964 [15DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1775 [6MR], H3387 [15AP], H4800
[9MY], H5570 [23MY], H6117 [10JN], H8030 [18JY], H8557 [25JY],
H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 2703--A bill to combat terrorism; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr.
Barr), H14002 [5DE]
Made special order (H. Res. 376), H1984 [7MR]
Made special order (H. Res. 380), H2122 [12MR]
Debated, H2137 [13MR], H2190 [13MR], H2247 [14MR]
Text, H2144 [13MR], H2288 [14MR]
Amendments, H2164 [13MR], H2166 [13MR], H2176 [13MR], H2179 [13MR],
H2180 [13MR], H2181 [13MR], H2185 [13MR], H2187 [13MR], H2188
[13MR], H2190 [13MR], H2192 [13MR], H2247 [14MR], H2250 [14MR]
Amended and passed House, H2267 [14MR]
Laid on the table (S. 735 passed in lieu), H2304 [14MR]
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H.R. 2704--A bill to provide that the U.S. Post Office building that
is to be located on the 2600 block of East 75th Street in Chicago,
IL, shall be known and designated as the ``Charles A. Hayes Post
Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois (for herself and Mr. Hastert), H14002
[5DE]
Cosponsors added, H14239 [7DE], H15136 [19DE]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S18918 [19DE],
S19110 [21DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H15161 [19DE]
Title amended, H15161 [19DE]
Text, H15161 [19DE]
Reported (no written report), S5566 [23MY]
Passed Senate, S7217 [27JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H7112 [8JY], H7152 [9JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S7414 [8JY]
Presented to the President (July 2, 1996), H7152 [9JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-159] (signed July 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2705--A bill to provide that Federal contracts and certain
Federal subsidies shall be provided only to businesses which have
qualified profit-sharing plans; to the Committees on Government
Reform and Oversight; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. FATTAH, H14002 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H15639 [27DE]
Cosponsors added, H4646 [8MY], H4800 [9MY], H4902 [10MY], H6415
[13JN], H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 2707--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the minimum amount of the State ceiling on tax-exempt
private activity bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MONTGOMERY, H14002 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H774 [23JA], H837 [24JA]
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H.R. 2709--A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain land to the
Del Norte County Unified School District of Del Norte County, CA;
to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RIGGS, H14002 [5DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9967 [4SE]
Text, H9967 [4SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-763), H10039 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 2710--A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain land in the
State of California to the Hoopa Valley Tribe; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. RIGGS, H14002 [5DE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-762), H10039 [4SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10153 [10SE]
Text, H10153 [10SE]
Read first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs, S10324 [11SE]
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H.R. 2711--A bill to provide for the substitution of timber for the
canceled Elkhorn Ridge timber sale; to the Committees on
Agriculture; 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. RIGGS, H14002 [5DE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H9968 [4SE]
Text, H9968 [4SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-761), H10039 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 2713--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide additional tax incentives to stimulate economic growth in
depressed areas, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways
and Means; the Judiciary; 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. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign,
Mr. Cox, Mr. Talent, Mr. Stockman, and Mr. Flanagan), H14002 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H15088 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H1139 [31JA], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 2714--A bill to require the inclusion of provisions relating to
worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreement
entered into under any future trade negotiating authority; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Miller
of California, Mr. Yates, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Owens, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Traficant, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms.
Rivers, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Filner, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bonior,
Ms. McKinney, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Fattah, Mr. Holden, Mr. Olver, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Ms.
Roybal-Allard), H14002 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H1139 [31JA]
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H.R. 2715--A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code,
popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to minimize the
burden of Federal paperwork demands upon small businesses,
educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, State
and local governments, and other persons through the sponsorship
and use of alternative information technologies; to the Committees
on Government Reform and Oversight; Small Business, 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. TORKILDSEN (for himself, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Talent,
Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Ewing, Mr.
Jones, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Meehan, Mr.
Chrysler, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Ramstad), H14002 [5DE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-520), H3487 [16AP]
Made special order (H. Res. 409), H3730 [23AP]
Debated, H3749 [24AP]
Amended and passed House, H3754 [24AP]
Cosponsors added, H3820 [24AP]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S4188 [25AP]
Objection heard to a request for consideration, S11703 [28SE]
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H.R. 2716--A bill to extend the provisions of the Chinese Student
Protection Act of 1992 to certain aliens who entered the United
States without inspection; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. VELAZQUEZ, H14002 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H914 [25JA], H8375 [24JY]
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H.R. 2723--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
permit employers to provide for flexible and compressed schedules,
to permit employers to give priority treatment in hiring decisions
to former employees after periods of family care responsibility,
to maintain the minimum wage and overtime exemption for employees
subject to certain leave policies, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. DOOLITTLE, H14172 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H14239 [7DE], H14311 [12DE], H15088 [18DE], H15575
[21DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H973 [30JA], H1234 [9FE], H1636
[29FE], H2224 [13MR], H2316 [14MR], H2467 [19MR], H4303 [30AP]
Removal of cosponsors, H4110 [25AP], H5647 [29MY]
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H.R. 2724--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require
Federal contracts debarment for persons who violate labor
relations provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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. EVANS, H14172 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1325 [27FE], H2467 [19MR], H3650
[18AP], H3731 [23AP]
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H.R. 2725--A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act to
require Federal contracts debarment for persons who violate the
act's provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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. EVANS, H14172 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1325 [27FE], H2467 [19MR], H3650
[18AP], H3731 [23AP]
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H.R. 2726--A bill to make certain technical corrections in laws
relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GALLEGLY, H14172 [6DE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-444), H15656 [30DE]
Debated, H763 [23JA]
Text, H763 [23JA]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H766 [23JA]
Passed Senate, S530 [26JA]
Examined and signed in the House, H969 [30JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S589 [31JA]
Presented to the President, H1223 [1FE]
Approved [Public Law 104-109] (signed February 12, 1996), H1245
[16FE]
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H.R. 2727--A bill to require Congress and the President to fulfill
their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for
Federal laws; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 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. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.
Hansen, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Solomon, Mr.
Spence, and Mr. Tauzin), H14172 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H14927 [14DE], H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H1226 [1FE], H1636 [29FE], H2123
[12MR], H2316 [14MR], H2713 [22MR], H3231 [29MR], H4503 [7MY],
H5935 [5JN], H6006 [6JN], H6286 [12JN], H6712 [24JN], H7260
[10JY], H9925 [2AU], H10108 [5SE], H11048 [24SE], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 2728--A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate
the Old Spanish Trail and the northern branch of the Old Spanish
Trail for potential inclusion into the National Trails System, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HEFLEY, H14172 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA]
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H.R. 2731--A bill to require the United States to oppose and vote
against any proposal to create any financing mechanism designed to
prevent or resolve the insolvency of sovereign nations; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Traficant),
H14172 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H15575 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H973 [30JA], H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 2734--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the 50-percent limitation on business meals and entertainment; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ZIMMER, H14172 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H11527 [27SE], H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 2739--A bill to provide for a representational allowance for
Members of the House of Representatives, to make technical and
conforming changes to sundry provisions of law in consequence of
administrative reforms in the House of Representatives, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. THOMAS, H14238 [7DE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-482), H2315 [14MR]
Debated, H2350 [19MR]
Text, H2350 [19MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H2361 [19MR]
Read the first and second times, S2421 [20MR]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S2421 [20MR]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S6517 [19JN]
Amended and passed Senate, S7339 [28JN]
House agreed to Senate amendments, H9898 [2AU]
Amendments, H9898 [2AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9735 [3SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10018 [4SE]
Presented to the President (August 9, 1996), H10019 [4SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-186] (signed August 20, 1996)
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H.R. 2740--A bill to protect sports fans and communities throughout
the Nation, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the
Judiciary; 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. HOKE (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr.
Flanagan, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hobson, Mr.
Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.
Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley,
Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quinn, Mr.
Scarborough, and Mr. Traficant), H14238 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H14765 [13DE], H14927 [14DE], H14964 [15DE],
H15088 [18DE], H15136 [19DE], H15575 [21DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1226 [1FE], H1232 [6FE], H1241
[13FE], H1508 [28FE], H1986 [7MR], H2123 [12MR], H2316 [14MR],
H3488 [16AP], H7107 [27JN]
Removal of cosponsors, H5570 [23MY], H6915 [26JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-656), H7114 [8JY]
Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, H7114 [8JY], H10111
[9SE], H10385 [12SE], H10762 [20SE], H11525 [27SE], H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 2741--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in order to
promote and improve employee stock ownership plans; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Payne of
Virginia), H14238 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H1986 [7MR], H3231 [29MR], H3488
[16AP], H9706 [1AU], H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 2745--A bill to repeal the emergency salvage timber sale program
enacted as part of Public Law 104-19; to the Committees on
Agriculture; 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 Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Brown of California,
Mr. Engel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Yates,
Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Nadler, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Moran, Mr.
Skaggs, Mr. Studds, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Stark, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Johnston of Florida, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Vento, Mr.
Bryant of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Porter, Mr. Clay, Mr. Evans,
Mr. Rose, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Olver, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Barrett
of Wisconsin, Ms. Waters, Mr. Frank of Massachsetts, Mr. Shays,
Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Schroeder, and Mr. Bonior), H14238 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H14311 [12DE], H14765 [13DE], H15136 [19DE],
H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H91 [3JA], H331 [5JA], H914 [25JA], H1241 [13FE],
H1325 [27FE], H1636 [29FE], H1775 [6MR], H2558 [20MR], H2950
[27MR], H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP], H3658 [22AP], H4119 [29AP],
H5501 [22MY], H5817 [4JN], H6765 [25JN], H7154 [9JY]
Removal of cosponsors, H1227 [1FE], H2325 [19MR], H4303 [30AP]
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H.R. 2746--A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to
provide for the restriction on assistance to the Government of
Indonesia; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mrs. Lowey), H14238
[7DE]
Cosponsors added, H2558 [20MR], H3488 [16AP], H5501 [22MY], H12175
[28SE]
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H.R. 2747--A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to make grants to States for the purpose of
financing the construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of
water supply systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski,
Mr. Clinger, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Petri, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Wise, Mr.
Traficant, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Coble, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Costello, Mr.
Poshard, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Baker of California,
Miss. Collins of Michigan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Horn, Mr. Franks of New
Jersey, Ms. Danner, Mr. Blute, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Barcia
of Michigan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Tucker, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Latham, Mr.
LaTourette, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Martini,
and Mr. McHale), H14238 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H2123 [12MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-515), H3229 [29MR]
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H.R. 2748--A bill to prohibit insurance providers from denying or
canceling health insurance coverage, or varying the premiums,
terms, or conditions for health insurance coverage on the basis of
genetic information or a request for genetic services, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic and
Educational Opportunities, 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. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Brown of Florida,
Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms.
Jackson-Lee, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Lofgren,
Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida,
Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms.
Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stokes,
Ms. Waters, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina), H14238 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H14927 [14DE], H15639 [27DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1986 [7MR], H4397 [1MY], H5817
[4JN], H7107 [27JN], H7533 [12JY], H8030 [18JY], H8094 [22JY],
H8635 [29JY], H8982 [30JY], H10040 [4SE], H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 2749--A bill to determine if Alfred Kinsey's ``Sexual Behavior in
the Human Male'' and/or ``Sexual Behavior in the Human Female''
are the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Livingston,
Mr. Cooley, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bono, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Barr, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bryant of
Tennessee, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, Mr. Parker, Mrs.
Myrick, Mr. Largent, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Lewis of
Kentucky, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hayworth,
Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Rogers, Mr.
Hunter, Mr. Souder, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,
Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Cubin,
Mr. Jones, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Packard),
H14238 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H15575 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H3658 [22AP], H4430 [6MY], H4902 [10MY], H5288
[16MY], H5570 [23MY], H5817 [4JN], H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 2751--A bill to provide temporary authority for the payment of
retirement and separation incentives, to provide reemployment
assistance to Federal employees who are separated as a result of
work force reductions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mr.
Wynn, and Mr. Hoyer), H14238 [7DE]
Cosponsors added, H15575 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1663 [4MR], H4110 [25AP], H5753
[30MY], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 2754--A bill to approve and implement the OECD Shipbuilding Trade
Agreement; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, and Ms. Dunn of Washington),
H14253 [11DE]
Cosponsors added, H15575 [21DE]
Removal of cosponsors, H3231 [29MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-524), H3648 [18AP], H5753
[30MY]
Referral to the Committee on National Security extended, H3649
[18AP]
Made special order (H. Res. 448), H6005 [6JN]
Debated, H6293 [13JN]
Amendments, H6302 [13JN], H6315 [13JN]
Amended and passed House, H6325 [13JN]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S6303 [14JN]
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H.R. 2755--A bill to establish a Corporate and Farm Independence
Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources;
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. FOGLIETTA (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
Owens, and Mr. Dellums), H14253 [11DE]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA], H914 [25JA], H1241 [13FE]
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H.R. 2757--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
require health maintenance organizations participating in the
Medicare Program to assure access to out-of-network services to
medicare beneficiaries enrolled with such organizations; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; 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. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr.
Hostettler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Smith of New Jersey,
Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Weldon of Florida, H14310 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, H14927 [14DE], H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H91 [3JA], H331 [5JA], H774 [23JA], H1226 [1FE],
H1325 [27FE], H1986 [7MR], H2123 [12MR], H2224 [13MR], H2713
[22MR], H3231 [29MR], H3387 [15AP], H3650 [18AP], H4110 [25AP],
H4503 [7MY], H5288 [16MY], H5753 [30MY], H6006 [6JN], H6415
[13JN], H6691 [20JN], H7107 [27JN], H7474 [11JY], H8030 [18JY],
H8557 [25JY], H9706 [1AU], H10174 [10SE], H10386 [12SE], H10721
[19SE]
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H.R. 2762--A bill to require additional research prior to the
promulgation of a standard for sulfate under the Safe Drinking
Water Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, H14310 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 2764--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize
veterans who are totally disabled as the result of a service-
connected disability to travel on military aircraft in the same
manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed
Forces are authorized to travel on such aircraft; to the Committee
on National Security.
By Mr. WELDON of Florida, H14310 [12DE]
Cosponsors added, H1139 [31JA], H1986 [7MR], H2713 [22MR], H3820
[24AP], H5052 [14MY]
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H.R. 2765--A bill for the relief of Rocco A. Trecosta; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SMITH of Texas, H14311 [12DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-547), H4396 [1MY]
Passed House, H5308 [21MY]
Text, H5308 [21MY]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S5492 [22MY]
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H.R. 2769--A bill to allow employees of the U.S. Government who have
been furloughed, due to a lapse in appropriations, to volunteer to
work to serve the needs of the people of the United States, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Combest, Mr.
Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Laughlin, and
Mr. Stockman), H14764 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H15136 [19DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA]
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H.R. 2771--A bill to provide that rates of basic pay for Members of
Congress be determined as a function of efforts to eliminate the
Federal deficit; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Wamp, Mr.
Hoke, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Metcalf, Mr.
Solomon, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Allard, Mr.
Dreier, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Chrysler, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Coburn, and
Mr. Taylor of Mississippi), H14764 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H2123 [12MR], H12301 [4OC]
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H.R. 2773--A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act
applicable to the construction of two hydroelectric projects in
North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mrs. MYRICK, H14764 [13DE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-510), H3170 [28MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3417 [16AP]
Text, H3417 [16AP]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S3486
[17AP]
Passed Senate, S11571 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-256] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2776--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that members of the Armed Forces performing service in a
contingency operation declared by the President shall be entitled
(if the President so designates that operation for such purpose)
to exclude from gross income military compensation received for
active service in the same manner as if such service was performed
in a combat zone, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. SKELTON (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Spence, Mr. McHale,
Mr. Buyer, and Mrs. Fowler), H14764 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 2777--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for expanded coverage of preventive benefits under part B
of the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. CARDIN, H14764 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE], H1325 [27FE], H1508
[28FE], H1986 [7MR], H2665 [21MR], H3488 [16AP], H6765 [25JN],
H8635 [29JY], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 2778--A bill to provide that members of the Armed Forces
performing services for the peacekeeping effort in the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be entitled to certain tax benefits
in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat
zone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky, H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H14964 [15DE], H15136 [19DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE], H1508 [28FE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-465), H1635 [29FE]
Debated, H1670 [5MR]
Text, H1670 [5MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H1697 [5MR]
Title amended, H1699 [5MR]
Passed Senate, S1608 [6MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H1982 [7MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S1680 [11MR]
Presented to the President, H2121 [12MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-117] (signed March 20, 1996), H2665 [21MR],
H3233 [15AP]
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H.R. 2779--A bill to provide for soft-metric conversion, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Forbes, Mr.
Goodlatte, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Jones, Mr. Latham, Mr. Linder, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina, and Mr. Wicker), H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H14964 [15DE], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H837 [24JA], H1139 [31JA], H1234
[9FE], H1325 [27FE], H1716 [5MR], H2123 [12MR], H2316 [14MR],
H2467 [19MR], H2665 [21MR], H3387 [15AP], H4303 [30AP], H5052
[14MY], H5299 [20MY], H5817 [4JN], H6184 [11JN], H6915 [26JN]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-639), H6914 [26JN]
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, H6914 [26JN]
Debated, H8111 [23JY]
Text, H8111 [23JY]
Amendments, H8111 [23JY], H12032 [28SE]
Title amended, H8116 [23JY]
Passed House amended, H8116 [23JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, S9070 [29JY]
Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, H12032 [28SE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S11704 [28SE]
Amendments, S11743 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-289] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H.R. 2780--A bill to specify the circumstances in which compensation
may or may not be afforded to Federal and District of Columbia
employees for the period of a lapse in appropriations for fiscal
year 1996; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mica, and Mr.
Barton of Texas), H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H14964 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H91 [3JA]
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H.R. 2782--A bill to authorize funds to further the public service
mission of the Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Institute for Law and
Society; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Blute), H14927
[14DE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE]
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H.R. 2785--A bill to repeal section 18 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act
of 1995; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Bryant
of Texas, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. McHale), H14963 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H15136 [19DE], H15238 [20DE], H15575 [21DE],
H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H91 [3JA], H331 [5JA], H837 [24JA], H1325 [27FE]
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H.R. 2789--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for the establishment of a intercity passenger rail trust
fund, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, H14963 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H6765 [25JN], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 2795--A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 and the Tariff Act of
1930 to clarify the definitions of domestic industry and like
articles in certain investigations involving perishable
agricultural products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Canady, Mr. McCollum, and Mrs.
Thurman), H14963 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H914 [25JA], H1716 [5MR], H3731
[23AP]
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H.R. 2796--A bill to require the surgical removal of silicone gel and
saline filled breast implants, to provide for research on silicone
and other chemicals used in the manufacture of breast implants,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rahall, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
Rangel, Ms. Molinari, and Ms. Roybal-Allard), H14963 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H15575 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H1325 [27FE], H2467 [19MR], H3387
[15AP], H3731 [23AP], H6184 [11JN], H6509 [18JN]
Removal of cosponsors, H4397 [1MY]
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H.R. 2798--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise
certain authorities relating to management and contracting in the
provision of health care services; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. WELDON of Florida, H14963 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H1139 [31JA], H1986 [7MR], H2713 [22MR], H3488
[16AP], H5052 [14MY], H5501 [22MY]
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H.R. 2800--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose
a 5-percent tax on all wagering and to use the revenues from such
tax to enhance funding for public elementary and secondary
education, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. FIELDS of Louisiana, H15087 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 2802--A bill to impose temporarily a 25-percent duty on imports
of certain Canadian wood and lumber products, to require the
administering authority to initiate an investigation under title
VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to such products, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. LONGLEY (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs.
Chenoweth, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Cooley), H15087
[18DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 2803--A bill to amend the anti-car theft provisions of title 49,
United States Code, to increase the utility of motor vehicle title
information to State and Federal law enforcement officials, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Coble, Mr. Heineman,
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, and Ms. Lofgren),
H15087 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H1636 [29FE], H3731 [23AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-618), H6284 [12JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H6449 [18JN]
Text, H6450 [18JN]
Passed Senate, S6628 [20JN]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S6848 [25JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H6762 [25JN]
Presented to the President, H6762 [25JN]
Approved [Public Law 104-152] (signed July 2, 1996)
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H.R. 2807--A bill to consolidate Federal youth prevention and youth
development programs and create a new process and structure for
providing Federal assistance for these programs, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational
Opportunities; the Judiciary; 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. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Payne of
New Jersey, and Mr. Talent), H15087 [18DE]
Cosponsors added, H15238 [20DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE], H1508 [28FE], H1636
[29FE], H1716 [5MR], H1986 [7MR], H2316 [14MR], H2665 [21MR],
H3650 [18AP], H3731 [23AP], H4110 [25AP], H4397 [1MY], H4902
[10MY], H5173 [15MY], H5288 [16MY], H5753 [30MY], H6184 [11JN],
H6415 [13JN], H6691 [20JN], H6915 [26JN], H7533 [12JY], H8030
[18JY], H8598 [26JY], H10108 [5SE], H10524 [17SE], H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 2808--A bill to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace
Facilitation Act of 1994 until March 31, 1996, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GILMAN, H15199 [19DE]
Objection is heard to consideration, S19312 [29DE]
Text, S19313 [29DE]
Passed Senate, S19322 [31DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15657 [3JA], H15658 [3JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-89] (signed January 4, 1996), H2121 [12MR]
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H.R. 2811--A bill to designate the nature preserve located at the
Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant in Calverton, NY, and
administered by the Department of the Navy as the ``Otis G. Pike
Preserve''; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. FORBES, H15199 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H2665 [21MR]
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H.R. 2815--A bill to amend section 101 of title 11 of the United
States Code to modify the definition of single asset real estate
and to make technical corrections; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Bono, Mr. Boucher, Mr.
Heineman, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Smith of Texas), H15275 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H2316 [14MR]
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H.R. 2816--A bill to reinstate the license for, and extend the
deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the
construction of, a hydroelectric project in Ohio, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. NEY (for himself and Mr. Regula), H15275 [20DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-511), H3170 [28MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H3417 [16AP]
Text, H3417 [16AP]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S3486
[17AP]
Passed Senate, S11572 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-257] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2818--A bill to provide demonstration grants to establish
clearing houses for the distribution to community-based
organizations of information on prevention of youth violence and
crime; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Economic and
Educational Opportunities, 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. SERRANO, H15275 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP]
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H.R. 2820--A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to
assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase
agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under
such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to
consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, H15275 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H1716 [5MR], H1986 [7MR], H3171
[28MR], H3387 [15AP], H3731 [23AP], H4800 [9MY], H5501 [22MY],
H6184 [11JN], H6691 [20JN], H6765 [25JN], H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 2822--A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to
provide authority for the temporary suspension of antidumping and
countervailing duties under limited market conditions; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE, H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR], H2467 [19MR], H7260 [10JY], H9706
[1AU]
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H.R. 2823--A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to
support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the
eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Richardson, Mr.
Boehlert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Goss, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Packard,
Mr. Castle, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Kolbe, Mr.
Shays, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Klug, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Upton, Mr. Davis, Mrs.
Morella, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Blute), H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H91 [3JA], H837 [24JA], H914 [25JA], H3231 [29MR]
Removal of cosponsors, H3650 [18AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-665), H7259 [10JY]
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, H7259 [10JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-665, part 2), H8247 [23JY]
Amendments, H8375 [24JY], H9438 [31JY], H9442 [31JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 489), H8556 [25JY]
Debated, H9431 [31JY]
Text, H9438 [31JY]
Amended and passed House, H9450 [31JY]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Sciene, and Transportation,
S9426 [1AU]
Objection heard to a request for consideration, S11700 [28SE]
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H.R. 2824--A bill to authorize an exchange of lands in the State of
Utah at Snowbasin Ski Area; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HANSEN, H15574 [21DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-493), H2842 [25MR]
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H.R. 2827--A bill to consolidate and improve governmental
environmental research by organizing a National Institute for the
Environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Goss, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Klug, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Blute, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Kennedy
of Rhode Island, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Olver, Mr. Yates, Mr. Ward, Mr.
Torkildsen, Mr. Davis, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Morella, and
Mrs. Roukema), H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE], H1508 [28FE], H1663
[4MR], H2123 [12MR], H2316 [14MR], H2467 [19MR], H2713 [22MR],
H3581 [17AP], H3820 [24AP], H4119 [29AP], H4503 [7MY], H5570
[23MY], H5817 [4JN], H6286 [12JN], H6765 [25JN], H8094 [22JY],
H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 2828--A bill to provide for the comparable treatment of Federal
employees and Members of Congress and the President during a
period in which there is a Federal Government shutdown; to the
Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; House 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. STEARNS, H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H331 [5JA], H914 [25JA], H1508 [28FE],
H2123 [12MR]
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H.R. 2834--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve
accountability and reform certain programs; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. KLINK, H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H2713 [22MR], H3488 [16AP], H3581 [17AP], H5753
[30MY], H5817 [4JN], H6184 [11JN], H6286 [12JN], H6423 [17JN],
H7260 [10JY], H7780 [17JY], H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 2837--A bill to provide that members of the Armed Forces
performing services for the peacekeeping effort in the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be entitled to tax benefits in the
same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. SCHROEDER, H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H331 [5JA], H774 [23JA], H914 [25JA],
H1716 [5MR]
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H.R. 2839--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
establish a medication evaluation and dispensing system for
medicare beneficiaries, to improve the quality of pharmaceutical
services received by our Nation's elderly and disabled, and to
reduce instances of adverse reactions to prescription drugs
experienced by medicare beneficiaries; to the Committees on Ways
and Means; 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. STARK, H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H774 [23JA]
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H.R. 2841--A bill to prohibit use of official funds for travel outside
the United States by Members of Congress during any period of
lapsed appropriations as a result of a failure to enact a regular
appropriations bill or continuing resolution; to the Committee on
House Oversight.
By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, H90 [3JA]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H774 [23JA], H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 2842--A bill to provide for interest-free loans for furloughed
Federal employees; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. LONGLEY, H187 [4JA]
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H.R. 2843--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to change the
name of the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Program to
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, to authorize the termination
of life insurance under that program when premiums are not paid,
to provide for coverage under that program to be provided
automatically at the maximum level unless the servicemember elects
a lower level, and to make other improvements to life insurance
programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Everett, Mr. Evans,
and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), H187 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP]
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H.R. 2844--A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to
authorize the President to issue loan guarantees for economic
development and job creation activities in the Republic of Ireland
and Northern Ireland; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. King, and Mr. Manton), H187 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, H2123 [12MR], H5753 [30MY]
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H.R. 2845--A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to allow
petitions to be submitted to prevent certain waste facilities from
being constructed in environmentally disadvantaged communities; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, H187 [4JA]
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H.R. 2846--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
a credit for the cleanup of certain contaminated industrial sites
and to allow the use of tax-exempt redevelopment bonds for such
cleanup; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. COYNE, H187 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR]
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H.R. 2847--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
the issuance of tax-exempt bonds for the economic development of
distressed communities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. COYNE, H187 [4JA]
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H.R. 2848--A bill to provide for compensation for Federal employees
for emergency service performed during periods of lapsed
appropriations; to the Committees on Appropriations; 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. McHUGH, H187 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA], H1139 [31JA]
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H.R. 2849--A bill to establish the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National
Historical Park in the State of New York, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. McNULTY, H187 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, H5817 [4JN], H7107 [27JN], H8982 [30JY]
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H.R. 2850--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify
the eligibility of certain minors for burial in national
cemeteries; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Montgomery) (both by request),
H187 [4JA]
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H.R. 2851--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
for approval of enrollment in courses offered at certain branches
or extensions of proprietary profit institutions of higher
learning in operation for more than 2 years; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Buyer), H330 [5JA]
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H.R. 2852--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal
certain limitations on the operation of Department of Defense
depots; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. TEJEDA (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Smith
of Texas), H330 [5JA]
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H.R. 2853--A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of
Bulgaria; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Rangel), H330 [5JA]
Cosponsors added, H1508 [28FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-466), H1635 [29FE]
Debated, H1673 [5MR]
Text, H1673 [5MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H1697 [5MR]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S1597 [6MR]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-265), S4937 [9MY]
Passed Senate, S7341 [28JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H7112 [8JY], H7152 [9JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S7414 [8JY]
Presented to the President (July 8, 1996), H7152 [9JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-162] (signed July 18, 1996)
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H.R. 2854--A bill to modify the operation of certain agricultural
programs; to the Committees on Agriculture; 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. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Allard, Mr. Barrett of
Nebraska, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Combest, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chambliss, and
Mr. Nethercutt), H330 [5JA]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE]
Amendments, H1139 [31JA], H1325 [27FE], H1397 [27FE], H1447 [28FE],
H1449 [28FE], H1455 [28FE], H1460 [28FE], H1467 [28FE], H1479
[28FE], H1488 [28FE], H1490 [28FE], H1508 [28FE], H1516 [29FE],
H1529 [29FE], H1530 [29FE], H1533 [29FE], H1539 [29FE], H1540
[29FE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-462), H1234 [9FE]
Committee discharged, H1234 [9FE]
Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, H1234 [9FE]
Made special order (H. Res. 366), H1324 [27FE]
Debated, H1415 [28FE], H1509 [29FE]
Text, H1432 [28FE]
Amended and passed House, H1575 [29FE]
Placed on the calendar, S1454 [29FE]
Debated, S1889 [12MR]
Amended and passed Senate (text of S. 1541 inserted in lieu), S1899
[12MR]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S1899 [12MR]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference,
H2304 [14MR]
Conferees appointed, H2305 [14MR]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-494) submitted in the House, H2716
[25MR]
Explanatory statement, H2797 [25MR]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S2996 [27MR], S2997
[27MR], S3037 [28MR]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S3100 [28MR]
Conference report considered in the House, H3150 [28MR]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H3169 [28MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3310 [15AP]
Approved [Public Law 104-127] (signed April 4, 1996), H3233 [15AP]
Presented to the President (April 3, 1996), H3384 [15AP], H3486
[16AP]
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H.R. 2855--A bill to provide that the President, Vice President,
members of the President's Cabinet, and Members of Congress shall
not be paid during a Federal Government shutdown; to the
Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; House 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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Martini, and Mr.
Greenwood), H330 [5JA]
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H.R. 2856--A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to
uphold the integrity of the U.S. tuna labeling program, support
the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern
tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes; to the Committees
on Resources; Commerce; International Relations; 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. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Towns,
Ms. McKinney, Ms. Furse, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Moran,
Mr. Waxman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr.
Johnston of Florida, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Evans, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Brown of California, Mr.
Beilenson, Mr. Yates, and Ms. Eshoo), H330 [5JA]
Cosponsors added, H922 [26JA], H1139 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H1325
[27FE], H1508 [28FE], H1663 [4MR], H2320 [18MR], H2665 [21MR],
H2867 [26MR], H2950 [27MR], H3650 [18AP], H4902 [10MY], H5935
[5JN], H7154 [9JY]
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H.R. 2857--A bill to provide for relief to Federal employees, Federal
contractors, and employees of Federal contractors for expenses
incurred as a result of nonpayment of basic pay or impediments
against contract performance arising from lapses in
appropriations; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Miller of
California, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Moran, Mr. Hoyer, and
Mr. Dellums), H330 [5JA]
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H.R. 2858--A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United
States Code, to provide that any survivor annuity for a child that
terminates by reason of such child marrying shall resume, absent
any other disqualifying event or condition, if and when that
marriage ends; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, H330 [5JA]
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H.R. 2859--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to exchange a
certain parcel of real property at Fort Lewis, WA; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. TATE, H330 [5JA]
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H.R. 2860--A bill to repeal restrictive provisions of Federal law
relating to colored margarine; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. WHITFIELD, H330 [5JA]
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H.R. 2861--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
exclude long-term capital gains from gross income; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Zimmer), H330 [5JA]
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H.R. 2862--A bill to permanently increase the public debt limit; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Matsui,
Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Stark, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McDermott,
Mr. Levin, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ford, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Payne of
Virginia, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Gephardt), H737
[22JA]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 2863--A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
By Ms. McKINNEY, H737 [22JA]
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H.R. 2864--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for 501(c)(3) bonds a tax treatment similar to
governmental bonds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Shaw, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
and Mrs. Kennelly), H774 [23JA]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H3171 [28MR], H4646 [8MY], H6915
[26JN], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 2865--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the tax on handguns and assault weapons, to increase the
license application fee for gun dealers, and to use the proceeds
from those increases to pay for medical care for gunshot victims;
to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary; 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 Mrs. MEEK of Florida, H774 [23JA]
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H.R. 2866--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect
to health care fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER, H774 [23JA]
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H.R. 2867--A bill to prohibit U.S. voluntary and assessed
contributions to the United Nations if the United Nations imposes
any tax or fee on U.S. persons or continues to develop or promote
proposals for such taxes or fees; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Ewing, Mr.
Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Hilleary), H774 [23JA]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H914 [25JA], H973 [30JA], H1226
[1FE], H1636 [29FE], H6117 [10JN], H7780 [17JY]
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H.R. 2868--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make
permanent alternative teacher certification programs; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. TEJEDA (for himself, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Waters, and Mr.
Montgomery), H774 [23JA]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 2869--A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Kentucky;
to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. WHITFIELD, H774 [23JA]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-512), H3170 [28MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3418 [16AP]
Text, H3418 [16AP]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S3486
[17AP]
Passed Senate, S11572 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-258] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2870--A bill to eliminate the duties on Tetraamino Biphenyl; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. Spratt), H774 [23JA]
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H.R. 2871--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade and on the Great Lakes and
their tributary and connecting waters in trade with Canada for the
vessel Ark; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, H774 [23JA]
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H.R. 2872--A bill to authorize substitution for drawback purposes of
certain types of fibers and yarns for use in the manufacture of
carpets and rugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DEAL of Georgia, H836 [24JA]
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H.R. 2873--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the
collection and use by the Department of Defense of individual
genetic identifying information to the purpose of identification
of remains, other than when the consent of the individual
concerned is obtained; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, H836 [24JA]
Cosponsors added, H1508 [28FE]
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H.R. 2874--A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to take the
necessary steps to negotiate with the members of NATO to ensure
that the European members of NATO assume the costs of supporting
U.S. participation in the NATO Implementation Force [IFOR]; to the
Committees on International Relations; 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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Luther, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr.
Green of Texas, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), H836 [24JA]
Cosponsors added, H1508 [28FE]
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H.R. 2875--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
establish and provide a checkoff for a breast and prostate cancer
research fund, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways
and Means; 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. KING, H837 [24JA]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1508 [28FE], H1986 [7MR], H2467
[19MR], H3231 [29MR], H3387 [15AP], H4303 [30AP], H6765 [25JN],
H7107 [27JN], H8248 [23JY], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 2876--A bill to provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of
Representatives to represent the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Frazer, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Abercrombie,
and Ms. Pelosi), H837 [24JA]
Cosponsors added, H7474 [11JY]
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H.R. 2877--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
a deduction for the payment of tuition for higher education and
interest on student loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McHALE, H837 [24JA]
Cosponsors added, H10174 [10SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 2878--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade and on the Great Lakes and
their tributary and connecting waters in trade with Canada for the
vessel Morgan; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. HOKE, H837 [24JA]
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H.R. 2879--A bill to provide that individuals performing services for
the peacekeeping effort in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such
services were performed in a combat zone; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Jacobs, Mr.
Ford, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne of
Virginia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. McNulty), H912 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H1716 [5MR]
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H.R. 2880--A bill making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a
downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON, H912 [25JA]
Examined and signed in the House, H922 [26JA]
Debated, S401 [26JA], S418 [26JA], S442 [26JA]
Amendments, S403 [26JA], S516 [26JA], S520 [26JA]
Passed Senate, S446 [26JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S491 [26JA]
Presented to the President, H969 [30JA]
Debated, H879 [25JA]
Text, H883 [25JA]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H900 [25JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-99] (signed January 26, 1996), H2121 [12MR]
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H.R. 2881--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit
States to impose fees to finance programs for providing air
service to small communities; to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, H912 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [13MR]
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H.R. 2882--A bill to require that the pay and benefits of the
President, the Vice President, Members of Congress, and certain
high level Government employees be treated in the same manner as
the pay and benefits of Government employees who are affected by a
Government shutdown; to the Committees on Government Reform and
Oversight; House 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. BLUTE, H912 [25JA]
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H.R. 2883--A bill to amend title XIX to the Social Security Act to
eliminate the requirement for States to seek recovery of medical
assistance properly paid and to restrict the use of liens and such
recovery in any MediGrant Program and any other future medical
assistance programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. BRYANT of Texas, H912 [25JA]
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H.R. 2884--A bill to provide that the income tax instructions shall
include an explanation of any law under which the Federal budget
is projected to be in balance in 7 years; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. DORNAN, H912 [25JA]
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H.R. 2885--A bill to amend section 214 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1980 to limit the use of federally assisted
housing by aliens; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. GALLEGLY, H912 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H2316 [14MR]
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H.R. 2886--A bill to amend the Impact Aid Program to provide for a
hold harmless with respect to amounts for payments relating to the
Federal acquisition of real property, to permit certain local
educational agencies to apply for increased payments for fiscal
year 1994 under the Impact Aid Program, and to amend the Impact
Aid Program to make a technical correction with respect to maximum
payments for certain heavily impacted local educational agencies;
to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, H912 [25JA]
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H.R. 2887--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt
from the highway vehicle excise tax certain equipment specially
designed for off-highway seasonal harvesting of agricultural
commodities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, H912 [25JA]
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H.R. 2888--A bill to ensure the economy, efficiency, and management of
Government operations and activities relating to travel arranged
by the Executive Office of the President, by abolishing the White
House Travel Office and requiring procurement of travel-related
services by the Executive Office of the President from private-
sector sources; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, and Mr.
Barrett of Wisconsin), H913 [25JA]
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H.R. 2889--A bill to eliminate the duties on 2-Amino-3 chlorobenzoic
acid, methyl ester; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. MYRICK, H913 [25JA]
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H.R. 2890--A bill relating to the tariff treatment of certain
footware; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PAXON, H913 [25JA]
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H.R. 2891--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a
presumption of service connection for certain specified diseases
and disabilities in the case of veterans who were exposed during
military service to carbon tetrachloride; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H4397 [1MY]
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H.R. 2892--A bill to impose sanctions on Burma, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; Banking
and Financial Services; the Judiciary; Commerce; Transportation
and Infrastructure, 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. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Smith of New
Jersey), H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H3171 [28MR], H4303 [30AP], H6509 [18JN], H6691
[20JN], H7260 [10JY], H7658 [16JY], H8030 [18JY], H8598 [26JY],
H8982 [30JY], H10108 [5SE], H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 2893--A bill to provide increased access to health care benefits,
to provide increased portability of health care benefits, to
provide increased security of health care benefits, to increase
the purchasing power of individuals and small employers, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means;
Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA, H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H2558 [20MR], H2665 [21MR], H2713 [22MR], H2950
[27MR], H4303 [30AP], H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 2894--A bill for the relief of the seven individuals who were
terminated from employment with the White House Travel Office on
May 19, 1993; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Davis, Mr.
Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr.
Stearns), H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H1139 [31JA], H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 2895--A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States with respect to fireworks; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. SHAW, H913 [25JA]
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H.R. 2896--A bill to limit the issuance of public debt obligations
after December 31, 2001; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Shays), H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H973 [30JA], H1508 [28FE]
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H.R. 2897--A bill to increase the public debt limit, to protect the
Social Security trust funds and other Federal trust funds and
accounts invested in public debt obligations, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. SMITH of Michigan, H913 [25JA]
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H.R. 2898--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
provide that aliens removed from the United States as illegal
entrants or immigration violators shall permanently be
inadmissible; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TATE, H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H1508 [28FE], H1775 [6MR], H2123 [12MR]
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H.R. 2899--A bill to establish within the Department of Energy a
National Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence at the Nevada
Test Site, and for other purposes; to the Committees on National
Security; Science; 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 Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Ensign), H913 [25JA]
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H.R. 2900--A bill to establish nationally uniform requirements
regarding the titling and registration of salvage, nonrepairable,
and rebuilt vehicles; to the Committees on Commerce; the
Judiciary; 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. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr.
Richardson), H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1636 [29FE], H1716 [5MR], H2665
[21MR], H3231 [29MR], H3488 [16AP], H4110 [25AP], H5052 [14MY],
H5754 [30MY], H5935 [5JN], H6509 [18JN], H6532 [19JN], H6691
[20JN], H6765 [25JN], H6915 [26JN], H7107 [27JN], H7260 [10JY],
H7533 [12JY], H7658 [16JY], H8982 [30JY], H9706 [1AU], H10040
[4SE], H10236 [11SE], H10602 [18SE], H11230 [25SE], H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 2901--A bill for the relief of Joel Andrew Dopp; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, H913 [25JA]
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H.R. 2902--A bill to suspend tariff reductions on winter tomatoes
imported from Mexico until the President certifies to the Congress
that existing mechanisms are sufficient to protect the domestic
industry from import surges from Mexico; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. GOSS, H922 [26JA]
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H.R. 2903--A bill to provide for deficit reduction and achieve a
balanced budget by fiscal year 2002; to the Committees on the
Budget; Ways and Means; Commerce; Banking and Financial Services;
the Judiciary; Agriculture; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight;
National Security; Veterans' Affairs; Resources; International
Relations; 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. KASICH (by request), H922 [26JA]
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H.R. 2904--A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to ensure
that any lease entered into by a Federal agency for office,
meeting, storage, and other space necessary to carry out the
functions of the Federal agency shall be subject to the leasing
requirements of the Public Buildings Act of 1959; to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H922 [26JA]
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H.R. 2905--A bill to require a study regarding risk management fund
accounts for farm owners and operators; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. BEREUTER, H973 [30JA]
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H.R. 2906--A bill to amend the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary
to enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and
disposal of helium on Federal lands, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Calvert, and Mrs.
Vucanovich), H973 [30JA]
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H.R. 2907--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Barefoot'n;
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. PICKETT, H973 [30JA]
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H.R. 2908--A bill to promote international trade and interstate
commerce in the broodstock and seedstock of domesticated salmonid
by authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to provide diagnostic
and certification services to reduce the risk of transmission of
diseases associated with domesticated salmonid; to the Committees
on Resources; Agriculture, 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. HASTINGS of Washington, H1137 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 2909--A bill to amend the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and
Wildlife Refuge Act to provide that the Secretary of the Interior
may acquire lands for purposes of that act only by donation or
exchange, or otherwise with the consent of the owner of the lands;
to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BASS, H1137 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [13MR], H2316 [14MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-579), H5286 [16MY]
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, H5934 [5JN]
Debated, H6127 [11JN]
Text, H6127 [11JN]
Amendments, H6129 [11JN]
Amended and passed House, H6132 [11JN]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S6220
[13JN]
Reported (no written report), S8635 [24JY]
Passed Senate, S10892 [18SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10761 [20SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H11045 [24SE]
Presidential veto message, H12267 [3OC]
Presidential veto message and bill referred to the Committee on
Resources, H12267 [3OC]
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H.R. 2910--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
clarify the restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities
of churches; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Rangel), H1137 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H3731 [23AP]
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H.R. 2911--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit
the tax rate for certain small businesses, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE, H1137 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H2123 [12MR], H2713 [22MR], H3387 [15AP], H4424
[2MY], H4902 [10MY], H5288 [16MY], H5570 [23MY], H5754 [30MY],
H6415 [13JN], H6691 [20JN], H7107 [27JN], H7533 [12JY], H9925
[2AU], H10430 [16SE]
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H.R. 2912--A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a 33 percent reduction in
certain assistance to a State under such title unless public
safety officers who retire as a result of injuries sustained in
the line of duty continue to receive health insurance benefits; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Heineman, Mr.
Lipinski, and Mr. Frost), H1138 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H1252 [23FE], H1325 [27FE], H1508 [28FE], H1986
[7MR], H2316 [14MR], H3171 [28MR], H3387 [15AP], H4110 [25AP],
H5380 [21MY], H7658 [16JY], H7780 [17JY], H8030 [18JY], H8094
[22JY]
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H.R. 2913--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
that amounts collected with respect to the provision of health
care at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center may be
retained by that medical center; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Watts
of Oklahoma, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina), H1138 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H8982 [30JY]
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H.R. 2914--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify
the authority of the Secretary of Education with respect to
eligibility standards for short term educational programs; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, H1138 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H1234 [9FE], H1325 [27FE], H2559 [20MR], H3581
[17AP]
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H.R. 2915--A bill to enhance support and work opportunities for
families with children, reduce welfare dependence, and control
welfare spending; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
Agriculture; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Banking and
Financial Services; Government Reform and Oversight; Commerce; the
Judiciary; International Relations, 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. HAYES, H1138 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H2316 [14MR]
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H.R. 2916--A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure the
safety of towing vessels; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. Reed), H1138
[31JA]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE]
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H.R. 2917--A bill to authorize the Chief of Engineers of the Army
Corps of Engineers to make capital improvements for the Washington
Aqueduct, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. NORTON, H1138 [31JA]
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H.R. 2918--A bill to deny funds to educational programs that allow
corporal punishment; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. OWENS, H1138 [31JA]
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H.R. 2919--A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the
development and use of brownfields, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. QUINN (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Franks of New Jersey; Mr.
Meehan and Mr. Blute), H1138 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H1508 [28FE], H1775 [6MR], H2224 [13MR], H2867
[26MR], H3231 [29MR]
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H.R. 2920--A bill to limit the issuance of public debt obligations
after December 31, 2001, and to impose maximum limits on the
amount of the public debt limit; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Shays),
H1138 [31JA]
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H.R. 2921--A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to provide
that imported tomatoes are subject to packing standards contained
in marketing orders issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Agriculture; 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 Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Canady, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goss, Mr.
Johnston of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Peterson
of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Stearns, and Mr.
Weldon of Florida), H1138 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H2123 [12MR]
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H.R. 2922--A bill to amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that Federal funds
made available to hire or rehire law enforcement officers are used
in a manner that produces a net gain of the number of law
enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative public safety
services; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H1138 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H1252 [23FE], H1636 [29FE], H1663 [4MR], H1986
[7MR], H3231 [29MR], H4119 [29AP], H4902 [10MY]
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H.R. 2923--A bill to extend for 4 additional years the waiver granted
to the Watts Health Foundation from the membership mix requirement
for health maintenance organizations participating in the Medicare
Program; to the Committees on Commerce; 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 Ms. WATERS, H1138 [31JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-844), H11228 [25SE]
Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, H11228 [25SE],
H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 2924--A bill to guarantee the timely payment of Social Security
benefits in March 1996; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Shaw, Mrs.
Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr.
Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr.
Zimmer, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sam Johnson, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr.
Collins of Georgia, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Laughlin, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Christensen), H1223
[1FE]
Examined and signed in the House, H1231 [6FE]
Presented to the President, H1231 [6FE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S915 [6FE]
Passed Senate (in lieu of S. 1555), S726 [1FE]
Text, S726 [1FE]
Debated, H1197 [1FE]
Text, H1197 [1FE]
Passed House, H1200 [1FE]
Made special order (H. Res. 355), H1223 [1FE]
Approved [Public Law 104-103] (signed February 8, 1996), H1235 [9FE]
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H.R. 2925--A bill to modify the application of the antitrust laws to
health care provider networks that provide health care services;
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr.
McCollum, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Hastert,
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Canady, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina,
Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Crane, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Sam Johnson,
Mr. Christensen, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Hancock), H1223
[1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H2123 [12MR], H2224 [13MR], H2316
[14MR], H2467 [19MR], H2559 [20MR], H2713 [22MR], H2867 [26MR],
H2950 [27MR], H3171 [28MR], H3488 [16AP], H3581 [17AP], H3820
[24AP], H4397 [1MY], H4424 [2MY], H4646 [8MY], H5052 [14MY], H5380
[21MY], H5754 [30MY], H6006 [6JN], H6117 [10JN], H6286 [12JN],
H6415 [13JN], H6691 [20JN], H6915 [26JN], H7107 [27JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-646), H7105 [27JN]
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H.R. 2926--A bill to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-
nation treatment) to the products of certain nonmarket economy
countries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Knollenberg,
and Mr. Manzullo), H1223 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H2123 [12MR]
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H.R. 2927--A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act regarding local and
State laws and regulations governing residential care facilities;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Packard, Mr.
Cunningham, and Mr. Filner), H1223 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H2950 [27MR], H4110 [25AP], H4646 [8MY], H4800
[9MY], H5380 [21MY], H5754 [30MY], H5935 [5JN], H6915 [26JN],
H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 2928--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust funds by
requiring the managing trustee to invest the annual surplus of
such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing obligations of the
United States and certificates of deposit in depository
institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
and to protect such trust funds from the public debt limit; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. NEUMANN, H1223 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H1775 [6MR], H2316 [14MR], H3171
[28MR], H4503 [7MY], H6532 [19JN], H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 2929--A bill to amend title I of the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978 to deregulate the electric power industry; to
the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, 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. MARKEY, H1223 [1FE]
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H.R. 2930--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide for an improved benefit computation formula for workers
who attain age 65 in or after 1982 by providing a new 10-year rule
governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation
rules enacted in the Social Security amendments of 1977, and
related beneficiaries and to provide prospectively for increases
in their benefits accordingly, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; 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. NEUMANN, H1224 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H2316 [14MR], H3171 [28MR], H4503
[7MY], H6006 [6JN], H7780 [17JY], H10386 [12SE]
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H.R. 2931--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the
procurement program under which the Department of Defense assists
State and local governments to purchase equipment suitable for
counter-drug activities to include the purchase of any law
enforcement equipment; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. LUTHER, H1224 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H2316 [14MR], H2665 [21MR], H2713
[22MR], H3650 [18AP], H5173 [15MY], H6286 [12JN]
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H.R. 2932--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
revise the requirements of that act relating to the dissemination
of scientific information on drugs; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Upton, Mr.
Brewster, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Heineman), H1224
[1FE]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [13MR], H4303 [30AP], H5647 [29MY]
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H.R. 2933--A bill to amend the Small Business Act concerning the level
of participation by the Small Business Administration in loans
guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program; to the
Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hilliard, Mr.
Sisisky, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Flake),
H1224 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H2316 [14MR], H3731 [23AP]
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H.R. 2934--A bill to eliminate certain Federal programs and subsidies;
to the Committees on Ways and Means; Agriculture, 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. BLUTE, H1224 [1FE]
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H.R. 2935--A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to divide the
Ninth Judicial Circuit of the United States into two circuits, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BUNN of Oregon (for himself, Mr. White, Ms. Dunn of
Washington, and Mr. Young of Alaska), H1224 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H2950 [27MR]
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H.R. 2936--A bill to provide that if a member nation of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Republic of Korea, or Japan does
not agree, by the end of fiscal year 1997, to contribute to the
United States for each fiscal year an amount equal to the full
direct costs to the United States of U.S. military forces
permanently stationed ashore in that country for that fiscal year,
all such United States forces assigned in that country shall be
withdrawn not later than the end of fiscal year 1999 and to
provide that the amount of all such contributions and the amount
of savings from such withdrawals shall be deposited in the Federal
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund; to the Committees on International
Relations; National Security; 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. CHAPMAN, H1224 [1FE]
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H.R. 2937--A bill for the reimbursement of legal expenses and related
fees incurred by former employees of the White House Travel Office
with respect to the termination of their employment in that Office
on May 19, 1993; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Walker, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fox, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Schiff,
Mr. Blute, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs.
Morella, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Ehrlich), H1224
[1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1508 [28FE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-484), H2320 [18MR]
Debated, H2334 [19MR]
Text, H2334 [19MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H2376 [19MR]
Title amended, H2377 [19MR]
Read the first time, S4062 [24AP], S4092 [24AP]
Read the second time, S4116 [25AP]
Placed on the calendar, S4116 [25AP], S4188 [25AP]
Debated, S4670 [3MY], S4717 [6MY], S4773 [7MY], S4786 [7MY], S4813
[8MY], S4833 [8MY], S4846 [8MY], S4889 [9MY], S4895 [9MY], S4921
[9MY], S4970 [13MY], S4989 [14MY]
Amendments, S4670 [3MY], S4671 [3MY], S4677 [3MY], S4678 [3MY],
S4724 [6MY], S4872 [8MY], S4921 [9MY], S4940 [9MY]
Objection is heard to a request for consideration, S7749 [11JY]
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H.R. 2938--A bill to encourage the furnishing of health care services
to low-income individuals by exempting health care professionals
from liability for negligence for certain health care services
provided without charge except in cases of gross negligence or
willful misconduct, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith
of Texas, Mr. Hoke, and Mr. Bryant of Tennessee), H1224 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H2124 [12MR], H3171 [28MR], H3650
[18AP], H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 2939--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
pilot test of the Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource
Agreement; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GUNDERSON (for himself and Mr. Bereuter), H1224 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H3820 [24AP], H5757 [31MY]
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H.R. 2940--A bill to amend the Deepwater Port Act of 1974; to the
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; the Judiciary,
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. HAYES (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr.
Jefferson, and Mr. McCrery), H1224 [1FE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-692), H8029 [18JY]
Committee discharged, H8029 [18JY]
Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, H8029 [18JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10540 [18SE]
Text, H10540 [18SE]
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H.R. 2941--A bill to improve the quantity and quality of the quarters
of land management agency field employees, and for other purposes;
to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture, 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. HEFLEY, H1224 [1FE]
Debated, H10442 [17SE]
Text, H10442 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10447 [17SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-802), H10523 [17SE]
Committee discharged, H10523 [17SE]
Referral to the Committee on Agriculture extended, H10523 [17SE]
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H.R. 2942--A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to
prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of
workers whose widows elect to receive lump-sum payments; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, H1224 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 2943--A bill to provide for the collection of fossils on Federal
lands, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources;
Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Skeen), H1224
[1FE]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP], H4800 [9MY], H4902 [10MY], H5754
[30MY], H6006 [6JN], H6423 [17JN], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 2944--A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight;
Commerce; the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight; 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 Mrs. MALONEY, H1224 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1252 [23FE]
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H.R. 2945--A bill to limit the provision of assistance to the
Government of Mexico using the exchange stabilization fund
established pursuant to section 5302 of title 31, United States
Code, and for other purpose; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. MILLER of California, H1224 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 2946--A bill to provide that applications by Mexican motor
carriers of property for authority to provide service across the
United States-Mexico international boundary line and by persons of
Mexico who establish enterprises in the United States seeking to
distribute international cargo in the United States shall not be
approved until certain certifications are made to the Congress by
the President and the Secretary of Transportation, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. MILLER of California, H1224 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 2947--A bill expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
regarding the failure of Mexico to cooperate with the United
States in controlling the transport of illegal drugs and
controlled substances and the denial of certain assistance to
Mexico as a result of that failure; to the Committees on
International Relations; 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. MILLER of California, H1224 [1FE]
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H.R. 2948--A bill to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated
for additions to Haleakala National Park; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, H1224 [1FE]
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H.R. 2949--A bill to strengthen Federal law with respect to the
prohibitions against and penalties for acts which sabotage or
otherwise threaten the safety of rail Transportation and mass
transit; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure;
the Judiciary, 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. MOLINARI, H1224 [1FE]
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H.R. 2950--A bill to preserve and strengthen the Foreign Market
Development Cooperator Program of the Department of Agriculture,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Hastings
of Washington, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota),
H1224 [1FE]
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H.R. 2951--A bill to protect United States taxpayers by preventing the
use of Federal funds for construction of a dam on the American
River at Auburn, CA; to the Committees on Resources;
Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. PETRI, H1224 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1508 [28FE], H2467 [19MR], H3820 [24AP], H4303
[30AP], H5052 [14MY], H5380 [21MY], H5754 [30MY], H6184 [11JN],
H6509 [18JN], H7107 [27JN], H10108 [5SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H4304 [30AP], H6286 [12JN]
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H.R. 2952--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title
II of the Social Security Act to reduce Social Security taxes, to
reduce old-age insurance benefits by a corresponding amount, and
to provide for the establishment of individual Social Security
retirement accounts funded by payroll deductions and employer
contributions equal to the amount of the tax reduction; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational
Opportunities, 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. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Manzullo,
and Mr. Petri), H1224 [1FE]
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H.R. 2953--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the
Social Security Act to provide for personal investment plans
funded by employee Social Security payroll deductions; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational
Opportunities, 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. PORTER (for himself and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina), H1225
[1FE]
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H.R. 2954--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
Federal penalties for stalking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ROYCE, H1225 [1FE]
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H.R. 2955--A bill to stop abuse of Federal collateral remedies; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SHADEGG, H1225 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR]
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H.R. 2956--A bill to amend the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of
1986 to authorize the provision of certain disaster assistance to
commercial fishermen through State and local government agencies
and nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. STUDDS, H1225 [1FE]
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H.R. 2957--A bill to deauthorize a portion of the navigation project
for Weymouth-Fore and Town Rivers, MA; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. STUDDS, H1225 [1FE]
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H.R. 2958--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make
appropriate improvements to a county road located in the Pictured
Rocks National Lakeshore, and to prohibit construction of a scenic
shoreline drive in that national lakeshore; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. STUPAK, H1225 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP], H5754 [30MY]
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H.R. 2959--A bill to repeal the requirement enacted in the National
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1996 for the mandatory
discharge or retirement of any member of the Armed Forces who is
HIV positive; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, Ms. Harman, Mr. Dellums, Mrs.
Morella, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Studds, Mr. Campbell, Mr.
Ward, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Gilman, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Sabo, Mr.
Yates, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Markey, Mr. Miller of California, Mr.
Farr, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Waters, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Matsui,
Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Schroeder,
Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Berman, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver,
Mr. Stark, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr.
Kennedy of Rhode Island), H1225 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1232 [6FE], H1234 [9FE], H1248 [20FE], H1252
[23FE], H1325 [27FE], H1508 [28FE], H1636 [29FE], H1716 [5MR],
H1775 [6MR], H2124 [12MR], H2316 [14MR], H2467 [19MR], H2559
[20MR], H2665 [21MR], H2842 [25MR], H3171 [28MR], H3231 [29MR],
H3387 [15AP], H3581 [17AP]
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H.R. 2960--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that amounts derived from Federal grants in connection
with revolving funds established in accordance with the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act will not be treated as investment
property for purposes of section 148 of such Code; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. Blute), H1225 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY]
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H.R. 2961--A bill for the relief of Wayne T. Alderson; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. DOYLE, H1226 [1FE]
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H.R. 2962--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
disallow deductions for advertising expenses for tobacco products;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Yates, Mr. Meehan, Mr.
Hansen, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, Mr. Hinchey, and Ms. Rivers), H1231
[6FE]
Cosponsors added, H6117 [10JN], H6765 [25JN], H8094 [22JY], H9706
[1AU], H11395 [26SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 2963--A bill to amend subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31,
United States Code, popularly known as the Anti-Deficiency Act, to
allow the United States to enter into contracts or obligations
during a lapse in appropriations if the President determines that
a sufficient appropriation is likely to be made for that purpose
before the end of the fiscal year, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
Moran, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Wynn), H1231 [6FE]
Cosponsors added, H2316 [14MR], H8094 [22JY]
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H.R. 2964--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require
the Federal Communications Commission to establish a toll free
telephone number for the collection of complaints concerning
violence and other patently offensive material on broadcast and
cable television, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, H1234 [9FE]
Cosponsors added, H4119 [29AP], H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 2965--A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide an
automatic continuing appropriation for the U.S. Government; to the
Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. KLECZKA, H1241 [13FE]
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H.R. 2966--A bill to authorize law enforcement agencies to make
arrangements for the compensation of officers in their canine
units; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. HERGER, H1245 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, H1716 [5MR], H5501 [22MY]
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H.R. 2967--A bill to extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill
Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SCHAEFER, H1251 [23FE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-536), H3819 [24AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H4920 [14MY]
Text, H4920 [14MY]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S5092
[15MY]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-301), S7178 [27JN]
Passed Senate, S11667 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-259] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2968--A bill to prohibit the use of credit cards by officers and
employees of the Federal Government; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Royce), H1251 [23FE]
Cosponsors added, H3731 [23AP]
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H.R. 2969--A bill to eliminate the Board of Tea Experts by repealing
the Tea Importation Act of 1897; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; 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. KLUG (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts), H1251
[23FE]
Cosponsors added, H1508 [28FE], H1986 [7MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-467), H1663 [4MR]
Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, H1663 [4MR], H1774
[6MR]
Reported (104-467, part 2), H2033 [8MR]
Passed House, H2577 [21MR]
Text, H2577 [21MR]
Passed Senate, S2838 [25MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H3169 [28MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-128] (signed April 9, 1996), H3233 [15AP]
Presented to the President (March 28, 1996), H3486 [16AP]
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H.R. 2970--A bill to provide for a judicial remedy for U.S. persons
injured as a result of violations by foreign states of their
arbitral obligations under international law; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Shaw), H1251 [23FE]
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H.R. 2971--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the
Social Security Act to reduce Social Security taxes and to provide
for Social Security individual retirement accounts funded by
Social Security payroll deductions; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. THOMAS, H1251 [23FE]
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H.R. 2972--A bill to authorize appropriations for the Securities and
Exchange Commission, to reduce the fees collected under the
Federal securities laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Fields of
Texas, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Markey, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Tauzin), H1264
[27FE]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H1775 [6MR]
Rules suspended. Amended amd passed House, H2050 [12MR]
Text, H2050 [12MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-479), H2122 [12MR]
Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs,
S1967 [13MR]
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H.R. 2973--A bill to reform and extend Department of Agriculture
programs related to agricultural credit, rural development,
conservation, trade, research, and promotion of agricultural
commodities; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to
the Committees on Ways and Means, and International Relations, 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. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Allard,
Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Smith of Michigan),
H1324 [27FE]
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H.R. 2974--A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide enhanced penalties for crimes
against elderly and child victims; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. CHRYSLER, H1324 [27FE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H2467 [19MR], H2950 [27MR], H4397
[1MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-548), H4396 [1MY]
Made special order (H. Res. 421), H4423 [2MY]
Amendments, H4430 [6MY], H4475 [7MY], H4476 [7MY], H4481 [7MY],
H4482 [7MY], H4483 [7MY], H4485 [7MY], H4487 [7MY], H4488 [7MY]
Debated, H4467 [7MY]
Amended and passed House, H4493 [7MY]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S5003 [14MY]
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H.R. 2975--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
establish a Board of Visa Appeals within the Department of State
to review decisions of consular officers concerning visa
applications, revocations, and cancellations; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Yates, and Ms.
Pelosi), H1324 [27FE]
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H.R. 2976--A bill to prohibit health plans from interfering with
health care provider communications with their patients; to the
Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; 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. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Barr, Mr. Boucher, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Johnston of
Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Lofgren,
Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Stark, Mr.
Studds, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wise),
H1324 [27FE]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H1716 [5MR], H2124 [12MR], H2316
[14MR], H2950 [27MR], H3581 [17AP], H3654 [19AP], H3820 [24AP],
H4110 [25AP], H4424 [2MY], H5173 [15MY], H5380 [21MY], H5647
[29MY], H5754 [30MY], H5757 [31MY], H5935 [5JN], H6184 [11JN],
H6415 [13JN], H6509 [18JN], H6691 [20JN], H7107 [27JN], H7154
[9JY], H7533 [12JY], H7780 [17JY], H8375 [24JY], H8598 [26JY],
H9925 [2AU], H10108 [5SE], H10174 [10SE], H10602 [18SE], H11230
[25SE], H11395 [26SE], H11527 [27SE], H12175 [28SE], H12194 [30SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-865), H12172 [28SE]
Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and
Educational Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight
extended, H12172 [28SE]
Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and
Educational Opportunities; Governmental Reform and Oversight
extended, H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 2977--A bill to reauthorize alternative means of dispute
resolution in the Federal administrative process, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Reed), H1324 [27FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-597), H5646 [29MY]
Debated, H5786 [4JN]
Text, H5786 [4JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H5789 [4JN]
Placed on the calendar, S5855 [5JN]
Amended and passed Senate (text of S. 1224 inserted in lieu), S6162
[12JN]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, S6162
[12JN]
Text, S6162 [12JN]
Conferees appointed, S6294 [14JN]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H10607 [19SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-841) submitted in the House, H11108
[25SE]
Explanatory statement, H11110 [25SE]
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H.R. 2978--A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United
States Code, to provide for measures to preserve the value of
deferred annuities over the period of the time between separation
from Government service and when payments commence, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. MORAN, H1324 [27FE]
Cosponsors added, H2559 [20MR], H3731 [23AP]
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H.R. 2979--A bill to ensure the financial self-sufficiency of public
broadcasting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Oxley, Mr.
Moorhead, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr.
Gillmor, and Mr. Frisa), H1507 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 2980--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect
to stalking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ROYCE, H1507 [28FE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-557), H4430 [6MY]
Debated, H4457 [7MY]
Text, H4457 [7MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H4460 [7MY]
Read the first and second times, S4936 [9MY]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S4936 [9MY]
Reported (no written report), S5566 [23MY]
Objection is heard to a request for consideration, S7750 [11JY]
Amended and passed Senate, S8829 [25JY]
Amendments, S8829 [25JY], S8922 [25JY]
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H.R. 2981--A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to
provide investment opportunities for small bank holding companies;
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 2982--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to the State of Alabama; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BEVILL, H1507 [28FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-568), H4646 [8MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H4918 [14MY]
Text, H4918 [14MY]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S5092
[15MY]
Reported (no written report), S6849 [25JN]
Passed Senate, S11054 [19SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11089 [20SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10765 [23SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H11045 [24SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-213] (signed October 1, 1006)
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H.R. 2983--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
restore the 10-percent investment credit; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. FOX, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 2984--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend
the research credit, to allow an alternative incremental research
credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Zimmer),
H1507 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, H7107 [27JN]
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H.R. 2985--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
employers a credit for a portion of the expenses of providing
dependent care services to employees, and for other purposes; to
the Committees on Ways and Means; Appropriations, 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. FOX (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Molinari,
Mr. Dornan, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Pomeroy,
and Mrs. Kelly), H1507 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, H7107 [27JN]
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H.R. 2986--A bill to establish a criminal penalty for the production,
sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial
instruments purporting to be instruments issued by a public or
private entity, to require forfeiture of counterfeit access
devices, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the
Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bachus,
Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Heineman, and Mr. Watts
of Oklahoma), H1507 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 2987--A bill to declare a portion of Queens County, NY, to be
nonnavigable waters of the United States; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. MANTON, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 2988--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide that traffic
signal synchronization projects are exempt from certain
requirements of Environmental Protection Agency rules; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. McKEON, H1507 [28FE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-807), H10601 [18SE]
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, H10601 [18SE]
Passed House amended, H10779 [24SE]
Text, H10779 [24SE]
Amendments, H10779 [24SE]
Passed Senate, S11583 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-260] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 2989--A bill to redesignate the Jemez Canyon Dam as the ``Tamaya
Dam''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Richardson, and Mr. Skeen), H1507
[28FE]
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H.R. 2990--A bill to require congressional approval of proposed rules
considered by the Congress to be significant rules; to the
Committees on the Judiciary; 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. SMITH of Michigan, H1507 [28FE]
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H.R. 2991--A bill to require the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend
the sentencing guidelines to provide that a defendant convicted of
a crime receive an appropriate sentence enhancement if the
defendant possessed a firearm with a laser sighting device during
the crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. DeLAURO, H1635 [29FE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H2316 [14MR], H4110 [25AP], H5288
[16MY]
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H.R. 2992--A bill to combat crime; to the Committees on the Judiciary;
Economic and Educational Opportunities; International Relations;
Commerce; Resources; 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. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Weller,
Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Cremeans, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Frost, Mr. Crane, Mr. Herger, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Cooley, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr.
Barr, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Ensign), H1635
[29FE]
Cosponsors added, H1716 [5MR], H1986 [7MR], H2124 [12MR], H4110
[25AP], H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 2993--A bill to establish the Forrestal Institute, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. HOBSON, H1635 [29FE]
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H.R. 2994--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for the extension of certain expiring provisions; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Matsui), H1635
[29FE]
Cosponsors added, H1716 [5MR], H1986 [7MR], H2124 [12MR], H2467
[19MR], H2713 [22MR], H2950 [27MR], H3387 [15AP], H4110 [25AP],
H4303 [30AP], H4503 [7MY], H5052 [14MY], H5817 [4JN], H10108
[5SE], H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 2995--A bill to provide that service of the members of the group
known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II
constituted active military service for the purposes of any law
administered by the Department of Veterans' Affairs; to the
Committees on Veterans' Affairs; 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 Mrs. LOWEY, H1635 [29FE]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 2996--A bill to create a commission to encourage cooperation
between public sector law enforcement agencies and private sector
security professionals to control crime; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. McCOLLUM, H1635 [29FE]
Cosponsors added, H3581 [17AP], H3658 [22AP]
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H.R. 2997--A bill to establish certain criteria for administrative
procedures to extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. METCALF, H1635 [29FE]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN]
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H.R. 2998--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
a credit for increases in the worker retraining expenditures of
employers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TORRICELLI, H1635 [29FE]
------------------------------------------------------
H.R. 2999--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
exclude certain severance payment amounts from income; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TORRICELLI, H1635 [29FE]
Cosponsors added, H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3000--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to improve
safety at public railway-highway crossings, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. McIntosh, Mr.
Myers of Indiana, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Souder), H1635 [29FE]
Cosponsors added, H5299 [20MY], H7154 [9JY], H7533 [12JY], H8248
[23JY], H8557 [25JY], H8982 [30JY], H9706 [1AU], H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 3001--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 Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr.
McDermott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Jackson-Lee,
Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Maloney, Mr.
Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Filner,
Mrs. Morella, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. McKinney, Ms.
Velazquez and, Mr. Farr), H1635 [29FE]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY], H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 3002--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt
certain small lenders from the audit requirements of the
guaranteed student loan program; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky), H1663 [4MR]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR], H2124 [12MR], H2224 [13MR], H2316
[14MR], H2559 [20MR], H2665 [21MR], H2867 [26MR], H2950 [27MR],
H3387 [15AP], H3658 [22AP], H4110 [25AP], H4646 [8MY], H5570
[23MY], H6509 [18JN], H10174 [10SE], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 3003--A bill to establish requirements applicable to rent-to-own
transactions; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. GONZALEZ, H1715 [5MR]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [13MR], H4110 [25AP], H5380 [21MY], H12194
[30SE]
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H.R. 3004--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
extend the maximum period permitted between standard surveys of
home health agencies and to expand the scope of deemed status and
permit recognition of surveys by national accreditation bodies for
providers under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways
and Means; 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 Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Poshard, Mr.
Hutchinson, and Mr. Minge), H1715 [5MR]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR], H2316 [14MR], H2559 [20MR], H2950
[27MR], H3231 [29MR], H3581 [17AP], H3820 [24AP]
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H.R. 3005--A bill to amend the Federal securities laws in order to
promote efficiency and capital formation in the financial markets,
and to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to promote more
efficient management of mutual funds, protect investors, and
provide more effective and less burdensome regulations; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. FIELDS of Texas, H1715 [5MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-622), H6423 [17JN]
Debated, H6436 [18JN]
Text, H6436 [18JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H6528 [19JN]
Debated, S7212 [27JN]
Passed Senate as amended (text of S. 1815 inserted in lieu), S7216
[27JN]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, S7216
[27JN]
Conferees appointed, S7216 [27JN]
Text, S7328 [28JN]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference,
H8330 [24JY]
Conferees appointed, H8330 [24JY]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-864) submitted in the House, H12037
[28SE]
Explanatory statement, H12046 [28SE]
Conference report considered in the House, H12047 [28SE]
Conference report agreed to in the House under suspension of the
rules, H12051 [28SE]
Conference report considered and agreed to in the Senate, S12093
[1OC]
Presented to the President (October 2, 1996), H12269 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12269 [3OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-290] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H.R. 3006--A bill to provide for disposal of public lands in support
of the Manzanar Historic Site in the State of California, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. LEWIS of California, H1715 [5MR]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR], H7780 [17JY], H8375 [24JY]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-709), H8597 [26JY]
Amended and passed House, H9452 [31JY]
Text, H9453 [31JY]
Title amended, H9454 [31JY]
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H.R. 3007--A bill to establish an interagency task force to design and
implement a plan for determining the extent to which U.S. currency
is held in foreign countries and estimating the extent to which
such currency is being counterfeited outside the United States,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial
Services; the Judiciary, 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. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Spratt), H1715 [5MR]
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H.R. 3008--A bill to amend the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary
to enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and
disposal of helium on Federal lands, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Calvert, and Mrs.
Vucanovich), H1715 [5MR]
Debated, H4138 [30AP]
Text, H4138 [30AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H4161 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H4303 [30AP]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S4515
[1MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-302), S7178 [27JN]
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H.R. 3009--A bill to amend the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983
with respect to the subpoena power of the Commission; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FOLEY, H1715 [5MR]
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H.R. 3010--A bill to assure that advertisements by States for
participation in their lotteries provide information to the
consumer on the statistical probability of winning and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, H1715 [5MR]
Cosponsors added, H2467 [19MR], H2713 [22MR]
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H.R. 3011--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the
rights of U.S. persons to use and sell encryption and to relax
export controls on encryption; to the Committees on the Judiciary;
International Relations, 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. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Moorhead,
Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Coble, Mr. Barr
of Georgia, Mr. Bono, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Eshoo, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Engel, Mrs.
Waldholtz, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Mica, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Everett, Mr.
Ehlers, Mr. Orton, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Chabot, Mr.
Moakley, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), H1715 [5MR]
Cosponsors added, H2124 [12MR], H3171 [28MR], H4503 [7MY], H6915
[26JN], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3012--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit
covered beneficiaries under the military health care system who
are also entitled to medicare to enroll in the Federal Employees
Health Program; to the Committees on National Security; Government
Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case of consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Davis, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Pastor, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Coleman, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Gene
Green of Texas, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Norwood), H1715 [5MR]
Cosponsors added, H2124 [12MR], H2559 [20MR], H2950 [27MR], H3650
[18AP], H4646 [8MY], H5173 [15MY], H5380 [21MY], H5935 [5JN],
H6509 [18JN], H7107 [27JN], H7658 [16JY], H9925 [2AU], H10040
[4SE], H10762 [20SE], H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 3013--A bill to increase the availability and continuity of
health coverage for individuals, small employers, and other
groups, to reduce paperwork and simplify administration of health
care claims, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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. NEY, H1715 [5MR]
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H.R. 3014--A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to ensure the
safety of barges carrying oil or hazardous material in bulk on
lakes, bays, or sounds of the United States, by establishing
equipment and manning requirements for those barges; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr.
Gejdenson), H1716 [5MR]
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H.R. 3015--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish
a program for postreproductive health care; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Ms. Waters, Ms. Jackson-Lee of
Texas, and Ms. Norton), H1716 [5MR]
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H.R. 3016--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Attorney General of the United States to be consulted before the
manufacture, importation, sale, or delivery of armor piercing
ammunition for the use of a governmental entity; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. YATES, H1716 [5MR]
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H.R. 3017--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
the possession or transfer of handgun ammunition capable of being
used to penetrate standard body armor; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. YATES, H1716 [5MR]
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H.R. 3018--A bill to prohibit the importation, manufacture, sale,
purchase, transfer, receipt, or transportation of handguns in any
manner affecting interstate or foreign commerce, except for or by
members of the Armed Forces, law enforcement officials, and, as
authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury, licensed importers,
manufacturers, and dealers, and pistol clubs; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. YATES, H1716 [5MR]
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H.R. 3019--A bill making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a
further downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Appropriations; 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. LIVINGSTON, H1716 [5MR]
Made special order (H. Res. 373), H1774 [6MR]
Amendments, H1776 [6MR], H1942 [7MR], H1947 [7MR], H1951 [7MR]
Objection heard to request for consideration of amendment, H1808
[7MR]
Debated, H1808 [7MR]
Text, H1879 [7MR]
Amended and passed House, H1958 [7MR]
Debated, S1668 [11MR], S1792 [12MR], S1810 [12MR], S1816 [12MR],
S1907 [13MR], S1933 [13MR], S2005 [14MR], S2031 [14MR], S2037
[14MR], S2067 [14MR], S2078 [14MR], S2081 [14MR], S2168 [15MR],
S2182 [15MR], S2188 [15MR], S2219 [18MR], S2235 [18MR], S2240
[18MR], S2261 [19MR], S2264 [19MR], S2268 [19MR], S2285 [19MR]
Amendments, S1670 [11MR], S1671 [11MR], S1676 [11MR], S1678 [11MR],
S1684 [11MR], S1773 [11MR], S1779 [11MR], S1811 [12MR], S1818
[12MR], S1824 [12MR], S1833 [12MR], S1837 [12MR], S1846 [12MR],
S1851 [12MR], S1870 [12MR], S1875 [12MR], S1882 [12MR], S1883
[12MR], S1912 [13MR], S1945 [13MR], S1954 [13MR], S1955 [13MR],
S1961 [13MR], S1962 [13MR], S1978 [13MR], S1985 [13MR], S1986
[13MR], S1988 [13MR], S2005 [14MR], S2015 [14MR], S2032 [14MR],
S2039 [14MR], S2040 [14MR], S2043 [14MR], S2044 [14MR], S2055
[14MR], S2056 [14MR], S2057 [14MR], S2059 [14MR], S2060 [14MR],
S2061 [14MR], S2062 [14MR], S2063 [14MR], S2064 [14MR], S2065
[14MR], S2066 [14MR], S2067 [14MR], S2068 [14MR], S2069 [14MR],
S2070 [14MR], S2071 [14MR], S2072 [14MR], S2073 [14MR], S2105
[14MR], S2107 [14MR], S2108 [14MR], S2118 [14MR], S2119 [14MR],
S2120 [14MR], S2121 [14MR], S2122 [14MR], S2123 [14MR], S2124
[14MR], S2127 [14MR], S2169 [15MR], S2172 [15MR], S2173 [15MR],
S2177 [15MR], S2182 [15MR], S2203 [15MR], S2204 [15MR], S2206
[15MR], S2220 [18MR], S2233 [18MR], S2235 [18MR], S2236 [18MR],
S2245 [18MR], S2246 [18MR], S2247 [18MR], S2264 [19MR], S2283
[19MR], S2332 [19MR], S2333 [19MR], S2340 [19MR]
Amended and passed Senate, S2309 [19MR]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S2309 [19MR]
Text, S2441 [20MR]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference,
H2652 [21MR]
Conferees appointed, H2654 [21MR]
Change of conferees, H3670 [23AP]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-537) submitted in the House, H3842
[25AP]
Explanatory statement, H3943 [25AP], H4187 [30AP]
Conference report considered in the House, H4052 [25AP]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H4101 [25AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H4104 [25AP]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S4156 [25AP]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S4160 [25AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4188 [25AP]
Approved [Public Law 104-134] (signed April 26, 1996), H4119 [29AP]
Presented to the President (April 25, 1996), H4300 [30AP]
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H.R. 3020--A bill to exclude voyages to or from Puerto Rico from laws
applicable to coastwise trade; to the Committee on National
Security.
By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Serrano),
H1774 [6MR]
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H.R. 3021--A bill to guarantee the continuing full investment of
Social Security and other Federal funds in obligations of the
United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ARCHER, H1774 [6MR]
Debated, S1624 [7MR]
Amendments, S1626 [7MR], S1655 [7MR]
Read the third time, S1630 [7MR]
Passed Senate, S1630 [7MR]
Text, H1787 [7MR]
Debated, H1787 [7MR]
Passed House, H1792 [7MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H1982 [7MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S1680 [11MR]
Presented to the President, H2121 [12MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-115] (signed March 12, 1996), H2224 [13MR],
H3233 [15AP]
Made special order (H. Res. 371), H1774 [6MR]
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H.R. 3022--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish
a program regarding training in lifesaving first aid, including
training in the use of automated external defibrillators to assist
individuals experiencing cardiac arrest; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. STUDDS (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Engel, Mr. Waxman,
Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Lipinski),
H1774 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H5647 [29MY], H9566 [31JY], H11230
[25SE]
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H.R. 3023--A bill to require the imposition of certain trade sanctions
on countries which threaten the national security of the United
States and the health and safety of U.S. citizens by failing to
take effective action against the production of and trafficking in
illicit narcotic, and psychotropic substances, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Transportation and
Infrastructure, and 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. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Souder),
H1774 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR], H2467 [19MR]
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H.R. 3024--A bill to provide a process leading to full self-government
for Puerto Rico; to the Committees on Resources; 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gingrich, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Romero-
Barcelo, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Underwood, Mr.
Calvert, Mr. Longley, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Deutsch, and
Mr. Klink), H1774 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, H3581 [17AP], H8094 [22JY]
Removal of cosponsors, H4110 [25AP], H5478 [22MY], H5570 [23MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-713), H8597 [26JY]
Referral to the Committee on Rules extended, H8597 [26JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-713, part 2), H10601 [18SE]
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H.R. 3025--A bill to suspend until January 1, 1999, the duty on 2,2-
Dichlorophenylacetic Acid Ethel Ester [DCPAE]; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, H1774 [6MR]
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H.R. 3026--A bill to amend section 372 of title 28, United States
Code, to provide that proceedings on complaints filed with respect
to conduct of a judge or magistrate judge of a court be held by a
circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Bono, Mr.
Duncan, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hostettler,
Mr. McCollum, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Smith of
Texas), H1774 [6MR]
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H.R. 3027--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the
Controlled Substances Act, with respect to the payment of the
costs of court-appointed attorneys in certain criminal cases; to
the Committees on the Judiciary; 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. BRYANT of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Gekas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McCollum,
Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Smith of Texas), H1774 [6MR]
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H.R. 3028--A bill to secure the voting rights of former felons who
have been released from incarceration; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. CONYERS, H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 3029--A bill to designate the United States courthouse in
Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``E. Barrett Prettyman
United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. DAVIS (for himself and Ms. Norton), H1775 [6MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-588), H5379 [21MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H6047 [10JN]
Text, H6047 [10JN]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S6080
[11JN]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S6417 [18JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H6530 [19JN]
Presented to the President, H6689 [20JN]
Approved [Public Law 104-151] (signed July 1, 1996)
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H.R. 3030--A bill to establish a minimum amount that may be applied as
an aggregate lifetime limit with respect to coverage under an
employee health benefits plan or a group health plan; to the
Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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. ESHOO, H1775 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H5173 [15MY], H6509 [18JN], H10524
[17SE]
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H.R. 3031--A bill to amend the act of October 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 915),
as amended, establishing a program for the preservation of
additional historic property throughout the Nation, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HANSEN, H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 3032--A bill to assist State and local governments in recovering
from recent disasters; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. McDade, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Coyne,
Mr. Gekas, Mr. Holden, Mr. McHale, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Mascara, and
Mr. Doyle), H1775 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, H2124 [12MR], H2842 [25MR]
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H.R. 3033--A bill to control the transfer within the United States of
infectious agents which have the potential to pose a severe threat
to the public health and safety, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kennedy of
Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Johnston of Florida), H1775
[6MR]
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H.R. 3034--A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act to extend for 2 months the authority for
promulgating regulations under the act; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. MILLER of California, H1775 [6MR]
Passed House, H3423 [16AP]
Text, H3423 [16AP]
Passed Senate, S3691 [18AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H3657 [22AP]
Presented to the President (April 22, 1996), H3657 [22AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3792 [22AP]
Approved [Public Law 104-133] (signed April 25, 1996), H4119 [29AP]
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H.R. 3035--A bill to provide for a special application of section 1034
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 3036--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require
that the offices for management, policy, and other functions
associated with the educational assistance programs of the
Education Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs be in the
District of Columbia; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Buyer, and Ms.
Waters), H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 3037--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide
funding for the essential air service program, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. POMEROY, H1775 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, H6184 [11JN], H6532 [19JN], H7260 [10JY], H7658
[16JY], H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 3038--A bill to reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public
Health Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe Drinking Water
Act''), and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce;
Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. POMEROY, H1775 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, H4646 [8MY], H5173 [15MY], H5647 [29MY], H6184
[11JN]
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H.R. 3039--A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic
opportunity for families by repealing the income tax, abolishing
the Internal Revenue Service and enacting a national retail sales
tax to be administered primarily by the States; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SCHAEFER (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Bono,
Mr. Hefley, Mr. Linder, and Mr. Stump), H1775 [6MR]
Cosponsors added, H3581 [17AP]
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H.R. 3040--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Two Can; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. PETERSON of Florida, H1775 [6MR]
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H.R. 3041--A bill to supplement the Small Reclamation Projects Act of
1956 and to supplement the Federal Reclamation Laws by providing
for Federal cooperation in nonfederal projects and for
participation by nonfederal agencies in Federal projects; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. CALVERT, H1985 [7MR]
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H.R. 3042--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
individuals an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of
unearned income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, H1985 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 3043--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
promote the continuity and portability of health insurance
coverage by restricting discrimination based on health status,
limiting use of preexisting condition exclusions, and making COBRA
continuation coverage more affordable; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, H1985 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H2124 [12MR], H2467 [19MR], H2713 [22MR], H4110
[25AP]
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H.R. 3044--A bill to amend the Small Business Act to provide disaster
assistance loans for small businesses that operate within a unit
of the National Park System or the National Wildlife Refuge
System, and have suffered substantial economic injury as a result
of a partial shutdown of the Federal Government during the period
beginning December 15, 1995, and ending January 5, 1996; to the
Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. GOSS, H1985 [7MR]
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H.R. 3045--A bill to amend chapter 3 of title 28, United States Code,
to provide for the appointment in each Federal judicial circuit
court of appeals, of at least one resident of each State in such
circuit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii), H1985
[7MR]
Cosponsors added, H2950 [27MR]
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H.R. 3046--A bill to provide for one additional Federal judge for the
middle district of Louisiana; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, H1985 [7MR]
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H.R. 3047--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
individual retirement accounts and certain individually directed
accounts to acquire gold, silver, platinum, or palladium bullion
without treating the acquisition as a distribution; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mrs. Vucanovich), H1985 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H4424 [2MY], H6415 [13JN], H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3048--A bill to authorize small entities to seek judicial review
of agency certifications of the economic impacts of rules on small
entities, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the
Judiciary; Small Business, 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. EWING, H1985 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H2316 [14MR], H2559 [20MR], H2665 [21MR], H2950
[27MR]
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H.R. 3049--A bill to amend section 1505 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 to provide for the continunity of the Board of Trustees of
the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and
Arts Development; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. GOODLING (for himself and Mr. Kildee), H1985 [7MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-505), H3170 [28MR]
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, H3488 [16AP]
Passed House, H3668 [23AP]
Text, H3668 [23AP]
Title amended, H3670 [23AP]
Referrred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, S4062
[24AP]
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H.R. 3050--A bill to prohibit imports into the United States of meat
products from the European Union until certain unfair trade
barriers are removed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr.
Allard), H1985 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H2124 [12MR], H2559 [20MR], H2950 [27MR], H3231
[29MR], H3387 [15AP], H3650 [18AP]
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H.R. 3051--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to further
restrict certain activities relating to biological weapons, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Kasich, and Mr.
Markey), H1985 [7MR]
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H.R. 3052--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide annual screening mammography and waive deductibles and
coinsurance for screening mammography under the Medicare Program;
to the Committees on Commerce; 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 Mrs. KENNELLY, H1985 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H3820 [24AP], H5570 [23MY], H10602
[18SE]
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H.R. 3053--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to provide for a voluntary system of spending limits and benefits
for congressional election campaigns, and for other purposes; to
the Committees on House Oversight; Commerce, the Judiciary; Ways
and Means; 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. MARKEY, H1985 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP]
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H.R. 3054--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
permit State and local government workers to perform volunteer
services for their employer or community organization or purpose
without requiring the employer to pay them compensation; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mrs. MYRICK, H1985 [7MR]
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H.R. 3055--A bill to amend section 326 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 to permit continued participation by historically black
graduate professional schools in the grant program authorized by
that section; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Clay), H1985
[7MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-504), H3170 [28MR]
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, H3488 [16AP]
Passed House, H3670 [23AP]
Text, H3670 [23AP]
Passed Senate, S4092 [24AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H4104 [25AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4188 [25AP]
Presented to the President (April 25, 1996), H4300 [30AP]
Approved [Public Law 104-141] (signed May 6, 1996), H4531 [7MY]
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H.R. 3056--A bill to permit a county-operated health insuring
organization to qualify as an organization exempt from certain
requirements otherwise applicable to health insuring organizations
under the Medicaid Program notwithstanding that the organization
enrolls medicaid beneficiaries residing in another county; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. RIGGS, H1985 [7MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-751), H9921 [2AU]
Placed on Corrections Calendar, H10040 [4SE]
Passed House, H10115 [10SE]
Text, H10115 [10SE]
Read first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Finance,
S10324 [11SE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S11329 [25SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11425 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11393 [26SE]
Presented to the President, H11393 [26SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-240] (signed October 8, 1996)
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H.R. 3057--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate
the prohibitions on the transmission of abortion related matters,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Waxman,
Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Velazquez,
Mr. Wilson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mr.
Torkildsen, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Fazio of California,
Mr. Olver, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Farr, Mr.
Skaggs, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Lowey, Mr.
Yates, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms.
Brown of Florida, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Bentsen, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs.
Roukema, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Watt of
North Carolina), H1985 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY], H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 3058--A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act to extend the period for receipt of absentee
ballots, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Fazio of California), H2034 [8MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H4921 [14MY]
Text, H4921 [14MY]
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration, S5092 [15MY]
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H.R. 3059--A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to prepare and publish annually a consumer guide to prescription
drug prices; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. DURBIN, H2034 [8MR]
Cosponsors added, H2950 [27MR], H3387 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3650
[18AP], H3731 [23AP], H4397 [1MY], H4503 [7MY], H5501 [22MY],
H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 3060--A bill to implement the Protocol on Environmental
Protection to the Antarctic Treaty; to the Committees on Science;
International Relations; 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. WALKER (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Morella,
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Davis, Mr. Ehlers,
Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McHale, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Minge, Mr. Olver, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Jackson-
Lee, and Mr. Baker of California), H2122 [12MR]
Cosponsors added, H2316 [14MR], H2842 [25MR], H3581 [17AP], H3650
[18AP], H5173 [15MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-593), H5569 [23MY]
Committee discharged, H5569 [23MY]
Referral to the Committees on International Relations; Resources
extended, H5569 [23MY]
Debated, H6084 [10JN], H10140 [10SE]
Text, H6084 [10JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H6091 [10JN]
Read the first and second times, S6513 [19JN]
Placed on the calendar, S6547 [19JN]
Passed Senate amended (text of S. 1645 inserted in lieu), S9864
[4SE]
Text, S9864 [4SE]
Amendments, H10140 [10SE]
Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, H10144 [10SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10672 [19SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11089 [20SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H10765 [23SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-227] (signed October 2, 1996)
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H.R. 3061--A bill to resolve certain conveyances under the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corp., and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H2122 [12MR]
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H.R. 3062--A bill to authorize the States to assist the Attorney
General in performing functions under the Immigration and
Nationality Act relating to deportation of aliens; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COX of California (for himself and Mr. Duncan), H2122 [12MR]
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H.R. 3063--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in
the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and
abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the
use of medical savings accounts, and to simplify the
administration of health insurance; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Commerce; the
Judiciary, 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. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Thomas), H2122 [12MR]
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H.R. 3064--A bill to increase the overall economy and efficiency of
Government operations and enable more efficient use of Federal
funding, by coordinating Federal financial assistance programs and
promoting local flexibility; to the Committee on Government Reform
and Oversight.
By Mr. HOYER, H2123 [12MR]
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H.R. 3065--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
revise the review of radiopharmaceuticals under section 505 of
such act; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Stupak, and Mrs. Lincoln),
H2123 [12MR]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [13MR], H2713 [22MR], H3387 [15AP], H5288
[16MY]
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H.R. 3066--A bill to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
and 2001; and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, H2123 [12MR]
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H.R. 3067--A bill to control access to precursor chemicals used to
manufacture methamphetamine and other illicit narcotics, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary;
International Relations, 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. FAZIO of California (for himself and Mr. Riggs), H2123 [12MR]
Cosponsors added, H2467 [19MR], H2559 [20MR], H2842 [25MR], H3171
[28MR], H3231 [29MR], H3387 [15AP], H3581 [17AP], H3731 [23AP],
H4110 [25AP], H4397 [1MY], H4503 [7MY], H4647 [8MY], H5288 [16MY],
H6712 [24JN], H8030 [18JY], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 3068--A bill to accept the request of the Prairie Island Indian
Community to revoke their charter of incorporation issued under
the Indian Reorganization Act; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GUTKNECHT, H2123 [12MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-584), H5299 [20MY]
Passed House, H5388 [22MY]
Text, H5388 [22MY]
Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, S5565 [23MY]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-361), S9742 [3SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11053 [19SE]
Amendments, S11053 [19SE]
Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, H11262 [26SE]
Amendments, H11262 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11538 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11525 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12171 [28SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-261] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 3069--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
provide assistance to the Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark
in Springerville, AZ; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HAYWORTH, H2123 [12MR]
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H.R. 3070--A bill to improve portability and continuity of health
insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat
waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care
delivery, and to simplify the administration of health insurance;
to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; the Judiciary;
Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Bliley), H2123 [12MR]
Cosponsors added, H2665 [21MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-497), H2842 [25MR]
Referral to the Committees on Economic and Educational
Opportunities; the Judiciary; Ways and Means extended, H2842
[25MR]
Committee discharged, H3229 [29MR]
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H.R. 3071--A bill to combat terrorism; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. NADLER, H2123 [12MR]
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H.R. 3072--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to convey to the
village of Mariemont, OH, a parcel of land that is under the
jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. PORTMAN, H2123 [12MR]
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H.R. 3073--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 in order to
allow the continued operation of certain overlapping stations; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Torricelli), H2123 [12MR]
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H.R. 3074--A bill to amend the United States-Israel Free Trade Area
Implementation Act of 1985 to provide the President with
additional proclamation authority with respect to articles of the
West Bank or Gaza Strip or a qualifying industrial zone; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Rangel), H2223 [13MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-495), H2842 [25MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H3412 [16AP]
Text, H3412 [16AP]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S3486 [17AP]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-270), S4972 [13MY]
Debated, S11583 [27SE]
Amendments, S11583 [27SE]
Passed Senate, S11604 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-234] (signed October 2, 1996)
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H.R. 3075--A bill authorizing participation by the United States in
the North American Free-Trade Agreement Coordinating Secretariat;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE, H2223 [13MR]
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H.R. 3076--A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and
chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, to require that
reports accompanying concurrent resolutions on the budget include
analyses, prepared after consultation with the Congressional
Budget Office, of generational accounting information and that the
Presidents' annual budget submissions include generational
accounting information; to the Committees on the Budget;
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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Miller of
Florida, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Molinari, Mr.
Hoke, Mr. Herger, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Brownback, Mr.
Shays, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Allard, Mr. Lazio of New
York, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Condit), H2223 [13MR]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY]
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H.R. 3077--A bill to establish a Commission on Retirement Income
Policy; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. POMEROY (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), H2224
[13MR]
Cosponsors added, H4397 [1MY], H6006 [6JN], H6691 [20JN], H7107
[27JN], H7154 [9JY], H7475 [11JY], H7533 [12JY], H7658 [16JY],
H8248 [23JY], H10040 [4SE], H10236 [11SE], H10386 [12SE], H11396
[26SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3078--A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit
the use of appropriated funds by Federal agencies for lobbying
activities; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Shuster,
Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Stump, Mr.
Hansen, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs.
Vucanovich, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Bunning
of Kentucky, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Parker, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Zeliff, Mr.
Bachus, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Lazio of New York, Mr. Mica, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Talent,
Mr. Bass, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Davis, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Fox, Mr.
Gutknecht, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. LaTourette, Mr.
McIntosh, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr.
Souder, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Bliley, and Mr.
Nethercutt), H2224 [13MR]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP], H5817 [4JN], H12271 [3OC]
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H.R. 3079--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
assure access to services under the Medicare Health Maintenance
Organization Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
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. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), H2224 [13MR]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H4110 [25AP], H4503 [7MY], H4800
[9MY], H5754 [30MY], H6006 [6JN], H8557 [25JY], H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 3080--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to impose
stiffer penalties on persons convicted of lesser drug offenses; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GOODLING, H2224 [13MR]
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H.R. 3081--A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act
to consolidate and reauthorize provisions relating to health
centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. RICHARDSON, H2224 [13MR]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H3650 [18AP], H4303 [30AP], H11230
[25SE]
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H.R. 3082--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Magic
Moments; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. CASTLE, H2224 [13MR]
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H.R. 3083--A bill to direct a property conveyance in the State of
California; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hunter,
Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Schaefer, and
Mr. Barton of Texas), H2315 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP], H4397 [1MY], H4424 [2MY], H4503
[7MY], H4647 [8MY], H5173 [15MY], H5288 [16MY], H5570 [23MY],
H5647 [29MY], H5817 [4JN], H5935 [5JN], H6006 [6JN], H6117 [10JN],
H7107 [27JN], H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3084--A bill to provide for the furnishing of medical care and
disability benefits for former civilian prisoners of war; to the
Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; Veterans'
Affairs, 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. GENE GREEN of Texas, H2315 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP], H5052 [14MY], H6532 [19JN], H11396
[26SE]
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H.R. 3085--A bill to control crime by increasing penalties for armed
violent criminals and drug dealers; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Chrysler, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. Sam Johnson),
H2315 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H3388 [15AP]
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H.R. 3086--A bill to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to designate
qualified delivery services, in addition to the U.S. Postal
Service, for purposes of timely filing of tax documents with the
Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. COX (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Herger,
Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Crane, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Goss,
Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mrs. Myrick), H2315 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H2467 [19MR], H2665 [21MR], H3388 [15AP]
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H.R. 3087--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
provide that an employee's regular rate for purposes of
calculating overtime compensation will not be affected by certain
additional payments; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Fawell), H2315
[14MR]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY], H6117 [10JN], H6915 [26JN]
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H.R. 3088--A bill to provide for the exchange of certain federally
owned lands and mineral interests therein, and for other purposes;
to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture, 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. BREWSTER (for himself, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Hutchinson), H2315
[14MR]
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H.R. 3089--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 in order to
provide parents with greater control of their children's access to
online material; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Farr, Mr.
Gejdenson, and Ms. Woolsey), H2315 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H4303 [30AP], H5174 [15MY], H5935
[5JN], H6509 [18JN], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3090--A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Marine
Sanctuaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Studds, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Miller of
California, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Tauzin, Mr.
Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Jones, Mr. Longley, Mr. Torkildsen,
Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Seastrand,
Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr.
Goss, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Campbell), H2315 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H4647 [8MY], H4902 [10MY], H5174 [15MY]
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H.R. 3091--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow
individuals against whom injunctive relief is sought an
opportunity to be heard; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. FAWELL, H2315 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H2559 [20MR]
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H.R. 3092--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
encourage State unemployment insurance laws to establish a system
under which workers may purchase insurance to cover the costs of
health insurance during periods of unemployment; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, H2315 [14MR]
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H.R. 3093--A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to establish a brownfield
cleanup loan program; to the Committees on Commerce;
Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Connecticut, H2315 [14MR]
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H.R. 3094--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
provide for an exemption from the overtime compensation provisions
of such act for professional employees of contractors and
subcontractors of the Federal Government; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. GRAHAM, H2315 [14MR]
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H.R. 3095--A bill to prohibit discrimination in contracting on
federally funded projects on the basis of certain labor policies
of potential contractors; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Largent,
Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Sam
Johnson, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr.
Funderburk, Mr. Goss, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Knollenberg,
Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Linder,
Mr. Cooley, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Crane, and Mr.
Ramstad), H2315 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H2714 [22MR], H3171 [28MR], H4424 [2MY]
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H.R. 3096--A bill to mandate the use of instant replay in the event of
conflicting calls in a professional sports league game played in
the United States; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. JACOBS (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana), H2315 [14MR]
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H.R. 3097--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
the mailing of certain mail matter; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. Kennelly),
H2315 [14MR]
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H.R. 3098--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
diversify the investments of the Social Security trust funds by
providing for investment of 40 percent of each year's surplus in
such trust funds in certain private obligations, securities, or
other instruments; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. LOFGREN, H2315 [14MR]
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H.R. 3099--A bill to establish the Washita Battlefield National
Historic Site in the State of Oklahoma; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. LUCAS (for himself and Mr. Brewster), H2315 [14MR]
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H.R. 3100--A bill to limit the authority of Federal courts to fashion
remedies that require local jurisdictions to assess, levy, or
collect taxes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. MANZULLO, H2315 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP], H6423 [17JN], H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 3101--A bill to require health plans to provide coverage for a
minimum period of time for a mother and child following the birth
of the child; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. TOWNS, H2315 [14MR]
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H.R. 3102--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with
respect to treatment of corporations, and for other purposes; to
the Committees on Ways and Means; Resources; Agriculture, 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, H2316 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H3388 [15AP], H7154 [9JY], H8030 [18JY], H8375
[24JY]
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H.R. 3103--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in
the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and
abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the
use of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term
care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of
health insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Ways and Means; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Commerce;
the Judiciary, 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. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Thomas), H2320 [18MR]
Cosponsors added, H2559 [20MR], H2665 [21MR], H2714 [22MR], H2867
[26MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-496), H2842 [25MR]
Referral to the Committees on Economic and Educational
Opportunities; Commerce; the Judiciary extended, H2842 [25MR]
Amendments, H2867 [26MR], H2951 [27MR], H3045 [28MR], H3112 [28MR]
Made special order (H. Res. 392), H2949 [27MR]
Debated, H3045 [28MR]
Text, H3045 [28MR]
Passed House, H3147 [28MR]
Read the first time, S3311 [15AP], S3327 [15AP]
Read the second time, S3340 [16AP]
Placed on the calendar, S3384 [16AP]
Debated, S3817 [23AP], S3827 [23AP]
Passed Senate as amended, S3836 [23AP]
Text, S3836 [23AP]
Objection heard to request that the Senate insist on its amendment
and ask for a conference, S4150 [25AP]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference,
H6132 [11JN]
Conferees appointed, H6141 [11JN]
Objection is heard to a request to insist on Senate amendment and
agree to a conference, S7749 [11JY]
Senate insisted on its amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, S8820 [25JY]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-736) submitted in the House, H9473
[31JY]
Explanatory statement, H9516 [31JY]
Conference report considered in the House, H9785 [1AU]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H9796 [1AU]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S9499 [2AU], S9501 [2AU]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S9526 [2AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9735 [3SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10018 [4SE]
Presented to the President (August 9, 1996), H10019 [4SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-191] (signed August 21, 1996)
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H.R. 3104--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide special rules relating to veteran's reemployment rights
under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights
Act of 1994; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, H2320 [18MR]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H3388 [15AP], H11230 [25SE], H12271
[3OC]
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H.R. 3105--A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exempt certain State
and local redevelopment boards or commissions, and fresh start
users of facilities purchased from those boards or commissions,
from the liability under that act; to the Committees on Commerce;
Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. WOLF, H2320 [18MR]
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H.R. 3106--A bill to improve rail transportation safety, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. WYNN, H2320 [18MR]
Cosponsors added, H2867 [26MR], H5052 [14MY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3107--A bill to impose sanctions on persons exporting certain
goods or technology that would enhance Iran's ability to explore
for, extract, refine, or transport by pipeline petroleum
resources, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
International Relations; Banking and Financial Services; Ways and
Means; 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. King, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Forbes), H2466 [19MR]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-523), H3580 [17AP]
Referral to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services;
Government Reform and Oversight; Ways and Means extended, H3580
[17AP]
Cosponsors added, H3658 [22AP], H4397 [1MY], H5288 [16MY], H5935
[5JN]
Committee discharged, H4423 [2MY]
Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, H4423 [2MY],
H4901 [10MY], H5287 [16MY], H5753 [30MY], H6040 [7JN]
Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended (omitted from
the Record of June 11, 1996), H6285 [12JN]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-523, part 2), H6422 [17JN]
Debated, H6469 [18JN]
Text, H6469 [18JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H6528 [19JN]
Title amended, H6529 [19JN]
Placed on the calendar, S6610 [20JN]
Amendments, S7908 [16JY], S7917 [16JY]
Passed Senate amended, S7917 [16JY]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S7917 [16JY]
House agreed to Senate amendment, H8125 [23JY]
Amendments, H8125 [23JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H8245 [23JY]
Presented to the President, H8554 [25JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-172] (signed August 5, 1996)
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H.R. 3108--A bill to permit the construction of flood control projects
by non-Federal interests; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. BENTSEN (for himself and Ms. Lofgren), H2466 [19MR]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP]
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H.R. 3109--A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 with
respect to exports to terrorist countries; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. GEJDENSON, H2466 [19MR]
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H.R. 3110--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide for disclosure by the Social Security Administration of
Social Security account numbers and other records pursuant to
judgments, decrees, or orders issued by courts of competent
jurisdiction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GREENWOOD, H2466 [19MR]
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H.R. 3111--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
clarify the treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. KENNELLY, H2466 [19MR]
Cosponsors added, H5052 [14MY], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 3112--A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992
relating to sediments decontamination technology; to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Franks of New Jersey), H2466
[19MR]
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H.R. 3113--A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
relating to cost sharing for creation of dredged material disposal
areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Franks of New Jersey), H2466
[19MR]
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H.R. 3114--A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to issue guidance
as to the application of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 to insurance company general accounts; to the
Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Petri, Mr. McKeon, Mr.
Knollenberg, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr.
Andrews, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Payne of
New Jersey), H2466 [19MR]
Cosponsors added, H2950 [27MR], H3488 [16AP], H3820 [24AP], H4902
[10MY], H5288 [16MY], H6006 [6JN], H6415 [13JN], H7107 [27JN]
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H.R. 3115--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and
distilled spirits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Markey), H2466 [19MR]
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H.R. 3116--A bill to provide for the phase-out of existing private
sector development enterprise funds for foreign countries and to
prohibit the establishment of, or the support for, new private
sector development enterprise funds, and for other purposes; to
the Committees on International Relations; 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. TRAFICANT, H2466 [19MR]
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H.R. 3117--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enable the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve service-delivery of
health care to veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committees
on Veterans' Affairs; Commerce; 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. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Edwards, and Mr.
Hutchinson), H2557 [20MR]
Cosponsors added, H8982 [30JY], H9566 [31JY], H9706 [1AU], H10174
[10SE]
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H.R. 3118--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reform
eligibility for health care provided by the Department of Veterans
Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr.
Edwards), H2557 [20MR]
Cosponsors added, H2714 [22MR], H2950 [27MR], H3388 [15AP], H3581
[17AP], H4303 [30AP], H4503 [7MY], H4902 [10MY], H5174 [15MY],
H5570 [23MY], H5754 [30MY], H5817 [4JN], H5935 [5JN], H6184
[11JN], H6286 [12JN], H6532 [19JN], H6765 [25JN], H7475 [11JY],
H7658 [16JY], H8030 [18JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-690), H8029 [18JY]
Debated, H8768 [30JY], H12111 [28SE]
Text, H8768 [30JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8791 [30JY]
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S9293 [31JY]
Amendments, H12111 [28SE]
House concurs in Senate amendments, H12121 [28SE]
Debated, S11642 [28SE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S11658 [28SE]
Title amended, S11658 [28SE]
Amendments, S11732 [28SE]
Presented to the President (October 2, 1996), H12269 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12269 [3OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-262] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 3119--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and
improve eligibility for medical care and services under that
title, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Veterans'
Affairs; Ways and Means; 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. MONTGOMERY (by request), H2557 [20MR]
Cosponsors added, H2867 [26MR], H3231 [29MR], H3388 [15AP], H3650
[18AP], H3731 [23AP], H4110 [25AP], H4303 [30AP], H4800 [9MY],
H5288 [16MY], H5501 [22MY], H5754 [30MY], H6117 [10JN], H6509
[18JN], H6532 [19JN], H6712 [24JN], H7115 [8JY], H7475 [11JY],
H8635 [29JY], H9566 [31JY], H10040 [4SE], H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 3120--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect
to witness retaliation, witness tampering and jury tampering; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FOX, H2558 [20MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-549), H4396 [1MY]
Debated, H4494 [7MY]
Text, H4499 [7MY]
Amended and passed House, H4500 [7MY]
Read the first time, S5979 [7JN], S5983 [7JN]
Read the second time, S5986 [10JN]
Placed on the calendar, S6012 [10JN]
Passed Senate, S11054 [19SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11089 [20SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10765 [23SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H11045 [24SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-214] (signed October 1, 1996)
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H.R. 3121--A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the
Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense
and security assistance provisions under those acts, to authorize
the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on International Relations;
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. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Hamilton), H2558 [20MR]
Debated, H3423 [16AP]
Text, H3423 [16AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H3433 [16AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-519), H3487 [16AP]
Committee discharged, H3487 [16AP], H9705 [1AU]
Referral to the Committee on Rules extended, H3488 [16AP]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S3486 [17AP]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S7023 [26JN]
Amended and passed Senate, S7210 [27JN]
House agreed to Senate amendments, H7122 [9JY]
Amendments, H7122 [9JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H7258 [10JY]
Presented to the President, H7258 [10JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-164] (signed July 21, 1996)
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H.R. 3122--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to provide for separate limitations on contributions to qualifying
and nonqualifying House of Representatives candidates; to the
Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, H2558 [20MR]
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H.R. 3123--A bill to amend title XVIII and title XIX of the Social
Security Act to prohibit expenditures under the Medicare Program
and Federal financial participation under the Medicaid Program for
assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; the
Judiciary, 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. CAMP, H2558 [20MR]
Cosponsors added, H2714 [22MR], H3388 [15AP], H4503 [7MY], H6765
[25JN], H8598 [26JY], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 3124--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the amount of depreciable business assets which may be
expensed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Fox,
Mr. Brewster, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Canady, and Mr.
Barr), H2558 [20MR]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP]
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H.R. 3125--A bill to provide for improvements in financial security
for senior citizens; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
Commerce; the Judiciary; Rules; Government Reform and Oversight;
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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Fox,
Mr. Christensen, Mr. Stockman, and Mr. Hostettler), H2558 [20MR]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN]
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H.R. 3126--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place
the burden of proof on the Secretary to prove that the cash method
of accounting does not clearly reflect income; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, H2558 [20MR]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN]
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H.R. 3127--A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of Federal lands
in southern Nevada, and for the acquisition of certain
environmentally sensitive lands in Nevada, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. ENSIGN, H2558 [20MR]
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H.R. 3128--A bill to make it unlawful to send lobbying communications
to Congress which are fraudulent; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. FLANAGAN (for himself and Mr. Dingell), H2558 [20MR]
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H.R. 3129--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow loans
under the thrift savings plan to be made for expenses associated
with the adoption of a child; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. MORAN, H2558 [20MR]
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H.R. 3130--A bill to assure availability and continuity of health
insurance and to simplify the administration of health coverage;
to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; the Judiciary;
Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. PETERSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Dooley, Mr.
Baesler, Mr. Berman, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clement, Mr.
Coleman, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of
California, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr.
Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr.
Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida,
Mr. Minge, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Poshard, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Schroeder,
Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Torres, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Yates,
Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Rose, Mrs.
Thurman, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Pallone),
H2558 [20MR]
Cosponsors added, H2714 [22MR], H2950 [27MR], H3231 [29MR], H5052
[14MY]
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H.R. 3131--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit a
State located within 5 miles of an airport in another State to
participate in the process for approval of airport development
projects at the airport; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. SHAYS, H2558 [20MR]
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H.R. 3132--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for medicare contracting reforms, and for other purposes;
to the Committees on Commerce; 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. TOWNS, H2558 [20MR]
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H.R. 3133--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Karma; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, H2558 [20MR]
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H.R. 3134--A bill to designate the U.S. Courthouse under construction
at 1030 Southwest 3d Avenue, Portland, OR, as the ``Mark O.
Hatfield United States Courthouse,'' and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, and Mr.
Cooley), H2664 [21MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-587), H5379 [21MY]
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H.R. 3135--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds;
to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, Mr. Serrano,
Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Flake), H2664 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H5052 [14MY]
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H.R. 3136--A bill to provide for enactment of the Senior Citizens'
Right to Work Act of 1996, the Line Item Veto Act, and the Small
Business Growth and Fairness Act of 1996, and to provide for a
permanent increase in the public debt limit; to the Committees on
Ways and Means; the Budget; Rules; the Judiciary; Small Business;
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. ARCHER, H2664 [21MR]
Amendments, H2665 [21MR], H2870 [26MR]
Made special order (H. Res. 391), H2949 [27MR]
Received in Senate, S3125 [28MR]
Passed Senate, S3125 [28MR]
Debated, H2986 [28MR]
Text, H2987 [28MR]
Passed House, H3029 [28MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3216 [29MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H3228 [29MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-121] (signed March 29, 1996), H3233 [15AP]
Presented to the President (March 29, 1996), H3486 [16AP]
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H.R. 3137--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
clarify the reasonable cause exception from the penalty for
failures to file tax returns or pay taxes; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky, H2664 [21MR]
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H.R. 3138--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
eliminate the time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
drugs under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; 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. CANADY, H2664 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY], H5754 [30MY], H6915 [26JN]
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H.R. 3139--A bill to redesignate the U.S. Post Office building located
at 245 Centereach Mall on Middle Country Road in Centereach, NY,
as the ``Rose Y. Caracappa United States Post Office Building'';
to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. FORBES, H2664 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H3388 [15AP], H3658 [22AP], H4110 [25AP]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8758 [30JY]
Text, H8758 [30JY]
Passed Senate, S9675 [2AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9735 [3SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10019 [4SE]
Presented to the President (August 9, 1996), H10019 [4SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-187] (signed August 20, 1996)
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H.R. 3140--A bill to prohibit gifts by lobbyists to Members of the
House of Representatives, Senators, and officers and employees of
the House of Representatives and the Senate; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. FOX, H2664 [21MR]
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H.R. 3141--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to
scheduled passenger air service at reliever airports; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Schaefer), H2664 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H2714 [22MR], H3388 [15AP]
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H.R. 3142--A bill to establish a demonstration project to provide that
the Department of Defense may receive medicare reimbursement for
health care services provided to certain medicare-eligible covered
military beneficiaries; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
Commerce; 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. HEFLEY, H2664 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H2714 [22MR], H2842 [25MR], H2950 [27MR], H3171
[28MR], H3388 [15AP], H3650 [18AP], H3731 [23AP], H3820 [24AP],
H4303 [30AP], H4503 [7MY], H4800 [9MY], H5052 [14MY], H5174
[15MY], H5501 [22MY], H5570 [23MY], H5754 [30MY], H6006 [6JN],
H6415 [13JN], H6532 [19JN], H6765 [25JN], H6915 [26JN], H7107
[27JN], H7154 [9JY], H7533 [12JY], H8030 [18JY], H8375 [24JY],
H8982 [30JY], H9706 [1AU], H9925 [2AU], H10111 [9SE], H10236
[11SE], H10386 [12SE], H10524 [17SE], H10602 [18SE], H10721
[19SE], H11230 [25SE], H11396 [26SE], H11527 [27SE], H12175 [28SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-837), H11228 [25SE]
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H.R. 3143--A bill to prohibit the use of funds for the construction or
operation of the National Ignition Facility or any other facility
that uses inertial confinement fusion at the Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory, California; to the Committee on National
Security.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Evans), H2664 [21MR]
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H.R. 3144--A bill to establish a U.S. policy for the deployment of a
national missile defense system, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on National Security; International Relations, 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. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. Spence,
Mr. Gilman, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr.
Hunter, and Mr. Hoke), H2664 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H4303 [30AP], H4902 [10MY], H5174 [15MY]
Made special order (H. Res. 438), H5287 [16MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-583), H5287 [16MY]
Committee discharged, H5287 [16MY]
Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended, H5287
[16MY]
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H.R. 3145--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit
health insurance discrimination with respect to victims of
domestic violence; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic and
Educational Opportunities, 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 Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Schumer), H2664 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 3146--A bill to provide for the exchange of certain Federal lands
in the State of California for certain non-Federal lands, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RADANOVICH, H2664 [21MR]
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H.R. 3147--A bill to provide for the exchange of certain Federal lands
in the State of California managed by the Bureau of Land
Management of certain non-Federal lands, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RADANOVICH, H2664 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9969 [4SE]
Text, H9969 [4SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-760), H10039 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 3148--A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services
to make matching payments to the State of New Jersey for
activities to determine the incidence of cancer among residents of
the Toms River area; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), H2664
[21MR]
Cosponsors added, H2714 [22MR], H2867 [26MR]
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H.R. 3149--A bill to permit the approval and administration of drugs
and devices to patients who are terminally ill; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Payne of
Virginia, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Christensen,
Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Burr), H2664 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H2950 [27MR], H3231 [29MR], H3731 [23AP], H4397
[1MY]
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H.R. 3150--A bill to expand and enhance the Federal Government
commitment to eliminating crime in public housing and other
federally assisted low-income housing projects, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. VENTO, H2665 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP], H5174 [15MY], H6915 [26JN], H9706
[1AU]
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H.R. 3151--A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a
demonstration project to provide the Department of Defense with
reimbursement from the Medicare Program for health care services
provided to medicare-eligible beneficiaries under TRICARE; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; 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. WATTS of Oklahoma, H2665 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 3152--A bill to permit the Federal Government to provide funding
for wetland creation and improvement through the construction of
upland dredge material disposal facilities and funding for upland
dredge material disposal, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BAKER of California, H2713 [22MR]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H3581 [17AP], H3650 [18AP], H5380
[21MY]
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H.R. 3153--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt
from regulation the transportation of certain hazardous materials
by vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or
less; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Barr, Mr.
Bishop, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Clement, Mr.
Coble, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dornan, Mr.
Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr.
Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Kim, Mr. Largent, Mr.
LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr.
McIntosh, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Towns, Mr.
Traficant, and Mr. Wamp), H2713 [22MR]
Cosponsors added, H3388 [15AP], H4110 [25AP], H4902 [10MY], H5174
[15MY], H5380 [21MY], H5935 [5JN], H10108 [5SE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-791), H10523 [17SE]
Placed on the Corrections Calendar, H10601 [18SE]
Debated, H10775 [24SE]
Text, H10775 [24SE]
Amendments, H10776 [24SE]
Passed House amended, H10779 [24SE]
Title amended, H10779 [24SE]
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H.R. 3154--A bill to increase the penalty for trafficking in powdered
cocaine to the same level as the penalty for trafficking in crack
cocaine, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the
Judiciary; 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. BARRETT of Wisconsin, H2713 [22MR]
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H.R. 3155--A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by
designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs Run
in the State of Florida for study and potential addition to the
national wild and scenic rivers system; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Mica, and Ms. Brown of Florida),
H2713 [22MR]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY], H7658 [16JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-824), H11046 [24SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11214 [25SE]
Text, H11215 [25SE]
Passed Senate, S12408 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 3156--A bill to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 to
exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage under
that act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Largent,
Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas,
and Mr. English of Pennsylvania), H2713 [22MR]
Cosponsors added, H3581 [17AP]
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H.R. 3157--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
the establishment of individual training accounts; to the
Committee on Ways and means.
By Mr. TORRICELLI, H2713 [22MR]
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H.R. 3158--A bill to amend the Small Business Act to extend the pilot
Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Torkildsen,
and Mr. LaFalce), H2842 [25MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-850), H11394 [26SE]
Referred to the Committee on Science, H11525 [27SE]
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H.R. 3159--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 1999 for the
National Transportation Safety Board, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lipinski,
Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Wise), H2866 [26MR]
Cosponsors added, H3171 [28MR]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-682), H7779 [17JY]
Debated, H8049 [22JY]
Text, H8049 [22JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8074 [22JY]
Placed on the calendar, S8553 [23JY]
Passed Senate amended (text of S. 1831 inserted in lieu), S10898
[18SE]
Text, S11029 [19SE]
Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, H11330 [26SE]
Amendments, H11330 [26SE]
Presented to the President (October 2, 1996), H12269 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12269 [3OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-291] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H.R. 3160--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in
the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and
abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the
use of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term
care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of
health insurance, to reform medical liability, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; Economic
and Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary, 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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hyde, Mr.
Thomas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Fawell, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Hastert),
H2866 [26MR]
Text, H3045 [28MR]
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H.R. 3161--A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of
Romania; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, and Mrs. Kennelly), H2866
[26MR]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP], H3650 [18AP], H3820 [24AP], H4110
[25AP], H4397 [1MY], H4647 [8MY], H5052 [14MY], H5935 [5JN], H6117
[10JN], H6286 [12JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-629), H6531 [19JN]
Debated, H7589 [16JY]
Text, H7589 [16JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H7715 [17JY]
Passed Senate, S8391 [19JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H8245 [23JY]
Presented to the President (July 23, 1996), H8373 [24JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-171] (signed August 3, 1996)
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H.R. 3162--A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of
infrastructure projects and new job creation through the
establishment of a National Infrastructure Development
Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Transportation and Infrastructure; Banking and Financial Services;
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 Ms. DeLAURO, H2866 [26MR]
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H.R. 3163--A bill to provide that Oregon may not tax compensation paid
to a resident of Washington for services as a Federal employee at
a Federal hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself and Mrs. Smith of
Washington), H2866 [26MR]
Debated, H11630 [28SE]
Text, H11630 [28SE]
Failed of passage, H12034 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3164--A bill to exempt defense nuclear facilities from the Metric
System Conversion Act of 1975; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, H2866 [26MR]
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H.R. 3165--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to make funds
available for surface transportation projects on roads
functionally classified as local or rural minor collectors, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, H2866 [26MR]
Cosponsors added, H3388 [15AP]
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H.R. 3166--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect
to the crime of false statement in a Government matter; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MARTINI (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hyde, and Mr.
Schumer), H2949 [27MR]
Debated, H7540 [16JY]
Text, H7540 [16JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-680), H7657 [16JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H7714 [17JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, S8155 [18JY]
Amendments, S8923 [25JY], S8939 [25JY], S11605 [27SE]
Debated, S8938 [25JY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S8941 [25JY]
House agreed to Senate amendments with amendment (pursuant to H.
Res. 535), H11246 [26SE]
Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendments, S11605 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-292] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H.R. 3167--A bill to reform the Federal Home Loan Bank System, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McCollum,
Mr. Bachus, Mr. King, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Cremeans,
Mr. Fox, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Weller, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Orton, and Mr.
Bentsen), H2949 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP], H4110 [25AP], H4397 [1MY], H5754
[30MY]
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H.R. 3168--A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of
infrastructure projects and new job creation through the
establishment of a National Infrastructure Development
Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Transportation and Infrastructure; Banking and Financial Services;
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 Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Fazio
of California), H2949 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP], H6286 [12JN]
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H.R. 3169--A bill to amend the Job Corps program under the Job
Training Partnership Act to ensure a drug-free, safe, and cost-
effective Job Corps, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, H2949 [27MR]
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H.R. 3170--A bill to dispose of contaminated dredged sediments in a
more environmentally responsible manner, and for other purposes;
to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Zimmer), H2950 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H3488 [16AP], H4397 [1MY], H4430
[6MY], H5501 [22MY]
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H.R. 3171--A bill to limit the procurement of aircraft landing gear by
the Secretary of Defense to landing gear that is manufactured and
assembled in the United States; to the Committee on National
Security.
By Mr. HOKE, H2950 [27MR]
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H.R. 3172--A bill to establish a Commission to develop strategies and
policies to mitigate the environmental impacts associated with
electric utility restructuring; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Blute, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr.
Hinchey, and Mr. Gejdenson), H2950 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, H4303 [30AP], H4503 [7MY], H5501 [22MY]
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H.R. 3173--A bill to establish, wherever possible, nonanimal acute
toxicity testing as an acceptable standard for Government
regulations requiring an evaluation of the safety of products by
the Federal Government; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Waters, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gejdenson,
Mr. Coleman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Miller of
California, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Sanders, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.
Torres, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clay,
Mr. Dellums, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Mink of
Hawaii, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Farr, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Torricelli, Mr.
Porter, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Reed), H2950
[27MR]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H3650 [18AP], H3820 [24AP], H4303
[30AP], H4397 [1MY], H4430 [6MY], H4503 [7MY], H4800 [9MY], H4902
[10MY], H5380 [21MY], H5647 [29MY], H5935 [5JN], H6423 [17JN],
H7108 [27JN], H7658 [16JY], H10430 [16SE]
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H.R. 3174--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
for programs regarding women and the human immunodeficiency virus;
to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. MORELLA, H2950 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP]
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H.R. 3175--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
for an increase in the amount of Federal funds expended to conduct
research on alcohol abuse and alcoholism among women; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. MORELLA, H2950 [27MR]
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H.R. 3176--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish
programs of research with respect to women and cases of infection
with the human immunodeficiency virus; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mrs. MORELLA, H2950 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP]
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H.R. 3177--A bill to repeal the consent of Congress to the Northeast
Interstate Dairy Compact, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. Obey), H2950 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H3581 [17AP]
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H.R. 3178--A bill to promote greater equity in the delivery of health
care services to American women through expanded research on
women's health issues and through improved access to health care
services, including preventive health services; to the Committees
on Commerce; Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Agriculture;
International Relations; Veterans' Affairs; Economic and
Educational Opportunities; National Security; 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 Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Clayton, Miss
Collins of Michigan, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Ms.
Eshoo, Ms. Furse, Ms. Harman, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Kennelly, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. McKinney,
Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mrs.
Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Roukema,
Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Schroeder, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Velazquez,
Ms. Waters, and Ms. Woolsey), H2950 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, H4397 [1MY], H5817 [4JN], H5935 [5JN], H10040
[4SE], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 3179--A bill to modify various Federal health programs to make
available certain services to women who are members of racial or
ethnic minority groups, and for other purposes; to the Committees
on Ways and Means; Commerce; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; Agriculture, 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. VELAZQUEZ, H2950 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, H6184 [11JN]
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H.R. 3180--A bill to increase penalties for sex offenses against
children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FROST, H3170 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP], H3581 [17AP], H4110 [25AP], H4397
[1MY], H4647 [8MY], H5052 [14MY], H7154 [9JY]
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H.R. 3181--A bill to prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile
radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. ESHOO, H3170 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, H4647 [8MY], H5647 [29MY], H6184 [11JN], H7475
[11JY], H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3182--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to
alcohol and controlled substances testing of operators of motor
vehicles used to transport agricultural commodities and property
for small local governments; to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Weller, Mr. LaHood, and
Mr. Emerson), H3170 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, H5288 [16MY], H5570 [23MY], H6006 [6JN], H6532
[19JN], H8248 [23JY], H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 3183--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the
amount of recoupment from veterans' disability compensation that
is required in the case of veterans who have received certain
separation payments from the Department of Defense; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. MONTGOMERY, H3170 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY], H7475 [11JY], H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3184--A bill to streamline and improve the effectiveness of
chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code, commonly referred to
as the Single Audit Act; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Maloney, and
Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), H3170 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, H5935 [5JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-607), H6005 [6JN]
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H.R. 3185--A bill to provide increased access to health care benefits,
to provide increased portability of health care benefits, to
provide increased security of health care benefits, to increase
the purchasing power of individuals and small employers, to
increase the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed
individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Spratt), H3170
[28MR]
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H.R. 3186--A bill to designate the Federal building located at 1655
Woodson Road in Overland, MO, as the ``Sammy L. Davis Federal
Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. CLAY, H3170 [28MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-609), H6005 [6JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H6048 [10JN]
Text, H6048 [10JN]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S6080
[11JN]
Reported (no written report), S10837 [18SE]
Passed Senate, S11202 [24SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11425 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11393 [26SE]
Presented to the President, H11393 [26SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-228] (signed October 2, 1996)
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H.R. 3187--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide
protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety
information; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. CLYBURN, H3170 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP], H4110 [25AP], H4800 [9MY], H5570
[23MY], H5754 [30MY], H6415 [13JN], H7108 [27JN], H7533 [12JY],
H9566 [31JY], H10386 [12SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3188--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to limit the
applicability of hazardous material transportation registration
and fee requirements for persons who offer crude oil and
condensate for transport in commerce, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. COMBEST, H3170 [28MR]
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H.R. 3189--A bill to delay the privatization of the Office of Federal
Investigations of the Office of Personnel Management in order to
allow sufficient time for a thorough review to be conducted as to
the feasibility and desirability of any such privatization, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr.
Moran), H3170 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY], H6765 [25JN], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3190--A bill to prohibit Federal agencies to require or encourage
preferences based on race, sex, or ethnic origin, in connection
with Federal contracts; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, H3170 [28MR]
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H.R. 3191--A bill to authorize a program of grants to improve the
quality of technical education in manufacturing and other
vocational technologies; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. KLINK, H3170 [28MR]
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H.R. 3192--A bill to make amendments to section 119 of title 17 of the
United States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOORHEAD, H3170 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, H8375 [24JY]
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H.R. 3193--A bill to recognize the significance of the AIDS Memorial
Grove, located in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA, and to
direct the Secretary of the Interior to designate the AIDS
Memorial Grove as a national memorial; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Ms. PELOSI, H3170 [28MR]
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H.R. 3194--A bill to provide that the property of innocent owners is
not subject to forfeiture under the laws of the United States; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PICKETT, H3170 [28MR]
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H.R. 3195--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the
minimum allocation formula under the Federal-aid highway program,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Brewster, and Mr. Largent), H3170
[28MR]
Cosponsors added, H3231 [29MR], H3388 [15AP], H3581 [17AP], H3650
[18AP], H3731 [23AP], H4110 [25AP], H4119 [29AP], H4503 [7MY],
H4800 [9MY], H4902 [10MY], H5174 [15MY], H5647 [29MY], H5754
[30MY], H6286 [12JN], H6532 [19JN], H6712 [24JN], H6765 [25JN],
H6915 [26JN], H7108 [27JN], H7115 [8JY], H7154 [9JY], H7260
[10JY], H7475 [11JY], H7658 [16JY], H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY],
H9566 [31JY], H9925 [2AU], H10721 [19SE], H11230 [25SE], H11396
[26SE]
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H.R. 3196--A bill to increase the penalty for trafficking in powdered
cocaine to the same level as the penalty for trafficking in crack
cocaine, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the
Judiciary; 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. SHAYS, H3170 [28MR]
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H.R. 3197--A bill for the relief of Emma W. Todd; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. PICKETT, H3170 [28MR]
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H.R. 3198--A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic
Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. CALVERT, H3229 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-668), H7473 [11JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8680 [30JY]
Text, H8680 [30JY]
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S9293 [31JY]
Reported (no written report), S10554 [13SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-395), S12125 [1OC]
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H.R. 3199--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
and the Public Health Service Act to facilitate the development
and approval of new drugs and biological products, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Richardson, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Towns, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr.
Klug, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Brewster,
Mr. Coburn, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. McHale, Mr. Oxley, Mr.
Payne of Virginia, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Rose, Mr. Paxon, Mr.
Holden, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Fox, Mr. Funderburk, Mr.
Campbell, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cox, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Heineman, Mr.
Weldon of Florida, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Burton
of Indiana, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ramstad, Mr.
Martini, and Ms. Dunn of Washington), H3229 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H4303 [30AP], H4424 [2MY], H4503 [7MY], H4647
[8MY], H4902 [10MY], H5052 [14MY], H5174 [15MY], H5288 [16MY],
H5380 [21MY], H5501 [22MY], H5647 [29MY], H6006 [6JN], H6117
[10JN], H6691 [20JN], H7108 [27JN], H7475 [11JY], H7780 [17JY],
H8030 [18JY], H8248 [23JY], H8635 [29JY], H10386 [12SE], H10524
[17SE]
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H.R. 3200--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
increase access to nutritional information about foods, to
increase the availability of safe food products, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bilirakis,
Mr. Richardson, Mr. Burr, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Barton of Texas,
Mr. Gordon, Mr. Upton, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Payne of
Virginia, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. McHale, Mr.
Oxley, Mr. Holden, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Whitfield,
Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Fox, Mr. Campbell, Mr. McIntosh, Mr.
Cox, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Weldon of
Florida, Mr. Shays, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Frazer, Mr.
Stearns, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Martini, and Ms. Dunn of
Washington), H3229 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H4397 [1MY], H5501 [22MY], H9925 [2AU], H11527
[27SE]
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H.R. 3201--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
facilitate the development, clearance, and use of devices to
maintain and improve the public health and quality of life of the
citizens of the United States; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Richardson,
Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Burr, Ms. Eshoo,
Mr. Coburn, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Klug, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Ganske, Mr.
McHale, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Holden,
Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Fox,
Mr. Upton, Mr. Campbell, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cox, Mr. Dreier, Mr.
Heineman, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hostettler,
Mr. Shays, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Frazer, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Martini, and Ms.
Dunn of Washington), H3229 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP], H4303 [30AP], H4503 [7MY], H5380
[21MY], H6006 [6JN], H6532 [19JN], H7533 [12JY], H8248 [23JY],
H9925 [2AU], H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 3202--A bill to decrease military spending to a sensible level by
reducing force structure, major weapons system procurement, and
other programs; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. DeFAZIO, H3229 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY], H7780 [17JY], H8375 [24JY], H9566
[31JY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3203--A bill to require the administrative agency responsible for
adjudicating claims under the workers' compensation provisions of
title 5, United States Code, to follow certain procedures in
seeking medical opinions; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington), H3229
[29MR]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3204--A bill to require the administrative agency responsible for
adjudicating claims under the workers' compensation provisions of
title 5, United States Code, to select board certified physicians
to provide second opinions; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington), H3230
[29MR]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3205--A bill to change the appeals process in the workers'
compensation provisions of title 5, United States Code; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington), H3230
[29MR]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3206--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect
to Federal prisoners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Neumann, Mrs.
Myrick, and Mr. Fox), H3230 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H5174 [15MY], H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 3207--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to
facilitate utilization of volunteer resources on behalf of the
amateur radio service; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BAKER of California (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Brown of
California, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cox, Mr. Dicks, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Gene
Green of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Parker, Mr. Rogers,
Mr. Royce, Mr. Roth, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Towns, Mr.
Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Wise), H3230 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H4303 [30AP], H5380 [21MY], H6006 [6JN], H6691
[20JN], H7154 [9JY], H7780 [17JY], H8094 [22JY], H8375 [24JY],
H8557 [25JY], H8982 [30JY], H9566 [31JY], H9706 [1AU], H10236
[11SE]
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H.R. 3208--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to strengthen certain provisions relating to independent
expenditures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Mr. BASS, H3230 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H5501 [22MY]
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H.R. 3209--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the maximum amount deferrable under a 457 plan for any
year to the amount deferrable for such year under a 401(k) plan,
and to require that amounts in 457 plans be held in trust; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BEREUTER, H3230 [29MR]
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H.R. 3210--A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to
clarify that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
has full discretion with regard to the type and amount of
information required to be included in an application to become a
bank holding company or to acquire a bank, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. CAMPBELL, H3230 [29MR]
Made special order (H. Res. 422), H4423 [2MY]
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H.R. 3211--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect
employer rights; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. FAWELL, H3230 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H4647 [8MY], H5647 [29MY], H6509 [18JN], H6691
[20JN], H7108 [27JN], H7154 [9JY], H7658 [16JY], H8248 [23JY],
H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3212--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
provide a limited overtime exemption for employees performing
emergency medical services; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. FAWELL, H3230 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY]
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H.R. 3213--A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, and
Sanctuaries Act of 1972 relating to the dumping of dredged
material in Long Island Sound, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. FORBES, H3230 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H3658 [22AP], H6712 [24JN], H7260 [10JY], H8982
[30JY], H10430 [16SE]
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H.R. 3214--A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to establish a brownfield
cleanup loan program; to the Committees on Commerce;
Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Connecticut, H3230 [29MR]
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H.R. 3215--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal the
provision relating to Federal employees contracting or trading
with Indians; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HAYWORTH, H3230 [29MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-681), H7779 [17JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8603 [29JY]
Text, H8603 [29JY]
Passed Senate, S9316 [31JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H9703 [1AU]
Presented to the President, H9918 [2AU]
Approved [Public Law 104-178] (signed August 6, 1996)
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H.R. 3216--A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 to require that inspections of construction sites carried out
under that act shall be conducted by inspectors who have been
trained pursuant to standards established by the Secretary of
Labor; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Franks
of New Jersey, and Mr. Horn), H3230 [29MR]
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H.R. 3217--A bill to provide for ballast water management to prevent
the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species into the
waters of the United States, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Rivers,
Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ramstad, Mr.
Miller of California, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Franks of New
Jersey, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Dingell, Mr. English
of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Morella), H3230 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP], H4303 [30AP], H4647 [8MY], H6006
[6JN], H6415 [13JN], H7475 [11JY], H7658 [16JY], H9925 [2AU],
H10386 [12SE], H11048 [24SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-815), H10762 [20SE]
Referred to the Committee on Science, H10762 [20SE]
Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, H10762 [20SE]
Debated, H10918 [24SE]
Text, H10918 [24SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10927 [24SE]
Read first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works, S11290 [25SE]
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H.R. 3218--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
taxpayers to designate that a portion of their income tax refunds
be retained by the United States for use for certain public
purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary;
Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. LaTOURETTE, H3230 [29MR]
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H.R. 3219--A bill to provide Federal assistance for 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. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Hayworth,
and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), H3230 [29MR]
Debated, H11603 [28SE]
Text, H11603 [28SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11622 [28SE]
Passed Senate, S12405 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 11, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 18, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 3220--A bill to provide for the opportunity for the families of
murder victims to attend the execution of the murderers; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SALMON (for himself and Mr. Stearns), H3230 [29MR]
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H.R. 3221--A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to
prohibit the imposition of certain additional fees on consumers in
connection with any electronic fund transfer which is initiated by
the consumer from an electronic terminal operated by a person
other than the financial institution holding the consumer's
account and which utilizes a national or regional communication
network; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. SANDERS, H3230 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H5174 [15MY], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 3222--A bill to prohibit gag rule clauses, improper incentive
programs, and indemnification clauses in health care insurance
contracts and health care employment contracts, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Economic
and Educational Opportunities, 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. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Stark, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Dellums,
Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Frazer), H3230 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H4647 [8MY], H5817 [4JN], H6765 [25JN]
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H.R. 3223--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
mandatory life imprisonment for persons convicted of a second
serious violent felony or serious drug offense; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Coble, Mr. Skeen, Mr.
Frost, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. LaTourette), H3230 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3224--A bill to improve Federal efforts to combat fraud and abuse
against health care programs, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight; Ways
and Means; 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. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Shays), H3230 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H3581 [17AP], H3650 [18AP], H4110 [25AP], H4303
[30AP], H4647 [8MY], H5501 [22MY], H8635 [29JY]
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H.R. 3225--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
expedite payment adjustments for durable medical equipment under
part B of the Medicare Program based upon inherent reasonableness;
to the Committees on Commerce; 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. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Barrett of
Wisconsin), H3230 [29MR]
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H.R. 3226--A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a
minimum hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth
of the child, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Miller of California), H3230
[29MR]
Cosponsors added, H3388 [15AP], H3731 [23AP], H4110 [25AP], H4303
[30AP], H4503 [7MY], H4647 [8MY], H4800 [9MY], H4902 [10MY], H5052
[14MY], H5174 [15MY], H5288 [16MY], H5380 [21MY], H5501 [22MY],
H5570 [23MY], H5647 [29MY], H5817 [4JN], H6006 [6JN], H6286
[12JN], H6415 [13JN], H6691 [20JN], H6915 [26JN], H7154 [9JY],
H8030 [18JY], H9566 [31JY], H9925 [2AU], H10040 [4SE], H10108
[5SE], H10236 [11SE], H10386 [12SE], H10430 [16SE], H10524 [17SE],
H11230 [25SE], H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 3227--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to
the statewide planning process to provide for greater
participation by elected officials having jurisdiction over
transportation in nonmetropolitan areas, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. STUPAK, H3230 [29MR]
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H.R. 3228--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of all the brave and gallant Puerto Ricans
in the 65th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army who fought
in the Korean conflict; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr.
Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), H3230 [29MR]
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H.R. 3229--A bill to require that wages paid under a Federal contract
are greater than the local poverty line, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. VENTO, H3230 [29MR]
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H.R. 3230--A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1997, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Dellums) (both by request), H3386
[15AP]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-563), H4502 [7MY]
Amendments, H4647 [8MY], H5013 [14MY], H5022 [14MY], H5027 [14MY],
H5028 [14MY], H5029 [14MY], H5030 [14MY], H5078 [15MY], H5081
[15MY], H5086 [15MY], H5091 [15MY], H5092 [15MY]
Made special order (H. Res. 430), H4800 [9MY]
Debated, H4925 [14MY], H5069 [15MY]
Text, H4945 [14MY]
Amended and passed House, H5103 [15MY]
Title amended, H5103 [15MY]
Ordered placed on the calendar, S5267 [17MY]
Amended and passed Senate (text of S. 1745 inserted in lieu), S7612
[10JY]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S7612 [10JY]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference,
H7742 [17JY]
Motion to close conference committee meetings when classified
national security information is discussed was agreed to in House,
H7744 [17JY]
Conferees appointed, H7762 [17JY]
Change of conferees, H7991 [18JY]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-724) submitted in the House, H8985
[30JY]
Explanatory statement, H9121 [30JY]
Conference report considered in the House, H9814 [1AU]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H9824 [1AU]
Objection heard to a request to consider conference report, S9533
[2AU]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S10027 [9SE], S10125
[10SE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S10129 [10SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S10425 [12SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10428 [16SE]
Presented to the President (September 13, 1996), H10428 [16SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-201] (signed September 23, 1996)
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H.R. 3231--A bill to authorize certain construction at military
installations for fiscal year 1997, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Ortiz) (both by request), H3386
[15AP]
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H.R. 3232--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
repeal the preadmission screening and resident review [PASARR]
requirement for nursing facilities under the Medicaid Program; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. EHRLICH, H3386 [15AP]
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H.R. 3233--A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
Act to repeal denial of approval of nurse aide training programs
based on reasons not associated with quality or operation; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; 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. EHRLICH, H3386 [15AP]
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H.R. 3234--A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Barrett of
Nebraska, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Hayes, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Brewster), H3386
[15AP]
Cosponsors added, H3820 [24AP], H4303 [30AP], H4647 [8MY], H5380
[21MY], H6117 [10JN], H6532 [19JN], H6915 [26JN], H7154 [9JY],
H7780 [17JY]
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H.R. 3235--A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, to
extend the authorization of appropriations for the Office of
Government Ethics for 3 years, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on the Judiciary; 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. CANADY (for himself and Mr. Hyde), H3386 [15AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-595), H5646 [29MY]
Committee discharged, H5646 [29MY]
Referral to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
extended, H5646 [29MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H5789 [4JN]
Text, H5789 [4JN]
Placed on the calendar, S5979 [7JN]
Passed Senate, S8738 [24JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H8554 [25JY]
Presented to the President, H8596 [26JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-179] (signed August 6, 1996)
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H.R. 3236--A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act to provide a grace period for the prohibition on Consolidated
Farm Service Agency [CFSA] lending to delinquent borrowers; to the
Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. COMBEST (for himself and Mr. Thornberry), H3386 [15AP]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP], H3650 [18AP], H4110 [25AP]
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H.R. 3237--A bill to provide for improved management and operation of
intelligence activities of the Government by providing for a more
corporate approach to intelligence, to reorganize the agencies of
the Government engaged in intelligence activities so as to provide
an improved Intelligence Community for the 21st century, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent
Select); 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. COMBEST, H3386 [15AP]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-620), H6413 [13JN]
Referral to the Committee on National Security extended, H6413
[13JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-620, part 2), H8247 [23JY]
Committee discharged, H8247 [23JY]
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H.R. 3238--A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a national resource center and
clearinghouse to carry out, through the Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement
Training Center for the Recovery of Missing Children, training of
State and local law enforcement personnel to more effectively
respond to cases involving missing or exploited children, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr.
Johnston of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Foley, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bryant of Texas,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Manton), H3386 [15AP]
Cosponsors added, H3581 [17AP], H3650 [18AP], H5380 [21MY]
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H.R. 3239--A bill to reform the independent counsel statute, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DICKEY (for himself. Mr. Shays, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina,
Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Hefley,
Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Packard, Mr. Green of
Texas, and Mr. King), H3386 [15AP]
Cosponsors added, H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 3240--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
clarify the prohibition against lobbying; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. DORNAN (for himself and Mr. Wolf), H3386 [15AP]
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H.R. 3241--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow the
designation of additional empowerment zones and provide additional
incentives for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Banking
and Financial Services; Government Reform and Oversight;
Transportation and Infrastructure; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; International Relations; Commerce; the Judiciary;
National Security; Small Business, 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. FOGLIETTA (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr.
Dellums, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Green of Texas,
Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hastings of Florida,
Miss Collins of Michigan, and Ms. McKinney), H3386 [15AP]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY], H5818 [4JN], H7115 [8JY]
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H.R. 3242--A bill to provide for the reporting of deaths of persons in
custody; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Scott), H3386 [15AP]
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H.R. 3243--A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to reduce certain funds if eligible States do not
enact certain laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JACOBS, H3386 [15AP]
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H.R. 3244--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for individuals who are residents of the District of
Columbia a maximum rate of tax of 15 percent on income from
sources within the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Ms. NORTON, H3387 [15AP]
Cosponsors added, H4801 [9MY], H6117 [10JN], H6532 [19JN], H8598
[26JY], H9925 [2AU], H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 3245--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide a deduction for higher education expenses; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. POMEROY, H3387 [15AP]
Cosponsors added, H6509 [18JN], H7108 [27JN]
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H.R. 3246--A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to protect
the consumer with regard to fees imposed in connection with an
electronic fund transfer initiated by a consumer, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mrs.
Maloney), H3387 [15AP]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP], H3658 [22AP], H3731 [23AP], H3820
[24AP], H4110 [25AP], H4303 [30AP], H4397 [1MY], H4430 [6MY],
H4503 [7MY], H4801 [9MY], H4902 [10MY], H5052 [14MY], H5818 [4JN],
H7533 [12JY]
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H.R. 3247--A bill to redesignate the Herbert Clark Hoover Department
of Commerce Building located at 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, as the ``Ronald H. Brown Commerce
Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, and Ms.
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas), H3387 [15AP]
Cosponsors added, H4303 [30AP], H4397 [1MY], H4647 [8MY], H5174
[15MY], H5754 [30MY]
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H.R. 3248--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and
improve certain veterans programs and benefits, to authorize the
American Battle Monuments Commission to enter into arrangements
for the repair and long-term maintenance of war memorials for
which the Commission assumes responsibility, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. EVERETT (for himself and Mr. Evans), H3488 [16AP]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP]
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H.R. 3249--A bill to authorize appropriations for a mining institute
to develop domestic technological capabilities for the recovery of
minerals from the Nation's seabed, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Wicker), H3488 [16AP]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-673), H7532 [12JY]
Passed House amended, H7607 [16JY]
Text, H7608 [16JY]
Amendments, H7608 [16JY]
Title amended, H7608 [16JY]
Read first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S8012 [17JY]
Passed Senate, S12407 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 3250--A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to create a
new category of long-distance trails to be known as National
Discovery Trails, to authorize the American Discovery Trail as the
first national trail in that category, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, for Mr. Ford, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
McIntosh, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stark, Mr.
Fazio of California, Mr. Costello, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr.
Ehlers, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr.
Boehlert, Mr. Castle, Mr. Clay, Mr. Vento, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Evans,
Mrs. Morella, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. Hefley,
Mr. Weller, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Baker of
California, Mr. Beilenson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hastings of Florida,
Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Frost, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr.
Orton, Mr. Ney, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Miller of
California), H3488 [16AP]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP], H4801 [9MY], H7533 [12JY], H10524
[17SE]
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H.R. 3251--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand
the applicability of the first-time farmer exception; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LIGHTFOOT (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Ganske,
and Mr. Latham), H3488 [16AP]
Cosponsors added, H4303 [30AP], H4503 [7MY], H5501 [22MY], H6117
[10JN], H7154 [9JY], H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3252--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
discourage American businesses from moving jobs overseas and to
encourage the creation of new jobs in the United States, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. McKINNEY, H3488 [16AP]
Cosponsors added, H5052 [14MY], H5754 [30MY], H6117 [10JN], H6532
[19JN], H7475 [11JY], H8248 [23JY], H9706 [1AU], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3253--A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical
center in Jackson, MS, as the ``G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. PARKER (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi,
Mr. Thompson, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Everett, Mr. Doyle, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Clement, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Mascara, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kennedy of
Massachusetts, Mr. Tejeda, Ms. Waters, Mr. Ney, Mr. Clyburn, and
Mr. Emerson), H3488 [16AP]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP], H4303 [30AP], H4503 [7MY], H4902
[10MY], H5174 [15MY]
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H.R. 3254--A bill to suspend until January 1, 1998, the duty on Fybrel
[SWP]; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. QUILLEN, H3488 [16AP]
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H.R. 3255--A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States to correct the tariff treatment of certain iron and
steel pipe and tube products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. QUILLEN, H3488 [16AP]
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H.R. 3256--A bill to establish the Nicodemus National Historic Site in
Kansas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. ROBERTS, H3488 [16AP]
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H.R. 3257--A bill to develop model curricula appropriate for
elementary and secondary students; to the Committee on Economic
and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. Frelinghuysen), H3488 [16AP]
Cosponsors added, H3820 [24AP]
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H.R. 3258--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain real property located within the Carlsbad project in New
Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. SKEEN, H3580 [17AP]
Cosponsors added, H5174 [15MY], H6509 [18JN], H7475 [11JY]
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H.R. 3259--A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S.
Government, the community management account, and the Central
Intelligence Agency retirement and disability system, for other
purposes; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
By Mr. COMBEST, H3580 [17AP]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-578), H5173 [15MY]
Referred to the Committee on National Security, H5173 [15MY]
Made special order (H. Res. 437), H5287 [16MY]
Committee discharged, H5287 [16MY]
Amendments, H5289 [16MY], H5299 [20MY], H5300 [20MY], H5380 [21MY],
H5381 [21MY], H5397 [22MY], H5398 [22MY], H5399 [22MY], H5403
[22MY], H5409 [22MY], H5410 [22MY], H5411 [22MY], H5413 [22MY],
H5415 [22MY], H5416 [22MY], H5421 [22MY], H5425 [22MY]
Debated, H5389 [22MY]
Amended and passed House, H5431 [22MY]
Placed on the calendar, S5565 [23MY]
Passed Senate amended (text of S. 1718 inserted in lieu), S10641
[17SE]
Text, S10641 [17SE]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S10647 [17SE]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H10531 [18SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-832) sumbitted in the House, H10937
[24SE]
Explanatory statement, H10944 [24SE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S11321 [25SE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S11326 [25SE]
Conference report considered in the House, H11056 [25SE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H11071 [25SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-293] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H.R. 3260--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
relating to proposed regulation of pharmacists; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr. CRAPO, H3581 [17AP]
Cosponsors added, H3820 [24AP], H4503 [7MY], H5380 [21MY], H7108
[27JN]
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H.R. 3261--A bill to provide for annual payments from the surplus
funds of the Federal Reserve System to cover the interest on
obligations issued by the Financing Corporation; to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Neal
of Massachusetts, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Rahall), H3581 [17AP]
Cosponsors added, H3731 [23AP], H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 3262--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
expand coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of certain
antibiotics which are parenterally administered in a home setting,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 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 Mrs. GREENE of Utah, H3581 [17AP]
Cosponsors added, H4119 [29AP], H8094 [22JY]
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H.R. 3263--A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street
Act of 1968 to establish a national clearinghouse to assist in
background checks of law enforcement applicants; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Shaw, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Canady, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bryant of
Texas, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Frazier), H3581 [17AP]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY], H7108 [27JN]
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H.R. 3264--A bill to waive the medicaid enrollment composition rule
for the D.C. Chartered Health Plan; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. NORTON, H3581 [17AP]
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H.R. 3265--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
increase the minimum wage rate under the act; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shays,
Mr. Gilman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Boehlert, Mr.
Torkildsen, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Leach, Mr. Martini,
Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Forbes, Mr.
Diaz-Balart, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr.
Blute), H3581 [17AP]
Cosponsors added, H3658 [22AP], H3820 [24AP], H4397 [1MY], H5174
[15MY], H5288 [16MY]
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H.R. 3266--A bill to restore the American family, enhance support and
work opportunities for families with children, reduce out-of-
wedlock pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control
welfare spending; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
Agriculture; Banking and Financial Services; Commerce; Economic
and Educational Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight;
the Judiciary, 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. TANNER (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Stenholm, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mr. Orton, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Minge, Mr. Houghton, Mr.
Browder, Mr. Fox, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Baesler, Mr.
Ramstad, Mr. Holden, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Horn,
Mr. Rose, Mr. Fawell, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr.
Roemer, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Gordon), H3581 [17AP]
Cosponsors added, H5052 [14MY], H6006 [6JN], H6532 [19JN], H7780
[17JY]
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H.R. 3267--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit
individuals who do not hold a valid private pilots certificate
from manipulating the controls of aircraft in an attempt to set a
record or engage in an aeronautical competition or aeronautical
feat, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weller,
Mr. Clinger, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. Martini), H3649
[18AP]
Cosponsors added, H3731 [23AP], H4110 [25AP], H4397 [1MY], H4424
[2MY], H4503 [7MY], H4647 [8MY], H5052 [14MY], H5288 [16MY], H5501
[22MY], H5818 [4JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-683), H7779 [17JY]
Debated, H8044 [22JY]
Text, H8044 [22JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8073 [22JY]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
S8553 [23JY]
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H.R. 3268--A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, to reauthorize and make improvements to that act, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, H3649 [18AP]
Cosponsors added, H4430 [6MY]
Debated, H6051 [10JN]
Text, H6051 [10JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H6084 [10JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-614), H6117 [10JN]
Placed on the calendar, S6080 [11JN]
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H.R. 3269--A bill to amend the Impact Aid Program to provide for a
hold-harmless with respect to amounts for payments relating to the
Federal acquisition of real property and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr.
Bilbray), H3649 [18AP]
Debated, H4446 [7MY]
Text, H4447 [7MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H4451 [7MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-560), H4502 [7MY]
Read the first and second times, S4849 [8MY]
Placed on the calendar, S4849 [8MY]
Amendments, S9618 [2AU], S9663 [2AU]
Passed Senate as amended, S9663 [2AU]
Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, H9938 [4SE]
Amendments, H9938 [4SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10104 [5SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9965 [5SE]
Presented to the President (September 6, 1996), H10110 [9SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-195] (signed September 16, 1996)
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H.R. 3270--A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Army to
expeditiously construct a project for flood control on the
Sacramento and American Rivers, CA, and to authorize and direct
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army to
enter into agreements that allow the State of California or other
non-Federal sponsors to construct, without cost to the United
States, a multipurpose dam and related facilities at Auburn on the
American River; to the Committees on Transportation and
Infrastructure; 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. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Fazio of California,
Mr. Pombo, Mr. Herger, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Condit, and Mr.
Dooley), H3649 [18AP]
Cosponsors added, H5053 [14MY], H6184 [11JN]
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H.R. 3271--A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the period
of time within which workers may file a petition for trade
adjustment assistance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr.
Traficant, Mr. Holden, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Rahall, Ms.
McKinney, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts,
Mr. Klink, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Ney), H3649 [18AP]
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H.R. 3272--A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to
require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Boucher, Mr.
Oxley, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Stearns), H3649 [18AP]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY]
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H.R. 3273--A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to
require corporations to obtain the views of shareholders
concerning corporate charitable contributions; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. GILLMOR, H3649 [18AP]
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H.R. 3274--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to reform House of Representatives campaign finance laws, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; 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. GOSS, H3649 [18AP]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3275--A bill to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act to exempt from
coverage of the act, child custody proceedings involving a child
whose parents do not maintain significant social, cultural, or
political affiliation with the tribe of which the parents are
members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Ms. PRYCE (for herself and Mr. Tiahrt), H3649 [18AP]
Cosponsors added, H4303 [30AP], H4424 [2MY], H4503 [7MY], H4801
[9MY]
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H.R. 3276--A bill to provide that, to receive their pay, Members of
Congress are required to certify that they have performed their
congressional duties, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
House Oversight.
By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Poshard, and
Mr. Norwood), H3649 [18AP]
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H.R. 3277--A bill to ensure congressional approval of the amount of
compliance costs imposed on the private sector by regulations
issued under new or reauthorized Federal laws; to the Committees
on Government Reform and Oversight; 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. DeLay, Mr.
Clinger, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Stockman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Weller,
Mr. Coble, Mr. Parker, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky,
Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Largent, Mr. Emerson, Mr.
Deal of Georgia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Hostettler, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Fields of
Texas, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr. Archer,
Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Davis), H3649 [18AP]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN], H7658 [16JY], H12271 [3OC], H12301
[4OC]
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H.R. 3278--A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to convey
the St. Helena Island Light Station to the Great Lakes Lighthouse
Keepers Association; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. STUPAK, H3649 [18AP]
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H.R. 3279--A bill to provide for early deferred annuities under
chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, for certain former
Department of Defense employees who are separated from service by
reason of certain defense base closures, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. WARD (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr.
Matsui, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Lewis of
Kentucky, and Mr. Shuster), H3649 [18AP]
Cosponsors added, H4119 [29AP], H4424 [2MY]
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H.R. 3280--A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to guarantee
the public's right to know about contaminants in their drinking
water; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. WAXMAN, H3649 [18AP]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY], H5647 [29MY], H5818 [4JN], H6415
[13JN], H6423 [17JN]
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H.R. 3281--A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for
certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi) (both by
request), H3657 [22AP]
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H.R. 3282--A bill to authorize expenditures for fiscal year 1997 for
the operation and maintenance of the Panama Canal, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on National Security; 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. BATEMAN (for himself and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi) (both by
request), H3657 [22AP]
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H.R. 3283--A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to issue a regulation that consolidates all
environmental laws administered by the Agency and health and
safety laws applicable to the construction, maintenance, and
operation of above ground storage tanks, and for other purposes;
to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure,
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. MORAN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Davis), H3657
[22AP]
Cosponsors added, H8598 [26JY]
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H.R. 3284--A bill for the relief of Nancy B. Wilson; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LONGLEY, H3657 [22AP]
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H.R. 3285--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to restore
the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish
research corporations at medical centers in the Veterans Health
Administration; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. MONTGOMERY, H3730 [23AP]
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H.R. 3286--A bill to help families defray adoption costs, and to
promote the adoption of minority children; to the Committee on
Ways and Means for a period ending not later than May 3, 1996, and
in addition to the Committees on Resources and Economic and
Educational Opportunities for a period ending not later than April
30, 1996, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky,
Ms. Pryce, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. Shaw), H3730 [23AP]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP], H4119 [29AP], H4303 [30AP], H4397
[1MY], H4424 [2MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-542), H4301 [30AP]
Committee discharged, H4302 [30AP]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-542, part 2), H4429 [6MY]
Made special order (H. Res. 428), H4502 [7MY]
Amendments, H4529 [7MY], H4530 [7MY], H4807 [10MY]
Debated, H4775 [9MY], H4807 [10MY]
Text, H4775 [9MY]
Passed House, H4822 [10MY]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S4971 [13MY]
Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, S6220 [13JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-279), S6223 [13JN]
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H.R. 3287--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
the Crawford National Fish Hatchery to the city of Crawford, NE;
to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, H3730 [23AP]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-700), H8374 [24JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8682 [30JY]
Text, H8682 [30JY]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S9293
[31JY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S11054 [19SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11089 [20SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10765 [23SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H11045 [24SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-215] (signed October 1, 1996)
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H.R. 3288--A bill to direct that funds appropriated to the Department
of Defense for fiscal year 1996 for certain medical research
relating to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the
Persian Gulf war shall be obligated in accordance with peer review
procedures of the Food and Drug Administration; to the Committee
on National Security.
By Mr. BROWDER, H3730 [23AP]
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H.R. 3289--A bill to grant jurisdiction to the States over new
gambling activities conducted on Indian lands; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. BROWDER, H3730 [23AP]
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H.R. 3290--A bill to authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Land
Management for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 2002; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. COOLEY (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hansen, and Mr.
Regula), H3730 [23AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-658), H7114 [8JY]
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H.R. 3291--A bill to require the President to submit a separately
identified appropriation request to provide priority funding for
the national parks of the United States, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Ms. DUNN of Washington, H3730 [23AP]
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H.R. 3292--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of qualified acupuncturist services under
part B of the Medicare Program, and to amend title 5, United
States Code, to provide for coverage of such services under the
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; to the Committees on
Commerce; Ways and Means; 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. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr.
Dellums), H3730 [23AP]
Cosponsors added, H7108 [27JN], H10111 [9SE]
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H.R. 3293--A bill to amend title XIV of the Public Health Service Act
(commonly known as the Safe Drinking Water Act) to establish a
screening program for estrogenic substances; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mrs. LOWEY, H3730 [23AP]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY], H5288 [16MY], H5754 [30MY]
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H.R. 3294--A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to
withhold U.S. assistance from countries determined to be violating
the human rights of working children, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer,
Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Bryant of Texas,
Mr. Wilson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Sanders, and
Ms. McKinney), H3730 [23AP]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP], H4303 [30AP], H4503 [7MY], H5380
[21MY], H5501 [22MY], H5570 [23MY], H5647 [29MY], H5935 [5JN],
H6117 [10JN], H6509 [18JN], H7475 [11JY], H8598 [26JY]
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H.R. 3295--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the
treatment currently afforded to Federal judges under the Federal
Employees Group Life Insurance Program to certain other judicial
officials, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the
Judiciary; 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 Mrs. MORELLA, H3730 [23AP]
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H.R. 3296--A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to
apply the same employer requirements to all persons; to the
Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
Weller, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Skeen),
H3730 [23AP]
Cosponsors added, H5288 [16MY]
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H.R. 3297--A bill to provide for improved access to and use of the
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. OBERSTAR, H3730 [23AP]
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H.R. 3298--A bill to provide for the establishment of the Voyageurs
National Park Intergovernmental Council, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. OBERSTAR, H3730 [23AP]
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H.R. 3299--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
allow certain States, including the territories of the United
States, to apply for waivers from secondary treatment requirements
for certain ocean discharges, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself and Mr. Underwood), H3730 [23AP]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 3300--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit
the Department of Defense from selling, renting, or otherwise
providing sexually explicit material to any individual; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,
and Mr. Dornan), H3730 [23AP]
Cosponsors added, H4303 [30AP], H4397 [1MY], H4647 [8MY]
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H.R. 3301--A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to
require consideration of a depository institution's record with
regard to the number and amount of fees imposed by the institution
on consumer accounts and consumer transactions, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Ms. WATERS, H3730 [23AP]
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H.R. 3302--A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to
provide additional deposit insurance coverage for accounts at
depository institutions which reduce net fee income in any year by
50 percent or more, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services.
By Ms. WATERS, H3730 [23AP]
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H.R. 3303--A bill to establish a national oceanographic partnership
program to promote the national goals of assuring national
security, advancing economic development, protecting quality of
life, and strengthening science education through oceanographic
research and development; to the Committees on Resources; National
Security; Science, 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. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode
Island), H3730 [23AP]
Cosponsors added, H3820 [24AP], H4647 [8MY], H5053 [14MY], H5501
[22MY], H5647 [29MY], H6286 [12JN], H6532 [19JN], H7658 [16JY],
H8635 [29JY]
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H.R. 3304--A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize expenditures
from the harbor maintenance trust fund for certain beach erosion
projects; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure;
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. WELDON of Florida, H3730 [23AP]
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H.R. 3305--A bill to recognize the heritage of certain areas of the
United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. HEFLEY, H3819 [24AP]
Cosponsors added, H4801 [9MY]
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H.R. 3306--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that the compensation of certain election officials and
election workers which is exempt from Social Security taxes shall
also be exempt from income taxes, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GEKAS, H3819 [24AP]
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H.R. 3307--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for
a limitation on sanctions imposed by agencies and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr.
Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Hoke,
Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Barr, Mr. Talent, Mr.
Tauzin, and Mr. Zeliff), H3819 [24AP]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY], H6006 [6JN], H6532 [19JN], H7108
[27JN], H10040 [4SE], H10108 [5SE], H10236 [11SE], H10602 [18SE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-859), H12172 [28SE]
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H.R. 3308--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the
placement of U.S. forces under U.N. operational or tactical
control, and for other purposes; to the Committees on National
Security; International Relations, 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. LONGLEY (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cox, Mr.
Spence, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Dornan, Mr. Everett, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Hilleary, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Kim, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Talent, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Watts of
Oklahoma, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania), H3819 [24AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-642), H7105 [27JN]
Committee discharged, H7105 [27JN]
Made special order (H. Res. 517), H10040 [4SE]
Debated, H10053 [5SE]
Text, H10064 [5SE]
Amendments, H10065 [5SE], H10066 [5SE], H10072 [5SE]
Passed House amended, H10074 [5SE]
Read first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Armed
Services, S10017 [6SE]
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H.R. 3309--A bill to authorize the establishment of a pilot program to
provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the
Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BATEMAN, H3819 [24AP]
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H.R. 3310--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to deny
Federal retirement annuities to Members of Congress convicted of
any felony, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Mr. DICKEY, H3819 [24AP]
Cosponsors added, H4430 [6MY], H4801 [9MY], H5053 [14MY], H5754
[30MY], H6006 [6JN], H6691 [20JN]
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H.R. 3311--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide
that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required
to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service; to
the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; 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. EVANS, H3819 [24AP]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY], H5380 [21MY], H5647 [29MY], H5754
[30MY], H9925 [2AU], H10525 [17SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3312--A bill to expand the authority of the Department of Defense
to donate unusable food; to the Committee on National Security.
By Ms. HARMAN, H3819 [24AP]
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H.R. 3313--A bill to amend the Goals 2000--Educate America Act, to
allow local educational agencies to participate in certain
programs if the State in which the agency is located does not
participate; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Scott, Mr.
Boucher, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Williams, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Browder, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Miller of California), H3819 [24AP]
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H.R. 3314--A bill to assess the impact of the NAFTA, to require
further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, to
establish a commission to review the dispute settlement reports of
the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; 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. REGULA, H3819 [24AP]
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H.R. 3315--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that the rate of tax on liquefied natural gas shall be
equivalent to the rate of tax on compressed natural gas; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. THORNBERRY, H3819 [24AP]
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H.R. 3316--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise
the treatment of deferred compensation plans of State and local
governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. VENTO, H3819 [24AP]
Cosponsors added, H5174 [15MY], H6286 [12JN]
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H.R. 3317--A bill to establish the Yellowstone River Valley Heritage
Area in the States of Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. WILLIAMS, H3819 [24AP]
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H.R. 3318--A bill to establish the Southwest Montana Heritage and
Recreation Area in the State of Montana; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. WILLIAMS, H3819 [24AP]
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H.R. 3319--A bill to require that the United States promptly sue for
recovery of costs and damages for the cleanup of the Stepan
Property Superfund Site in Bergen County, NJ; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. ZIMMER, H3819 [24AP]
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H.R. 3320--A bill to name the Mountain Home Department of Veterans
Affairs medical center in Johnson City, TN, as the ``James H.
Quillen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Wamp, Mr.
Hilleary, Mr. Clement, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr.
Tanner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Parker, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Everett,
Mr. Buyer, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Ney, Mr. Fox,
Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Barr, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Cooley, Mr.
Schaefer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Filner, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bishop,
Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Mascara),
H4108 [25AP]
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H.R. 3321--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the
authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into
sharing agreements relating to use of health care resources; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. WELLER, H4108 [25AP]
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H.R. 3322--A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for
civilian science activities of the Federal Government, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Science; Resources;
Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. WALKER (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Morella, Mr.
Rohrabacher, and Mr. Schiff), H4109 [25AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-550), H4396 [1MY]
Committee discharged, H4430 [6MY]
Made special order (H. Res. 427), H4502 [7MY]
Amendments, H4530 [7MY], H4531 [7MY], H4648 [8MY], H4652 [8MY],
H4653 [8MY], H4654 [8MY], H5501 [22MY], H5585 [29MY], H5589
[29MY], H5591 [29MY], H5592 [29MY], H5593 [29MY], H5595 [29MY],
H5600 [29MY], H5616 [29MY], H5647 [29MY], H5674 [30MY], H5675
[30MY], H5676 [30MY], H5690 [30MY], H5695 [30MY], H5701 [30MY],
H5705 [30MY], H5709 [30MY], H5710 [30MY], H5715 [30MY], H5717
[30MY], H5719 [30MY]
Debated, H5574 [29MY], H5674 [30MY]
Amended and passed House, H5724 [30MY]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation,
S5690 [3JN]
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H.R. 3323--A bill to promote the naturalization of eligible
individuals by making the administration of oaths of allegiance
more efficient, improving the dissemination of information about
eligibility and requirements for naturalization, making grants for
citizenship preparation, and requiring the Attorney General
periodically to consult with appropriate private organizations,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr.
Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Torres, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr.
Richardson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Berman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Farr, Mr.
Matsui, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. de la
Garza, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Watt of North
Carolina), H4109 [25AP]
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H.R. 3324--A bill to amend the General Educations Provisions Act to
allow parents access to certain information; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Talent, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Largent, Mr. Stockman, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,
Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Souder), H4109 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, H4801 [9MY], H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 3325--A bill to provide certain technical assistance to the
Chickasaw Basin Authority; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, H4109 [25AP]
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H.R. 3326--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
adjust the maximum hour exemption for agricultural employees, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. CRAPO, H4109 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY], H5380 [21MY]
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H.R. 3327--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide
that U.S. nationals should be eligible for advanced training in,
and for financial assistance as members of, the Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, H4109 [25AP]
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H.R. 3328--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
sports agents from influencing college athletes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GORDON, H4109 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, H5299 [20MY], H6423 [17JN], H6712 [24JN]
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H.R. 3329--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the amount which may be expensed with respect to certain
depreciable business assets; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HILLIARD, H4109 [25AP]
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H.R. 3330--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed
individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HILLIARD, H4109 [25AP]
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H.R. 3331--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 Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mrs. Morella,
Mr. Hayes, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Waters, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Meek
of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Frazer, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Towns, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr.
Evans, and Mrs. Kennelly), H4109 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H6915 [26JN], H7475 [11JY], H7780
[17JY]
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H.R. 3332--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of
certain income of and the special dividends received deduction
with respect to foreign sales corporations; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Ms. McKINNEY, H4109 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, H5053 [14MY], H5380 [21MY], H5647 [29MY], H5754
[30MY], H6117 [10JN], H6184 [11JN], H7475 [11JY], H7780 [17JY],
H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3333--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce
by 50 percent certain tax benefits allowable to profitable large
corporations which make certain workforce reductions; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; International Relations; 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 Ms. McKINNEY, H4109 [25AP]
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H.R. 3334--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require
broadcasters to participate in drug and substance abuse
information and education efforts as part of their public service
obligations; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Zeliff),
H4109 [25AP]
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H.R. 3335--A bill to make certain administrative reforms relating to
the Federal Railroad Administration and to make further
improvements to the laws governing railroad safety; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. MOLINARI, H4109 [25AP]
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H.R. 3336--A bill to provide for temporary authority to waive the
reduction for early retirement under the Civil Service Retirement
System to assist the District of Columbia government in its work
force downsizing efforts, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Ms. NORTON, H4109 [25AP]
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H.R. 3337--A bill to extend certain medicare community nursing
organization demonstration projects; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; 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. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Kolbe,
Mr. Pastor, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Manton, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Luther),
H4109 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, H5288 [16MY], H5380 [21MY], H5570 [23MY], H5647
[29MY], H5818 [4JN], H6691 [20JN], H7108 [27JN], H7658 [16JY],
H9925 [2AU], H10108 [5SE], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 3338--A bill to reform antimicrobial pesticide registration, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Emerson, Mr. de la Garza, and Mr.
Condit), H4109 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, H4801 [9MY], H5647 [29MY], H6006 [6JN], H6415
[13JN], H6532 [19JN], H6691 [20JN], H7108 [27JN], H7475 [11JY],
H8248 [23JY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3339--A bill to designate certain lands in Rocky Mountain
National Park as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SKAGGS, H4109 [25AP]
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H.R. 3340--A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to
provide for corrections to flood maps erroneously including
certain areas within a special flood hazards area; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, H4109 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, H5501 [22MY], H8375 [24JY]
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H.R. 3341--A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an
enhanced penalty for distributing a controlled substance with the
intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery; to the Committees
on the Judiciary; 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. SOLOMON, H4109 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, H6509 [18JN]
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H.R. 3342--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assist
in assuring health coverage for workers over 55 who leave
employment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. STARK, H4109 [25AP]
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H.R. 3343--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the withholding of income taxes and to require individuals to pay
estimated taxes on a monthly basis; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Stump, Mr.
Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Norwood), H4109 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 3344--A bill to authorize the conveyance of the Coast Guard
Presque Isle Light Station to Presque Isle Township, Presque Isle
County, MI; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. STUPAK, H4109 [25AP]
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H.R. 3345--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce
the tax incentives for the production of alcohol for fuel use; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TATE (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Brewster, Mrs. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Stark, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Castle, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr.
Fields of Texas, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Greenwood,
Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Franks of New Jersey,
Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Zimmer, Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Livingston, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mr.
Davis, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Blute, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr.
Frelinghuysen, Mr. Foglietta, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr.
Stenholm, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Horn, Mr. Lewis of California,
Mr. Shuster, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Clinger, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. McCrery, Mr.
Mica, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Shays, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Smith of
New Jersey, and Mr. Hilleary), H4109 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY], H5935 [5JN]
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H.R. 3346--A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
develop a plan for allocation of health care resources by the
Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr.
Mica, Mr. Canady, and Mr. Weldon of Florida), H4109 [25AP]
Cosponsors added, H4397 [1MY], H5299 [20MY], H5570 [23MY], H6915
[26JN], H7475 [11JY]
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H.R. 3347--A bill to amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act to revise and extend programs providing urgently needed
assistance for the homeless, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Kennedy of
Massachusetts), H4109 [25AP]
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H.R. 3348--A bill to direct the President to establish standards and
criteria for the provision of major disaster and emergency
assistance in response to snow-related events; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Boehlert,
Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Kildee, Mr.
Holden, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr.
King, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Goodling, Mr.
Gilman, Mr. Blute, and Mr. Petri), H4119 [29AP]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY], H4801 [9MY], H5053 [14MY], H5647
[29MY], H10236 [11SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-792), H10523 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10543 [18SE]
Text, H10543 [18SE]
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H.R. 3349--A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974 and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize Federal
Home Loan Banks to make advances for community development
activities to units of general local government and for such
advances to be guaranteed by community development block grant
amounts to which such units of local government become eligible,
to expand the community participation requirements relating to
community development loan guarantees to include participation of
major community stakeholders, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Towns),
H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 3350--A bill to extend contracts between the Bureau of
Reclamation and irrigation districts in Kansas and Nebraska, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Bereuter,
and Mr. Christensen), H4302 [30AP]
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H.R. 3351--A bill to establish a Corporate Independence Commission,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
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. FOGLIETTA (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Waxman, Ms. McKinney,
Mr. Rahall, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Minge,
Mr. Moran, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Coleman,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Evans, Ms. Rivers, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Hinchey),
H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H6184 [11JN], H7533 [12JY], H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 3352--A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to
representatives of Varian Fry in recognition of the tremendous
effort he made at great personal risk to secure the escape of
thousands of trapped Jewish artists, writers, and intellectuals
from the Nazis in Europe and the greatly detrimental treatment he
received at the hands of the U.S. Government as a result; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY]
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H.R. 3353--A bill to establish a commission to study employment and
economic insecurity in the workforce in the United States; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 3354--A bill to provide for the reorganization of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. HAYWORTH, H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H4801 [9MY], H5647 [29MY], H6117 [10JN], H6691
[20JN]
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H.R. 3355--A bill to require medicare providers to disclose publicly,
staffing and performance, in order to promote improved consumer
information and choice, to protect employees of medicare providers
who report concerns about the safety and quality of services
provided by medicare providers or who report violations of Federal
or State law by those providers, and to require review of the
impact on public health and safety of proposed mergers and
acquisitions of medicare providers; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; 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. HINCHEY, H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY], H9925 [2AU], H10111 [9SE], H10386
[12SE], H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE], H12271 [3OC]
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H.R. 3356--A bill to specify that States may waive certain
requirements relating to commercial motor vehicle operators under
chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to the
operators of certain farm vehicles, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Lightfoot),
H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H5501 [22MY], H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 3357--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide for an increase of up to 5 in the number of years
disregarded in determining average annual earnings on which
benefit amounts are based upon a showing of preclusion from
renumerative work during such years occasioned by need to provide
child care or care to a chronically dependent relative; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY, H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 3358--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and
widower's insurance benefits based on disability; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY, H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 3359--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits
by reason of delayed retirement; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY, H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 3360--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
eliminate the 2-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits
following the divorce; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY, H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 3361--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without
regard to age; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY, H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 3362--A bill to increase access of State child support
enforcement agencies to certain financial information of
noncustodial parents, and to encourage States to improve their
enforcement of child support obligations; to the Committees on
Ways and Means; 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 Mrs. MALONEY, H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H5174 [15MY], H5754 [30MY], H6006 [6JN], H6415
[13JN], H7475 [11JY], H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 3363--A bill to establish within the Department of the Navy a
mission to enhance and increase knowledge of the oceans; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. McDADE, H4302 [30AP]
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H.R. 3364--A bill to designate a U.S. Courthouse in Scranton, PA, as
the ``William J. Nealon United States Courthouse''; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. McDADE, H4302 [30AP]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-611), H6005 [6JN]
Debated, H6049 [10JN]
Text, H6049 [10JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H6089 [10JN]
Title amended, H6089 [10JN]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S6080
[11JN]
Reported (no written report), S6611 [20JN]
Passed Senate, S7216 [27JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H7112 [8JY], H7152 [9JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S7414 [8JY]
Presented to the President (July 2, 1996), H7152 [9JY]
Approved [Public Law 104-160] (signed July 9, 1996)
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H.R. 3365--A bill to redesignate the Black Canyon of the Gunnison
National Monument as a national park, to establish the Gunnison
Gorge National Conservation Area, to establish the Curecanti
National Recreation Area, to establish the Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Park Complex, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. McINNIS, H4302 [30AP]
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H.R. 3366--A bill to direct the Secretary of Interior to convey the
Collbran reclamation project to the Ute Water Conservancy District
and the Collbaran Conservancy District; to the Committees on
Resources; 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. McINNIS, H4302 [30AP]
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H.R. 3367--A bill to amend the National Highway System Designation Act
of 1995 to increase the number of States that may participate in
the State infrastructure bank pilot program authorized by that
act; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SCHUMER, H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H5288 [16MY]
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H.R. 3368--A bill to permit retired members of the Armed Forces and
their dependents who are entitled to medicare to enroll in the
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; to the Committees on
National Security; 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. STEARNS, H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 3369--A bill to provide notice to employees when there are
reductions in business operations and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Ms. WATERS, H4302 [30AP]
Cosponsors added, H6765 [25JN]
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H.R. 3370--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Top Gun; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. CALLAHAN, H4302 [30AP]
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H.R. 3371--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel White Wing;
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GRAHAM, H4303 [30AP]
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H.R. 3372--A bill to provide for the recoupment to the highway trust
fund of that portion of Federal motor fuel taxes being deposited
into the general fund; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Gibbons), H4396
[1MY]
Cosponsors added, H4647 [8MY], H5053 [14MY]
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H.R. 3373--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
certain veterans' benefits programs, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Stump, and Mr.
Montgomery), H4396 [1MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-572), H4901 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H5313 [21MY]
Text, H5313 [21MY]
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S5492 [22MY]
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H.R. 3374--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide annual and other opportunities for individuals enrolled
under a medicare-select policy to change to a medigap policy
without prejudice; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BENTSEN, H4396 [1MY]
Cosponsors added, H5501 [22MY], H6765 [25JN], H7108 [27JN], H9566
[31JY], H9925 [2AU], H10386 [12SE], H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 3375--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the 1993 increase in motor fuels tax, and for other purposes; to
the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; National Security;
Government Reform and Oversight; Rules; Science, 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. ROYCE, H4396 [1MY]
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H.R. 3376--A bill to authorize major medical facility projects and
major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans
Affairs for fiscal year 1997, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr.
Edwards), H4396 [1MY]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-574), H5051 [14MY]
Debated, H5766 [4JN]
Text, H5766 [4JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H5774 [4JN]
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S5855 [5JN]
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H.R. 3377--A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 to provide for determining tort liability of holders of
rights-of-way over Federal lands under the ordinary rules of
negligence and to clarify the exemption from right-of-way rental
fees for certain rural electric and telephone facilities; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. COOLEY (for himself and Mr. DeFazio), H4396 [1MY]
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H.R. 3378--A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to
extend the demonstration program for direct billing of medicare,
medicaid, and other third party payors; to the Committees on
Resources; 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. YOUNG of Alaska, H4396 [1MY]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-742), H9705 [1AU]
Committee discharged, H9705 [1AU]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H9970 [4SE]
Text, H9970 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S9966 [5SE]
Amendments, S11041 [19SE], S11051 [19SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11051 [19SE]
House concurs in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 544),
H11416 [27SE]
Senate concurred in House amendment to Senate amendments, S12402
[3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 3379--A bill to amend chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code,
to require that each President's budget submission to Congress
include a detailed plan to achieve a balanced Federal budget, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform and
Oversight; 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. CONDIT, H4396 [1MY]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY], H4902 [10MY], H5174 [15MY], H5501
[22MY], H5754 [30MY], H5757 [31MY]
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H.R. 3380--A bill to authorize substitution for drawback purposes of
certain types of fibers and yarns for use in the manufacture of
carpets and rugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DEAL of Georgia, H4396 [1MY]
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H.R. 3381--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the
Social Security Act to provide tax incentives for the purchase of
long-term care insurance and to establish consumer protection
standards for such insurance; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
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. DURBIN, H4396 [1MY]
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H.R. 3382--A bill to promote safe streets by preventing the further
sale of illegal assault weapons and large capacity ammunition
feeding devices, and to provide for mandatory prison terms for
possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm during the
commission of a Federal crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRISA, H4396 [1MY]
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H.R. 3383--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
increase the minimum wage rate under that act and to implement a
new work opportunity tax credit, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Roberts), H4396 [1MY]
Cosponsors added, H4647 [8MY], H4801 [9MY]
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H.R. 3384--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for the deposit of the general revenue portion of the
motor fuel excise taxes into the highway trust fund and airport
and airway trust fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. LaTOURETTE, H4396 [1MY]
Cosponsors added, H4647 [8MY], H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 3385--A bill to affirm the role of the States in setting
reasonable occupancy standards, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mrs. Roukema,
Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hayworth,
Mr. Stockman, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr.
Green of Texas, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
Pickett, Ms. Pryce, and Mr. Shadegg), H4396 [1MY]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY], H7260 [10JY], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 3386--A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require
prosecutors in the Department of Justice to be ethical; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McDADE, H4396 [1MY]
Cosponsors added, H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 3387--A bill to designate the Southern Piedmont Conservation
Research Center located at 1420 Experimental Station Road in
Watkinsville, GA, as the ``J. Phil Campbell, Senior Natural
Resource Conservation Center''; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. Linder), H4397 [1MY]
Committee discharged. Rereferred to the Committee on Agriculture,
H4913 [14MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-645), H7105 [27JN]
Passed House, H9773 [1AU]
Text, H9774 [1AU]
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry,
S9553 [2AU]
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H.R. 3388--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Hoptoad; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GEJDENSON, H4397 [1MY]
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H.R. 3389--A bill to reduce the unfunded liability of the teachers',
firefighters', police officers', and judges' pension funds of the
District of Columbia by increasing and extending the contributions
of the Federal Government to such funds, increasing employee
contributions to such funds, and establishing a single annual
cost-of-living adjustment for annuities paid from such funds, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Ms. NORTON, H4423 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 3390--A bill to reform occupancy standards for public and other
federally assisted housing to provide safer living environments
and increased local control, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. MORAN, H4423 [2MY]
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H.R. 3391--A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require at
least 85 percent of funds appropriated to the Environmental
Protection Agency from the leaking underground storage tank trust
fund to be distributed to States for cooperative agreements for
undertaking corrective action and for enforcement of subtitle I of
such act; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. SCHAEFER (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Burr, Mr. Hefner, and
Mr. Bereuter), H4423 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, H4647 [8MY], H5288 [16MY], H5570 [23MY], H5754
[30MY], H6006 [6JN], H6915 [26JN], H7154 [9JY], H8248 [23JY],
H9566 [31JY], H9925 [2AU], H10525 [17SE], H10602 [18SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-822), H11046 [24SE]
Committee discharged, H11046 [24SE]
Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, H11046 [24SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11202 [25SE]
Text, H11202 [25SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works, S11538 [27SE]
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H.R. 3392--A bill to require a separate, unclassified statement of the
aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities; to
the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Intelligence
(Permanent Select), 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. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Brown
of California), H4430 [6MY]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY], H4801 [9MY], H4902 [10MY], H5053
[14MY], H5174 [15MY], H5288 [16MY], H5380 [21MY], H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 3393--A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to prevent the crime
of pet theft; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews,
Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell,
Mr. Chabot, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr.
Foley, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Kelly,
Mr. Kleczka, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Manton, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs.
Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Torres,
Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan), H4502 [7MY]
Cosponsors added, H4647 [8MY], H4902 [10MY], H5288 [16MY], H5380
[21MY], H5818 [4JN], H5935 [5JN], H6286 [12JN], H7115 [8JY], H7260
[10JY], H7475 [11JY], H7533 [12JY], H8094 [22JY], H10040 [4SE],
H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 3394--A bill to repeal the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act
and to provide new authority for the disposal of low-level
radioactive waste; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. LEWIS of California (for himself and Mr. Stump), H4502 [7MY]
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H.R. 3395--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide a temporary suspension of 4.3 cents per gallon in the
rates of tax on gasoline and diesel fuel; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. BENTSEN, H4502 [7MY]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY], H7108 [27JN]
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H.R. 3396--A bill to define and protect the institution of marriage;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. Largent, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs.
Myrick, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, and Mr.
Emerson), H4502 [7MY]
Cosponsors added, H4801 [9MY], H5053 [14MY], H5288 [16MY], H5501
[22MY], H5754 [30MY], H5935 [5JN], H6286 [12JN], H6415 [13JN],
H6509 [18JN], H6915 [26JN], H7108 [27JN]
Removal of cosponsors, H5501 [22MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-664), H7154 [9JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 474), H7259 [10JY]
Debated, H7441 [11JY], H7480 [12JY]
Text, H7481 [12JY]
Amendments, H7481 [12JY], H7498 [12JY]
Passed House, H7506 [12JY]
Read the first time, S7914 [16JY]
Read the second time, S7921 [17JY]
Placed on the calendar, S8012 [17JY]
Amendments, S9750 [3SE], S9751 [3SE], S9752 [3SE]
Debated, S9926 [5SE], S10100 [10SE]
Passed Senate, S10129 [10SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10672 [19SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11089 [20SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H10765 [23SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-199] (signed September 21, 1996)
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H.R. 3397--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to require that contributions to candidates in odd-numbered years
be from individuals only; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas, H4502 [7MY]
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H.R. 3398--A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all
dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally; to
the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. CANADY (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Dornan, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Goss, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Foley), H4502 [7MY]
Cosponsors added, H4801 [9MY], H5935 [5JN], H6286 [12JN], H7475
[11JY], H8248 [23JY], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 3399--A bill to authorize appropriations for the United States
contribution to the 10th replenishment of the resources of the
International Development Association, to authorize consent to and
authorize appropriations for the United States contribution to the
fifth replenishment of the resources of the African Development
Bank, to authorize consent to and authorize appropriations for a
United States contribution to the interest subsidy account of the
successor [ESAF II] to the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility
of the International Monetary Fund, and to provide for the
establishment of the Middle East Development Bank; to the
Committees on Banking and Financial Services; 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. CASTLE (by request), H4502 [7MY]
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H.R. 3400--A bill to designate the United States courthouse to be
constructed at a site on 18th Street between Dodge and Douglas
Streets in Omaha, NE, as the ``Roman L. Hruska United States
Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Barrett of
Nebraska, and Mr. Gilchrest), H4502 [7MY]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-610), H6005 [6JN]
Debated, H6050 [10JN]
Text, H6050 [10JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H6090 [10JN]
Title amended, H6090 [10JN]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S6080
[11JN]
Reported (no written report), S10837 [18SE]
Passed Senate, S11202 [24SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11425 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11393 [26SE]
Presented to the President, H11393 [26SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-229] (signed October 2, 1996)
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H.R. 3401--A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for
breast-cancer research through the voluntary purchase of certain
specially issued U.S. postage stamps; to the Committees on
Government Reform and Oversight; 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. FAZIO of California, H4502 [7MY]
Cosponsors added, H4647 [8MY], H5053 [14MY], H5288 [16MY], H5647
[29MY], H5818 [4JN], H6286 [12JN], H6712 [24JN], H6915 [26JN],
H7533 [12JY], H8030 [18JY], H8635 [29JY], H9566 [31JY], H10040
[4SE], H10236 [11SE], H10602 [18SE], H11048 [24SE], H11396 [26SE],
H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3402--A bill to amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 to provide for rental assistance payments to assist
certain owners of manufactured homes who rent the lots on which
their homes are located; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. FILNER, H4502 [7MY]
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H.R. 3403--A bill to amend title III of the Job Training Partnership
Act to provide employment and training assistance for individuals
who work full time at a plant, facility, or enterprise that is a
part of an economically depressed industry and is located in an
economically depressed area; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 3404--A bill to amend title VI of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 to establish a consensus committee for
maintenance and revision of the Federal manufactured home
construction and safety standards, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. McINTOSH, H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 3405--A bill to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and
Concord Rivers as a Component of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. MEEHAN, H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 3406--A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974 to establish a consensus committee for development,
revision, and interpretation of manufactured housing construction
standards; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gonzalez,
Mr. Heineman, Mr. Vento, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. King, Mr.
Lewis of California, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Rohrabacher,
Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bono, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Largent, Mr.
Minge, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Linder),
H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 3407--A bill to establish the Thrift Charter Merger Commission,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial
Services; 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. ROTH, H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 3408--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the
provisions of law relating to payment of retired pay of retired
members of the Armed Forces to former spouses, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, H4503 [7MY]
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H.R. 3409--A bill to combat domestic terrorism; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Conyers), H4503 [7MY]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY], H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 3410--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
encourage production of oil and gas within the United States, to
ease regulatory burdens, and for other purposes; to the Committees
on Ways and Means; 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. THORNBERRY, H4503 [7MY]
Cosponsors added, H6765 [25JN], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 3411--A bill to protect the rights of the States and the people
from abuse by the Federal Government, to strengthen the
partnership and the intergovernmental relationship between State
and Federal Governments, to restrain Federal agencies from
exceeding their authority, to enforce the 10th amendment to the
Constitution, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the
Judiciary; 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. SHADEGG, H4646 [8MY]
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H.R. 3412--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
a study of the feasibility of establishing Calumet Ecological Park
in the vicinity of Chicago, IL; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. WELLER, H4646 [8MY]
Cosponsors added, H5174 [15MY]
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H.R. 3413--A bill to amend chapter 211 of title 49, United States
Code, with respect to hours of service of railroad employees, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. MARTINI (for himself and Mr. Franks of New Jersey), H4646
[8MY]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3414--A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 to provide for a sequestration of all
budgetary accounts for fiscal year 1997--except Social Security,
Federal retirement, and interest on the debt--equal to 5 percent
of the OMB baseline; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. CAMPBELL, H4646 [8MY]
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H.R. 3415--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the 4.3-cent increase in the transportation motor fuels excise tax
rates enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and
dedicated to the general fund of the Treasury; to the Committees
on Ways and Means; 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 Mrs. SEASTRAND (for herself, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Royce, and Mr.
Zimmer), H4646 [8MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-576) (omitted from May 15 Record), H5286
[16MY]
Committee discharged, H5286 [16MY]
Made special order (H. Res. 436), H5286 [16MY]
Debated, H5337 [21MY]
Text, H5337 [21MY]
Passed House, H5356 [21MY]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S6848 [25JN]
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H.R. 3416--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
suspend the tax on ozone-depleting chemicals used as propellants
in metered-dose inhalers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr.
Herger, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Crane, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Fox, Mr.
Wilson, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Calvert), H4646 [8MY]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN]
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H.R. 3417--A bill to remove a restriction on the authority of the
Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with other
Federal agencies to acquire goods and services directly related to
improving or utilizing the firefighting capability of the Forest
Service; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Schiff), H4646 [8MY]
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H.R. 3418--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to extend priority
health care to veterans who served during the Persian Gulf war in
Israel or Turkey; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Buyer, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Stearns), H4646 [8MY]
Cosponsors added, H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 3419--A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to
prescribe rules to protect public safety by preventing broadcasts
that create hazards for motorists; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. VENTO, H4646 [8MY]
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H.R. 3420--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
suspend the 4.3-cent general revenue portion of the fuel excise
taxes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE, H4646 [8MY]
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H.R. 3421--A bill to require the imposition of increased tariffs on
certain products of the People's Republic of China until the
President certifies that that country is complying with its
agreement with the United States regarding protection of
intellectual property rights; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Bono, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Cox, Mr.
Bonior, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hyde, Mr.
Scarborough, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barton of
Texas, Mr. Berman, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bryant of
Texas, Mr. Cardin, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr.
Dornan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ehrlich, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans,
Mr. Farr, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hastings of Florida,
Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hobson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. King, Mr. Klink, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mascara, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of
Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr.
Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Porter, Mr.
Richardson, Mr. Rose, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Mrs.
Schroeder, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stark,
Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wolf, and Ms. Woolsey), H4646 [8MY]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY], H5053 [14MY], H5501 [22MY], H5754
[30MY], H5935 [5JN]
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H.R. 3422--A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States
Code to permit each party to certain contracts to accept or reject
arbitration as a means of settling disputes under the contracts;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr.
Barr, and Mr. Flanagan), H4800 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY], H6765 [25JN]
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H.R. 3423--A bill to provide that an individual may not serve more
than two terms as a member of any independent regulatory
commission, and to authorize an individual to continue to serve as
a member of an independent regulatory commission for not more than
1 year following the expiration of the term of the individual; to
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Clinger, Mr.
Packard, Mr. Bono, Mr. Upton, Mr. Horn, Mr. Scarborough, Mr.
Largent, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Zeliff), H4800 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY], H6006 [6JN], H6184 [11JN], H6532
[19JN], H7154 [9JY], H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 3424--A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 and
the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to provide for increased
regulation of slaughterhouses; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Pomeroy), H4800
[9MY]
Cosponsors added, H5288 [16MY], H5380 [21MY], H6006 [6JN], H7260
[10JY], H8094 [22JY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3425--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
require health insurance coverage and group health plans that
provide coverage of childbirth to provide coverage for a minimum
inpatient stay following childbirth; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Jacobs, Mr.
Pallone, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Coyne,
Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Payne
of Virginia, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ford, and Ms.
McKinney), H4800 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, H5935 [5JN], H6765 [25JN]
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H.R. 3426--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
apply standards to outpatient physical therapy provided as an
incident to a physician's professional services; to the Committees
on Commerce; 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. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Nussle), H4800 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, H6184 [11JN], H9925 [2AU], H11230 [25SE], H11527
[27SE]
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H.R. 3427--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
a deduction for the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance
taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Crane, Mr.
McIntosh, and Ms. Dunn of Washington), H4800 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN], H7780 [17JY], H8030 [18JY], H8248
[23JY], H8598 [26JY], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 3428--A bill for the relief of certain former spouses of
employees of the Federal Government; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. OXLEY, H4800 [9MY]
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H.R. 3429--A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for
annual consumer confidence reports regarding contaminants in
drinking water; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SAXTON, H4800 [9MY]
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H.R. 3430--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
eliminate the requirement that States pay unemployment
compensation on the basis of services performed by election
workers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Farr), H4800 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, H5818 [4JN], H9566 [31JY], H10236 [11SE], H12194
[30SE]
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H.R. 3431--A bill to amend the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of
1993 to clarify certain requirements and to improve the flow of
interstate commerce; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Stearns, and Mrs.
Collins of Illinois), H4800 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-623), H6423 [17JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H7124 [9JY]
Text, H7124 [9JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, S7669 [10JY]
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H.R. 3432--A bill to designate certain locks and dams of the
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway; to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr.
Parker), H4800 [9MY]
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H.R. 3433--A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from
authorizing payment under defense contracts for restructuring
costs of a merger or acquisition; to the Committee on National
Security.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, H4901 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H6286 [12JN], H6915 [26JN], H7260 [10JY], H10386
[12SE], H10525 [17SE]
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H.R. 3434--A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United States
Code, to further restrict Federal officers and employees from
representing or advising foreign entities after leaving Government
service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. CANADY (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Zimmer,
Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Upton, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania), H4901
[10MY]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3435--A bill to make technical amendments to the Lobbying
Disclosure Act of 1995; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CANADY (for himself and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), H4901
[10MY]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-699), H8374 [24JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8613 [29JY]
Text, H8613 [29JY]
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H.R. 3436--A bill to protect the health of mothers and newborns
against the premature termination of inpatient care based on
denial of health coverage; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic
and Educational Opportunities, 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. DINGELL, H4901 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 3437--A bill to amend the Small Business Act to exempt
subcontracts for dredging activities from local buy requirements
under the business development program authorized by section 8(a)
of the Act; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. HOEKSTRA, H4901 [10MY]
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H.R. 3438--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on desmedipham; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HOEKSTRA, H4901 [10MY]
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H.R. 3439--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on phenmedipham; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HOEKSTRA, H4901 [10MY]
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H.R. 3440--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on ethofumesate; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HOEKSTRA, H4901 [10MY]
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H.R. 3441--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform
and rename the earned income tax credit; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Armey, Mr.
Talent, Mr. Goss, Mr. Largent, Mr. Graham, Mr. Pete Geren of
Texas, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Baker of
California, Mr. Coble, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr.
Doolittle), H4901 [10MY]
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H.R. 3442--A bill to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation
to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its
environs to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than
declared wars; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. LaTOURETTE, H4902 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H6006 [6JN]
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H.R. 3443--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the
program of research on breast cancer; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Engel, Mr.
Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs.
Kennelly, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott,
Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs.
Schroeder, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. Waxman), H4902
[10MY]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H12271 [3OC]
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H.R. 3444--A bill to amend section 818 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to repeal certain
provisions and revise certain reporting requirements relating to
payment of restructuring costs under defense contracts; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. SANDERS, H4902 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3445--A bill to make changes in Federal juvenile justice
proceedings, and to foster youth development and prevent juvenile
crime and delinquency; to the Committees on the Judiciary;
Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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, H4902 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H5288 [16MY], H5818 [4JN], H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 3446--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act and certain other
environmental laws to provide regulatory relief and preserve jobs,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. STOCKMAN, H4902 [10MY]
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H.R. 3447--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for
the forfeiture of retirement benefits in the case of a Member of
Congress convicted of a felony, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on House Oversight; 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. TATE, H4902 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H5288 [16MY], H5570 [23MY], H5754 [30MY], H5935
[5JN], H6184 [11JN], H6415 [13JN], H6691 [20JN], H7260 [10JY],
H8375 [24JY], H9706 [1AU], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 3448--A bill to provide tax relief for small businesses, to
protect jobs, to create opportunities, to increase the take home
pay of workers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
Mr. ARCHER, H5052 [14MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-586), H5299 [20MY]
Made special order (H. Res. 440), H5379 [21MY]
Debated, H5445 [22MY]
Text, H5445 [22MY]
Amendments, H5445 [22MY]
Amended and passed House, H5478 [22MY]
Title amended (H.R. 1227 appended), H5544 [23MY]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S5937 [6JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-281), S6408 [18JN]
Amendments, S6898 [25JN], S6899 [25JN], S7402 [8JY], S7409 [8JY],
S7417 [8JY], S7466 [9JY], S7494 [9JY]
Debated, S7366 [8JY], S7421 [9JY]
Text, S7366 [8JY]
Passed Senate as amended, S7468 [9JY]
Objection is heard to a request that Senate insist on its amendment
and ask for a conference, S7749 [11JY]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S8820 [25JY]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference,
H8574 [26JY]
Motion to instruct conferees agreed to in the House, H8581 [26JY]
Conferees appointed, H8581 [26JY]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-737) submitted in the House, H9568
[1AU]
Explanatory statement, H9613 [1AU]
Conference report considered in the House, H9846 [2AU]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H9862 [2AU]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S9527 [2AU]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S9535 [2AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9735 [3SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10019 [4SE]
Presented to the President (August 8, 1996), H10019 [4SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-188] (signed August 20, 1996)
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H.R. 3449--A bill to provide emergency livestock feed assistance in
1996 to livestock producers whose operations are located in areas
that were approved for such assistance in 1994 and 1995 as a
result of drought and in which drought conditions continue in
1996; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. SKEEN (for himself and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), H5052
[14MY]
Cosponsors added, H5288 [16MY], H5380 [21MY], H5501 [22MY], H5647
[29MY], H5754 [30MY], H5935 [5JN], H6040 [7JN], H6117 [10JN],
H6509 [18JN], H7108 [27JN]
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H.R. 3450--A bill to provide for modification of the State agreement
under title II of the Social Security Act with the State of
Pennsylvania with respect to certain students; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox,
Mr. Gekas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Klink, Mr. McDade, Mr. Shuster, Mr.
Walker, and Mr. Mascara), H5052 [14MY]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY], H6006 [6JN], H6532 [19JN], H7658
[16JY]
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H.R. 3451--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt
from certain reporting requirements certain amounts paid to
election officials and election workers; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. GEKAS, H5052 [14MY]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY]
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H.R. 3452--A bill to make certain laws applicable to the Executive
Office of the President, and for other purposes; to the Committees
on Government Reform and Oversight; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; the Judiciary; Veterans' Affairs, 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 commmittee concerned.
By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bachus, Mrs.
Seastrand, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr.
Kingston, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Burr, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr.
Duncan, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bass, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mr. Kolbe, Mr.
Wamp, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Hostettler,
Mr. LaHood, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Schiff, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Cox, Mr. Chrysler, Mr.
Christensen, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Lewis of
Kentucky, Mr. Coble, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Barton
of Texas, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Collins of Georgia,
Mr. Everett, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Talent,
Mr. Skeen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Castle, Mr. Dreier, Mr.
Hastert, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Upton, Mr. Deal
of Georgia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr.
McCrery, Mr. Tate, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Funderburk, Mr.
Cooley, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Campbell, Mr.
Manzullo, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Portman, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Sanford, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Heineman, Mr.
Brownback, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Largent,
Mr. Souder, Mr. Davis, Mr. Roth, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Baker
of California, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. McDade, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas,
Mr. Fox, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Kim, Mr.
Foley, Mr. Allard, Mr. Herger, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.
Schaefer, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina), H5052 [14MY]
Cosponsors added, H5570 [23MY], H7108 [27JN]
Debated, H10806 [24SE]
Text, H10806 [24SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10970 [24SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-820), H11046 [24SE]
Committee discharged, H11046 [24SE]
Referral to the Committees on Economic and Educational
Opportunities; the Judiciary; Veterans' Affairs extended, H11046
[24SE]
Read the first time, S11604 [27SE]
Read the second time, S11612 [28SE]
Placed on the calendar, S11720 [28SE]
Amendments, S12321 [3OC], S12405 [3OC]
Passed Senate amended, S12404 [3OC]
House agreed to Senate amendments, H12283 [4OC]
Amendments, H12283 [4OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 11, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 18, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 3453--A bill to provide for the more effective enforcement of
child support orders; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Banking
and Financial Services; the Judiciary; National Security;
Transportation and Infrastructure; International Relations;
Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Blute), H5052
[14MY]
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H.R. 3454--A bill to provide enhanced penalties for discharging or
possessing a firearm during a crime of violence or drug
trafficking crime, and for discharging or using a firearm to cause
serious bodily injury during such a crime; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER, H5052 [14MY]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY], H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 3455--A bill to prohibit persons convicted of a crime involving
domestic violence from owning or possessing firearms, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Foglietta),
H5052 [14MY]
Cosponsors added, H6509 [18JN], H6691 [20JN], H6765 [25JN], H8030
[18JY], H8982 [30JY], H10430 [16SE], H11396 [26SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3456--A bill to provide for the nationwide tracking of convicted
sexual predators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr.
Gutknecht, and Mr. Deal of Georgia), H5052 [14MY]
Cosponsors added, H8094 [22JY], H8635 [29JY]
Debated, H11130 [25SE]
Text, H11130 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11244 [26SE]
Laid on the table (S. 1675 passed in lieu), H11250 [26SE]
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H.R. 3457--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
suspend the 4.3-cent general revenue portion of the fuel excise
taxes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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 Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Payne of New
Jersey, Ms. Waters, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Bishop, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Jefferson, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Clyburn,
Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Hilliard, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Jackson, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Rush, Ms. Slaughter, Mr.
Gibbons, Mr. Clay, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Mink of
Hawaii, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Levin), H5173 [15MY]
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H.R. 3458--A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 1996, the
rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity
compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr.
Evans), H5173 [15MY]
Cosponsors added, H5570 [23MY], H6765 [25JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-647), H7105 [27JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H7545 [16JY]
Text, H7545 [16JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs, S8012 [17JY]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended (text of S. 1791
inserted in lieu), S11461 [26SE]
Title amended, S11461 [26SE]
Text, S11461 [26SE]
House concurs in Senate amendments, H12121 [28SE]
Amendments, H12121 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-263] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 3459--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the
enhanced loan asset sale authority of the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BUYER (for himself and Mr. Filner), H5173 [15MY]
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H.R. 3460--A bill to establish the Patent and Trademark Office as a
Government corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Coble, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Berman, Mr. Boucher,
Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. Lofgren), H5173 [15MY]
Cosponsors added, H5818 [4JN], H6509 [18JN], H6532 [19JN], H7260
[10JY], H8094 [22JY], H10040 [4SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-784), H10385 [12SE]
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H.R. 3461--A bill to authorize appropriations for the Federal Election
Commission for fiscal year 1997; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Mr. THOMAS, H5173 [15MY]
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H.R. 3462--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require
that written notice be furnished by the Office of Personnel
Management before making any substantial change in the health
benefits program for Federal employees; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gilman, Mr.
Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Pomeroy, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Moran, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota,
Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Ehrlich), H5173 [15MY]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY], H5501 [22MY], H5647 [29MY], H6286
[12JN], H7533 [12JY], H8635 [29JY], H10602 [18SE], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 3463--A bill to provide for a livable wage for employees under
Federal contracts and subcontracts; to the Committees on Economic
and Educational Opportunities; 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. GUTIERREZ, H5173 [15MY]
Cosponsors added, H5288 [16MY], H5647 [29MY], H6006 [6JN], H6915
[26JN], H7780 [17JY]
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H.R. 3464--A bill to make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary
of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain National
Forest, MO, to exclude a small parcel of land containing
improvements; to the Committees on Agriculture; 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. HANCOCK, H5173 [15MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-654), H7114 [8JY]
Committee discharged, H7114 [8JY]
Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, H7114 [8JY]
Amended and passed House, H9775 [1AU]
Text, H9775 [1AU]
Amendments, H9775 [1AU]
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, S9553
[2AU]
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H.R. 3465--A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security
Act to improve child support enforcement services, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Banking and
Financial Services; the Judiciary; National Security;
Transportation and Infrastructure; International Relations;
Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr.
Shaw, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Cubin, Ms.
DeLauro, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Greene of Utah,
Mrs. Kelly, Ms. lofgren, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Meyers of
Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Pryce, Mrs. Seastrand, Mrs. Schroeder,
Mrs. Vucanovich, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Camp, Mr. Christensen, Mr.
Collins of Georgia, Mr. Crane, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Ensign, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. Portman, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Hobson,
Mr. Nussle, Mr. Upton, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Foley, Mr. Boehlert,
and Mr. Frelinghuysen), H5173 [15MY]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY], H6117 [10JN], H6765 [25JN]
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H.R. 3466--A bill to eliminate taxpayer subsidies for recreational
shooting programs, and to prevent the transfer of federally owned
weapons, ammunition, funds, and other property to a private
corporation for the promotion of rifle practice and firearms
safety; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr.
Yates, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Stark), H5173 [15MY]
Cosponsors added, H5570 [23MY], H7658 [16JY], H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 3467--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
the designation of renewal communities, and for other purposes; to
the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; Banking and Financial Services; 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. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Knollenberg,
Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Flanagan, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Norwood,
Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Thornberry, Mr.
Weller, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Blute, Mr. Burton
of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Emerson,
Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hutchinson,
Mr. King, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr.
McCrery, Mr. Shays, Mr. Wamp, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. DeLay, and Mr.
Taylor of North Carolina), H5287 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN], H7533 [12JY], H9566 [31JY]
Removal of cosponsors, H8095 [22JY]
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H.R. 3468--A bill to establish rules governing product liability
actions against raw materials and bulk component suppliers to
medical device manufacturers, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on the Judiciary; 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. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth,
Mr. Upton, Mr. Berman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Brewster, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Ehlers, Mr.
Hobson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Royce, Mr. Clement, Mr. Blute, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Zimmer,
Mr. Buyer, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Stenholm), H5287 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY], H5501 [22MY], H5570 [23MY], H5754
[30MY], H6006 [6JN], H6691 [20JN], H7154 [9JY], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 3469--A bill to improve economic productivity and create
thousands of jobs by establishing an infrastructure reinvestment
fund which will provide immediate, upfront funding of intermodal
surface transportation programs, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; the Budget; 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. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.
Brewster, and Ms. DeLauro), H5287 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H8094 [22JY]
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H.R. 3470--A bill to enhance the conservation and protection of the
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Voyageurs National
Park; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. VENTO, H5287 [16MY]
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H.R. 3471--A bill to authorize the Corps of Engineers to enter into a
cooperative agreement with the State of New York to fund one or
more projects for habitat restoration in the Hudson River Basin,
NY; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. KELLY, H5287 [16MY]
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H.R. 3472--A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to
eliminate current Federal subsidies for alcoholic beverage
promotions overseas; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Faleomavaega, and Mr. Fattah), H5287 [16MY]
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H.R. 3473--A bill to establish advertising requirements for alcoholic
beverages; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Faleomavaega, and Mr. Fattah), H5287 [16MY]
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H.R. 3474--A bill to require health warnings to be included in
alcoholic beverage advertisements, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Faleomavaega, and Mr. Fattah), H5287 [16MY]
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H.R. 3475--A bill to require an annual report by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services on alcohol advertising practices, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Faleomavaega, and Mr. Fattah), H5287 [16MY]
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H.R. 3476--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide
incentives to colleges and universities to develop, implement, and
improve alcohol abuse prevention and education programs on their
campuses, to strengthen sanctions, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Faleomavaega, and Mr. Fattah), H5287 [16MY]
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H.R. 3477--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
restrict employers in obtaining, disclosing, and using of genetic
information; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, H5287 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H6286 [12JN], H6415 [13JN], H6532 [19JN], H7475
[11JY], H7658 [16JY], H8094 [22JY], H9706 [1AU], H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 3478--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
eliminate tax deductions for advertising and goodwill expenditures
relating to alcohol beverages; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Faleomavaega, and Mr. Fattah), H5287 [16MY]
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H.R. 3479--A bill to carry out a comprehensive program dealing with
alcohol and alcohol abuse; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and
Means; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Agriculture, 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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Faleomavaega, and Mr. Fattah), H5287 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 3480--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure the
ability of utility providers to establish, improve, operate, and
maintain utility structures, facilities, and equipment for the
benefit, safety, and well-being of consumers, by removing
limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time pertaining to
utility vehicle operators and drivers, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), H5287
[16MY]
Cosponsors added, H5570 [23MY], H5935 [5JN], H6415 [13JN], H6691
[20JN], H6915 [26JN], H7533 [12JY], H7780 [17JY], H8248 [23JY],
H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 3481--A bill to repeal the minimum wage requirement of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. LIGHTFOOT (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Barr, Mr. Herger, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr.
Manzullo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Skeen, Mr.
Hancock, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Livingston,
Mr. Crane, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Taylor
of North Carolina, Mr. Mica, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Packard,
and Mr. Stearns), H5287 [16MY]
Removal of cosponsors, H8982 [30JY]
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H.R. 3482--A bill to protect the privacy of health information in the
age of genetic and other new technologies, and for other purposes;
to the Committees on Commerce; 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. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Pelosi), H5287
[16MY]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN], H7533 [12JY], H10108 [5SE], H10721
[19SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3483--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to enable
Federal agencies to design personnel systems suited to their
missions, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government
Reform and Oversight; 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. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Mica) (both by request), H5287
[16MY]
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H.R. 3484--A bill to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's
research, engineering, and development programs, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Science; Transportation and
Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Walker), H5287 [16MY]
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H.R. 3485--A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct
an adaptive forest management research program in Colville
National Forest, WA, that will provide for a creditable, science-
based approach to manage fire-generated, overstocked, small-
diameter, stagnated forest stands for the purposes for improving
forest health, providing wood fiber for manufacturing facilities
in forest-dependent communities, and meeting current and future
environmental needs; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. NETHERCUTT, H5288 [16MY]
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H.R. 3486--A bill to dispose of certain Federal properties at Dutch
John, UT, assist local government in the interim delivery of basic
services to the Dutch John community, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. ORTON, H5288 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H7108 [27JN]
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H.R. 3487--A bill to reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries Act,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Farr), H5288 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-717), H8635 [29JY]
Debated, H9974 [4SE]
Text, H9974 [4SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9979 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 3488--A bill to prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in
handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER, H5288 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 3489--A bill to protect the United States and its Armed Forces,
wherever engaged, from ballistic missile attack, to state the
policy and priorities of the United States for developing and
deploying more effective defenses against ballistic missiles, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on National Security;
International Relations, 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. SPRATT (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Dicks,
Mr. Skelton, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Browder, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Edwards,
Mr. Meehan, Mr. McHale, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of
Rhode Island, Ms. Harman, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Hoyer, and
Mr. Reed), H5288 [16MY]
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H.R. 3490--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to reform
Federal prisons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TATE, H5288 [16MY]
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H.R. 3491--A bill to repeal the American Folklife Preservation Act; to
the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. THOMAS, H5288 [16MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-710), H8597 [26JY]
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H.R. 3492--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure the
ability of utility providers to establish, improve, operate, and
maintain utility structures, facilities, and equipment for
benefit, safety, and well-being of consumers, by removing
limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time pertaining to
utility vehicle operators and drivers, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. VOLKMER, H5288 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H8557 [25JY]
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H.R. 3493--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize
the provision of funds in order to provide financial assistance by
grant or contract to legal assistance entities for representation
of financially needy veterans in connection with proceedings
before the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Everett, Mr. Buyer, and Mr.
Hutchinson), H5299 [20MY]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY], H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 3494--A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 to identify violent and hard-core juvenile
offenders and treat them as adults, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; the
Judiciary, 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. CANADY (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr.
Hutchinson), H5299 [20MY]
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H.R. 3495--A bill to extend the time for the submission of the final
report of the Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Everett, and Mr.
Evans), H5379 [21MY]
Cosponsors added, H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 3496--A bill to make certain Federal facilities available to
qualified assistance organizations for use as temporary shelters
for homeless individuals during nonbusiness hours; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. CAMPBELL, H5379 [21MY]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H6532 [19JN], H6915 [26JN], H7108
[27JN], H7154 [9JY], H7260 [10JY], H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3497--A bill to expand the boundary of the Snoqualmie National
Forest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. White, Mr. Nethercutt,
Mr. Tate, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McDermott,
Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Hastings of Washington), H5379 [21MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-816), H10767 [23SE]
Debated, H11216 [25SE]
Text, H11216 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11246 [26SE]
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H.R. 3498--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
companies to donate scientific equipment to elementary and
secondary schools for use in their educational programs, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Reed),
H5379 [21MY]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY], H6184 [11JN], H7475 [11JY], H9566
[31JY], H10525 [17SE], H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 3499--A bill to temporarily suspend the duty on certain lead fuel
test assemblies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mrs. Kennelly),
H5379 [21MY]
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H.R. 3500--A bill to amend the act to establish a Redwood National
Park in the State of California, to increase efficiency and cost
savings in the management of Redwood National Park by authorizing
the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements with the
State of California to acquire from and provide to the State goods
and services to be used by the National Park Service and the State
of California in the cooperative management of lands in Redwood
National Park and lands in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park,
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, and Prairie Creek Redwoods
State Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. RIGGS, H5379 [21MY]
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H.R. 3501--A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide the
government of Guam the opportunity to acquire excess real property
in Guam, and to release lands from a condition on disposal by
Guam; to the Committees on Resources; Government Reform and
Oversight; 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. UNDERWOOD, H5379 [21MY]
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H.R. 3502--A bill for the relief of D&S International, Inc.; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. COBLE, H5379 [21MY]
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H.R. 3503--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
prevent disqualification of low-income housing units for purposes
of the low-income housing credit solely by reason of certain
assignments of dependency deductions by full-time student single
parents; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. EWING, H5500 [22MY]
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H.R. 3504--A bill to authorize the marketing of breast examination
pads without restriction; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Barton
of Texas, Mr. Burr, Mr. Myers and Mr. Poshard), H5500 [22MY]
Cosponsors added, H6184 [11JN], H8248 [23JY], H10108 [5SE], H11230
[25SE]
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H.R. 3505--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; Ways
and Means; Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight; 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. FARR (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of
California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Richardson,
Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barcia of
Michigan, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Borski, Mr.
Browder, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Dellums, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson,
Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio,
Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee,
Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Levin, Ms. Lofgren,
Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Manton, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. McDermott,
Ms. McKinney, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Moakley,
Mr. Moran, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Rivers, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Schroeder,
Mr. Schumer, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Studds, Mr.
Stupak, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), H5500 [22MY]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY], H7108 [27JN], H7260 [10JY], H7533
[12JY], H7780 [17JY]
Removal of cosponsors, H7780 [17JY]
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H.R. 3506--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize
the provision of funds in order to provide financial assistance by
grant or contract to legal assistance entities for representation
of financially needy veterans in connection with proceedings
before the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Everett, Mr.
Evans, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr.
Clement, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr.
Ney, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Barr, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hayworth,
and Mr. Cooley), H5500 [22MY]
Cosponsors added, H5570 [23MY]
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H.R. 3507--A bill to restore the American family, enhance support and
work opportunities for families with children, reduce out-of-
wedlock pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence by requiring work,
meet the health care needs of America's most vulnerable citizens,
control welfare and medicaid spending, and increase State
flexibility; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Agriculture;
Banking and Financial Services; Commerce; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary;
National Security; International Relations; 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. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Shaw, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Camp, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Collins of
Georgia, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Dunn of
Washington, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Laughlin, and Mr. Deal of Georgia),
H5500 [22MY]
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H.R. 3508--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
the sale of personal information about children without their
parents' consent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hutchinson,
Mr. Ney, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr.
Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Horn), H5500 [22MY]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY], H5754 [30MY], H5935 [5JN], H6286
[12JN], H6532 [19JN], H6765 [25JN], H7658 [16JY], H8248 [23JY],
H9925 [2AU], H10430 [16SE], H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 3509--A bill to provide for a report regarding the effects that
environmental factors have on women's health; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Ms. FURSE, H5500 [22MY]
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H.R. 3510--A bill to provide additional pension security for spouses
and former spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Ways and Means; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Government
Reform and Oversight; Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. FURSE, H5500 [22MY]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY]
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H.R. 3511--A bill to provide additional pension security for spouses
and former spouses, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Ways and Means; Government Reform and Oversight; Transportation
and Infrastructure; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, and Mr. LaFalce), H5500 [22MY]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H8248 [23JY], H9925 [2AU], H10236
[11SE]
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H.R. 3512--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish
limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense
contractors; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. SANDERS, H5500 [22MY]
Cosponsors added, H7658 [16JY], H8557 [25JY]
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H.R. 3513--A bill to establish limitations on the ability of a Federal
agency to pay a contractor under a contract with the agency for
the costs of compensation with respect to the services of any
individual; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight;
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. SANDERS, H5501 [22MY]
Cosponsors added, H7658 [16JY], H8557 [25JY]
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H.R. 3514--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
for programs of research regarding Parkinson's disease, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Volkmer, and Mr.
Flanagan), H5501 [22MY]
Cosponsors added, H6286 [12JN], H6415 [13JN], H6915 [26JN], H7260
[10JY], H8375 [24JY], H10386 [12SE], H10525 [17SE], H10602 [18SE],
H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 3515--A bill to amend the consumer lease provisions of the
Consumer Credit Protection Act; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr.
Lipinski, and Mr. Frazer), H5501 [22MY]
Cosponsors added, H8598 [26JY]
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H.R. 3516--A bill to permit duty free treatment for certain
structures, parts, and components used in the Gemini Telescope
Project; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, H5501 [22MY]
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H.R. 3517--A bill making appropriations for military construction,
family housing, and base realignment and closure for the
Department of Defense for fiscal year ending September 30, 1997,
and for other purposes.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, H5569 [23MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-591), H5569 [23MY]
Made special order (H. Res. 442), H5646 [29MY]
Amendments, H5647 [29MY], H5669 [30MY]
Debated, H5659 [30MY]
Passed House, H5674 [30MY]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S5690 [3JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-287), S6611 [20JN]
Amendments, S7051 [26JN], S7060 [26JN], S7064 [26JN]
Debated, S7059 [26JN]
Text, S7060 [26JN]
Passed Senate as amended, S7065 [26JN]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S7065 [26JN]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference,
H8573 [26JY]
Conferees appointed, H8573 [26JY]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-721) submitted in the House, H8958
[30JY]
Explanatory statement, H8959 [30JY]
Conference report considered in the House, H9796 [1AU]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H9809 [1AU]
Examined and signed in the House, H10104 [5SE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S9869 [5SE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S9874 [5SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9966 [5SE]
Presented to the President (September 6, 1996), H10110 [9SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-196] (signed September 30, 1996)
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H.R. 3518--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive
application of State regulations regarding reformulated gas in
certain areas; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BILBRAY, H5569 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY], H7533 [12JY], H8094 [22JY], H8982
[30JY], H9706 [1AU], H9925 [2AU], H10525 [17SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3519--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas, H5569 [23MY]
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H.R. 3520--A bill to provide for retirement savings and security; to
the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight; Transportation and
Infrastructure, 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. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bentsen, Mr.
Gejdenson, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs.
Kennelly, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Clay, Mr. LaFalce, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kennedy of
Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Williams, Mr.
Andrews, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Fattah, Ms. DeLauro,
Mr. Murtha, Mr. Obey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of California, Mr.
Yates, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Studds, Mr. Markey, Mr. Rahall, Mr.
Vento, Mr. Evans, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns,
Mr. Wise, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Costello, Ms.
Slaughter, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Olver, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Holden, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Mr. Scott, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Thurman, Ms.
Velazquez, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Faleomavaega,
and Mr. Sanders), H5569 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY], H6006 [6JN], H6509 [18JN], H6765
[25JN], H7108 [27JN]
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H.R. 3521--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the
requirement that amounts paid to a member of the Armed Forces
under the Special Separation Benefits Program of the Department of
Defense, or under the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program of
that Department, be offset from amounts subsequently paid to that
member by the Department of Veterans Affairs as disability
compensation; to the Committee on National Security.
By Ms. BROWN of Florida, H5569 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H5818 [4JN], H6415 [13JN], H8248 [23JY], H8557
[25JY], H8982 [30JY], H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 3522--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to ensure
consideration of and planning for reuse or disposal of
construction and demolition debris resulting from highway
projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. COLLINS, H5569 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H6006 [6JN], H7533 [12JY], H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 3523--A bill to require the relocation of a National Weather
Service radar tower which is on Sulphur Mountain near Ojai, CA; to
the Committee on Science.
By Mr. GALLEGLY, H5569 [23MY]
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H.R. 3524--A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize
the National Guard of a State, as part of a drug interdiction and
counter-drug activities plan, to assist the Immigration and
Naturalization Service in the transportation of aliens who have
violated a Federal or State law prohibiting or regulating the
possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. GILMAN, H5569 [23MY]
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H.R. 3525--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify
the Federal jurisdiction over offenses relating to damage to
religious property; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Conyers), H5569 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H6006 [6JN], H6117 [10JN], H6184
[11JN], H6286 [12JN], H6415 [13JN], H6423 [17JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-621), H6422 [17JN]
Debated, H6451 [18JN]
Text, H6451 [18JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H6478 [18JN]
Read the first and second times, S6610 [20JN]
Placed on the calendar, S6628 [20JN]
Debated, S6937 [26JN]
Amendments, S6937 [26JN], S7041 [26JN]
Passed Senate as amended, S6945 [26JN]
House agreed to Senate amendment, H6980 [27JN]
Amendments, H6980 [27JN]
Examined and signed in the House, H7103 [27JN]
Approved [Public Law 104-155] (signed July 3, 1996)
Presented to the President (July 3, 1996), H7152 [9JY]
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H.R. 3526--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect
to transmission of wagering information; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, H5569 [23MY]
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H.R. 3527--A bill to provide financial assistance to Mexican border
States for transportation projects that are necessary to
accommodate increased traffic resulting from the implementation of
the North American Free-Trade Agreement; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bonilla,
Mr. Horn, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Bono, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
McKeon, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Moorhead), H5569 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3528--A bill to require any department, agency, or instrumentally
that contracts with the Federal Government to offer a health plan
and pension plan; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Ms. LOFGREN, H5569 [23MY]
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H.R. 3529--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
an individual who is entitled to receive child support a
refundable credit equal to the amount of unpaid child support and
to increase the tax liability of the individual required to pay
such support by the amount of the unpaid child support; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. LOFGREN, H5569 [23MY]
Committee discharged, H8982 [30JY]
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H.R. 3530--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide a deduction for legal expenses of individuals who bring
sexual harassment suits against their employers; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Ms. LOFGREN, H5569 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY]
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H.R. 3531--A bill to amend title 15, United States Code, to promote
investment and prevent intellectual property piracy with respect
to databases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOORHEAD, H5569 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE], H11527 [27SE], H12194 [30SE],
H12301 [4OC]
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H.R. 3532--A bill to provide a temporary authority for the use of
voluntary separation incentives by Federal agencies that are
reducing employment levels, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Holden, and Ms.
Norton) (all by request), H5569 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H5935 [5JN]
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H.R. 3533--A bill to amend the Bank Protection Act of 1968 to require
enhanced security measures sufficient to provide surveillance
pictures which can be used effectively as evidence in criminal
prosecutions, to amend title 28, United States Code, to require
the Federal Bureau of Investigation to make technical
recommendations with regard to such security measures, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial
Services; the Judiciary; for a 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. NADLER, H5569 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 3534--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to renew
certain permits in the Mineral King Addition of the Sequoia
National Park and to protect historic and cultural resources in
that National Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Calvert,
Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Farr, Mr. Dooley, and Mr. Condit), H5570
[23MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-866), H12270 [3OC]
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H.R. 3535--A bill to redesignate a Federal building in Suitland, MD,
as the ``W. Edwards Deming Federal Building''; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. WYNN, H5570 [23MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-780), H10174 [10SE]
Passed House, H11334 [26SE]
Text, H11336 [26SE]
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H.R. 3536--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require an
air carrier to request and receive certain records before allowing
an individual to begin service as a pilot, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski,
and Mr. Heineman), H5646 [29MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-684), H7779 [17JY]
Debated, H8046 [22JY]
Text, H8046 [22JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8073 [22JY]
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
S8553 [23JY]
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H.R. 3537--A bill to improve coordination of Federal Oceanographic
programs; to the Committees on Resources; National Security;
Science, 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. SAXTON, H5646 [29MY]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-771), H10040 [4SE]
Referral to Committees on National Security; Science extended,
H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 3538--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify
the conditions under which an action may be brought against a
State to enforce veterans' reemployment rights, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. FILNER, H5646 [29MY]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE], H11396 [26SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3539--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to
reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and
Infrastructure; Ways and Means; 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr.
Lipinski), H5646 [29MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-714), H8597 [26JY]
Committee discharged, H8597 [26JY]
Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, H8597 [26JY],
H8635 [29JY]
Debated, H10123 [10SE]
Text, H10124 [10SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10197 [11SE]
Read first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S10425 [12SE]
Debated, S10756 [18SE]
Passed Senate amended (text of S. 1994 inserted in lieu), S10759
[18SE]
Text, S10759 [18SE]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, S10776
[18SE]
Conferees appointed, S11054 [19SE]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H10951 [24SE]
Conferees appointed, H10971 [24SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-848) submitted in the House, H11289
[26SE]
Explanatory statement, H11309 [26SE]
Objection heard to a request for consideration of conference report,
S11527 [27SE], S11699 [28SE]
Conference report considered in the House, H11455 [27SE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H11466 [27SE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S11938 [30SE], S12095
[1OC], S12166 [2OC], S12217 [3OC]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S12239 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12300 [4OC]
Presented to the President (October 4, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-264] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 3540--A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. CALLAHAN, H5646 [29MY]
Amendments, H5754 [30MY], H5818 [4JN], H5819 [4JN], H5820 [4JN],
H5846 [5JN], H5847 [5JN], H5848 [5JN], H5859 [5JN], H5861 [5JN],
H5863 [5JN], H5875 [5JN], H5876 [5JN], H5877 [5JN], H5878 [5JN],
H5891 [5JN], H5894 [5JN], H5895 [5JN], H5897 [5JN], H5898 [5JN],
H5899 [5JN], H5906 [5JN], H5935 [5JN], H6006 [6JN], H6142 [11JN],
H6143 [11JN], H6145 [11JN], H6148 [11JN], H6150 [11JN]
Debated, H5832 [5JN], H6141 [11JN]
Amended and passed House, H6159 [11JN]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S6142 [12JN]
Reported with amendment (S. Rept. 104-295), S7178 [27JN]
Amendments, S8576 [23JY], S8617 [24JY], S8631 [24JY], S8633 [24JY],
S8667 [24JY], S8745 [25JY], S8758 [25JY], S8759 [25JY], S8760
[25JY], S8765 [25JY], S8769 [25JY], S8770 [25JY], S8771 [25JY],
S8772 [25JY], S8775 [25JY], S8776 [25JY], S8781 [25JY], S8784
[25JY], S8788 [25JY], S8798 [25JY], S8799 [25JY], S8801 [25JY],
S8803 [25JY], S8804 [25JY], S8805 [25JY], S8816 [25JY], S8817
[25JY], S8837 [25JY], S8842 [25JY], S8844 [25JY], S8849 [25JY],
S8868 [25JY], S8869 [25JY], S8870 [25JY], S8871 [25JY], S8872
[25JY], S8873 [25JY], S8874 [25JY], S8916 [25JY], S8917 [25JY],
S8918 [25JY], S8919 [25JY], S8921 [25JY], S8922 [25JY], S8923
[25JY], S8946 [26JY]
Debated, S8617 [24JY], S8741 [25JY], S8781 [25JY], S8833 [25JY]
Passed Senate as amended, S8943 [26JY]
Text, S8946 [26JY]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S8964 [26JY]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference,
H8792 [30JY]
Conferees appointed, H8793 [30JY]
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H.R. 3541--A bill to provide for an exchange of lands with the city of
Greeley, CO, and The Water Supply and Storage Co. to eliminate
private inholdings in wilderness areas, to cause instream flows to
be created above a wild and scenic river, to eliminate potential
development on private inholdings within the forest boundary, to
reduce the need for future water reservoirs, to reduce the number
of Federal land use authorizations, and to improve the security of
the water supply of the city and the company, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. ALLARD, H5646 [29MY]
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H.R. 3542--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow
dependency and indemnity compensation to be paid under certain
circumstances to former spouses of veterans dying from service-
connected disabilities; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, H5646 [29MY]
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H.R. 3543--A bill to provide for congressional election campaign
accountability, and for other purposes; to the Committees on House
Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight; 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 Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jacobs, and
Mr. English of Pennsylvania), H5646 [29MY]
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H.R. 3544--A bill to provide for transition for new Members of the
House of Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr.
Laughlin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Green of Texas), H5646
[29MY]
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H.R. 3545--A bill for the relief of the survivors of the late
Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown and the survivors of each
Federal employee killed in the plane crash with him; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FORBES, H5646 [29MY]
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H.R. 3546--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery to the State of South
Carolina; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GRAHAM, H5646 [29MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-701), H8374 [24JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8683 [30JY]
Text, H8683 [30JY]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S9293
[31JY]
Amendments, S11188 [24SE], S11203 [24SE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended, S11203 [24SE]
Title amended, S11203 [24SE]
Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, H11410 [27SE]
Amendments, H11410 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-265] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 3547--A bill to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of real
property in the Apache National Forest in the State of Arizona to
the Alpine Elementary School District 7 to be used for the
construction of school facilities and related playing fields; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HAYWORTH, H5646 [29MY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9971 [4SE]
Text, H9971 [4SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-759), H10039 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 3548--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to eliminate
penalties for noncompliance by States with requirements relating
to the national minimum drinking age; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and
Mr. Tauzin), H5646 [29MY]
Cosponsors added, H6286 [12JN]
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H.R. 3549--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to allow
trucks weighing between 80,000 and 100,000 pounds to operate on
that portion of the Maine Turnpike which is now limited to 80,000
pounds; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LONGLEY (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Zeliff), H5646
[29MY]
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H.R. 3550--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
exclude from gross income the gain realized from the sale or
exchange of a capital asset used to generate self-employment
income if the entire amount of such gain is deposited in an
individual retirement account; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McDADE, H5646 [29MY]
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H.R. 3551--A bill to amend the act entitled ``An Act authorizing
Federal participation in the cost of protecting the shores of
publicly owned property'' to confirm and clarify the authority and
responsibility of the Secretary of the Army, acting through the
Chief of Engineers, to promote and carry out shore protection
projects, including beach nourishment projects, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Foley, Mr. Castle, Mr.
Andrews, and Mr. Cunningham), H5646 [29MY]
Cosponsors added, H5818 [4JN], H6006 [6JN], H6117 [10JN], H6915
[26JN], H7475 [11JY], H7658 [16JY], H8248 [23JY], H10602 [18SE],
H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 3552--A bill for the relief of Alayne Mae Watson; to the
Committee on the Judiciary
By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, H5647 [29MY]
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H.R. 3553--A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to
authorize appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. OXLEY (for himself and Mr. Manton), H5753 [30MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-754)(omitted from Record), H9921 [2AU]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H9932 [4SE]
Text, H9932 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S9966 [5SE]
Passed Senate, S10565 [13SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10672 [19SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11089 [20SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H10765 [23SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-216] (signed October 1, 1996)
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H.R. 3554--A bill to authorize immediate haying and grazing during
1996 on certain lands enrolled in the conservation reserve program
in the State of Tennessee; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hilleary,
Mr. Clement, Mr. Ducan, and Mr. Wamp), H5753 [30MY]
Cosponsors added, H5818 [4JN]
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H.R. 3555--A bill to provide for payment under the Medicare Program
for transportation costs of portable ultrasound equipment for
diagnostic tests in the same manner as payment is made for
transportation costs of portable x ray equipment; to the
Committees on Commerce; 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. GREENWOOD, H5753 [30MY]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 3556--A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require notice
of cancellation rights with respect to private mortgage insurance
which is required by a creditor as a condition for entering into a
residential mortgage transaction, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. HANSEN, H5753 [30MY]
Cosponsors added, H6006 [6JN], H6286 [12JN], H6765 [25JN], H7475
[11JY], H8094 [22JY], H8598 [26JY], H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 3557--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
the Marion National Fish Hatchery to the State of Alabama; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HILLIARD, H5753 [30MY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-702), H8374 [24JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8684 [30JY]
Title amended, H8684 [30JY]
Text, H8684 [30JY]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S9293
[31JY]
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H.R. 3558--A bill to provide for greater accuracy in the 2000
decennial census of population, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Ways and Means;
Agriculture; Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities;
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 Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Ms.
Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dellums, Mr.
Dixon, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Waters, Ms. Brown of Florida,
Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Bishop, Mr.
Lewis of Georgia, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Fields
of Louisiana, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Conyers,
Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Clay, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Menendez,
Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr.
Towns, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Clyburn, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Lantos, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Torres, Mr. Frazer, and
Ms. Norton), H5753 [30MY]
Cosponsors added, H8094 [22JY], H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 3559--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide a deduction for a portion of the fiscal year 1996
transitional payment under the Agricultural Market Transition Act
which is deposited into a reserve against future farm losses; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself and Mr. Hastings of Washington),
H5753 [30MY]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN], H10721 [19SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 3560--A bill to designate the Federal building located at 290
Broadway in New York, NY, as the ``Ronald H. Brown Federal
Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. RANGEL, H5753 [30MY]
Cosponsors added, H8982 [30JY], H9706 [1AU]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed House, H9899 [2AU]
Text, H9900 [2AU]
Amendments, H9900 [2AU]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S9553
[2AU]
Objection heard to a request for consideration, S12153 [2OC]
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H.R. 3561--A bill to provide greater authority for the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to share health-care resources of the Department
of Veterans Affairs, to provide enhanced administrative
flexibility in carrying out health-care resources sharing
agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, H5753 [30MY]
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H.R. 3562--A bill to authorize the State of Wisconsin to implement the
demonstration project known as ``Wisconsin Works''; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; Agriculture; Economic and
Educational Opportunities; 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. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Petri, Mr.
Roth, and Mr. Sensenbrenner), H5817 [4JN]
Made special order (H. Res. 446), H5934 [5JN]
Debated, H5954 [6JN]
Text, H5954 [6JN]
Amendments, H5965 [6JN]
Passed House, H5976 [6JN]
Read the first and second times, S6513 [19JN]
Placed on the calendar, S6547 [19JN]
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H.R. 3563--A bill to provide for the conservation and development of
water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the
Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and
harbors of the United States, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar) (both by request),
H5817 [4JN]
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H.R. 3564--A bill to amend the NATO Participation Act of 1994 to
expedite the transition to full membership in the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization of emerging democracies in Central and Eastern
Europe; to the Committees on International Relations; 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. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hyde,
Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Cox, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Leach, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Torricelli, Mr. Brownback, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Quinn, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kim, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr.
King), H5817 [4JN]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN], H7475 [11JY], H7780 [17JY], H8095
[22JY]
Debated, H8116 [23JY]
Text, H8116 [23JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H8147 [23JY]
Placed on the calendar, S8635 [24JY]
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H.R. 3565--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect
to juvenile offenders, and for other purposes; to the Committees
on the Judiciary; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Coble,
Mr. Buyer, Mr. Heineman, and Mr. Bryant of Tennessee), H5817 [4JN]
Cosponsors added, H6765 [25JN], H7260 [10JY], H8030 [18JY], H8557
[25JY], H8635 [29JY], H9566 [31JY], H9925 [2AU], H10040 [4SE],
H10386 [12SE], H10430 [16SE]
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H.R. 3566--A bill to expand the definition of limited tax benefit for
purposes of the Line Item Veto Act; to the Committees on
Government Reform and Oversight; 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. BARRETT of Wisconsin, H5817 [4JN]
Cosponsors added, H6286 [12JN], H7108 [27JN], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3567--A bill to fully capitalize the deposit insurance funds, to
provide regulatory relief for insured depository institutions and
depository institution holding companies, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. BEREUTER, H5817 [4JN]
Cosponsors added, H6691 [20JN], H6915 [26JN]
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H.R. 3568--A bill to designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion River,
located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. CLINGER, H5817 [4JN]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN], H7108 [27JN], H7115 [8JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-825), H11046 [24SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11213 [25SE]
Text, H11213 [25SE]
Passed Senate, S12407 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 3569--A bill to provide that the most-favored-nation trading
status for the People's Republic of China may continue provided
that Taiwan is admitted to the World Trade Organization by March
1, 1997; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Torricelli,
Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Royce, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Dornan, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Bono), H5817 [4JN]
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H.R. 3570--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that gain on the sale of a principal residence shall be
excluded from gross income without regard to the age of the
taxpayer or the amount of the gain; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mrs. KELLY, H5817 [4JN]
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H.R. 3571--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect
the sanctity of religious communications; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. KING, H5817 [4JN]
Cosponsors added, H6117 [10JN], H6415 [13JN], H6765 [25JN], H7154
[9JY], H7533 [12JY], H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 3572--A bill to designate the bridge on U.S. Route 231 which
crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, KY, and Rockport, IN, as the
``William H. Natcher Bridge''; to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, H5817 [4JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H6462 [18JN]
Text, H6462 [18JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-626), H6508 [18JN]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S6513
[19JN]
Reported (no written report), S10837 [18SE]
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H.R. 3573--A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the
act more effective in preventing oil pollution in the Nation's
waters through enhanced prevention of, and improved response to,
oil spills, and to ensure that citizens and communities injured by
oil spills are promptly and fully compensated, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, H5817 [4JN]
Cosponsors added, H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 3574--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for
the termination of any rights that a former spouse may have, in
connection with receiving any portion of an annuity of a retired
Federal employee, by reason of the remarriage of the former
spouse; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mrs. MORELLA, H5817 [4JN]
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H.R. 3575--A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to
include native pasture for livestock among the list of crops
specifically identified as eligible for noninsured crop disaster
assistance; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself and Mr. Skeen), H5817 [4JN]
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H.R. 3576--A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 401
South Michigan Street in South Bend, IN, as the ``Robert Kurtz
Rodibaugh United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. ROEMER, H5817 [4JN]
Cosponsors added, H9706 [1AU]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-781), H10174 [10SE]
Passed House, H11336 [26SE]
Text, H11337 [26SE]
House proceedings (September 26, 1996) vacated, H11571 [27SE]
Amendments, H11572 [27SE]
Passed House amended, H11572 [27SE]
Title amended, H11572 [27SE]
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H.R. 3577--A bill to oppose the provision of assistance to the
People's Republic of China by any international financial
institution; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Cox), H5817 [4JN]
Cosponsors added, H6117 [10JN], H6286 [12JN], H7780 [17JY]
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H.R. 3578--A bill to reform the safety practices of the railroad
industry, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous
materials releases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Wise, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. DeFazio,
Mr. Clement, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson
of Texas, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Cummings), H5934 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3579--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain property containing a fish and wildlife facility to the
State of Wyoming, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mrs. CUBIN, H5934 [5JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-711), H8597 [26JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9979 [4SE]
Text, H9979 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 3580--A bill to ensure that employees who work under a security
agreement that requires such employees to pay union dues as a
condition of employment have a right to object to the use of their
dues for political, legislative, social, or charitable purposes;
to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr.
Boehner, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Funderburk, Mr. Goss, and Mrs. Seastrand), H5934 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, H6006 [6JN], H6509 [18JN], H6691 [20JN], H7108
[27JN], H7154 [9JY], H7658 [16JY], H8095 [22JY], H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 3581--A bill to facilitate a land exchange involving private land
within the exterior boundaries of Wenatchee National Forest in
Chelan County, WA; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, H5934 [5JN]
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H.R. 3582--A bill to permit individuals to continue health plan
coverage of services while participating in approved clinical
studies; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. LOWEY, H5934 [5JN]
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H.R. 3583--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide,
with respect to research on breast cancer, for the increased
involvement of advocates in decision making at the National Cancer
Institute; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. LOWEY, H5934 [5JN]
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H.R. 3584--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide a credit for employers for certain costs incurred to
combat violence against women; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. Morella), H5934 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 3585--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of respite care services under part B of the
Medicare Program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
treat qualified long-term care services as medical care, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Gilman), H5934 [5JN]
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H.R. 3586--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to strengthen
veterans' preference, to increase employment opportunities for
veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. MICA, H5934 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, H6286 [12JN], H6691 [20JN], H7260 [10JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-675), H7532 [12JY]
Debated, H8762 [30JY]
Text, H8762 [30JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8768 [30JY]
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S9293 [31JY]
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H.R. 3587--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
additional support for and to expand clinical research programs,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. NADLER, H5934 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, H6184 [11JN], H6691 [20JN], H7780 [17JY]
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H.R. 3588--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to provide for expenditure limitations and public financing for
House of Representatives general elections, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; 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. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. Slaughter), H5934
[5JN]
Cosponsors added, H10111 [9SE]
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H.R. 3589--A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to make clear
that no sampling or other statistical procedure may be used in
determining the total population by States for purposes of the
apportionment of Representatives in Congress; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. PETRI, H5934 [5JN]
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H.R. 3590--A bill to prevent discrimination against victims of
domestic abuse in all lines of insurance and in group health
plans; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic and Educational
Opportunities, 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. POMEROY, H5934 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, H7155 [9JY], H7475 [11JY], H7658 [16JY], H8030
[18JY], H8248 [23JY], H8598 [26JY], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 3591--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
reduce the amount of the premium charged for enrollment in part A
of the Medicare Program for individuals not receiving third-party
assistance in payment of the premium; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Matsui), H5934 [5JN]
Cosponsors added, H6765 [25JN], H10040 [4SE], H10525 [17SE]
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H.R. 3592--A bill to provide for conservation and development of water
and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors
of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr.
Borski), H6005 [6JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-695), H8094 [22JY]
Amendments, H8635 [29JY]
Debated, H8693 [30JY]
Text, H8693 [30JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8735 [30JY]
Laid on the table (S. 640 passed in lieu), H8756 [30JY]
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H.R. 3593--A bill to require that reductions in force procedures under
the new personnel management system of the Federal Aviation
Administration be subject to veterans preference; to the
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Solomon), H6005 [6JN]
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H.R. 3594--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure
compliance with veterans preference requirements at the Department
of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Solomon), H6005 [6JN]
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H.R. 3595--A bill to make available to the Santee Sioux Tribe of
Nebraska its proportionate share of funds awarded in Docket 74-A
to the Sioux Indian Nation, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Bereuter), H6005
[6JN]
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H.R. 3596--A bill to provide for the establishment of the Oil Region
National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Resources.
By Mr. CLINGER (for himself and Mr. English of Pennsylvania), H6005
[6JN]
Cosponsors added, H6286 [12JN], H6509 [18JN]
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H.R. 3597--A bill to provide for a study of the establishment of
Midway Islands as a national memorial to the Battle of Midway; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. DUNCAN, H6005 [6JN]
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H.R. 3598--A bill to amend part A of title XI of the Social Security
Act to prohibit certain misuses of the Social Security account
number; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KLECZKA, H6005 [6JN]
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H.R. 3599--A bill to authorize the President to enter into a trade
agreement concerning Northern Ireland and certain border counties
of the Republic of Ireland, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MANTON (for himself, Mr. King, and Mr. Gilman), H6005 [6JN]
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H.R. 3600--A bill to establish a commission to be known as the Harold
Hughes Commission on Alcoholism; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Kleczka, and
Mr. McNulty), H6005 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 3601--A bill to repeal the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, to enact the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1996, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr.
Norwood, Mr. Linder, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Towns, and Mr.
Baker of Louisiana), H6005 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN], H7533 [12JY], H7658 [16JY], H8248
[23JY], H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 3602--A bill to reduce the hazards of dam failures, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. ZELIFF (for himself, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Clinger,
Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Coble), H6005 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 3603--A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. SKEEN, H6040 [7JN]
Made special order (H. Res. 451), H6117 [10JN]
Amendments, H6118 [10JN], H6184 [11JN], H6192 [12JN], H6198 [12JN],
H6199 [12JN], H6201 [12JN], H6211 [12JN], H6212 [12JN], H6217
[12JN]
Debated, H6164 [11JN], H6191 [12JN], H6194 [12JN]
Amended and passed House, H6247 [12JN]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S6220 [13JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-317), S7762 [11JY]
Debated, S8426 [22JY], S8454 [22JY], S8491 [22JY], S8532 [23JY],
S8583 [24JY], S8594 [24JY]
Text, S8426 [22JY]
Amendments, S8426 [22JY], S8438 [22JY], S8440 [22JY], S8446 [22JY],
S8448 [22JY], S8456 [22JY], S8458 [22JY], S8463 [22JY], S8464
[22JY], S8465 [22JY], S8483 [22JY], S8484 [22JY], S8486 [22JY],
S8487 [22JY], S8488 [22JY], S8540 [23JY], S8541 [23JY], S8542
[23JY], S8543 [23JY], S8544 [23JY], S8545 [23JY], S8546 [23JY],
S8548 [23JY], S8551 [23JY], S8552 [23JY], S8577 [23JY], S8578
[23JY], S8579 [23JY], S8580 [23JY], S8586 [24JY], S8594 [24JY],
S8613 [24JY], S8615 [24JY], S8616 [24JY], S8645 [24JY], S8646
[24JY]
Passed Senate as amended, S8616 [24JY]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S8616 [24JY]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H8671 [30JY]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-726) submitted in the House, H9368
[30JY]
Explanatory statement, H9370 [30JY]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S9334 [1AU]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H9725 [1AU]
Examined and signed in the House, H9918 [2AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9553 [2AU]
Approved [Public Law 104-180] (signed August 6, 1996)
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H.R. 3604--A bill to amend title XIV of the Public Health Service Act
(the ``Safe Drinking Water Act''), and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Waxman,
Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Towns, Mr.
Schaefer, Mr. Studds, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Franks of
Connecticut, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Crapo,
Mr. Rush, Mr. Deal, of Georgia, Ms. Furse, Mr. Bilbray, Mr.
Stupak, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Manton, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Richardson, Mr.
Gordon, and Mr. Markey), H6117 [10JN]
Cosponsors added, H6286 [12JN], H6509 [18JN], H6691 [20JN], H6712
[24JN]
Referred to the Committee on Science, H6711 [24JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-632), H6711 [24JN]
Amendments, H6712 [24JN]
Debated, H6725 [25JN]
Text, H6725 [25JN], H8010 [18JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H6762 [25JN]
Laid on the table (S. 1316 passed in lieu), H7740 [17JY]
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H.R. 3605--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
clarify the exemption from tax for State funds providing coverage
for losses on property arising from earthquakes; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LEWIS of California, H6117 [10JN]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN], H6915 [26JN], H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3606--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to restore
freedom of speech to the Internet and to protect children from
unsuitable online material; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. LOFGREN, H6117 [10JN]
Cosponsors added, H6509 [18JN], H6765 [25JN], H7475 [11JY], H8248
[23JY]
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H.R. 3607--A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code,
popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to ensure that
Federal agencies give priority to reducing paperwork burdens on
small businesses having 50 or fewer employees; to the Committees
on Government Reform and Oversight; Small Business, 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. SANDERS, H6117 [10JN]
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H.R. 3608--A bill to amend section 818 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for fiscal year 1995 to prohibit additional
payments for restructuring costs under defense contracts and to
revise certain reporting requirements relating to such costs; to
the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Barrett
of Wisconsin, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Miller of California), H6117
[10JN]
Cosponsors added, H7658 [16JY], H8557 [25JY]
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H.R. 3609--A bill to authorize appropriations for the payment of U.S.
arrearages in assessed contributions to the United Nations for
prior years and to authorize appropriations for the payment of
assessed contributions of the United States for U.N. peacekeeping
operations; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Farr), H6117 [10JN]
Cosponsors added, H8598 [26JY], H9706 [1AU], H10386 [12SE]
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H.R. 3610--A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, H6183 [11JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-617), H6183 [11JN]
Amendments, H6184 [11JN], H6286 [12JN], H6287 [12JN], H6337 [13JN],
H6341 [13JN], H6345 [13JN], H6346 [13JN], H6349 [13JN], H6351
[13JN], H6361 [13JN], H6364 [13JN], H6366 [13JN], H6379 [13JN],
H6380 [13JN], H6384 [13JN], H6385 [13JN], H6387 [13JN]
Made special order (H. Res. 453), H6284 [12JN]
Debated, H6333 [13JN]
Amended and passed House, H6389 [13JN]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S6303 [14JN]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended (text of S. 1894
inserted in lieu), S8069 [18JY]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S8070 [18JY]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H8793 [30JY]
Motion to close conference committee meetings when classified
national security information is under consideration agreed to in
House, H8793 [30JY]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-863) submitted in the House, H11644
[28SE]
Explanatory statement, H11840 [28SE]
Conference report considered in the House, H12033 [28SE], H12051
[28SE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H12110 [28SE]
Conference report considered and agreed to in the Senate, S11936
[30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12250 [1OC]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-208] (signed September 30, 1996)
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H.R. 3611--A bill to extend the authority for the homeless veterans'
reintegration projects for fiscal years 1997 through 1999, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs; 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. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stump, and Mr.
Montgomery), H6183 [11JN]
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H.R. 3612--A bill to reform the Nation's welfare system by requiring
work and demanding personal responsibility; to the Committees on
Ways and Means; Agriculture; Banking and Financial Services;
Economic and Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary; Commerce;
the Budget; National Security; International Relations; 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. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Cardin,
and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), H6183 [11JN]
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H.R. 3613--A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to acquire
permanent flowage and saturation easements over land that is
located within the 10-year floodplain of the James River, SD, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, H6183 [11JN]
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H.R. 3614--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide
that certain individuals who would be eligible for military
retired pay for nonregular service but for the fact that they did
not serve on active duty during a period of conflict may be paid
such retired pay if they served in the U.S. merchant marine during
or immediately after World War II; to the Committee on National
Security.
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Ms. Eshoo), H6183 [11JN]
Cosponsors added, H12301 [4OC]
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H.R. 3615--A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States to correct the tariff treatment of certain silver
and gold bars, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Hayes), H6183
[11JN]
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H.R. 3616--A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to provide
for the establishment of standards to ensure long-term economic
self-sufficiency for participants in adult training programs
carried out under part A of title II of that act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Ms. WOOLSEY, H6183 [11JN]
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H.R. 3617--A bill to amend the National Highway System Designation Act
of 1995 relating to metric highway signing requirements; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. DUNCAN, H6285 [12JN]
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H.R. 3618--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit
the transportation of chemical oxygen generators as cargo on any
aircraft carrying passengers or cargo in air commerce, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Towns, Mr. Visclosky,
Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Ms. Furse, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Condit, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bonior, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Thompson, Mr.
Clyburn, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Roemer, and Ms.
Eshoo), H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN], H7155 [9JY], H7658 [16JY], H8598
[26JY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3619--A bill to provide off-budget treatment for the land and
water conservation fund; to the Committees on Resources; the
Budget; 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. CAMPBELL, H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H6509 [18JN], H6532 [19JN], H7780 [17JY], H8982
[30JY]
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H.R. 3620--A bill to amend the act of October 11, 1974 (Public Law 93-
440; 88 Stat. 1257), to provide for the continued operation of
certain tour businesses in recently acquired areas of Big Cypress
National Preserve; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GOSS, H6285 [12JN]
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H.R. 3621--A bill to amend the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of
1986 to require that disbursements from the International Fund for
Ireland are distributed in accordance with the MacBride principles
of economic justice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Manton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Neal
of Massachusetts, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Torricelli, Mrs.
Roukema, and Mrs. Lowey), H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY], H7780 [17JY], H8030 [18JY], H8375
[24JY], H8982 [30JY], H10386 [12SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3622--A bill to provide for the substitution of the term
``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory
treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'', and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. CHRYSLER (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr.
Heineman, Mr. Jones, Mr. Bono, Mr. Riggs, Mr. McCollum, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Gingrich, Mr.
Bilbray, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Tauzin, Mr.
Whitfield, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Upton, and Mr.
Hastert), H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN], H6691 [20JN], H7108 [27JN]
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H.R. 3623--A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to
revise its television duopoly rules to require public comment on
certain local marketing agreements; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. FARR, H6285 [12JN]
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H.R. 3624--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
establish, and provide a checkoff for, a biomedical research fund,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
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. FORBES, H6285 [12JN]
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H.R. 3625--A bill to authorize appropriations for the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission for fiscal years
1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001; to the Committee on Government Reform
and Oversight.
By Mr. MICA, H6285 [12JN]
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H.R. 3626--A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration to issue regulations relating to recirculation of
fresh air in commercial aircraft, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Borski, Mr. Farr, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of
Massachusetts, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Moran,
Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Woolsey), H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H7155 [9JY]
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H.R. 3627--A bill to provide for the transfer of certain lands near
Myton, UT, to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. ORTON, H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H8095 [22JY]
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H.R. 3628--A bill to establish the Lower East Side Tenement Museum
National Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Resources.
By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself and Ms. Molinari), H6285 [12JN]
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H.R. 3629--A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to require
that photographic evidence of a person's identity be presented
before a change-of-address order shall be accepted by the U.S.
Postal Service for processing; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. VENTO, H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H6691 [20JN], H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 3630--A bill to require coverage for screening mammography and
pap smears under health plans; to the Committees on Commerce;
Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. FOX (for himself, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs.
Roukema, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Forbes), H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN], H7115 [8JY], H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 3631--A bill to provide for the recognition and designation of
the official society to administer and coordinate the United
States of America activities to commemorate and celebrate the
achievements of the second millennium, and promote even greater
achievements in the millennium to come by endowing an
international cross-cultural scholarship fund to further the
development and education of the world's future leaders; to the
Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; International
Relations; 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. DAVIS (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Pickett, Mr.
Boucher, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Duncan, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Wolf, Mr.
Wilson, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Scott, Mr. Roemer, Mr.
Moorhead, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Markey, Mr. Manton, Mr. Lantos, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bereuter,
and Mr. Bilirakis), H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H7260 [10JY], H8982 [30JY], H9925 [2AU], H10041
[4SE], H10721 [19SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3632--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
repeal the requirement for annual resident review for nursing
facilities under the Medicaid Program and to require resident
reviews for mentally ill or mentally retarded residents when there
is a significant change in physical or mental condition; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. EHRLICH, H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H10762 [20SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-817), H10767 [23SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11633 [28SE]
Text, H11635 [28SE]
Passed Senate, S12402 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 3633--A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
Act to permit a waiver of the prohibition of offering nurse aide
training and competency evaluation programs in certain nursing
facilities; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. EHRLICH, H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H6765 [25JN], H9566 [31JY], H10762 [20SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-818), H10767 [23SE]
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H.R. 3634--A bill to amend provisions of the Revised Organic Act of
the Virgin Islands which relate to the temporary absence of
executive officials and the priority payment of certain bonds and
other obligations; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. FRAZER (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Thompson,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Mr. Luther, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hilliard, Ms.
McKinney, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Jackson-Lee,
Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Flake, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Menendez),
H6413 [13JN]
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H.R. 3635--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter
into an agreement with the Governor of the Virgin Islands, upon
request, that provides for the transfer of the authority to manage
Christiansted National Historic site; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. FRAZER (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Thompson,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Mr. Luther, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hilliard, Ms.
McKinney, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Jackson-Lee,
Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Flake, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Menendez),
H6413 [13JN]
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H.R. 3636--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust funds by
requiring the Managing Trustee to invest the annual surplus of
such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing obligations of the
United States and certificates of deposit in depository
institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
and to protect such trust funds from the public debt limit; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bono, Mr.
Brownback, Mr. Burr, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr.
Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cremeans,
Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign,
Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Funderburk, Mr.
Graham, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastings of
Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Jones,
Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Martini, Mr. Metcalf,
Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr.
Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Souder,
Mr. Stockman, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of
Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Weller), H6413 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN], H7260 [10JY], H9566 [31JY], H10108
[5SE], H11230 [25SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3637--A bill to amend chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code,
and title 31, United States Code, to provide employees who
transfer in the interest of the Government more effective and
efficient delivery of relocation allowances by reducing
administrative costs and improving services, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. HORN (for himself and Mr. Fox), H6413 [13JN]
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H.R. 3638--A bill to reauthorize the Development Fund for Africa under
chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hastings of Florida,
and Mr. Payne of New Jersey), H6413 [13JN]
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H.R. 3639--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BLUTE (for himself and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), H6413
[13JN]
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H.R. 3640--A bill to provide for the settlement of issues and claims
related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla
Indians, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Brown of California, Mr.
Calvert, and Mr. Burton of Indiana), H6413 [13JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-777), H10107 [5SE]
Debated, H10145 [10SE]
Text, H10145 [10SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10153 [10SE]
Read the first and second times. Placed on the calendar, S11031
[19SE]
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H.R. 3641--A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for the
delegation of dam safety authority to State government; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fazio of California, and
Mrs. Seastrand), H6413 [13JN]
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H.R. 3642--A bill to provide for the transfer of public lands to
certain California Indian Tribes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GALLEGLY, H6413 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H6712 [24JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-767), H10040 [4SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H10144 [10SE]
Text, H10145 [10SE]
Read first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs, S10324 [11SE]
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H.R. 3643--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend
through December 31, 1998, the period during which the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide priority health care
to certain veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or who served
in the Persian Gulf war and to make such authority permanent in
the case of certain veterans exposed to ionizing radiation, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stump, and Mr.
Montgomery), H6413 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H6509 [18JN], H6765 [25JN]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-648), H7105 [27JN]
Debated, H7546 [16JY]
Amendments, H7546 [16JY]
Text, H7546 [16JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H7552 [16JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs, S8012 [17JY]
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H.R. 3644--A bill to prohibit the advertising of distilled spirits on
radio and television; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Moran,
Mr. Smtih of New Jersey, Mr. Fattah and Mr. Faleomavaega), H6413
[13JN]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 3645--A bill to amend the National Environmental Education Act to
extend the programs under the act, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr.
Pallone, and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas), H6413 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H6509 [18JN], H7108 [27JN], H7260 [10JY], H8095
[22JY], H9566 [31JY], H10108 [5SE], H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 3646--A bill to provide remedies for certain instances of sexual
harassment, and to provide additional funding for the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission; to the Committees on the
Judiciary; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Watt of
North Carolina, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Maloney,
Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Rivers, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Dooley,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Lantos, and Mr.
Thompson), H6413 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY], H9925 [2AU], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 3647--A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 to ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty
receive benefits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Coble, Mr. Evans, Mr. Diaz-
Balart, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Jacobs), H6413 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H8095 [22JY], H8248 [23JY], H8375 [24JY], H9706
[1AU], H12301 [4OC]
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H.R. 3648--A bill to reestablish the National Science Scholars
Program; to the Committees on Economic and Educational
Opportunities; Science, 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. MARKEY, H6413 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN], H6765 [25JN], H7155 [9JY], H7260
[10JY], H7658 [16JY], H8248 [23JY], H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 3649--A bill to provide for a demonstration project to assess the
feasibility and desirability of temporarily placing Federal
employees with another agency or other potential employer so as to
facilitate the reemployment of individuals facing separation
pursuant to a reduction in force; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mrs. MORELLA, H6413 [13JN]
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H.R. 3650--A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security
Act to require States to regard adult relatives who meet State
child protection standards as the preferred placement option for
children, and to provide for demonstration projects to test the
feasibility of establishing kinship care as an alternative to
foster care for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide
safe and appropriate care for the child; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr.
Wolf, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Johnston of Florida), H6413
[13JN]
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H.R. 3651--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to limit expenditures in House of Representatives elections; to
the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. POMEROY, H6413 [13JN]
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H.R. 3652--A bill to apply equal standards to certain foreign made and
domestically produced handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Yates, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode
Island, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Horn, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay,
Mr. Owens, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Torricelli), H6413
[13JN]
Cosponsors added, H10041 [4SE]
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H.R. 3653--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to require candidates for the House of Representatives or the
Senate to file information included in quarterly candidate reports
with the Federal Election Commission within 48 hours of the time
the information becomes available, to require all reports filed
with the Federal Election Commission to be filed electronically,
to require the information contained in such reports to be made
available through the Internet, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on House Oversight.
By Ms. RIVERS, H6413 [13JN]
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H.R. 3654--A bill to ensure the competitiveness of the U.S. textile
and apparel industry; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SPRATT (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr.
Burr, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Ford, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Levin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Flanagan, Mr.
Baker of California, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Browder, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Quillen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Spence,
Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Graham, Mr. Deal of
Georgia, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Jones, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Watt of North
Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Andrews,
Mr. Thompson, Mr. Rose, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sisisky,
Mr. Gordon, Mr. McHale, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boucher, Mr.
Wolf, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Engel, Mr. Condit, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Reed,
Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina,
Mr. Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Myrick,
Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr.
Kingston, Mr. Linder, Mr. Tanner, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. Danner),
H6414 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H6915 [26JN], H7108 [27JN], H7533 [12JY], H8095
[22JY], H9566 [31JY], H10236 [11SE], H10721 [19SE], H11527 [27SE],
H12175 [28SE], H12194 [30SE], H12251 [1OC]
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H.R. 3655--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to reform
Federal prisons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TATE, H6414 [13JN]
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H.R. 3656--A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require
persons contributing to drinking water contamination to reimburse
public water systems for the costs of decontamination; to the
Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, 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. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Pallone), H6414 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H8982 [30JY]
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H.R. 3657--A bill to provide pay equity and labor protection for
contingent workers, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Economic and Educational Opportunities; Ways and Means; Government
Reform and Oversight; House 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ, H6414 [13JN]
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H.R. 3658--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to provide for campaign spending limits, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. VOLKMER, H6414 [13JN]
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H.R. 3659--A bill to amend the Tongass Timber Reform Act to ensure the
proper stewardship of publicly owned assets in the Tongass
National Forest in the State of Alaska, a fair return to the
United States for public timber in the Tongass, and a proper
balance among multiple use interests in the Tongass to enhance
forest health, sustainable harvest, and the general economic
health and growth in southeast Alaska and the United States; to
the Committees on Agriculture; 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. YOUNG of Alaska, H6414 [13JN]
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H.R. 3660--A bill to make amendments to the Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HANSEN, H6423 [17JN]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-703), H8374 [24JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9954 [4SE]
Text, H9954 [4SE]
Ordered placed on the calendar, S9966 [5SE]
Passed Senate, S11666 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-266] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 3661--A bill to provide that a manufactured home may be protected
during a flood event without affecting eligibility of a community
for participation in the national flood insurance program; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. NEY, H6423 [17JN]
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H.R. 3662--A bill making appropriations for the Department of the
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. REGULA, H6508 [18JN]
Amendments, H6509 [18JN], H6510 [18JN], H6511 [18JN], H6550 [19JN],
H6557 [19JN], H6562 [19JN], H6567 [19JN], H6587 [19JN], H6588
[19JN], H6589 [19JN], H6591 [19JN], H6592 [19JN], H6599 [19JN],
H6602 [19JN], H6611 [19JN], H6621 [19JN], H6624 [19JN], H6637
[20JN], H6638 [20JN], H6641 [20JN], H6647 [20JN], H6649 [20JN],
H6654 [20JN], H6664 [20JN], H6667 [20JN], H6668 [20JN], H6671
[20JN], H6674 [20JN], H6679 [20JN]
Debated, H6537 [19JN], H6635 [20JN]
Amended and passed House, H6681 [20JN]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S6659 [21JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-625), H6508 [18JN]
Made special order (H. Res. 455), H6508 [18JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-319), S7886 [16JY]
Debated, S10512 [13SE], S10535 [13SE], S10539 [13SE], S10580 [16SE],
S10584 [16SE], S10650 [17SE], S10653 [17SE], S10656 [17SE]
Amendments, S10512 [13SE], S10530 [13SE], S10531 [13SE], S10532
[13SE], S10557 [13SE], S10558 [13SE], S10559 [13SE], S10560
[13SE], S10564 [13SE], S10580 [16SE], S10582 [16SE], S10584
[16SE], S10596 [16SE], S10609 [16SE], S10610 [16SE], S10614
[16SE], S10691 [17SE]
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H.R. 3663--A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government
and Governmental Reorganization Act to permit the Council of the
District of Columbia to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds
with respect to water and sewer facilities, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gutknecht,
Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Towns, Miss Collins of Michigan,
Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Wynn), H6508 [18JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-635), H6764 [25JN]
Amended and passed House, H6982 [27JN]
Text, H6982 [27JN]
Amendments, H6983 [27JN]
Passed Senate, S9208 [30JY]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9426 [1AU]
Examined and signed in the House, H9703 [1AU]
Presented to the President, H9704 [1AU]
Approved [Public Law 104-184] (signed August 6, 1996)
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H.R. 3664--A bill to make miscellaneous and technical corrections to
improve the operations of the government of the District of
Columbia; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. DAVIS, H6508 [18JN]
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H.R. 3665--A bill to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture the
authority to conduct the census of agriculture; to the Committees
on Government Reform and Oversight; Agriculture, 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. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Rose,
Mr. Combest, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Pomeroy, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Bishop, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr.
Wise), H6508 [18JN]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN], H7108 [27JN]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-653), H7105 [27JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H8052 [22JY]
Text, H8052 [22JY]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S9293 [31JY]
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H.R. 3666--A bill making appropriations for the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and
offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. LEWIS of California, H6508 [18JN]
Amendments, H6511 [18JN], H6532 [19JN], H6533 [19JN], H6534 [19JN],
H6535 [19JN], H6691 [20JN], H6692 [20JN], H6765 [25JN], H6813
[25JN], H6815 [25JN], H6819 [25JN], H6826 [25JN], H6831 [25JN],
H6839 [25JN], H6844 [25JN], H6856 [26JN], H6857 [26JN], H6858
[26JN], H6863 [26JN], H6868 [26JN], H6870 [26JN], H6873 [26JN],
H6875 [26JN], H6876 [26JN], H6878 [26JN], H6881 [26JN], H6884
[26JN], H6887 [26JN], H6893 [26JN], H6897 [26JN], H6900 [26JN],
H6901 [26JN], H6902 [26JN], H6905 [26JN], H6917 [26JN], H6920
[26JN], H6928 [26JN], H6932 [26JN], H6933 [26JN], H6934 [26JN],
H6937 [26JN], H6938 [26JN], H6940 [26JN]
Made special order (H. Res. 456), H6531 [19JN]
Text, H6712 [24JN], H6713 [24JN], H6810 [25JN]
Debated, H6799 [25JN], H6856 [26JN], H6905 [26JN], H6917 [26JN],
H10182 [11SE]
Passed House amended, H6950 [26JN]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S7174 [27JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-628), H6508 [18JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-318), S7762 [11JY]
Debated, S9416 [1AU], S9691 [3SE], S9730 [3SE], S9778 [4SE], S9821
[4SE], S9875 [5SE], S9899 [5SE], S9926, [5SE]
Amendments, S9691 [3SE], S9707 [3SE], S9708 [3SE], S9709 [3SE],
S9710 [3SE], S9711 [3SE], S9732 [3SE], S9746 [3SE], S9747 [3SE],
S9748 [3SE], S9755 [3SE], S9795 [4SE], S9797 [4SE], S9799 [4SE],
S9820 [4SE], S9823 [4SE], S9824 [4SE], S9825 [4SE], S9856 [4SE],
S9857 [4SE], S9876 [5SE], S9877 [5SE], S9899 [5SE], S9901 [5SE],
S9916 [5SE], S9920 [5SE], S9926 [5SE], S9927 [5SE], S9932 [5SE],
S9938 [5SE], S9939 [5SE], S9940 [5SE], S9957 [5SE], S9968 [5SE],
S9969 [5SE], S9970 [5SE], S9973 [5SE], S9975 [5SE], S9976 [5SE],
S9977 [5SE]
Passed Senate amended, S9957 [5SE], S9957 [5SE]
Motion to instruct conferees to concur in Senate amendments agreed
to, H10188 [11SE]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H10189 [11SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-812) submitted in the House, H10733
[20SE]
Explanatory statement, H10746 [20SE]
Conference report considered in the House, H10951 [24SE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H10970 [24SE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S11218 [25SE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S11225 [25SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11290 [25SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11227 [25SE]
Presented to the President, H11227 [25SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-204] (signed September 30, 1996)
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H.R. 3667--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
exclude tips from gross income; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. CRANE, H6508 [18JN]
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H.R. 3668--A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to provide back
pay to the Vietnamese commandos who were employed by the United
States during the Vietnam conflict to conduct covert operations in
North Vietnam so as to compensate the commandos for the years in
which they were imprisoned and persecuted in Vietnam; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. DORNAN, H6508 [18JN]
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H.R. 3669--A bill to establish sources of funding for certain
transportation infrastructure projects in the vicinity of the
border between the United States and Mexico that are necessary to
accommodate increased traffic resulting from the implementation of
the North American Free-Trade Agreement, including construction of
new Federal border crossing facilities, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. FILNER, H6508 [18JN]
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H.R. 3670--A bill to extend certain programs under the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act through fiscal year 1998, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 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; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. SCHAEFER, H6508 [18JN]
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H.R. 3671--A bill to provide for the recognition of the United Houma
Nation and to provide for the settlement of land claims of the
United Houma Nation; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. TAUZIN, H6509 [18JN]
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H.R. 3672--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
repeal the provisions for the certification of drugs containing
insulin and antibiotics; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. WAXMAN, H6509 [18JN]
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H.R. 3673--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and
improve certain veterans programs and benefits, to authorize the
American Battle Monuments Commission to enter into arrangements
for the repair and long-term maintenance of war memorials for
which the Commission assumes responsibility, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Everett, Mr. Evans,
Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Filner), H6531 [19JN]
Cosponsors added, H6765 [25JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-649), H7105 [27JN]
Debated, H7552 [16JY]
Text, H7553 [16JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H7557 [16JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, S8012 [17JY]
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H.R. 3674--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify
the causal relationship required between a veteran's service-
connected disability and employment handicap for purposes of
determining eligibility for training and rehabilitation
assistance, to transfer certain educational assistance
entitlements from the post-Vietnam era educational assistance
program to the Montgomery GI bill, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Everett,
Mr. Evans, and Mr. Mascara), H6531 [19JN]
Cosponsors added, H6765 [25JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-650), H7105 [27JN]
Debated, H7557 [16JY]
Text, H7557 [16JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H7563 [16JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs, S8012 [17JY]
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H.R. 3675--A bill making appropriations for the Department of
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. WOLF, H6531 [19JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-631), H6531 [19JN]
Made special order (H. Res. 460), H6764 [25JN]
Amendments, H6766 [25JN], H7079 [27JN], H7080 [27JN], H7085 [27JN],
H7086 [27JN], H7089 [27JN], H7091 [27JN]
Debated, H6964 [26JN], H7067 [27JN]
Amended and passed House, H7099 [27JN]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, S7301 [28JN]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-325), S8373 [19JY]
Debated, S9118 [30JY], S9265 [31JY], S9275 [31JY]
Text, S9118 [30JY]
Amendments, S9118 [30JY], S9129 [30JY], S9130 [30JY], S9131 [30JY],
S9132 [30JY], S9134 [30JY], S9141 [30JY], S9143 [30JY], S9145
[30JY], S9146 [30JY], S9147 [30JY], S9148 [30JY], S9149 [30JY],
S9162 [30JY], S9163 [30JY], S9164 [30JY], S9268 [31JY], S9275
[31JY], S9276 [31JY], S9279 [31JY], S9280 [31JY], S9305 [31JY],
S9306 [31JY]
Passed Senate as amended, S9287 [31JY]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, S9287
[31JY]
Conferees appointed, S9288 [31JY]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference,
H10048 [5SE]
Conferees appointed, H10048 [5SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-785) submitted in the House, H10387
[16SE]
Explanatory statement, H10391 [16SE]
Conference report considered in the House, H10557 [18SE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H10567 [18SE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S10777 [18SE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S10794 [18SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10761 [20SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H11045 [24SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-205] (signed September 30, 1996)
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H.R. 3676--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, clarify the
intent of Congress with respect to the Federal carjacking
prohibition; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CONYERS, H6531 [19JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-787), H10429 [16SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10463 [17SE]
Text, H10463 [17SE]
Passed Senate, S10892 [18SE], S11027 [19SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10761 [20SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H11045 [24SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-217] (signed October 1, 1996)
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H.R. 3677--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating
to the unemployment tax for individuals employed in the
entertainment industry; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Royce,
Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bono, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Torres, and
Mr. Waxman), H6531 [19JN]
Cosponsors added, H7260 [10JY], H8375 [24JY]
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H.R. 3678--A bill to extend the medicare waiver of liability
provisions for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled
nursing facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. JACOBS (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Coyne, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Stupak, Mr.
Baldacci, Mr. Emerson, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Ehlers), H6531 [19JN]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 3679--A bill to prohibit any increase in the amount of a security
deposit paid by a low-income family for rental of a dwelling unit
receiving Federal rental housing assistance during the occupancy
of the family in the unit; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, H6531 [19JN]
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H.R. 3680--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to carry out
the international obligations of the United States under the
Geneva Conventions to provide criminal penalties for certain war
crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Stump, Mr. Solomon, Mr.
McHale, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr.
Torkildsen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Everett, Mr. McHugh, Mr.
Ortiz, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Longley, and Mr. Kolbe),
H6532 [19JN]
Cosponsors added, H6691 [20JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-698), H8374 [24JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8620 [29JY]
Text, H8620 [29JY]
Passed Senate, S9648 [2AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9735 [3SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10019 [4SE]
Presented to the President (August 9, 1996), H10019 [4SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-192] (signed August 21, 1996)
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H.R. 3681--A bill to provide that if an employer provides additional
leave to a parent for the birth such employer shall provide the
same leave to a parent for an adopted child or a foster child; to
the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities;
Government Reform and Oversight; House 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 Ms. NORTON, H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 3682--A bill to allow certain individuals seeking part-time
employment to be eligible to receive unemployment compensation, to
require the Secretary of Labor to establish and carry out an
annual survey relating to temporary workers, to protect part-time
and temporary workers relating to pension and group health plans,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
Economic and Educational Opportunities; Government Reform and
Oversight; 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 Mrs. SCHROEDER, H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 3683--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political
activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Mr. TIAHRT, H6532 [19JN]
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H.R. 3684--A bill to prohibit the importation into the United States
of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the People's
Liberation Army of China or any Chinese defense industrial trading
company; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cox, Mr.
Spence, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Royce,
Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Ms. Pelosi), H6690 [20JN]
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H.R. 3685--A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission and the
Federal Communications Commission to take action, as necessary, to
protect consumer privacy in light of the convergence of
communications technologies; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. MARKEY, H6690 [20JN]
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H.R. 3686--A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to
prohibit the licensing of a permanent or interim nuclear waste
storage facility outside the 50 States or the District of
Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frazer, and Mr. Miller of
California), H6690 [20JN]
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H.R. 3687--A bill to amend Title 5 of the United States Code to
provide a civil remedy for the request or receipt of protected
records for a nonroutine use by any person within the Executive
Offices of the President, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary, 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. BARR, H6690 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H6915 [26JN], H7260 [10JY], H8598 [26JY]
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H.R. 3688--A bill to require that 401(k)-type pension plans be subject
to the same prohibited transaction rules that apply to traditional
defined benefit pension plans; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. CONDIT, H6690 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H7108 [27JN], H7658 [16JY], H9566 [31JY], H10041
[4SE], H10108 [5SE], H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 3689--A bill to amend the international narcotics control program
under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish an
additional certification standard for certain illicit drug
producing countries and drug-transit countries and to establish an
additional reporting requirement under that program; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ackerman,
Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Moran,
and Mr. Frazer), H6690 [20JN]
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H.R. 3690--A bill to limit the types of commercial nonpostal services
which may be offered by the U.S. Postal Service; to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Packard, Mr. Young
of Alaska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Riggs, and
Mr. Cox), H6690 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU], H10386 [12SE], H10525 [17SE], H11230
[25SE]
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H.R. 3691--A bill to provide for the establishment of a Prescription
Drug Price Review Board to identify excessive drug prices, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, H6690 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H10386 [12SE], H10525 [17SE]
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H.R. 3692--A bill to promote the restoration, conservation, and
enhancement of wetlands through the establishment of a responsible
wetlands mitigation banking program; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. JONES, H6690 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 3693--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
a capital loss deduction with respect to the sale or exchange of a
principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Shays), H6690 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H9706 [1AU], H9925 [2AU], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 3694--A bill to prohibit insurers from offering monetary rewards,
penalties, or inducements to licensed health care practitioners'
on the basis of the health care practitioners' decisions to limit
the availability of appropriate medical tests, services, or
treatments; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. NADLER, H6690 [20JN]
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H.R. 3695--A bill to prohibit insurers from including provisions in
health plans and contracts with health care providers to indemnify
the insurer against any liability; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. NADLER, H6690 [20JN]
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H.R. 3696--A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require the
Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve or deny on a
timely basis an application for a waiver for certain AFDC and
medicaid demonstration projects; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; 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. PAXON (for himself, Mr. Frisa, Ms. Molinari, Mr. King, Mr.
Solomon, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Houghton,
and Mr. Sam Johnson), H6690 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY]
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H.R. 3697--A bill to exempt from the regulation E requirements, State
administration of the Food Stamp Program through electronic
benefit transfer systems that provide for distribution of means-
tested benefits; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee,
and Mr. Condit), H6690 [20JN]
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H.R. 3698--A bill to reduce violent crime by juvenile offenders; to
the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce; 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. Schumer (by request), H6690 [20JN]
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H.R. 3699--A bill to establish a demonstration project to authorize
certain covered beneficiaries under the military health care
system, including the dependents of active duty military personnel
and retired members and their dependents, to enroll in the Federal
employees health benefits program and to ensure their future
health security through the use of medical savings accounts; to
the Committees on National Security; Government Reform and
Oversight; 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Canady), H6690 [20JN]
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H.R. 3700--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to permit interactive computer services to provide their
facilities free of charge to candidates for Federal offices for
the purpose of disseminating campaign information and enhancing
public debate; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms.
Pryce, and Mr. Rohrabacher), H6691 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H6915 [26JN], H7475 [11JY], H7533 [12JY], H7658
[16JY], H8248 [23JY], H8375 [24JY], H8982 [30JY], H9706 [1AU]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11319 [26SE]
Text, H11320 [26SE]
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H.R. 3701--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for each of four vessels; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. DEUTSCH, H6691 [20JN]
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H.R. 3702--A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of certain
factors with respect to any aspect of a surety bond transaction;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. NORTON, H6711 [24JN]
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H.R. 3703--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide the same insurance reserve treatment to financial guaranty
insurance as applies to mortgage guaranty insurance, lease
guaranty insurance, and tax-exempt bond insurance; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RANGEL, H6711 [24JN]
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H.R. 3704--A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to
apply the act to a greater percentage of the U.S. workforce and to
allow employees to take parental involvement leave to participate
in or attend their children's educational and extracurricular
activities, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Economic
and Educational Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight;
House 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 Mrs. SCHROEDER, H6711 [24JN]
Cosponsors added, H10525 [17SE]
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H.R. 3705--A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of
certain frozen concentrated orange juice entries to correct an
error that was made in connection with the original liquidation;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. STEARNS, H6712 [24JN]
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H.R. 3706--A bill to designate the Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness
Area in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H6712 [24JN]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY]
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H.R. 3707--A bill to extend the legislative authority for the Black
Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a commemorative
work; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma,
and Mr. Payne of New Jersey), H6764 [25JN]
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H.R. 3708--A bill to protect the retirement security of Americans; to
the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; Ways and
Means; Government Reform and Oversight; Transportation and
Infrastructure, 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. ANDREWS, H6764 [25JN]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3709--A bill to promote the growth of science and technology in
the United States; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. BROWN of California, H6764 [25JN]
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H.R. 3710--A bill to designate a U.S. courthouse located in Tampa, FL,
as the ``Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse''; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. BROWN of Florida, H6764 [25JN]
Cosponsors added, H7260 [10JY], H7658 [16JY], H8095 [22JY], H8248
[23JY], H8375 [24JY], H8557 [25JY], H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY],
H9706 [1AU], H9925 [2AU]
Committee discharged. Amended and passed House, H9900 [2AU]
Text, H9901 [2AU]
Amendments, H9901 [2AU]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S9554
[2AU]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S11202 [24SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11425 [26SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H11393 [26SE]
Presented to the President, H11393 [26SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-230] (signed October 2, 1996)
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H.R. 3711--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
for an assessment of the provision of health care services and the
conduct of research by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating
to women veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. BROWN of Florida, H6764 [25JN]
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H.R. 3712--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
the research activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs
relating to women veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. BROWN of Florida, H6764 [25JN]
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H.R. 3713--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
health care services for women veterans provided by the Department
of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. BROWN of Florida, H6764 [25JN]
Cosponsors added, H8557 [25JY], H8982 [30JY], H9706 [1AU], H9925
[2AU], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3714--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
make certain changes to hospice care under the Medicare Program;
to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. McNulty), H6764 [25JN]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY], H8095 [22JY], H8248 [23JY], H8635
[29JY], H9566 [31JY], H9925 [2AU], H10041 [4SE], H10236 [11SE],
H10386 [12SE], H10602 [18SE], H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE], H11230
[25SE], H11396 [26SE], H11527 [27SE], H12175 [28SE], H12251 [1OC]
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H.R. 3715--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
for research on the disease known as lymphangioleimyomatosis,
commonly known as LAM; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr.
Payne of Virginia, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Olver, Mr. Greenwood, Mr.
Portman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Cremeans, Mr.
Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr.
Gonzalez), H6764 [25JN]
Cosponsors added, H7108 [27JN], H7260 [10JY], H8248 [23JY], H10767
[23SE]
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H.R. 3716--A bill to implement the project for American renewal, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
Agriculture; Banking and Financial Services; Commerce; Economic
and Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary, 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. KASICH, H6764 [25JN]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3717--A bill to reform the postal laws of the United States; to
the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary,
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. McHUGH (for himself and Mr. Clinger}, H6764 [25JN]
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H.R. 3718--A bill to apply the rates of duty effective after December
31, 1994, to certain water resistant wool trousers that were
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, after
December 31, 1988, and before January 1, 1995; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. MEEHAN, H6764 [25JN]
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H.R. 3719--A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958; to the Committee on Small
Business.
By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, H6914 [26JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-750), H9921 [2AU]
Made special order (H. Res. 516), H10040 [4SE]
Amendments, H10041 [4SE], H10043 [4SE], H10087 [5SE], H10088 [5SE]
Debated, H10078 [5SE]
Passed House amended, H10089 [5SE]
Objection heard to a request for consideration, S11703 [28SE]
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H.R. 3720--A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, H6914 [26JN]
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H.R. 3721--A bill to establish the Omnibus Territories Act; to the
Committees on Resources; 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. FALEOMAVAEGA, H6914 [26JN]
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H.R. 3722--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the
manner by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs ranks applicants
for grants under the State Home Construction Grant Program
administered by the Secretary and to limit the number of grants
any State may be awarded in a year under that program; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey,
Mr. King, Mr. Manton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Owens, Mr. Serrano, and Mr.
Solomon), H6914 [26JN]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3723--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect
proprietary economic information, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Schumer), H6914 [26JN]
Cosponsors added, H7155 [9JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-788), H10429 [16SE]
Debated, H10460 [17SE]
Text, H10460 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10494 [17SE]
Amendments, S10862 [18SE], S10864 [18SE], S10865 [18SE], S10883
[18SE], S10884 [18SE]
Debated, S10882 [18SE], S12201 [2OC]
Passed Senate amended, S10885 [18SE]
House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment, H12137 [28SE]
Amendments, H12137 [28SE]
Senate concurred to House amendment to Senate amendment, S12216
[2OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12300 [4OC]
Presented to the President (October 4, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-294] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H.R. 3724--A bill to improve the integrity of the Social Security card
and to provide for criminal penalties for fraud and related
activity involving work authorization documents for purposes of
the Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committees on the
Judiciary; 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. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Horn,
Mr. Levin, Mr. Canady, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee,
Mr. Campbell, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hastings of
Washington, Mr. Kim, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Miller of California, Mr.
Montgomery, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Shays, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Waxman,
and Mr. Wilson), H6914 [26JN]
Cosponsors added, H7155 [9JY], H7260 [10JY], H7658 [16JY], H8095
[22JY], H8248 [23JY], H8598 [26JY], H9706 [1AU], H9925 [2AU],
H10041 [4SE]
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H.R. 3725--A bill to assist international efforts to improve
awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and
explosive ordnance; to the Committees on International Relations;
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. MORAN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr.
Leach, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Engel, Mrs.
Schroeder, Mr. Beilenson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Meek of
Florida, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Flake, Mr. Berman,
Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Farr), H6914 [26JN]
Cosponsors added, H7108 [27JN], H7475 [11JY], H10762 [20SE]
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H.R. 3726--A bill to establish the Commission on the Advancement of
Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces; to the Committee
on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas), H6914 [26JN]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 3727--A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require
notice of certain fees imposed by the operator of an automated
teller machine in connection with an electronic fund transfer
initiated by a consumer at the machine, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Schumer), H6914 [26JN]
Cosponsors added, H7108 [27JN], H8030 [18JY], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 3728--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Para ethyl phenol
[PEP]; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SPRATT, H6915 [26JN]
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H.R. 3729--A bill to provide for the detection and interception of
weapons of mass destruction delivered by unconventional means; to
the Committees on National Security; Transportation and
Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction the committee concerned.
By Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Taylor of
Mississippi), H6915 [26JN]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY], H8095 [22JY], H8375 [24JY], H9706
[1AU]
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H.R. 3730--A bill to take measures to protect the security of the
United States from proliferation and use of weapons of mass
destruction; to the Committees on National Security; International
Relations; the Judiciary, 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. SPRATT (for himself and Mr. McCollum), H7106 [27JN]
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H.R. 3731--A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to State and local
governments of certain surplus property for use for law
enforcement or public safety purposes; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Bono, Mr.
Brown of California, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Boucher, Ms.
Rivers, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Riggs), H7106 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3732--A bill to authorize the State of Michigan to implement the
demonstration project known as To Strengthen Michigan Families; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr.
Knollenberg, and Mr. Chrysler), H7106 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3733--A bill to amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to
prescribe an income rule for determining if a client who is a
victim of domestic violence is eligible for assistance; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hilliard,
Mr. Boucher, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs.
Kennely, Mr. Farr, Mr. Sabo, Mr. McDermott, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frank
of Massachusetts, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hastings of Florida,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Stark, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Waters, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Maloney,
and Ms. Slaughter), H7106 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY], H8375 [24JY], H10108 [5SE], H10602
[18SE]
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H.R. 3734--A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section
201(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 1997.
By Mr. KASICH, H7106 [27JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-651), H7105 [27JN]
Debated, H7745 [17JY], H7796 [18JY], H7907 [18JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 482), H7779 [17JY]
Amendments, H7820 [18JY], H7903 [18JY], H7907 [18JY]
Text, H7820 [18JY]
Passed House amended, H7990 [18JY]
Passed Senate amended (text of S. 1956 inserted in lieu), S8532
[23JY]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S8532 [23JY]
Text, S8673 [24JY]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference,
H8319 [24JY]
Motion to instruct conferees agreed to in House, H8329 [24JY]
Conferees appointed, H8329 [24JY]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-725) submitted in the House, H8829
[30JY]
Explanatory statement, H8897 [30JY]
Conference report considered in the House, H9403 [31JY]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H9424 [31JY]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S9322 [1AU], S9337
[1AU], S9344 [1AU], S9387 [1AU]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S9415 [1AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9735 [3SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10019 [4SE]
Presented to the President (August 19, 1996), H10019 [4SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-193] (signed August 22, 1996)
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H.R. 3735--A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to
reauthorize the development fund for Africa under chapter 10 of
part I of that act; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Johnston of
Florida, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, and Mr. Hastings
of Florida), H7106 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H7260 [10JY], H8375 [24JY], H8635 [29JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8623 [29JY]
Text, H8623 [29JY]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S9554 [2AU]
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H.R. 3736--A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974 to terminate the availability of community development
block grant amounts for States and localities within such States
that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the
commission of a felony; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Zimmer, Mr. Klug, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Inglis of South
Carolina, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Upton, Mr. McHugh,
Mr. Coble, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hoke, Mr.
Pickett, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Stockman, Mr.
Ballenger, Mr. Burr, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Oxley, Mr.
Gallegly, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Laughlin, Ms. Molinari, Mr.
Metcalf, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Hayes, Mr.
McKeon, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr.
Barr, Mr. Davis, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr.
Riggs, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Sisisky,
Mr. Packard, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Baker of Louisiana,
Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma,
Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Hayworth), H7106
[27JN]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU], H11230 [25SE], H12271 [3OC]
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H.R. 3737--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
clarify the treatment of educational grants by private
foundations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Clement), H7106
[27JN]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3738--A bill to reform the Federal unemployment benefit system;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, H7106 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H8375 [24JY]
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H.R. 3739--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide,
without subsidy, for enhanced essential air service to remote
insular areas; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, H7106 [27JN]
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H.R. 3740--A bill to consolidate the community and economic
revitalization and affordable housing programs of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development into two performance funds, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial
Services; 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. LAZIO of New York (by request), H7106 [27JN]
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H.R. 3741--A bill to enhance the effectiveness of enforcement
provisions relating to single family and multifamily housing, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial
Services; the Judiciary; 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. LAZIO of New York (by request), H7106 [27JN]
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H.R. 3742--A bill to increase the flexibility of and to streamline
certain single family programs administered by the Federal Housing
Administration, to reform the single family claims and property
disposition procedures, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. LAZIO of New York (by request), H7106 [27JN]
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H.R. 3743--A bill to establish a single authority under Title IV of
the National Housing Act for rental and cooperative housing with
five or more units and for health care facilities through
consolidation of multifamily programs, authorization of risk
sharing programs with private and public entities, and increased
flexibility for FHA to establish program operations, to make
changes to the multifamily housing programs designed for the
elderly and persons with disabilities, to extend certain
provisions of existing law, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. LAZIO of New York (by request), H7106 [27JN]
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H.R. 3744--A bill to require the Attorney General to promulgate
regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including
female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's
eligibility for asylum or withholding of deportation; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Clayton,
Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. McCarthy, Ms.
McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Nadler,
Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Olver, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mrs.
Schroeder, and Ms. Velazquez), H7106 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 3745--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to minimize
unfair competition for Federal contracting opportunities between
Federal Prison Industries and private firms, especially small
business concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. Meyers of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Chrysler,
Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Hefley,
Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Oxley, Mr.
Ehlers, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Upton,
Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Coble, Mr. Knollenberg. Mr.
Calvert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Barr, Mr. Deal of Georgia,
Mr. Linder, Mr. Everett, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Stump, Mr. Baker of
Louisiana, Mr. Flanagan, and Mr. Quillen), H7106 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY], H8375 [24JY], H9925 [2AU], H10236
[11SE]
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H.R. 3746--A bill to amend title IX the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 to make the development of brownfield
sites eligible for assistance; to the Committees on Transportation
and Infrastructure; 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. Kennedy of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Olver, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr.
Green of Texas, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Stark), H7106 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H7658 [16JY], H8030 [18JY], H8095 [22JY]
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H.R. 3747--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
encourage economic development through the creation of additional
empowerment zones and enterprise communities and to encourage the
cleanup of contaminated brownfield sites; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. Rangel, H7106 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H7155 [9JY], H9566 [31JY], H9706 [1AU], H10041
[4SE], H11527 [27SE], H12175 [28SE], H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 3748--A bill to amend certain Federal civil rights statutes to
prevent the involuntary application of arbitration to claims that
arise from unlawful employment discrimination based on race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability; and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational
Opportunities; the Judiciary, 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 Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself and Mr. Markey), H7106 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY], H8375 [24JY], H8557 [25JY], H9706
[1AU], H9925 [2AU], H10041 [4SE]
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H.R. 3749--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with
respect to the treatment of crops destroyed by casualty; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Herger), H7106 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 3750--A bill to permit the interstate distribution of State-
inspected meat under appropriate circumstances; to the Committee
on Agriculture.
By Mr. THORNBERRY, H7106 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 3751--A bill to establish certain requirements for managed care
plans; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Conyers,
Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Johnston of
Florida), H7106 [27JN]
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H.R. 3752--A bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United States
over public lands and acquired lands owned by the United States,
and to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights in
non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired
lands; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H7107 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H7155 [9JY], H7780 [17JY], H8248 [23JY], H9925
[2AU], H10108 [5SE], H10236 [11SE], H10525 [17SE], H11048 [24SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-835), H11046 [24SE]
Debated, H11273 [26SE]
Text, H11273 [26SE]
Failed of passage, H11354 [26SE]
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H.R. 3753--A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Public
Health Service with respect to the health of residents of rural
areas, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. GUNDERSON (for himself, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Stenholm, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr.
Hillard, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Payne of
Virginia, Mr. Williams, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Barrett of
Nebraska, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Clinger,
Mr. Combest, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ehlers, Mr.
Evans, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Johnson of
South Dakota, Mr. Klug, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nussle, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Skelton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Walsh, and Mr.
Whitfield), H7107 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY], H7658 [16JY], H8095 [22JY], H8598
[26JY], H9706 [1AU], H10767 [23SE], H11230 [25SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3754--A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. PACKARD, H7114 [8JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-657), H7114 [8JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 473), H7154 [9JY]
Amendments, H7155 [9JY], H7184 [10JY], H7186 [10JY], H7187 [10JY],
H7188 [10JY], H7190 [10JY], H7193 [10JY], H7196 [10JY], H7197
[10JY]
Debated, H7171 [10JY]
Text, H7179 [10JY]
Amended and passed House, H7206 [10JY]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S7760 [11JY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-323), S8373 [19JY]
Debated, S9061 [29JY]
Amendments, S9063 [29JY], S9064 [29JY], S9065 [29JY], S9066 [29JY],
S9067 [29JY], S9077 [29JY], S9078 [29JY]
Passed Senate as amended, S9115 [30JY]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S9118 [30JY]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference,
H8794 [30JY]
Conferees appointed, H8794 [30JY]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-733) submitted in the House, H9450
[31JY]
Explanatory statement, H9451 [31JY]
Objection heard to a request to consider conference report, S9416
[1AU]
Conference report considered in the House, H9709 [1AU]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H9725 [1AU]
Conference report considered and agreed to in the Senate, S9763
[3SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10104 [5SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9965 [5SE]
Presented to the President (September 5, 1996), H10110 [9SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-197] (signed September 30, 1996)
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H.R. 3755--A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies,
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. PORTER, H7114 [8JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-659), H7114 [8JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 472), H7154 [9JY]
Amendments, H7155 [9JY], H7157 [9JY], H7158 [9JY], H7234 [10JY],
H7237 [10JY], H7239 [10JY], H7260 [10JY], H7261 [10JY], H7263
[10JY], H7280 [11JY], H7287 [11JY], H7288 [11JY], H7290 [11JY],
H7295 [11JY], H7302 [11JY], H7304 [11JY], H7306 [11JY], H7318
[11JY], H7321 [11JY], H7324 [11JY], H7331 [11JY], H7332 [11JY],
H7333 [11JY], H7334 [11JY], H7335 [11JY], H7337 [11JY], H7338
[11JY], H7339 [11JY], H7344 [11JY], H7348 [11JY], H7349 [11JY],
H7355 [11JY], H7357 [11JY], H7359 [11JY], H7360 [11JY], H7475
[11JY]
Debated, H7215 [10JY], H7280 [11JY], H7327 [11JY]
Text, H7233 [10JY]
Amended and passed House, H7374 [11JY]
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H.R. 3756--A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department,
the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President and
certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. LIGHTFOOT, H7114 [8JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-660), H7114 [8JY]
Amendments, H7264 [10JY], H7475 [11JY], H7533 [12JY], H7623 [16JY],
H7624 [16JY], H7629 [16JY], H7633 [16JY], H7658 [16JY], H7676
[17JY], H7677 [17JY], H7678 [17JY], H7679 [17JY], H7684 [17JY],
H7690 [17JY], H7691 [17JY], H7692 [17JY], H7693 [17JY], H7695
[17JY], H7696 [17JY], H7697 [17JY], H7698 [17JY], H7700 [17JY],
H7701 [17JY], H7702 [17JY], H7705 [17JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 475), H7473 [11JY]
Debated, H7615 [16JY], H7637 [16JY], H7665 [17JY]
Passed House amended, H7714 [17JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, S8155 [18JY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-330), S8553 [23JY]
Debated, S10139 [10SE], S10155 [10SE], S10190 [10SE], S10245 [11SE],
S10280 [11SE], S10349 [12SE], S10366 [12SE], S10377 [12SE]
Amendments, S10139 [10SE], S10159 [10SE], S10161 [10SE], S10165
[10SE], S10166 [10SE], S10167 [10SE], S10168 [10SE], S10182
[10SE], S10183 [10SE], S10184 [10SE], S10201 [10SE], S10202
[10SE], S10203 [10SE], S10204 [10SE], S10267 [11SE], S10270
[11SE], S10280 [11SE], S10281 [11SE], S10286 [11SE], S10288
[11SE], S10294 [11SE], S10295 [11SE], S10312 [11SE], S10329
[11SE], S10330 [11SE], S10332 [11SE], S10333 [11SE], S10334
[11SE], S10335 [11SE], S10336 [11SE], S10340 [11SE], S10341
[11SE], S10342 [11SE], S10355 [12SE], S10356 [12SE], S10357
[12SE], S10360 [12SE], S10361 [12SE], S10373 [12SE], S10377
[12SE], S10380 [12SE], S10381 [12SE], S10383 [12SE], S10386
[12SE], S10388 [12SE], S10390 [12SE], S10393 [12SE], S10396
[12SE], S10430 [12SE], S10431 [12SE], S10432 [12SE], S10476
[12SE], S10477 [12SE], S10478 [12SE], S10489 [12SE], S10490
[12SE], S10491 [12SE], S10494 [12SE], S10495 [12SE], S10496
[12SE], S10497 [12SE], S10498 [12SE], S10499 [12SE], S10500
[12SE], S10501 [12SE], S10502 [12SE], S10506 [12SE]
Returned to the calendar, S10400 [12SE]
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H.R. 3757--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of pharmaceutical care services under part B
of the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Thompson, Ms.
Brown of Florida, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Dellums, and Mrs.
Lowey), H7114 [8JY]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY], H7533 [12JY], H7780 [17JY], H9706
[1AU], H9925 [2AU], H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 3758--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide prospectively for
personal retirement savings accounts to allow for more control by
individuals over their social security retirement income, to
provide for a limitation on payment of benefits payable from the
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund with respect to
individuals with higher levels of income once payments of such
benefits have exceeded prior contributions plus interest, and to
provide other reforms relating to benefits under such title II; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, H7154 [9JY]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 3759--A bill to extend the authority of the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on International Relations.
By Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Gejdenson,
Mr. Leach, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Gallegly, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Martinez, and Mr.
Torricelli), H7154 [9JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-722), H8981 [30JY]
Debated, H10157 [10SE]
Text, H10157 [10SE]
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, H10197 [11SE]
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H.R. 3760--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to reform the financing of Federal election campaigns, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr.
Boehner, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Ehlers), H7154
[9JY]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY], H7658 [16JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-677), H7657 [16JY]
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H.R. 3761--A bill to clarify the rules of origin for textile and
apparel products from American Samoa; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, H7154 [9JY]
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H.R. 3762--A bill to assure payment to dairy and livestock producers
for milk and livestock delivered to milk processors, livestock
dealers, or market agencies; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. GUNDERSON (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota, and Mr. Thornton), H7154 [9JY]
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H.R. 3763--A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
to prohibit employment discrimination based on participation in
labor organization activities; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. HINCHEY, H7154 [9JY]
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H.R. 3764--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the
Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, to permit additional
remedies in certain unfair labor practice cases, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. HINCHEY, H7154 [9JY]
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H.R. 3765--A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the late
James Cagney; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. KING, H7154 [9JY]
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H.R. 3766--A bill to prohibit economic assistance, military
assistance, or arms transfers to the Government of Sudan until
appropriate action is taken to eliminate chattel slavery in Sudan,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on International
Relations; 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. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Wynn, Mr.
Fattah, Mr. Rush, Mr. Olver, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Chabot, Ms.
McKinney, and Mr. Frazer), H7154 [9JY]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY], H7658 [16JY], H8598 [26JY], H10721
[19SE]
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H.R. 3767--A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a
pilot program to identify and demonstrate feasible alternatives to
demilitarization of assembled chemical munitions under the
baseline incinerator program; to the Committee on National
Security.
By Mr. BAESLER, H7259 [10JY]
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H.R. 3768--A bill to designate a United States Post Office to be
located in Groton, MA, as the ``Augusta `Gusty' Hornblower United
States Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. BLUTE, H7259 [10JY]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY], H8030 [18JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8757 [30JY]
Text, H8757 [30JY]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S9293 [31JY]
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H.R. 3769--A bill to provide for the conditional transfer of the
Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands, the Coos Bay Military
Wagon Road Grant Lands, and related public domain lands to the
State of Oregon; to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture, 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. BUNN of Oregon, H7259 [10JY]
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H.R. 3770--A bill to make the antitrust laws inapplicable to the
negotiations between a coalition of health-care professionals and
a health-care service plan regarding the wages, rates of pay,
hours of work, and other terms and conditions of a contract
between a member of such health-care professionals coalition and a
health-care service plan, and to their carrying out such terms and
conditions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CAMPBELL, H7259 [10JY]
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H.R. 3771--A bill to amend the formula for determining the official
mail allowance for Members of the House of Representatives; to the
Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Blute, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Goss, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mr. Jacobs, Mr.
LoBiondo, Mr. McHale, Mr. Parker, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Shays),
H7259 [10JY]
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H.R. 3772--A bill to establish certain disclosure requirements
relating to franked mail sent by Members of the House of
Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Blute, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Goss, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mr. Jacobs, Mr.
LoBiondo, Mr. McHale, Mr. Parker, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Shays),
H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 3773--A bill to prevent Members of the House of Representatives
from making mass mailings during an election year, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; 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. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Blute, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Goss, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mr. Jacobs, Mr.
LoBiondo, Mr. McHale, Mr. Parker, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Shays),
H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 3774--A bill to change from 500 to 250 the number of pieces of
mail constituting a mass mailing in the case of a Member of the
House of Representatives; to the Committees on House Oversight;
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. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Blute, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Goss, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mr. Jacobs, Mr.
LoBiondo, Mr. McHale, Mr. Parker, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Shays),
H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 3775--A bill to authorize funds for construction of highways, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Mica, Mr.
Myers of Indiana, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Buyer, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chapman, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Johnston of
Florida, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Bereuter,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Pete Geren
of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bateman,
Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Payne of Virginia,
Mr. Moran, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Stump), H7260
[10JY]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY], H7658 [16JY], H8095 [22JY], H8598
[26JY], H8982 [30JY], H9925 [2AU], H10108 [5SE], H10386 [12SE],
H10525 [17SE], H11396 [26SE], H12175 [28SE], H12194 [30SE], H12271
[3OC]
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H.R. 3776--A bill to amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 with respect
to the work requirement for Federal prisoners and to amend title
18, United States Code, with respect to the use of Federal prison
labor by nonprofit entities, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on the Judiciary; Economic and Educational
Opportunities, 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. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pete
Geren of Texas, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Jacobs, Mr.
Christensen, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bryant
of Tennessee, and Mr. Largent), H7260 [10JY]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 3777--A bill to approve a settlement agreement between the Bureau
of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 3778--A bill to provide grants to the States for drug testing
projects when individuals are arrested and during the pretrial
period; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Frost, Ms.
Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Frazer), H7260 [10JY]
Cosponsors added, H7658 [16JY], H8095 [22JY]
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H.R. 3779--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
reward States for collecting Medicaid funds expended on tobacco-
related illnesses, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Commerce; 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. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Meehan,
Mr. Minge, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Reed, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Dellums, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas), H7260 [10JY]
Cosponsors added, H7658 [16JY], H8375 [24JY]
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H.R. 3780--A bill to protect residents and localities from
irresponsibly sited hazardous waste facilities; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr. SOUDER, H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 3781--A bill to require the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration to update its report on hate speech,
especially as it relates to hate speech on the Internet, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. ZIMMER, H7260 [10JY]
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H.R. 3782--A bill to modernize the Public Utility Company Act, the
Federal Power Act, and the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
of 1978 to promote competition in the electric power industry; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. MARKEY, H7473 [11JY]
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H.R. 3783--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
farmers to income average over 2 years; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Stenholm,
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pombo,
Mr. Everett, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Chambliss, and
Mr. Nethercutt), H7473 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY], H8248 [23JY], H8375 [24JY], H8598
[26JY], H8982 [30JY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3784--A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on any basis
other than factors pertaining to job performance; to the
Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; the
Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight; House 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. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Boehlert,
Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Greenwood), H7473 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H10041 [4SE]
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H.R. 3785--A bill to amend the law popularly known as the Presidential
Records Act of 1978 and the law popularly known as the Privacy
Act, to ensure that Federal Bureau of Investigation records
containing sensitive background security information that are
provided to the White House are properly protected for privacy and
security; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois (for herself and Mrs. Meek of Florida),
H7473 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3786--A bill to make clear that the definition of a base period,
under the unemployment compensation law of a State, is not an
administrative provision subject 303(a)(1) of the Social Security
Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE, H7473 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3787--A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for a
program of health insurance for children under 13 years of age and
for mothers-to-be; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Miller of
California, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hilliard, and Ms.
Norton), H7473 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY], H10602 [18SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3788--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess
up to $2 per person visiting the Grand Canyon or other national
park to secure bonds for capital improvements to the park, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. KOLBE, H7474 [11JY]
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H.R. 3789--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
improve the quality of coastal recreation waters, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. PALLONE, H7474 [11JY]
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H.R. 3790--A bill to give all American electricity consumers the right
to choose among competitive providers of electricity, in order to
secure lower electricity rates, higher quality services, and a
more robust U.S. economy, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr. SCHAEFER, H7474 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3791--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect
to employment opportunities in the Department of Health and Human
Services for women who are scientists, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. SLAUGHTER, H7474 [11JY]
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H.R. 3792--A bill to restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust
to Congress; to the Committees on House Oversight; Government
Reform and Oversight; Rules; National Security; the Judiciary, 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. BASS (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Camp, Mr.
Chrysler, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Duncan, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. LoBiondo,
Mr. Longley, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Shays,
and Mr. Tate), H7474 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H8095 [22JY], H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 3793--A bill to provide for a 10-year circulating commemorative
coin program to commemorate each of the 50 States, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Lucas), H7474 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY], H10041 [4SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9981 [4SE]
Text, H9981 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, S9966 [5SE]
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H.R. 3794--A bill to ensure the continued viability of livestock
producers and the livestock industry in the United States, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr.
Coburn, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Frost, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Hilliard),
H7474 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY], H8095 [22JY], H8557 [25JY]
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H.R. 3795--A bill to amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities
Research Grant Act to provide increased emphasis on competitive
grants to promote agricultural research projects regarding
precision agriculture and to provide for the dissemination of the
results of such research projects; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Allard, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Combest, Mr.
Latham, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Baesler, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Chenoweth,
and Mr. Pastor), H7474 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H8982 [30JY], H9925 [2AU], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 3796--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
for research to determine the extent to which the presence of
dioxin in tampons poses any health risks to women; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Dellums, Mr.
Foglietta, Mr. Frost, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, and
Mr. Yates), H7474 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY], H10111 [9SE]
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H.R. 3797--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to ban gifts
to executive branch employees; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr.
Coble, Mr. Linder, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gutknecht, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr.
Chrysler, Mr. Bass, Mr. Foley, Mr. Stump, Mr. Inglis of South
Carolina, Mr. Weller, Mr. Goss, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Largent, Mr.
Horn, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Hayworth), H7474 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY], H8375 [24JY]
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H.R. 3798--A bill to provide regulatory relief for small business
concerns, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Small
Business; 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. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Zeliff, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Montgomery,
Mr. Coble, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Funderburk, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Bunn of
Oregon, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Everett, Mr. Barr, Mrs.
Myrick, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Lewis of
Kentucky, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Mascara, Mr.
Bachus, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Condit, Mr. Thomas, Ms.
Danner, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Riggs, Mr.
Calvert, Mr. Shays, Mr. Blute, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Barton
of Texas, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doyle, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Fox, Mr.
Greenwood, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,
Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Jones,
Mr. Engel, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Holden, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Combest, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Linder, Mr.
Hayes, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Gekas, Mr.
McHale, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mr. Goss, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr.
LaHood, Mr. Mica, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Foglietta, Mr.
Quillen, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina), H7474 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY], H8248 [23JY], H8982 [30JY], H10386
[12SE], H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 3799--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to exclude
not-for-hire transportation of agriculture production materials
from regulation under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act;
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BUYER, H7532 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 3800--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to prohibit political action committees from making contributions
or expenditures for the purpose of influencing elections for
Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Mr. WAMP, H7532 [12JY]
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H.R. 3801--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that the furnishing of recreational fitness services by
tax-exempt hospitals shall be treated as an unrelated trade or
business and that tax-exempt bonds may not be used to provide
facilities for such services; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner), H7532 [12JY]
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H.R. 3802--A bill to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code,
popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act, to provide for
public access to information in an electronic format, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. TATE (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. Peterson
of Minnesota), H7532 [12JY]
Debated, H10447 [17SE]
Text, H10447 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10493 [17SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-795), H10523 [17SE]
Passed Senate, S10893 [18SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10762 [20SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H11045 [24SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-231] (signed October 2, 1996)
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H.R. 3803--A bill to authorize funds for the George Bush School of
Government and Public Service; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Clay, Mr.
Edwards, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Fields of
Texas, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr.
Wilson, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Boehlert, Mr.
Ehrlich, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Weller, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. de
la Garza, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tejeda,
Mr. Bateman, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr.
Hall of Texas, Mr. King, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr.
Smith of Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Brewster, Mr.
Portman, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Barrett of
Nebraska, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Packard, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Stokes, Mr.
Linder, and Mr. Lipinski), H7532 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU], H10108 [5SE]
Debated, H10465 [17SE]
Text, H10465 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10495 [17SE]
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H.R. 3804--A bill to remove the restriction on the distribution of
certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain
members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BONO, H7532 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, H11048 [24SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11264 [26SE]
Text, H11264 [26SE]
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H.R. 3805--A bill to establish procedures and remedies governing the
relocation of certain professional sports teams, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 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. BRYANT of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Whitfield,
Mr. Manton, and Mr. Largent), H7533 [12JY]
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H.R. 3806--A bill to extend and amend the programs under the Runaway
and Homeless Youth Act, to consolidate authorities for programs
for runaway and homeless youth, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Scott), H7533
[12JY]
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H.R. 3807--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement plans during
periods of unemployment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McDermott (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark,
Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and
Mr. Neal of Massachusetts), H7533 [12JY]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY], H8248 [23JY], H8375 [24JY], H8598
[26JY], H9925 [2AU], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3808--A bill to establish the Intellectual Property Assembly of
the Americas and to provide for participation in the assembly by
the U.S. Delegation; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Schroeder, and Mr.
Conyers), H7533 [12JY]
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H.R. 3809--A bill to improve the ability of the U.S. Government to
collect debts owed to it, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on the Judiciary; 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. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Klug, Mr. Canady, and Mr.
Porter), H7533 [12JY]
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H.R. 3810--A bill to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe
of North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. ROSE, H7533 [12JY]
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H.R. 3811--A bill to provide incentives for the conservation and
recovery of endangered species; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SHADEGG, H7533 [12JY]
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H.R. 3812--A bill to impose certain sanctions on countries that do not
prohibit child labor; to the Committees on International
Relations; Ways and Means; 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Lantos, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), H7533
[12JY]
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H.R. 3813--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Sea Sister;
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. JEFFERSON, H7533 [12JY]
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H.R. 3814--A bill making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. ROGERS, H7657 [16JY]
Amendments, H7659 [16JY], H7660 [16JY], H7780 [17JY], H8030 [18JY],
H8031 [18JY], H8095 [22JY], H8096 [22JY], H8169 [23JY], H8170
[23JY], H8171 [23JY], H8176 [23JY], H8190 [23JY], H8193 [23JY],
H8196 [23JY], H8199 [23JY], H8203 [23JY], H8204 [23JY], H8209
[23JY], H8210 [23JY], H8226 [23JY], H8228 [23JY], H8231 [23JY],
H8232 [23JY], H8233 [23JY], H8248 [23JY], H8249 [23JY], H8254
[24JY], H8256 [24JY], H8258 [24JY], H8261 [24JY], H8262 [24JY],
H8264 [24JY], H8266 [24JY], H8267 [24JY], H8272 [24JY], H8275
[24JY], H8276 [24JY], H8283 [24JY], H8284 [24JY], H8285 [24JY],
H8286 [24JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-676), H7657 [16JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 479), H7657 [16JY]
Debated, H8149 [23JY], H8254 [24JY]
Amended and passed House, H8293 [24JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, S8866 [25JY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-353), S9742 [3SE]
Amendments, S10019 [6SE], S10563 [13SE], S10843 [18SE]
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H.R. 3815--A bill to make technical corrections and miscellaneous
amendments to trade laws; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CRANE, H7657 [16JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-718), H8635 [29JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8673 [30JY]
Text, H8673 [30JY]
Referred to the Committee on Finance, S9293 [31JY]
Reported with amendment (no written report), S11291 [25SE]
Debated, H12152 [28SE]
Amendments, H12152 [28SE]
House agreed to Senate amendment, H12164 [28SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11805 [28SE]
Amendments, S11805 [28SE]
Reported (S. Rept. 104-393), S12125 [1OC]
Presented to the President (October 2, 1996), H12269 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12269 [3OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-295] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H.R. 3816--A bill making appropriations for energy and water
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. MYERS of Indiana, H7657 [16JY]
Amendments, H7780 [17JY], H8031 [18JY], H8096 [22JY], H8097 [22JY],
H8249 [23JY], H8336 [24JY], H8337 [24JY], H8341 [24JY], H8342
[24JY], H8343 [24JY], H8346 [24JY], H8347 [24JY], H8349 [24JY],
H8351 [24JY], H8356 [24JY], H8362 [24JY], H8366 [24JY], H8369
[24JY], H8370 [24JY], H8371 [24JY], H8379 [24JY], H8384 [25JY],
H8385 [25JY], H8386 [25JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 483), H8029 [18JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-679), H7657 [16JY]
Amendments (omitted from the Record July 22, 1996), H8248 [23JY]
Debated, H8302 [24JY], H8330 [24JY], H8384 [25JY]
Text, H8330 [24JY]
Amended and passed House, H8387 [25JY]
Placed on the calendar, S8988 [26JY]
Amended and passed Senate (text of S. 1959 inserted in lieu), S9104
[30JY]
Text, S9104 [30JY]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S9115 [30JY]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference,
H10048 [5SE]
Conferees appointed, H10048 [5SE]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-782) submitted in the House, H10237
[12SE]
Explanatory statement, H10243 [12SE]
Conference report considered in the House, H10336 [12SE]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H10344 [12SE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S10618 [17SE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S10656 [17SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10672 [19SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11089 [20SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H10765 [23SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-206] (signed September 30, 1996)
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H.R. 3817--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce
the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Christensen, and
Mr. Ensign), H7657 [16JY]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU], H10174 [10SE], H10721 [19SE], H11527
[27SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3818--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to exclude beverage
alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses from the
definition of volatile organic compounds; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield,
Mr. Gordon, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Ward), H7657 [16JY]
Cosponsors added, H8635 [29JY]
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H.R. 3819--A bill to amend the act establishing the National Park
Foundation; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Saxton,
Mr. Goss, Mr. Kasich, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Richardson), H7657
[16JY]
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H.R. 3820--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to reform the financing of Federal election campaigns, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; Economic and
Educational Opportunities, 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. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr.
Boehner, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Wamp, Mr.
Ehlers, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Fox, Mr.
Kolbe, Mr. Walker, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Livingston, Mr.
Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Coble), H7657 [16JY]
Made special order (H. Res. 481), H7779 [17JY]
Amendments, H8379 [24JY]
Debated, H8471 [25JY]
Text, H8485 [25JY]
Failed of passage, H8516 [25JY]
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H.R. 3821--A bill to restrict the advertising and promotion of tobacco
products; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, 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. HANSEN, H7658 [16JY]
Cosponsors added, H8598 [26JY], H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3822--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer
the Palmetto Bend Project; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. LAUGHLIN, H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3823--A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of
certain entries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LAUGHLIN, H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3824--A bill to provide for the refunding of expenses incurred by
innocent persons in the State of Maine required to comply with
automobile inspection and maintenance requirements negligently
imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr. LONGLEY, H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3825--A bill to establish Federal, State, and local programs for
the investigation, reporting, and prevention of bias crimes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TORRICELLI, H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3826--A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act to require
the reporting of actual performance data in order to verify the
availability of credit on a nondiscriminatory basis; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Ms. WATERS, H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3827--A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to
provide for the establishment of a women in enterprise development
program to support the economic empowerment of women in developing
countries; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Ms. WATERS, H7658 [16JY]
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H.R. 3828--A bill to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, and
Mr. Richardson), H7658 [16JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-808), H10720 [19SE]
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H.R. 3829--A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section
201(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 1997; to the Committees on the Budget; Agriculture; Commerce;
Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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. KASICH, H7779 [17JY]
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H.R. 3830--A bill to prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to
renew fire insurance policies covering houses of worship and
related support structures, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, 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. FILNER (for himself, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn,
Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr.
Flake, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott,
Mr. Thompson, Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Bishop),
H7779 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H8598 [26JY], H9566 [31JY], H9925 [2AU], H11048
[24SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3831--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure
that the primary duty of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration is to enhance the safety and security of the
commercial civil aviation industry; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Costello), H7779
[17JY]
Cosponsors added, H8375 [24JY], H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 3832--A bill to restore the American family, enhance support and
work opportunities for families with children, reduce out-of-
wedlock pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control
welfare spending; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
Agriculture; Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities;
Government Reform and Oversight; Banking and Financial Services;
the Judiciary; 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. TANNER (for himself and Mr. Castle), H7779 [17JY]
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H.R. 3833--A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 to allow certain grant funds to be used to
provide parent education; to the Committees on the Judiciary;
Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. DICKS, H7779 [17JY]
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H.R. 3834--A bill to redesignate the Dunning Post Office in Chicago,
IL, as the ``Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office''; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. FLANAGAN (for himself, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr.
Costello, Mr. Crane, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fawell,
Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Jackson, Mr. LaHood, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Porter, Mr. Poshard, Mr.
Rush, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Yates), H7779 [17JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8759 [30JY]
Text, H8759 [30JY]
Passed Senate, S9675 [2AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9735 [3SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10019 [4SE]
Presented to the President (August 9, 1996), H10019 [4SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-189] (signed August 20, 1996)
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H.R. 3835--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid
for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction
of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of
such month, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. HOLDEN, H7779 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H8557 [25JY], H10525 [17SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3836--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
a small business family and medical leave credit and a credit for
wages paid to employees who are allowed to shift hours of
employment or work at home in order to reduce child care needs; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Ms. Woolsey), H7779 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 3837--A bill to provide unemployment insurance and leave from
employment to battered women; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
Economic and Educational Opportunities; Government Reform and
Oversight; House 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 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. Norton),
H7779 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H10108 [5SE], H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 3838--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a
national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State
may carry certain concealed firearms in the State, and to exempt
qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State
laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. STEARNS, H7779 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H10525 [17SE], H11048 [24SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3839--A bill to terminate the effectiveness of certain amendments
to the foreign repair station rules of the Federal Aviation
Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. Martini, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Filner, Mr. Nadler,
Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Ney, Mr. Holden, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Metcalf, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. King, and Mr. Frost), H7779 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H8095 [22JY], H8598 [26JY], H9706 [1AU], H10041
[4SE], H10386 [12SE], H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE], H11527 [27SE],
H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3840--A bill to empower States with authority for most taxing and
spending for highway programs and mass transit programs, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and
Infrastructure; 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. KASICH (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Miller of
California, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Walker, Mr. Inglis of
South Carolina, Mr. Condit, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hobson, Mr.
Chrysler, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Shaw, Mr. McCollum, and Mr.
Largent), H7779 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H10386 [12SE], H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 3841--A bill to amend the civil service laws of the United
States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Mrs. Morella), H7780 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H9706 [1AU]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-831), H11046 [24SE]
Debated, H11340 [26SE], H11547 [27SE]
Text, H11340 [26SE], H11549 [27SE]
Rules suspended. Failed of passage, H11355 [26SE]
Amendments, H11559 [27SE]
Passed House amended, H11565 [27SE]
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H.R. 3842--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide an exemption from income taxation for qualified State
tuition programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. Thurman (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Brown of Florida,
Mr. Canady, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Foley,
Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of
Florida, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shaw, Mr.
Mica, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Stearns, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Bachus, Mr.
Bevill, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Browder, Mr. Callahan, Mr.
Clement, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Combest, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Cramer, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Doyle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Everett, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Frost, Ms. Harman, Mr. Holden, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr.
Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Klink, Mr.
Mascara, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Neal
of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Ms. Rivers,
Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Studds, Mr. Stupak, and
Mr. Tanner), H7780 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H10386 [12SE]
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H.R. 3843--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit
the Defense Commissary Agency and nonappropriated fund
instrumentalities of the Department of Defense from purchasing
imported consumer items to be sold in commissary or exchange
stores when such consumer items are not produced in conformity
with minimum labor standards; to the Committee on National
Security.
By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr.
Funderburk, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Ackerman,
Mr. Evans, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Moran, Mr. Manton, Mr. Torres, Ms.
Lofgren, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Kennedy of
Massachusetts, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Towns, Mr.
Spratt, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Filner, Mr. Yates, Mr. DeFazio,
Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lipinski,
Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, and Mr. Holden), H7780 [17JY]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY]
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H.R. 3844--A bill for the relief of the estate of William R. Holden
and the estate of John Davis; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ROSE, H7780 [17JY]
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H.R. 3845--A bill making appropriations for the government of the
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or
in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. WALSH, H8029 [18JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-689), H8029 [18JY]
Debated, H8053 [22JY]
Amendments, H8061 [22JY], H8067 [22JY], H8068 [22JY]
Passed House amended, H8073 [22JY]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S8553 [23JY]
Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 104-328), S8553 [23JY]
Debated, S8821 [25JY]
Text, S8821 [25JY]
Amendments, S8821 [25JY]
Passed Senate as amended, S8829 [25JY]
Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S8829 [25JY]
House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference.
Conferees appointed, H8573 [26JY]
Conference report (H. Rept. 104-740) submitted in the House, H9670
[1AU]
Explanatory statement, H9671 [1AU]
Conference report considered in the House, H9801 [1AU]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H9810 [1AU]
Examined and signed in the House, H10104 [5SE]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S9873 [5SE]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S9874 [5SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9966 [5SE]
Presented to the President (September 6, 1996), H10110 [9SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-194] (signed September 9, 1996)
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H.R. 3846--A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to
authorize the provision of assistance for microenterprises, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GILMAN, H8029 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY], H8557 [25JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8624 [29JY]
Text, H8625 [29JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-715), H8635 [29JY]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S9293 [31JY]
Reported (no written report), S11291 [25SE]
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H.R. 3847--A bill to establish the Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas, H8029 [18JY]
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H.R. 3848--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to include
removal of graffiti within the meaning of transportation
enhancement activity; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. BORSKI, H8029 [18JY]
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H.R. 3849--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act and the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to clarify the listing
of a unique chemical substance; to the Committees on Commerce;
Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BURR (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr.
McIntosh, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Flanagan, Mr.
Schaefer, Mr. Borski, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Graham, Mr. Frost, Ms.
Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr.
Solomon), H8029 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY], H8375 [24JY], H9566 [31JY], H9706
[1AU], H9925 [2AU], H10108 [5SE], H10386 [12SE], H11230 [25SE],
H11396 [26SE], H11527 [27SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3850--A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare
English as the official language of the United States; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, H8029 [18JY]
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H.R. 3851--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
provide a loan guarantee to the Olivenhain Water Storage Project,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, H8029 [18JY]
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H.R. 3852--A bill to prevent the illegal manufacturing and use of
methamphetamine; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 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. HEINEMAN, H8029 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, H10041 [4SE], H11230 [25SE]
Debated, H11111 [25SE]
Text, H11111 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11243 [26SE]
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H.R. 3853--A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933
to prohibit the Authority from imposing a performance deposit on
any person constructing a dock or making any other residential
shoreline alteration; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. HILLEARY, H8029 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 3854--A bill to authorize the reburial in the Memorial
Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery of two unknown
Americans who lost their lives during the Civil War, one while
serving in the Union Army of the United States and the other while
serving in the Army of the Confederate States of America, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. KASICH, H8029 [18JY]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 3855--A bill to authorize the reburial in the Memorial
Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery of an unknown American
who lost his life while serving in the Union Army of the United
States during the Civil War, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. KASICH, H8029 [18JY]
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H.R. 3856--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for prospective payment under the Medicare Program for
inpatient services of rehabilitation hospitals and units based on
discharges classified by functional-related groups; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Saxton, and Mrs.
Roukema), H8029 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, H8095 [22JY], H8982 [30JY], H9925 [2AU], H10386
[12SE], H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 3857--A bill to ensure economic equity for American women and
their families by promoting fairness in the workplace, creating
new economic opportunities for women workers and women business
owners, helping workers better meet the competing demands of work
and family, and enhancing economic self-sufficiency through public
and private pension reform and improved child support and
enforcement; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Agriculture;
Banking and Financial Services; Commerc; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight;
International Relations; the Judiciary; National Security;
Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms.
Waters, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Furse, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Meek
of Florida, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs.
Schroeder, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Mrs. Kennelly, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Clayton, and Ms. Jackson-
Lee), H8029 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY], H11048 [24SE], H11396 [26SE], H12175
[28SE]
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H.R. 3858--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
prevent, for unemployment compensation purposes, services
performed by a person committed to a penal institution from being
treated as employment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. THOMAS, H8029 [18JY]
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H.R. 3859--A bill to amend section 1848 of the Social Security Act to
extend for 1 year the treatment of certain practice relative value
units under the medicare payment system for physicians' services;
to the Committees on Commerce; 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. WHITFIELD (for himself and Mr. Hall of Texas), H8029 [18JY]
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H.R. 3860--A bill to consolidate and expand Federal child care
services to promote self-sufficiency and support working families,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and
Educational Opportunities; 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 Ms. WOOLSEY, H8029 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, H10386 [12SE], H10525 [17SE], H11230 [25SE],
H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3861--A bill for the relief of Herman J. Koehler, III; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H8030 [18JY]
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H.R. 3862--A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to
clarify the intent of Congress and ensure that any person having
any economic interest that is directly or indirectly harmed by a
designation of critical habitat may bring a citizen's suit under
that act; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stockman, Mr.
Brewster, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Radanovich, Mr.
Tauzin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Dornan, Mr.
Hastings of Washington, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr.
Fields of Texas, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Laughlin,
Mr. Hunter, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Istook, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Combest, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Barr, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, Mr.
Cox, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. Hansen), H8094
[22JY]
Cosponsors added, H8375 [24JY]
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H.R. 3863--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit
lenders under the unsubsidized Federal Family Education Loan
Program to pay origination fees on behalf of borrowers; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Fattah,
Mr. Fawell, Mr. Clinger, and Mr. Gekas), H8094 [22JY]
Cosponsors added, H8598 [26JY], H9566 [31JY], H9925 [2AU], H10108
[5SE]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-775), H10107 [5SE]
Debated, H10120 [10SE]
Text, H10120 [10SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10196 [11SE]
Read first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Labor and
Human Resouces, S10425 [12SE]
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H.R. 3864--A bill to reform the management practices of the General
Accounting Office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Horn, and Mr.
Flanagan), H8094 [22JY]
Debated, H9940 [4SE]
Text, H9940 [4SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H9950 [4SE]
Title amended, H9950 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Governmental Affairs, S9966 [5SE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S12402 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
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H.R. 3865--A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development to withhold public housing funding from public housing
agencies in States that prevent or impede the eviction of a public
housing tenant upon the initial violation of the terms of the
tenant's lease; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. TORRICELLI, H8094 [22JY]
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H.R. 3866--A bill to waive temporarily the medicaid enrollment
composition rule for certain health maintenance organization; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Franks of
Connecticut), H8094 [22JY]
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H.R. 3867--A bill to amend the Developmental Disabilities Assistance
and Bill of Rights Act to extend the act, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. FRISA (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bilirakis,
Mr. Towns, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Studds, and Ms. Eshoo), H8247 [23JY]
Cosponsors added, H8375 [24JY], H8635 [29JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8672 [30JY]
Text, H8672 [30JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-719), H8981 [30JY]
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, S9293 [31JY]
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H.R. 3868--A bill to extend certain programs under the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act through September 30, 1996; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr. SCHAEFER, H8247 [23JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-712), H8597 [26JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8671 [30JY]
Text, H8671 [30JY]
Placed on the calendar, S9293 [31JY]
Passed Senate amended, S11669 [28SE]
Amendments, S11669 [28SE], S11742 [28SE]
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H.R. 3869--A bill to amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to
direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to
conduct a negotiated rulemaking for the purpose of establishing
electronic data reporting standards for the electronic interchange
of certain data that is required to be reported under existing
Federal law; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight;
the Judiciary, 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. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Bass, Mr. Clinger, Mr.
Ehlers, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Fox, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stearns, and Mr.
Tate), H8247 [23JY]
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H.R. 3870--A bill to authorize the Agency for International
Development to offer voluntary separation incentive payments to
employees of that agency; to the Committees on Government Reform
and Oversight; International Relations, 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, H8247 [23JY]
Rules suspneded. Passed House as amended, H8626 [29JY]
Text, H8626 [29JY]
Passed Senate, S9671 [2AU]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S9735 [3SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10019 [4SE]
Presented to the President (August 9, 1996), H10019 [4SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-190] (signed August 20, 1996)
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H.R. 3871--A bill to waive temporarily the medicaid enrollment
composition rule for certain health maintenance organizations; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. TOWNS (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Franks of
Connecticut), H8247 [23JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-752), H9921 [2AU]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H9936 [4SE]
Text, H9936 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Finance, S9966 [5SE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S11640 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-267] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 3872--A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to
establish an office of inspector general in the Executive Office
of the President; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Clinger, and Mr. Horn), H8247 [23JY]
Cosponsors added, H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 3873--A bill to establish a National Forest Preserve consisting
of certain Federal lands in the Sequoia National Forest in the
State of California to protect and preserve remaining Giant
Sequoia ecosystems and to provide increased recreational
opportunities in connection with such ecosystems; to the Committee
on Resources.
By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Yates, Mr. Dellums, Mr.
Beilenson, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Wilson,
Mr. Waxman, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Berman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Clay, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Ms. Slaughter),
H8247 [23JY]
Cosponsors added, H10111 [9SE]
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H.R. 3874--A bill to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CANADY, H8247 [23JY]
Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-846), H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 3875--A bill to redesignate the dam located at mile 153.6 on the
Rogue River in Jackson County, OR, and commonly known as the Lost
Creek Dam Lake Project, as the ``William L. Jess Dam and Intake
Structure''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. COOLEY, H8247 [23JY]
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H.R. 3876--A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal
years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, H8247 [23JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-783), H10385 [12SE]
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H.R. 3877--A bill to designate the U.S. post office building in
Camden, AR, as the ``Honorable David H. Pryor Post Office
Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. DICKEY (for himself, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr.
Thornton), H8247 [23JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10804 [24SE]
Text, H10804 [24SE]
Title amended, H10806 [24SE]
Passed Senate, S11573 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H12193 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-268] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 3878--A bill to privatize the Federal Power Marketing
Administrations and certain facilities of the Tennessee Valley
Authority and, in the interim, to provide for a transition to
market-based rates for such power, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure;
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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Zimmer,
Mr. Martini, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Foley, Mr. Klug,
Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin), H8247
[23JY]
Cosponsors added, H8557 [25JY], H9925 [2AU], H10430 [16SE]
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H.R. 3879--A bill to provide for representation of the Northern
Mariana Islands by a nonvoting Delegate in the House of
Representatives; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Underwood,
and Mr. Faleomavaega), H8247 [23JY]
Cosponsors added, H8598 [26JY]
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H.R. 3880--A bill to provide for the establishment of the Voyageurs
National Park Intergovernmental Council, to provide for improved
access to and use of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. OBERSTAR, H8247 [23JY]
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H.R. 3881--A bill to establish the Bipartisan Commission on the Future
of Medicare to make findings and issue recommendations on the
future of the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce;
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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gibbons, Mr.
Montgomery, and Mr. Rohrabacher), H8247 [23JY]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3882--A bill to require the Secretary of the Navy to transfer
jurisdiction over a portion of Cecil Field Naval Air Station, FL,
to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for use as a national
cemetery and for development of a long-term care or nursing home
facility for veterans; to the Committees on National Security;
Veterans' Affairs, 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. STEARNS, H8247 [23JY]
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H.R. 3883--A bill to grant the United States a copyright to the flag
of the United States and to impose criminal penalties for the
destruction of a copyrighted flag; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. TORRICELLI, H8247 [23JY]
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H.R. 3884--A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to require
that traditional equitable principles be applied by the U.S.
Postal Service in determining whether or not to exercise its
temporary detention authority with respect to mail alleged to be
deceptive or misleading; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Clinger, and Mr. Mica), H8374 [24JY]
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H.R. 3885--A bill to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code,
commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act, to provide for
greater efficiency in providing public access to information and
to provide for public access to information in an electronic
format; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Tate), H8374 [24JY]
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H.R. 3886--A bill to clarify the intent of the Congress in Public Law
93-632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to
provide for the maintenance of 18 concrete dams and weirs that
were located in the Emigrant Wilderness at the time the wilderness
area was designated as wilderness in that Public Law; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. DOOLITTLE, H8374 [24JY]
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H.R. 3887--A bill to repeal the provision of chapter 83 of title 5,
United States Code, under which certain Members of Congress are
eligible for immediate retirement after serving in nine
Congresses; to the Committees on House Oversight; 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. GEJDENSON, H8374 [24JY]
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H.R. 3888--A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974 to allow small communities to use limited space in public
facilities acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated using community
development block grant funds for local government offices; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. RICHARDSON, H8374 [24JY]
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H.R. 3889--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce
the taxes on wine to their pre-1991 rates; to the Committee on
Ways and Mean
By Mr. RIGGS, H8374 [24JY]
Cosponsors added, H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 3890--A bill to provide for the withdrawal of most favored nation
status from Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and to provide for the
restoration of such status with respect to Syria if the President
determines that Syria is participating in the Middle East peace
process in good faith; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Porter, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Lipinski, H8374 [24JY]
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H.R. 3891--A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide for
the regulation of contracts for the purchase or sale of a
commodity for future delivery, which are made on or subject to the
rules of a board of trade, exchange, or market located outside the
United States, when the commodity is deliverable in the United
States; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. SCHUMER, H8374 [24JY]
Cosponsors added, H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3892--A bill to clarify treatment of certain claims and defenses
against an insured depository institution under receivership by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. TORKILDSEN, H8374 [24JY]
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H.R. 3893--A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit
the international export and import of certain solid waste; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. TOWNS, H8374 [24JY]
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H.R. 3894--A bill for the relief of Margarito Domantay; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS, H8375 [24JY]
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H.R. 3895--A bill to authorize amounts required to be paid by the
United States pursuant to a judgment or a settlement in favor of
an individual to be used to pay child support and alimony
obligations of the individual; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GANSKE, H8556 [25JY]
Cosponsors added, H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 3896--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require
the use of dogs or other appropriate animals at major airports for
the purpose of detecting plastic explosives and other devices
which may be used in airport piracy and which cannot be detected
by metal detectors; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, H8556 [25JY]
Cosponsors added, H8982 [30JY], H9925 [2AU], H10041 [4SE]
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H.R. 3897--A bill to provide permanent authority for the insurance of
home equity conversion mortgages and to promote consumer education
in connection with such mortgages, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.
Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Castle, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hayworth, Mr.
Bono, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Fox, Mr. Heineman,
Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign,
and Mr. Flanagan), H8556 [25JY]
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H.R. 3898--A bill to declare English as the official language of the
United States, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Economic and Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary, 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. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Canady), H8556
[25JY]
Text, H9753 [1AU]
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H.R. 3899--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not
be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from
a terminal illness; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LIPINSKI, H8556 [25JY]
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H.R. 3900--A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to
provide greater planting flexibility, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. de la Garza, Mr.
Stenholm, Mr. Allard, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Johnson of
South Dakota, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Thornberry, Mr.
Edwards, and Mr. Tejeda), H8556 [25JY]
Amended and passed House, H8582 [26JY]
Text, H8583 [26JY]
Amendments, H8583 [26JY]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, S9070 [29JY]
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H.R. 3901--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to create
criminal penalties for theft and malicious vandalism at national
cemeteries; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stump,
Mr. Montgomery, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Walker,
Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr.
Christensen, Mr. Cox, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Brewster, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Kim, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Horn, Mr.
Bonilla, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Roemer, Mr.
Brown of California, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ramstad,
Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Torricelli), H8556
[25JY]
Cosponsors added, H9925 [2AU], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3902--A bill to amend the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and
Appropriations Act of 1996 to extend the date specified for the
transfer of certain amounts to be available for drinking water
State revolving funds from August 1, 1996, to September 30, 1996;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stupak, and Mrs.
Lincoln), H8557 [25JY]
Cosponsors added, H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3903--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell the
Sly Park Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. DOOLITTLE, H8557 [25JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-768), H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 3904--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
additional support for and to expand clinical research programs,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Durbin,
Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Leach, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Nadler, and
Ms. DeLauro), H8557 [25JY]
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H.R. 3905--A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an
enhanced penalty for distributing a controlled substance with the
intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 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. SOLOMON (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms. Molinari,
Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Tate, Mrs.
Cubin, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mrs.
Seastrand, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Ackerman, and
Mrs. Fowler), H8557 [25JY]
Cosponsors added, H9566 [31JY], H9706 [1AU], H9926 [2AU], H10108
[5SE], H10174 [10SE], H10236 [11SE], H10430 [16SE], H10525 [17SE]
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H.R. 3906--A bill to encourage the development and use of new and
innovative environmental monitoring technology by accelerating the
move toward performance-based monitoring methods, establishing
target dates for implementing a new regulatory approach across all
environmental programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees
on Science; Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BAKER of California (for himself and Ms. Lofgren), H8557
[25JY]
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H.R. 3907--A bill to facilitate the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in the
State of Utah at the Snowbasin Ski Area, to provide for the
acquisition of lands within the Sterling Forest Reserve, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. Martini), H8598 [26JY]
Debated, H8685 [30JY]
Text, H8685 [30JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H8692 [30JY]
Cosponsors added, H8982 [30JY]
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H.R. 3908--A bill to prevent the illegal manufacturing and use of
methamphetamine; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 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. FAZIO of California, H8598 [26JY]
Cosponsors added, H10041 [4SE]
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H.R. 3909--A bill to improve aviation security by requiring the
installation of certain explosive detection equipment at certain
airports, by requiring the installation of explosive resistant
cargo containers on aircraft, to provide assistance for the
acquisition of such equipment, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. NADLER, H8598 [26JY]
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H.R. 3910--A bill to provide emergency drought relief to the city of
Corpus Christi, TX, and the Canadian River Municipal Water
Authority, TX, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself and Mr. Thornberry), H8598 [26JY]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-770), H10040 [4SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10156 [10SE]
Text, H10156 [10SE]
Read first and second times. Referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources, S10324 [11SE]
Committee discharged. Passed Senate, S12403 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 3911--A bill to establish the Great Falls Historic District in
the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Resources.
By Mr. PALLONE, H8598 [26JY]
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H.R. 3912--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to encourage compliance with spending limits on elections for the
House of Representatives and enhance the importance of individual
contributions and contributions originating within congressional
districts; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. PORTER, H8598 [26JY]
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H.R. 3913--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Western
Atlantic; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, H8635 [29JY]
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H.R. 3914--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Beacon; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, H8635 [29JY]
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H.R. 3915--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade, in the fisheries, and on
the Great Lakes and their tributary and connecting waters in trade
with Canada, for the vessel Maralinda; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. CANADY, H8982 [30JY]
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H.R. 3916--A bill to make available certain Voice of America and Radio
Marti multilingual computer readable text and voice recordings; to
the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Fox), H8982 [30JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H9953 [4SE]
Text, H9953 [4SE]
Read the first and second times. Referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations, S9966 [5SE]
Reported (no written report), S11291 [25SE]
Passed Senate, S11774 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-269] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 3917--A bill to require full cost pricing for irrigation water
delivered by the Bureau of Reclamation from new projects under new
long-term contracts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Hinchey,
Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Studds, and Mr. Olver), H8982 [30JY]
Cosponsors added, H10041 [4SE], H10111 [9SE]
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H.R. 3918--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to treat
employees of the Government of the District of Columbia in the
same manner as employees of State and local governments are
treated for the purposes of the Hatch Act; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Ms. NORTON, H8982 [30JY]
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H.R. 3919--A bill to provide financial aid grants for college and
technical school education; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Miller of California, Mr.
Yates, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lipinski, Ms.
DeLauro, and Mr. Hinchey), H8982 [30JY]
Cosponsors added, H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 3920--A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code,
popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to require that
collections of information that ask a respondent to specify a
racial classification or ethnic classification from among a list
of classifications shall provide an opportunity for the respondent
to specify, respectively, multiracial or multiethnic; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. PETRI, H8982 [30JY]
Cosponsors added, H10041 [4SE], H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 3921--A bill to recognize businesses which show an exemplary
commitment to participating with schools to enhance educators'
technology capabilities and to make every student technologically
literate; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Ms. WOOLSEY, H8982 [30JY]
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H.R. 3922--A bill for the relief of Juice Farms, Inc.; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McCOLLUM, H8982 [30JY]
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H.R. 3923--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require
the National Transportation Safety Board and individual air
carriers to take actions to address the needs of families of
passengers involved in aircraft accidents; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski,
Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Franks of New Jersey,
Mr. Blute, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr.
Latham, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Lazio of New
York, and Mr. LaHood), H9566 [31JY]
Cosponsors added, H10108 [5SE], H10236 [11SE], H10386 [12SE], H10525
[17SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-793), H10523 [17SE]
Debated, H10534 [18SE]
Text, H10534 [18SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10552 [18SE]
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H.R. 3924--A bill to provide uniform safeguards for the
confidentiality of information acquired for exclusively
statistical purposes, and to improve the efficiency of Federal
statistical programs and the quality of Federal statistics by
permitting limited sharing of records for statistical purposes
under strong safeguards; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. HORN (for himself and Mrs. Maloney), H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3925--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to restore
the regulations prohibiting service of homosexuals in the Armed
Forces; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Stearns,
and Mr. Crane), H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3926--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require
the separation from military service under certain circumstances
of members of the Armed Forces diagnosed with the HIV-1 virus; to
the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Stearns,
and Mr. Crane), H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3927--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
benefits for certain children of Vietnam veterans who are born
with spina bifida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stockman,
Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Frost, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. McDermott,
and Mr. Metcalf), H9566 [31JY]
Cosponsors added, H9926 [2AU], H10108 [5SE], H10236 [11SE], H10525
[17SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3928--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with
respect to waiver of exclusion for certain excludable aliens; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, H9566 [31JY]
Cosponsors added, H9926 [2AU], H10041 [4SE], H10236 [11SE]
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H.R. 3929--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to utilize
certain Federal lands in Arizona to acquire by eminent domain
State trust lands located in or adjacent to other Federal lands in
Arizona; to the Committees on Resources; Veterans' Affairs, 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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Hayworth), H9566
[31JY]
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H.R. 3930--A bill to protect the personal privacy rights of insurance
customers and claimants, and for other purposes; to the Committees
on Commerce; the Judiciary, 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. TOWNS, H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3931--A bill to amend the Financial Institutions Reform,
Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to require the development
and implementation of a national financial crimes strategy to
combat financial crimes involving money laundering and other
related activities, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Banking and Financial Services; the Judiciary, 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. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Schumer, Mrs.
Maloney, Mr. Manton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Lowey, Mr.
Flake, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gilman,
Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. King), H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3932--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not
be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from
a terminal illness; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WISE, H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3933--A bill to authorize construction of the Smithsonian
Institution National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center at
Washington Dulles International Airport, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr.
Davis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Moran, Mr. Payne of
Virginia, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bateman, and
Mr. Scott), H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3934--A bill to provide protections against bundling of contract
requirements in Federal procurement; to the Committees on National
Security; 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. ZELIFF (for himself, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. Quinn), H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3935--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for each of the vessels High
Hopesand High Hopes II; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. HEFLEY, H9566 [31JY]
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H.R. 3936--A bill to encourage the development of a commercial space
industry in the United States, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Science; 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. WALKER (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Largent, Mr.
Weldon of Florida, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Stockman,
Mr. Davis, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Baker of California, Mrs. Seastrand,
and Mr. Tiahrt), H9705 [1AU]
Debated, H10470 [17SE]
Text, H10470 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10478 [17SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-801), H10523 [17SE]
Committee discharged, H10523 [17SE]
Referral to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
extended, H10523 [17SE]
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H.R. 3937--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act with
respect to preventing the transmission of the human
immunodeficiency virus, commonly known as HIV, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. Fowler,
Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Largent,
Mr. Souder, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Hostettler), H9705
[1AU]
Cosponsors added, H10174 [10SE], H10386 [12SE], H10721 [19SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H11528 [27SE]
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H.R. 3938--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
for a Veterans' Employment and Training Bill of Rights, to
strengthen preference for veterans in hiring, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy
of Massachusetts, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Clement, Mr. Tejeda, Mr.
Baesler, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr.
Mascara), H9705 [1AU]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE], H11396 [26SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 3939--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer a loan guaranted by an
adjustable rate mortgage under chapter 37 of such title; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Hayworth,
Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Davis, Mr. Barr, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Flanagan, Mr.
Longley, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Forbes, Mr.
Spence, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McHale, Mr.
Solomon, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Chambliss, Mr.
Norwood, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Calvert, and
Mr. Riggs), H9705 [1AU]
Cosponsors added, H9926 [2AU], H10108 [5SE], H10386 [12SE], H12251
[1OC]
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H.R. 3940--A bill to provide for a reduction in the rate of teenage
pregnancy through the evaluation of public and private prevention
programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut,
Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Thurman, and Mrs. Morella), H9705
[1AU]
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H.R. 3941--A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 500
Pearl Street in New York City, NY, as the ``Ted Weiss United
States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. NADLER, H9705 [1AU]
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H.R. 3942--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
permit the geographic reclassification of hospitals for purposes
of disportionate share hospital payment adjustments under the
Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Cremeans,
Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Inglis of South
Carolina, and Mr. Wicker), H9705 [1AU]
Cosponsors added, H10041 [4SE], H10174 [10SE], H10525 [17SE]
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H.R. 3943--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
replace the current earned income credit and the personal
exemption for children with a refundable credit for families and a
refundable credit for each child, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PETRI, H9705 [1AU]
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H.R. 3944--A bill to permit States to enforce certain State
requirements for the labeling of bottled spring water; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, H9705 [1AU]
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H.R. 3945--A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to
promote additional sharing of broadcasting tower facilities to
reduce the impact on local communities of station towers; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, H9705 [1AU]
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H.R. 3946--A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to
provide for a remedy against the United States for claims based
upon conduct involving human experimentation, to provide a remedy
against the United States with respect to constitutional and human
rights violations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr.
Moakley), H9705 [1AU]
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H.R. 3947--A bill to amend the General Education Provisions Act to
allow parents access to certain information; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hoekstra,
Mr. Cooley, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lewis of
Kentucky, Mr. Talent, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bartlett
of Maryland, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Barr, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Calvert),
H9705 [1AU]
Cosponsors added, H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 3948--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
provide for the use of biological monitoring and whole effluent
toxicity test in connection with publicly owned treatment works,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. HEFLEY, H9705 [1AU]
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H.R. 3949--A bill for the relief of Senior Master Sergeant William L.
Sullivan, U.S. Air Force; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, H9706 [1AU]
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H.R. 3950--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize
the veterans health system, to improve access to, and the quality
and efficiency of, care provided to the Nation's veterans, to
operate the veterans health system based on the principles of
managed care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. LONGLEY, H9921 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10525 [17SE], H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 3951--A bill to permit duty-free treatment for certain
structures, parts, and components used in the Gemini Telescope
Project; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WALKER, H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3952--A bill to clarify that certain components of certain
scientific instruments and apparatus shall be provided duty-free
treatment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. WALKER (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Barton of Texas,
Mr. Calvert, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,
Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Largent, Mrs.
Seastrand, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Gordon),
H9921 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10108 [5SE]
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H.R. 3953--A bill to combat terrorism; to the Committees on
Transportation and Infrastructure; the Judiciary, 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. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Duncan, and Mr.
McCollum), H9921 [2AU]
Objection heard to request for consideration, S9660 [2AU]
Read for the first time, S9660 [2AU]
Debated, H9886 [2AU]
Text, H9886 [2AU]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H9896 [2AU]
Read the second time, S9681 [3SE]
Placed on the calendar, S9735 [3SE]
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H.R. 3954--A bill to restrict the access of youth to tobacco products,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. FOX, H9921 [2AU]
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H.R. 3955--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
a refundable credit to businesses which recycle office wastes; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FOX, H9921 [2AU]
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H.R. 3956--A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members
of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committees on House
Oversight; 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. CHRISTENSEN, H9921 [2AU]
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H.R. 3957--A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require
the Federal Communications Commission to streamline its
management, to eliminate unnecessarily burdensome regulatory
provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself and Mr. Dingell), H9921 [2AU]
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H.R. 3958--A bill to permit individuals to continue coverage under
Federal health care programs of services while participating in
approved clinical studies and to require the Secretary of Health
and Human Services to make publicly available information on
clinical trials; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means;
National Security; Veterans' Affairs; 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, H9921 [2AU]
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H.R. 3959--A bill to establish a demonstration project to study and
provide coverage of routine patient care costs for medicare
beneficiaries with cancer who are enrolled in an approved clinical
trial program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, H9922 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10386 [12SE]
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H.R. 3960--A bill to combat terrorism; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Schumer,
Mr. Canady, and Mr. Heineman), H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3961--A bill to provide that customs officers and immigration
officers have the authority to deny entry into the United States
of certain foreign motor vehicles that do not comply with
applicable laws governing motor vehicle emissions, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary, 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. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bono, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr.
McKeon), H9922 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3962--A bill to establish a visa waiver pilot program for
nationals of Korea who are traveling in tour groups to the United
States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Kim), H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3963--A bill to amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 to prohibit the owner of a rental dwelling unit from
receiving Federal rental subsidy amounts for rental of the
dwelling unit to a member of the owner's family; to the Committee
on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr.
Talent, and Mr. Fox), H9922 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10041 [4SE], H10236 [11SE], H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 3964--A bill to amend title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the Federal programs for
housing assistance for the homeless into a block grant program
that ensures that States and communities are provided sufficient
flexibility to use assistance amounts effectively; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. LAZIO of New York, H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3965--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the amount which may be contributed to a defined
contribution plan; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LEACH, H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3966--A bill to authorize and request the President to award the
Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt
for his gallant and heroic actions in the attack on San Juan
Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War; to the Committee
on National Security.
By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Spence, Mr. Skelton,
Mr. Blute, Mr. King, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bachus,
Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barcia of
Michigan, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bonior, Mr.
Borski, Mr. Brewster, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Clement, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Davis, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dooley, Mr.
Dornan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fawell, Mr.
Foglietta, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pete
Geren of Texas, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr.
Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Holden,
Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Kanjorski, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Klink, Mr.
Klug, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr.
Longley, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr.
McKeon, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moran, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr.
Meehan, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pastor,
Mr. Pickett, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Reed, Mr. Roemer, Mr.
Rose, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spratt,
Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr.
Tejeda, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Watts of
Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wilson, Mr.
Wise, and Mr. Zimmer), H9922 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10108 [5SE], H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 3967--A bill to provide for a judicial remedy for disputes
arising under certain agreements with foreign entities; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MENENDEZ, H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3968--A bill to make improvements in the operation and
administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder), H9922 [2AU]
Debated, H10454 [17SE]
Text, H10454 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10459 [17SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-798), H10523 [17SE]
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H.R. 3969--A bill to amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to
extend the interim protection of the Spanish Peaks planning area
in the San Isabel National Forest, CO; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself, Mr. McInnis, and Mrs. Schroeder), H9922
[2AU]
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H.R. 3970--A bill to amend the Act of October 21, 1970, establishing
the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to permit certain
persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas within the
lakeshore, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Knollenberg), H9922
[2AU]
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H.R. 3971--A bill to assist in the conservation and stabilization of
water quantity and quality for fish habitat and recreation in the
Walker River Basin consistent with Decree C-125, issued by the
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada; to the Committee
on Resources.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3972--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
health care services provided by the Department of Veterans
Affairs to women veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. WATERS (for herself and Ms. Brown of Florida), H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3973--A bill to provide for a study of the recommendations of the
Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs Affecting
Alaska Natives; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H9922 [2AU]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-838), H11228 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11267 [26SE]
Text, H11267 [26SE]
Passed Senate, S11640 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-270] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 3974--A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to
prohibit the provision of assistance to foreign governments that
provide assistance to Cuba; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. ZIMMER, H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3975--A bill for the relief of Lt. Col. (retired) Robert L.
Stockwell, U.S. Army; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, H9925 [2AU]
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H.R. 3976--A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act and the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prohibit removal of members of
the National Credit Union Administration Board and the Board of
Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation except for
cause, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Leach),
H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3977--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain chemicals
used in the formulation of an HIV protease inhibitor; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Thomas), H9922
[2AU]
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H.R. 3978--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to
purchase commodities under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of
1983 using State funds; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. DICKS (for himself, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
McDermott, and Mr. Nethercutt), H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3979--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
a refundable credit for the contribution of books to any library;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FOX, H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3980--A bill to amend the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity
[LIBERTAD] Act of 1996 relating to the exclusion from the United
States of certain aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3981--A bill to provide that a person may use private express for
the private carriage of certain letters and packets without being
penalized by the Postal Service, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3982--A bill to establish a Permanent Performance Review
Commission; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight;
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. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoke, Mr.
Kasich, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr.
Smith of Texas), H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3983--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
false statements in the offering of adoption services and to
prohibit certain persons from soliciting or receiving compensation
for placing a child for adoption, and to express the sense of the
Congress that there should be civil remedies for victims of
fraudulent adoption practices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GUTIERREZ, H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3984--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for a child tax credit and a deduction for taxpayers with
whom a parent or grandparent resides, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HUNTER, H9922 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10525 [17SE]
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H.R. 3985--A bill to authorize the construction of the Fall River
Water Users District Rural Water System and authorize the
appropriation of Federal dollars to assist the Fall River Water
Users District, a nonprofit corporation, in the planning and
construction of the water supply system; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3986--A bill to authorize the construction of the Perkins County
Rural Water System and authorize the appropriation of Federal
dollars to assist the Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., a
nonprofit corporation, in the planning and construction of the
water supply system; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, H9922 [2AU]
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H.R. 3987--A bill to establish an emergency Commission to end the
trade deficit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. KAPTUR, H9923 [2AU]
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H.R. 3988--A bill to provide for mandatory prison terms for
possessing, brandishing, or discharging a firearm or destructive
device during a Federal crime that is a crime of violence or a
drug trafficking crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Clinger, Mr.
Cunningham, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Klug, Mr. Longley, Mr. Moorhead, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Dickey), H9923
[2AU]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 3989--A bill to amend the Small Business Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. LaFALCE, H9923 [2AU]
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H.R. 3990--A bill to encourage the formation of private sector
projects to promote the development of women's business
enterprises; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Velazquez,
Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Millender-McDonald,
and Mr. Blumenauer), H9923 [2AU]
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H.R. 3991--A bill to assure equitable treatment in health care
coverage of prescription drugs; to the Committees on Commerce;
Ways and Means; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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 Mrs. LOWEY, H9923 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3992--A bill to establish the National Commission on the Long-
Term Solvency of the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways
and Means; Commerce; 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 Ms. McCARTHY (for herself, Mr. Luther, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Cardin,
Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Ward, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Frost, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Pallone, Mr.
Dooley, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Jackson, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Cummings, and Mr.
Blumenauer), H9923 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 3993--A bill to allow depository institutions to offer negotiable
order of withdrawal accounts to all business, to repeal the
prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Baker
of Louisiana, Mr. Lazio of New York, and Mr. Orton), H9923 [2AU]
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H.R. 3994--A bill to amend the Small Business Act to provide
comprehensive and structured business development assistance to
emerging small businesses concerns owned by economically
disadvantaged individuals to foster their entrepreneurial
potential and marketplace success, without relying on preferential
award of Government contracts, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Small Business.
By Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, H9923 [2AU]
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H.R. 3995--A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to impose
civil monetary penalties against persons disseminating false
political advertisements; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. English of
Pennsylvania), H9923 [2AU]
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H.R. 3996--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish
false statements during debate on the floor of either House of
Congress; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 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 Mrs. MYRICK, H9923 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 3997--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the 1990 tax increase on beer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Matsui), H9923
[2AU]
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H.R. 3998--A bill to provide that individuals otherwise entitled to
receive payments from the Federal Government may specify that a
portion of those payments be used for deficit reduction; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; National Security; Veterans'
Affairs; 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. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Barrett of
Wisconsin), H9923 [2AU]
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H.R. 3999--A bill to ensure that the States have sufficient funds to
assure the effectiveness of the work requirements of the program
of block grants for temporary assistance for needy families, to
provide such funds through tax reforms, and for other purposes; to
the Committees on Ways and Means; Science, 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. OBEY, H9923 [2AU]
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H.R. 4000--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to restore
the provisions of chapter 76 of that title, relating to missing
persons as in effect before the amendments made by the National
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997; to the Committee
on National Security.
By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Talent,
Mr. Allard, Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of
California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr.
Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of
Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, Mr.
Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bryant of
Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr,
Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs.
Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coble,
Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Combest, Mr. Condit, Mr.
Cooley, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cox, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Davis, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr.
Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of
Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fields of
Texas, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox,
Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr.
Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Gallegly, Mr.
Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr.
Gillmor, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Ms.
Greene of Utah, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr.
Hall of Texas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings
of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Heineman,
Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hoke, Mr.
Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook,
Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kim, Mr.
King, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr.
LaHood, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Laughlin, Mr.
Lazio of New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis
of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr.
LoBiondo, Mr. Longley, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr.
McDade, Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr.
McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Martini, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs.
Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Minge, Ms.
Molinari, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Myers of
Indiana, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr.
Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ortiz, Mr.
Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr.
Petri, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Porter, Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce,
Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Regula, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms.
Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Roth, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaefer,
Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr.
Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Skelton,
Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Spence, Mr. Solomon, Mr.
Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tate, Mr.
Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi,
Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tiahrt,
Mr. Traficant, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Upton, Mrs.
Vucanovich, Mr. Walker, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of
Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr.
Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. White, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young
of Alaska, Mr. Zeliff, and Mr. Zimmer), H9923 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10236 [11SE], H10386 [12SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-806), H10523 [17SE]
Debated, H11470 [27SE]
Text, H11470 [27SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11540 [27SE]
Amendments, S12001 [30SE], S12003 [30SE]
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H.R. 4001--A bill to impose sanctions on the governments who violate
the arms embargo, participate in the exchange of weapons for
resources, for aiding and abetting the civil war in Liberia, and
to bring to justice Liberian war criminals; to the Committees on
International Relations; the Judiciary; 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. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Flake,
Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr.
Owens, and Ms. Norton), H9923 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10721 [19SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4002--A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to
provide equitable treatment for barley producers so that 1996
contract payments to the producers are not reduced to a greater
extent than the average percentage reduction in contract payments
for other commodities, while maintaining the level of contract
payments for other commodities, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr.
Williams, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), H9924 [2AU]
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H.R. 4003--A bill to provide for the temporary suspension of duty on
certain plastic web sheeting; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RAMSTAD, H9924 [2AU]
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H.R. 4004--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that no loan may be made from a qualified employer plan
using a credit card or other intermediary and that loans from
qualified employer plans shall be taxed as a distribution unless
the loan is used to purchase a first home, to pay higher education
or financially devastating medical expenses, or during periods of
unemployment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SCHUMER, H9924 [2AU]
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H.R. 4005--A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
promote availability of private pensions upon retirement; to the
Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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. SCHUMER, H9924 [2AU]
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H.R. 4006--A bill to reform the coastwise, intercoastal, and
noncontiguous trade shipping laws, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. SMITH of Michigan, H9924 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10108 [5SE], H10721 [19SE], H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 4007--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a
presumption of service connection for injuries classified as cold
weather injuries which occur in veterans who while engaged in
military operations had sustained exposure to cold weather; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, H9924 [2AU]
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H.R. 4008--A bill to prohibit health insurers and group health plans
from discriminating against individuals on the basis of genetic
information; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic and
Educational Opportunities, 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. SOLOMON, H9924 [2AU]
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H.R. 4009--A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to improve
public accountability and public safety in the management of
hazardous waste facilities; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SPRATT, H9924 [2AU]
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H.R. 4010--A bill to provide for the removal of abandoned vessels; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. STARK, H9924 [2AU]
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H.R. 4011--A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide
that if a Member of Congress is convicted of a felony, such Member
shall not be eligible for retirement benefits based on that
individual's service as a Member, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; House 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. TATE (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr.
Baldacci, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Coble, Mr.
Funderburk, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Linder, Mr.
Weller, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Taylor of
North Carolina, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas,
Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Fox, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Foley, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Porter, Mr.
Goss, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Klug, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Dornan, Mrs. Myrick,
Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Shays, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Franks of
New Jersey, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Largent, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mrs.
Fowler, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Canady, Mr. Watts of
Oklahoma, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. Hutchinson), H9924 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10041 [4SE], H10236 [11SE], H11396 [26SE]
Debated, H11283 [26SE]
Text, H11283 [26SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11354 [26SE]
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H.R. 4012--A bill to waive temporarily the medicare enrollment
composition rules for the Wellness Plan; to the Committees on
Commerce; 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. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Camp, Mr. Levin, and Mr.
Conyers), H9924 [2AU]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-845), H11228 [25SE]
Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended, H11228 [25SE],
H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 4013--A bill to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of
1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and
Public Information Dissemination Program; to the Committees on
Commerce; Science, 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. WALKER (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Schiff, Mr.
Baker of California, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Hall of Texas,
Mr. Traficant, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Davis, and
Ms. Lofgren), H9924 [2AU]
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H.R. 4014--A bill to require the President to certify whether the
commitments made in the side agreements on the environment and on
labor to the North American Free-Trade Agreement are being met,
and to remove certain benefits from a country that is certified as
not meeting those commitments; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; International Relations; 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. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Quinn, Mr.
McHugh, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Regula, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Goodling), H9924 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 4015--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid
for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction
of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of
such month, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. WYNN, H9924 [2AU]
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H.R. 4016--A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to provide funds to States to carry out drug and violence
prevention programs; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. ZELIFF, H9924 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 4017--A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
with respect to safety-sensitive employment functions and
individuals who have a record or history of the habitual or
regular use of illegal drugs or of the abuse of alcohol, or of
clinical alcoholism, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. ZELIFF (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Souder, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Scarborough), H9924 [2AU]
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H.R. 4018--A bill to make technical corrections in the Federal Oil and
Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H10040 [4SE]
Passed Senate, S10087 [9SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10228 [11SE]
Presented to the President (September 11, 1996), H10369 [12SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H9972 [4SE]
Text, H9972 [4SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-200] (signed September 22, 1996)
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H.R. 4019--A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BILBRAY, H10040 [4SE]
Cosponsors added, H10525 [17SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4020--A bill to provide for the retention of the name of the
mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming known as
``Devils Tower''; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. CUBIN, H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 4021--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey
certain real properties of the Corps of Engineers in the State of
Ohio to local governments of the State of Ohio; to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. NEY (for himself and Mr. Traficant), H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 4022--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
reduce the medicare payment for general overhead costs of
transplant centers in acquiring organs for transplant from organ
procurement organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. STARK, H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 4023--A bill to amend act of October 21, 1970, establishing the
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to permit certain persons
to continue to use and occupy certain areas within the lakeshore,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Upton, Mr. Barcia
of Michigan, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ehlers, Mr.
Hoekstra, and Mr. Dingell), H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 4024--A bill to require approval of an application for
compensation for the death of Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr.; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DICKEY, H10040 [4SE]
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H.R. 4025--A bill for the relief of the estate of Gail E. Dobert; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FORBES, H10040 [4SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-813), H10762 [20SE]
Passed over, H11546 [27SE]
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H.R. 4026--A bill to assist the State of New Hampshire in examining
the historical significance of the Berlin, NH, area; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. BASS, H10107 [5SE]
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H.R. 4027--A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to forbid
recipients of food stamp benefits to resell, or to barter, food
acquired with such benefits; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, H10107 [5SE]
Cosponsors added, H10386 [12SE], H10602 [18SE], H11230 [25SE],
H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4028--A bill to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife
Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of
recommendations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contained in
the Great Lakes Fishery Restoration Study Report; to the Committee
on Resources.
By Mr. LaTourette (for himself and Mr. Dingell), H10107 [5SE]
Cosponsors added, H10386 [12SE], H11048 [24SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 4029--A bill to improve aviation security by requiring air
carriers to install certain explosive detection equipment at
airports and to use explosive resistant cargo containers on
aircraft, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. NADLER, H10107 [5SE]
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H.R. 4030--A bill to terminate ocean dumping at the Mud Dump Site and
other sites within the New York Bight Apex off of the coast of New
Jersey; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Torricelli), H10107 [5SE]
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H.R. 4031--A bill to provide that the provision of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 on the accounting of tips in determining the
wage of tipped employees shall preempt any State or local
provision precluding a tip credit or requiring a tip credit less
than the tip credit provided under such act; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. RIGGS, H10107 [5SE]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE], H12175 [28SE], H12271 [3OC]
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H.R. 4032--A bill to promote balance between natural resources,
economic development, and job retention in northwest California,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources;
Agriculture, 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. RIGGS, H10107 [5SE]
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H.R. 4033--A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code,
popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to ensure that
Federal agencies give priority to reducing paperwork burdens on
small businesses having 50 or fewer employees; to the Committees
on Government Reform and Oversight; Small Business, 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. SANDERS, H10107 [5SE]
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H.R. 4034--A bill to terminate ocean dumping at the Mud Dump Site off
the coast of New Jersey; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr.
Smith of New Jersey), H10107 [5SE]
Cosponsors added, H10430 [16SE]
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H.R. 4035--A bill to rescind the consent of Congress to the Northeast
Interstate Dairy Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Klug,
Mr. Petri, Mr. Roth, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Miller of
Florida, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Minge), H10107 [5SE]
Cosponsors added, H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 4036--A bill to strengthen the protection of internationally
recognized human rights; to the Committees on International
Relations; the Judiciary, 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Gilman), H10107
[5SE]
Cosponsors added, H10525 [17SE]
Debated, H11126 [25SE]
Text, H11126 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11129 [25SE]
Amendments, S12324 [3OC], S12408 [3OC]
Passed Senate amended, S12408 [3OC]
House agreed to Senate amendments, H12281 [4OC]
Amendments, H12281 [4OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 4037--A bill to impose certain sanctions on countries that do not
prohibit child labor; to the Committees on International
Relations; 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. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Lantos, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Miller
of California, and Mr. Faleomavaega), H10107 [5SE]
Cosponsors added, H10525 [17SE]
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H.R. 4038--A bill to approve a previously disapproved amendment to the
Sentencing Guidelines relating to criminal sentences for cocaine
offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. Waters, H10111 [9SE]
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H.R. 4039--A bill to make technical and clarifying amendments to
recently enacted provisions relating to titles II and XVI of the
Social Security Act and to provide for a temporary extension of
demonstration project authority in the Social Security
Administration; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. Jacobs), H10174
[10SE]
Cosponsors added, H10386 [12SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-786), H10429 [16SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10478 [17SE]
Text, H10478 [17SE]
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H.R. 4040--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to
intermodal safe container transportation; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr.
Rahall), H10174 [10SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-794), H10523 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H10546 [18SE]
Text, H10546 [18SE]
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H.R. 4041--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey
a parcel of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, CA, to the Dos
Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. CONDIT, H10174 [10SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11469 [27SE]
Text, H11469 [27SE]
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H.R. 4042--A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 500
Pearl Street in New York City, NY, as the ``Ted Weiss United
States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. NADLER, H10174 [10SE]
Passed House, H11565 [27SE]
Text, H11567 [27SE]
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H.R. 4043--A bill to establish the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Resources.
By Mr. ROBERTS, H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 4044--A bill to encourage States to regulate the sale and use of
certain handguns, and to gather information on guns used in
crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Lofgren Mr. Ackerman, and
Mr. Hastings of Florida), H10174 [10SE]
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H.R. 4045--A bill to provide for parity in the treatment of mental
illness; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. STARK, H10174 [10SE]
Cosponsors added, H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 4046--A bill to make emergency supplemental appropriations for
fiscal year 1996 to provide relief from the damages caused by
Hurricane Fran and other natural disasters of 1996; to the
Committee on Appropriations.
By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Rose, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ballenger,
Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Watt of North
Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mr. Burr, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Davis,
Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Clyburn, Mr.
Spratt, Mr. Wise, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wynn),
H10235 [11SE]
Cosponsors added, H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 4047--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide additional consumer protections for medicare supplemental
insurance; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Dingell, Mr.
Greenwood, Mr. Stark, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Pallone, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Andrews, and Mr. Hilliard), H10235 [11SE]
Cosponsors added, H10386 [12SE], H10721 [19SE], H11527 [27SE],
H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4048--A bill to enhance California's habitat, water quality, and
water supply; to the Committees on Transportation and
Infrastructure; 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. BAKER of California (for himself, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. Seastrand,
Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Horn, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Calvert),
H10235 [11SE]
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H.R. 4049--A bill to permit States to prohibit the disposal of solid
waste imported from other nations; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. GILLMOR, H10235 [11SE]
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H.R. 4050--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
replace the current individual and corporate income taxes, and the
Social Security and medicare taxes, with a value-added tax; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GIBBONS, H10235 [11SE]
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H.R. 4051--A bill to waive temporarily the medicaid enrollment
composition rule for Managed Health Services of Wisconsin; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Klug), H10235 [11SE]
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H.R. 4052--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assure
continued health insurance coverage of retired workers; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; 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. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Stark), H10235 [11SE]
Cosponsors added, H10386 [12SE], H11396 [26SE], H12175 [28SE],
H12271 [3OC]
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H.R. 4053--A bill to impose temporarily a 25-percent duty on imports
of wheat gluten and to require the administering authority to
initiate an investigation under title VII of the Tariff Act of
1930 with respect to wheat gluten; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. LaHOOD, H10235 [11SE]
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H.R. 4054--A bill to provide relief to agricultural producers who
granted easements to, or owned or operated land condemned by, the
Secretary of the Army for flooding losses caused by water
retention at the dam site at Lake Redrock, IA, to the extent that
the actual losses exceed the estimates of the Secretary, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. LIGHTFOOT, H10235 [11SE]
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H.R. 4055--A bill to require initial intake screenings and the use of
youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings, and
to encourage States and local governments to use similar
procedures; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Economic and
Educational Opportunities, 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. LOFGREN, H10235 [11SE]
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H.R. 4056--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
provide for less restrictive standards for naturalization as a
citizen of the United States for certain categories of persons; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, H10235 [11SE]
Cosponsors added, H10602 [18SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 4057--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the chemical
DEMT; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. QUILLEN, H10235 [11SE]
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H.R. 4058--A bill to provide for parity for mental health benefits
under group health plans; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic
and Educational Opportunities; 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Wise, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McCollum,
Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Hutchinson), H10235 [11SE]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4059--A bill to provide for the acquisition of certain property
on Santa Cruz Island; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. SEASTRAND, H10235 [11SE]
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H.R. 4060--A bill to establish the Commission on the Future for
America's Veterans; to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs; Rules;
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. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and
Mr. Longley), H10235 [11SE]
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H.R. 4061--A bill to provide for the establishment of uniform
accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems in the
Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. TALENT, H10235 [11SE]
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H.R. 4062--A bill to authorize appropriations to reimburse States for
costs of educating certain illegal alien students; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Moorhead, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Bono, Mr. Packard, Mr. McKeon, Mrs.
Seastrand, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Calvert, and
Mr. Dreier), H10385 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H10525 [17SE], H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 4063--A bill to provide for adjustments to the conforming loan
limits for the Federal National Mortgage Association and the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and to the maximum mortgage
limit for the single family mortgage insurance program of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development that more accurately
reflect the changes in housing costs, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself and Mr. Baker of Louisiana),
H10385 [12SE]
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H.R. 4064--A bill to amend the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act to provide for the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development to notify and consult with the unit of general local
government within which an assisted multifamily housing project is
to be located before providing any low-income housing assistance
for the project; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. KLINK (for himself and Mr. Doyle), H10385 [12SE]
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H.R. 4065--A bill to require prior congressional approval before the
President supports the admission of the People's Republic of China
into the World Trade Organization, and to provide for the
withdrawal of the United States from the World Trade Organization
if China is accepted into the WTO without the support of the
United States; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. GEPHARDT (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stark, Mr. Miller of
California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Spratt, Mr.
Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), H10385
[12SE]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4066--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Navy to transfer the
U.S.S. Missouri (BB-63) to the U.S.S. Missouri Allied Forces
Memorial, San Francisco, CA; to the Committee on National
Security.
By Mr. BAKER of California, H10385 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H10525 [17SE], H11230 [25SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4067--A bill to provide for representation of the Northern
Mariana Islands by a nonvoting Delegate in the House of
Representatives; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Underwood,
Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Kildee), H10385 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H11048 [24SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-856), H11525 [27SE]
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H.R. 4068--A bill to establish a demonstration project to provide that
the Department of Veterans Affairs may receive medicare
reimbursement for health care services provided to certain
medicare-eligible veterans; to the Committees on Veterans'
Affairs; Commerce; 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. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Spence, Mr. Evans,
Mr. Everett, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Tejeda, and Mr. Hefley),
H10385 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H10525 [17SE], H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE],
H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4069--A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish the
teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. BENTSEN, H10385 [12SE]
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H.R. 4070--A bill to designate the Federal building located in
Cookeville, TN, as the ``L. Clure Morton United States Post Office
and Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Clement,
Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Tanner, and
Mr. Wamp), H10386 [12SE]
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H.R. 4071--A bill to amend the Small Business Act to assist the
development of small business concerns owned and controlled by
women, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, H10386 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4072--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that the alternative minimum tax shall not apply to
installment sales of farm property; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Hastings of
Washington), H10386 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE], H12175 [28SE], H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 4073--A bill to authorize the National Park Service to coordinate
programs with, provide technical assistance to, and enter into
cooperative agreements with, the National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center in Cincinnati, OH, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Regula, Mr.
Jefferson, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Torricelli,
Mr. Hobson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Sawyer, Mr.
Hall of Ohio, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Pryce, Mr.
Traficant, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Zimmer, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Towns), H10386 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H11048 [24SE]
Debated, H11410 [27SE]
Text, H11410 [27SE]
Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, H11467 [27SE]
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H.R. 4074--A bill to require that jewelry imported from another
country be indelibly marked with the country of origin; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. REED, H10386 [12SE]
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H.R. 4075--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title
XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a program of
assistance for essential community providers of health care
services, to establish a program to update and maintain the
infrastructure requirements of safety net hospitals, and to
require States to develop plans for the allocation and review of
expenditures for the capital-related costs of health care
services; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. STARK, H10386 [12SE]
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H.R. 4076--A bill to establish a commission to make recommendations on
the appropriate size of membership of the House of Representatives
and the method by which Representatives are elected; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WILLIAMS, H10386 [12SE]
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H.R. 4077--A bill to clarify hunting prohibitions and provide for
wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Brewster), H10386 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4078--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Regent
Rainbow; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. TAUZIN, H10386 [12SE]
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H.R. 4079--A bill to reduce paperwork and additional regulatory
burdens for depository institutions; to the Committee on Banking
and Financial Services.
By Mr. LEACH (by request), H10430 [16SE]
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H.R. 4080--A bill to amend the Small Business Act to establish
programs and undertake efforts to assist and promote the creation,
development, and growth of small business concerns owned and
controlled by veterans of service in the Armed Forces, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Small Business; Veterans'
Affairs, 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. FILNER, H10523 [17SE]
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H.R. 4081--A bill to direct the Secretary of the department in which
the Coast Guard is operating to submit to the Congress a plan and
cost estimate for the engineering, design, and retrofitting of the
icebreaker Mackinaw; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Dingell, Mr.
Visclosky, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hoke, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Gutierrez,
Mr. Stupak, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), H10523 [17SE]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 4082--A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a
pilot project on designated lands within the Plumas, Lassen, and
Tahoe National Forests in the State of California to demonstrate
the effectiveness of the resource management activities proposed
by the Quincy Library Group and to amend current land and resource
management plans for these national forests to consider the
incorporation of these resource management activities; to the
Committees on Resources; Agriculture, 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. HERGER, H10524 [17SE]
Cosponsors added, H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 4083--A bill to extend certain programs under the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act through September 30, 1997; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr. SCHAEFER, H10524 [17SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-814), H10762 [20SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H10909 [24SE]
Text, H10909 [24SE]
Passed Senate, S12408 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 4084--A bill to amend the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act to provide for Native Hawaiian organizations, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega), H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 4085--A bill to terminate the property disposition program of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development providing single
family properties for use for the homeless; to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Lazio of
New York), H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 4086--A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of
Mongolia; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr.
Berman), H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 4087--A bill to designate certain Federal lands in the Talladega
National Forest in the State of Alabama as the Dugger Mountain
Wilderness; to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture, 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. BROWDER, H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 4088--A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property
from the United States to Stanislaus County, CA; to the Committee
on Science.
By Mr. CONDIT, H10524 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11602 [28SE]
Text, H11602 [28SE]
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H.R. 4089--A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide
that recently enacted provisions requiring payment of Federal
benefits in the form of electronic funds transfers do not apply
with respect to benefits payable under the old-age, survivors, and
disability insurance program under title II of the Social Security
Act; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 4090--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
clarify the application of the retail tax on heavy trucks and
trailers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, H10524 [17SE]
Cosponsors added, H10721 [19SE], H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 4091--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
establish, for purposes of disability determinations under such
title, a uniform minimum level of earnings, for demonstrating
ability to engage in substantial gainful activity, at the level
currently applicable solely to blind individuals; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 4092--A bill to prevent law enforcement agencies from stopping
people on highways because of their race or color; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FOGLIETTA (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cummings, Mr.
Fattah, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Clyburn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega,
Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Torres, Ms. Waters, Ms. Norton, Ms.
McKinney, Mr. Ford, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Watt
of North Carolina, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Jackson), H10524
[17SE]
Cosponsors added, H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 4093--A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to
address the aircraft noise problems of New Jersey and Staten
Island, NY; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mr.
Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Martini), H10524 [17SE]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4094--A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide
for continuing appropriations in the absence of regular
appropriations; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Cox, Mr. Porter, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Davis,
Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bereuter, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Spence, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Horn, Mr.
Hansen, and Mr. Ehlers), H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 4095--A bill to protect the national information infrastructure,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GOODLATTE, H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 4096--A bill to encourage and expedite the granting of membership
in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to Romania, Slovakia,
and Slovenia; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. HOKE., H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 4097--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect
to child exploitation offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. LOFGREN, H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 4098--A bill to enhance the administrative authority of the
president of Haskell Indian Nations University, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational
Opportunities; 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 Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 4099--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify
the application of the pension nondiscrimination rules to
governmental plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Matsui, Mr.
Hobson, and Mr. Pomeroy), H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 4100--A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
Act to require hospitals participating in the Medicare or Medicaid
Program to provide notice of availability of medicare and medicaid
providers as part of discharge planning and to maintain and
disclose information on certain referrals; to the Committees on
Commerce; 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. STARK, H10524 [17SE]
Cosponsors added, H11528 [27SE]
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H.R. 4101--A bill to direct the Secretary of the department in which
the Coast Guard is operating to provide rescue diver training
under the Coast Guard helicopter rescue swimming training program;
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. STUDDS, H10524 [17SE]
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H.R. 4102--A bill to provide regulatory relief for certain farm
transportation of hazardous materials; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Barcia of
Michigan, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Latham, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. LaHood, Mr.
Ganske, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Gillmor, Mr.
Weller, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr.
Coble, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Leach, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr.
Nethercutt, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota,
Mr. Rose, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Combest, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Towns),
H10601 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, H10721 [19SE], H11230 [25SE], H11396 [26SE],
H12175 [28SE], H12251 [1OC]
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H.R. 4103--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide
limited authority for concurrent payment of retired pay and
veterans' disability compensation for certain disabled veterans;
to the Committees on National Security; Veterans' Affairs, 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. BILIRAKIS, H10601 [18SE]
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H.R. 4104--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish
a sentence under the Uniform Code of Military Justice of
confinement for life without eligibility for parole and to provide
that a decision to deny parole for a military offender serving a
sentence of confinement for life may be appealed only to the
President; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, H10601 [18SE]
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H.R. 4105--A bill to repeal the Goals 2000--Educate America Act to
allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary education
programs that meet their needs; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Largent,
Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr.
Talent, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Barton of
Texas, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hoke,
Mr. Herger, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Istook, Mr.
Barr, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Boehner, Mr.
Forbes, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr.
Chambliss, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Radanovich,
Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Jones, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Chabot, Mr.
Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Norwood, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland,
Mr. Hastert, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. McKeon,
Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Stump, and Mr.
Deal of Georgia), H10601 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, H11396 [26SE], H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 4106--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that 0.5 cent of the general revenue portion of the
highway motor fuel taxes shall be deposited into an intercity
passenger rail trust fund and to deposit the remainder of such
portion into the highway trust fund; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mr.
Clinger, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Lewis of
Georgia), H10601 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, H11528 [27SE]
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H.R. 4107--A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to revise water quality criteria for ammonia,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 4108--A bill to authorize the sale of excess Department of
Defense aircraft to facilitate the suppression of wildfires; to
the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Agriculture;
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. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Crapo, and Ms.
Furse), H10602 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, H12194 [30SE], H12271 [3OC]
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H.R. 4109--A bill to extend the authority for certain export programs,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. ROTH, H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 4110--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
require that group health plans and insurers offer access to
coverage for children and to assist families in the purchase of
such coverage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. STARK, H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 4111--A bill to provide educational assistance to the dependents
of Federal law enforcement officials who are killed or are
permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. STUDDS (for himself, Mr. Fox, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Torkildsen,
Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Meehan, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Olver),
H10602 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 4112--A bill to provide for the settlement of claims of Swain
County, NC, against the United States arising under the agreement
entered into on July 30, 1943, by the Tennessee Valley Authority,
the State of North Carolina, Swain County, NC, and the United
States; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, H10602 [18SE]
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H.R. 4113--A bill to regulate the use by interactive computer services
of personally identifiable information provided by subscribers to
such services; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. VENTO, H10602 [18SE]
Cosponsors added, H11396 [26SE], H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 4114--A bill to improve and expand the system of safety of
precautions that protects the welfare of professional boxers, to
assist State boxing commissions to provide proper oversight for
professional boxing, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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. WILLIAMS (for himself and Mr. Oxley), H10720 [19SE]
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H.R. 4115--A bill to require the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to study the feasibility of a Residential
Windstorm Insurance Program designed to provide windstorm
insurance to residential property owners unable to obtain coverage
in the private market and to require a study by the Comptroller
General of the United States, the Secretary of the Treasury, and
the Secretary of Commerce to evaluate the public policy issues
associated with conferring favorable Federal tax treatment to
insurance reserves set aside by private insurers for future
catastropic natural disasters; to the Committees on Transportation
and Infrastructure; 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. FRAZER (for himself, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Owens, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Ms. Waters, Mr. Moran, Mr. Rush, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs.
Clayton, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Gene Green of
Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida,
Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Kaptur,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Markey, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cummings, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Jefferson),
H10720 [19SE]
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H.R. 4116--A bill to provide for the issuance of a noncompetitive oil
and gas lease for certain lands; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 4117--A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in
employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic
and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney,
and Ms. Lofgren), H10720 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE], H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 4118--A bill to amend the Antiquities Act to limit the authority
of the President to designate areas in excess of 5,000 acres as
national monuments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. HANSEN, H10720 [19SE]
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H.R. 4119--A bill to designate the Federal building and U.S.
courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street in Macon, GA, as the
``William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. CHAMBLISS, H10720 [19SE]
Passed House, H11567 [27SE]
Text, H11568 [27SE]
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H.R. 4120--A bill to prohibit further extension or establishment of
any national monument in Idaho without full public participation
and an express act of Congress, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself and Mr. Crapo), H10720 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 4121--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to penalize
those who endanger children in hostage situations; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, H10720 [19SE]
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H.R. 4122--A bill to rescind restrictions on welfare and public
benefits for legal immigrants enacted by title 4 of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, to
reduce corporate welfare, to strengthen tax provisions regarding
persons who relinquish U.S. citizenship, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Norton, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Waters, Mr.
Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne of New
Jersey, and Ms. Roybal-Allard), H10720 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, H11528 [27SE]
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H.R. 4123--A bill to amend certain provisions of law relating to child
pornography, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 4124--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that the denial of deduction for excessive employee
compensation shall apply to all employees and to expand the types
of compensation to which such denial applies; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Owens, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hilliard, Mr.
Dellums, and Mr. Evans), H10721 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, H11528 [27SE], H12175 [28SE], H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 4125--A bill to inform and empower consumers in the United States
through a voluntary labeling system for wearing apparel and
sporting goods made without abusive and exploitative child labor,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baldacci,
Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior,
Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers,
Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega,
Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gene
Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of
Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. McDermott, Ms.
McKinney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murtha,
Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sawyer,
Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr.
Spratt, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Vento, Mr. Watt of
North Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), H10721 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 4126--A bill to support the California-Federal [CALFED] Bay-Delta
Program in developing, funding and implementing a balanced, long-
term solution to the problems of ecosystem quality, water quality,
water supply, and reliability, and system vulnerability affecting
the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (the
Bay-Delta) in California; to the Committees on Transportation and
Infrastructure; 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. BAKER of California (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California,
Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Seastrand,
Mr. Farr, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kim, Mr. Miller of
California, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Harman, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
Gallegly, Mr. Stark, Mr. Packard, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McKeon, Ms.
Eshoo, Mr. Horn, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Cox, Mr.
Condit, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Herger, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Lantos, Ms.
Waters, Mr. Berman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Martinez, and Ms. Millender-
McDonald), H10721 [19SE]
Cosponsors added, H11048 [24SE], H11230 [25SE], H11396 [26SE]
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H.R. 4127--A bill for the relief of David R. W. Light; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McNULTY, H10721 [19SE]
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H.R. 4128--A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, concerning
eligibility for grants to implement alcohol-impaired driving
counter measures; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. BLUMENAUER, H10762 [20SE]
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H.R. 4129--A bill to enforce the constitutional right to the free
exercise of religion; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HOKE, H10762 [20SE]
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H.R. 4130--A bill to enforce the constitutional right to the free
exercise of religion; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Economic
and Educational Opportunities, 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. HOKE, H10762 [20SE]
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H.R. 4131--A bill to establish a commission to investigate exposure to
chemical and biological warfare agents as a result of the Persian
Gulf conflict; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. BROWDER, H10767 [23SE]
Cosponsors added, H11048 [24SE], H11396 [26SE], H12175 [28SE],
H12251 [1OC]
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H.R. 4132--A bill to require that a portion of the amounts made
available for housing programs for the homeless be used for
housing for homeless veterans; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. METCALF, H10767 [23SE]
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H.R. 4133--A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse to be constructed
at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, in Cleveland, OH, as
the ``Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse''; to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr.
Traficant, Mr. Regula, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Oberstar, and Mr. Mascara), H11046 [24SE]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE], H11396 [26SE], H11528 [27SE]
Passed House, H11568 [27SE]
Text, H11571 [27SE]
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H.R. 4134--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
authorize States to deny public education benefits to aliens not
lawfully present in the United States who are not enrolled in
public schools during the period beginning September 1, 1996, and
ending July 1, 1997; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Economic
and Educational Opportunities, 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. GALLEGLY, H11047 [24SE]
Read the first time, S11321 [25SE]
Debated, H11096 [25SE]
Text, H11096 [25SE]
Passed House, H11108 [25SE]
Read the second time, S11336 [26SE]
Placed on the calendar, S11425 [26SE]
Objection heard to a request for consideration, S11703 [28SE]
Made special order (H. Res. 530), H11046 [24SE]
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H.R. 4135--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to fully
implement the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996
and the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Stark), H11047 [24SE]
Text, H10963 [24SE]
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H.R. 4136--A bill to provide for a reduced rate of postage for certain
mailings that, under Federal or State law, are required to be made
by local governments; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. McINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr.
Davis), H11047 [24SE]
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H.R. 4137--A bill to combat drug-facilitated crimes of violence,
including sexual assaults; to the Committees on the Judiciary;
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. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Barr,
Mr. Heineman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bilbray,
Mr. Blute, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Dunn of Washington,
Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Green of
Texas, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McIntosh, Mr.
McKeon, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Oxley, Ms. Pryce, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr.
Shaw, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of
Oklahoma, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Payne of New Jersey), H11047 [24SE]
Debated, H11122 [25SE]
Text, H11122 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11244 [26SE]
Objection heard to a request for consideration, S11703 [28SE]
Amendments, S12319 [3OC], S12376 [3OC]
Passed Senate amended, S12376 [3OC]
House agreed to Senate amendment, H12275 [4OC]
Amendments, H12275 [4OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 4138--A bill to authorize the hydrogen research, development, and
demonstration programs of the Department of Energy, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. WALKER (for himself and Mr. Brown of California), H11047
[24SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11337 [26SE]
Text, H11337 [26SE]
Passed Senate, S11667 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-271] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 4139--A bill to reauthorize and amend the Atlantic Striped Bass
Conservation Act and the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. SAXTON, H11047 [24SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11529 [27SE]
Text, H11529 [27SE]
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H.R. 4140--A bill to establish a National Center for Rural Law
Enforcement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. BALDACCI, H11047 [24SE]
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H.R. 4141--A bill to ensure that purchasers of single family
residential properties owned by the Department of Housing and
Urban Development are notified of the penalties authorized for
intentionally misrepresenting the purchaser's intent to occupy the
properties after purchase and that purchasers indicating an intent
to use such properties as their principal residences use the
properties in such manner; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, H11047 [24SE]
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H.R. 4142--A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; to
the Committees on the Budget; Government Reform and Oversight;
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. BARTON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Stenholm), H11047 [24SE]
Cosponsors added, H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 4143--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
waive the English language and civics requirements for
naturalization for persons who are over 65 and have resided
legally in the United States for at least 20 years; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BLUTE, H11047 [24SE]
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H.R. 4144--A bill to protect and enhance sportsmen's opportunities and
enhance wildlife conservation; to the Committees on Resources;
Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. BREWSTER (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Pete Geren of
Texas, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Cunningham), H11047 [24SE]
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H.R. 4145--A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen the
protection of native biodiversity and ban clearcutting on Federal
lands, and to designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient
Forests, roadless areas, and special areas where logging and other
intrusive activities are prohibited; to the Committees on
Agriculture; Resources; 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. BRYANT of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Clay, Ms.
Eshoo, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Moran, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinchey, Mr.
Farr, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Serrano, Ms.
Woolsey, Mr. Porter, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Brown of California, Mr.
Beilenson, and Mr. Nadler), H11047 [24SE]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE], H11396 [26SE], H11528 [27SE],
H12194 [30SE], H12251 [1OC], H12271 [3OC], H12301 [4OC]
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H.R. 4146--A bill to provide for the collection of certain
information, in the next decennial census of population, relating
to individuals who regularly provide care to a family member who
is unable to care for himself or herself due to age or continuing
physical or mental condition or impairment; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. CANADY, H11047 [24SE]
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H.R. 4147--A bill to prohibit further extension or establishment of
any national monument without an express act of Congress; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr.
Cooley), H11047 [24SE]
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H.R. 4148--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the breaking of
the color barrier in major league baseball by Jackie Robinson; to
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Flake), H11047
[24SE]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE], H11396 [26SE], H11528 [27SE],
H12251 [1OC], H12271 [3OC]
Removal of cosponsors, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4149--A bill to clarify Federal law with respect to assisted
suicide, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce;
Ways and Mean; the Judiciary; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight; Resources;
International 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. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Allard, Mr. Baker of
California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bonilla, Mr.
Boehner, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of
Oregon, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady,
Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn,
Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr.
Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr.
Graham, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes,
Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hostettler,
Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of
South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. King, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kingston,
Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of
Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McHugh,
Mr. Manton, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Mica, Mr. Moorhead, Mr.
Myers of Indiana, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oberstar,
Mr. Orton, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr.
Petri, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Scarborough, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr.
Skelton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Smith
of Washington, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm,
Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Talent, Mr. Taylor of
North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr.
Volkmer, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr.
Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Wolf, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Condit, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Clement, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Frost, and Mr. de la Garza),
H11047 [24SE]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4150--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain
industrial nylon fabrics; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HEFLEY, H11047 [24SE]
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H.R. 4151--A bill to establish a National Indian Bonding Authority
Pilot Project to oversee the issuance of bonds to provide funding
for the construction of schools of the Bureau of Indian Affairs of
the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Kildee, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Richardson), H11047
[24SE]
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H.R. 4152--A bill to designate the Federal building located at 100
Alabama Street NW, in Atlanta, GA, as the ``Sam Nunn Federal
Center''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, H11047 [24SE]
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H.R. 4153--A bill to extend health insurance and survivor annuity
benefits to certain former spouses of Federal employees who would
otherwise be ineligible for those benefits; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Jones), H11047 [24SE]
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H.R. 4154--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 1986 to make the
dependent care credit refundable, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. MORELLA, H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 4155--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for individuals who are residents of the District of
Columbia a maximum rate of tax of 15 percent on income from
sources within the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Ms. NORTON, H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 4156--A bill to provide for special immigrant status for certain
aliens working as journalists in Hong Kong; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. PORTER, H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 4157--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that the conducting of certain games of chance shall not
be treated as an unrelated trade or business; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Luther, Mr. Minge,
Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Vento),
H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 4158--A bill to exclude certain general service wages and hours
associated with a separate skilled nursing facility owned by
certain hospitals in determining a hospital's eligibility for
continued geographic reclassification under the Medicare Program;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By. Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mr. Minge), H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 4159--A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to protect
vessel hull designs against unauthorized duplication, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Zimmer, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Jones, Mr. Petri, Mr. Brewster, Mr.
Neumann, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Clement, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Deutsch,
Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr.
Franks of New Jersey), H11048 [24SE]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE], H11396 [26SE], H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 4160--A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
Act to require medicare and medicaid health plans to provide for
orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and to require
medicaid health plans to assure appropriate immunizations for
children; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. STARK, H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 4161--A bill to provide for a role models academy demonstration
program; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. Montgomery), H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 4162--A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 to provide continued participation under a defined benefit
plan to employees who are terminated from employment within 7
years of attaining normal retirement age under the plan; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. TORRICELLI, H11048 [24SE]
Cosponsors added, H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 4163--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade and on the Great Lakes and
their tributary and connecting waters in trade with Canada for the
vessel Medrx III; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, H11048 [24SE]
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H.R. 4164--A bill to provide for the extension of certain authority
for the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HYDE, H11228 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11445 [27SE]
Text, H11445 [27SE]
Laid on the table (S. 2100 passed in lieu), H11446 [27SE]
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H.R. 4165--A bill to provide for certain changes with respect to
requirements for a Canadian boater landing permit pursuant to
section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HOKE (for himself and Mr. Traficant), H11228 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H11628 [28SE]
Text, H11629 [28SE]
Title amended, H11630 [28SE]
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H.R. 4166--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
provide for legal accountability for sweatshop conditions in the
garment industry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Miller of California,
Mr. Kildee, Mr. Williams, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne of
New Jersey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Becerra, Mr.
Scott, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dixon,
Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez,
Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden,
Mr. Jackson, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lipinski,
Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Manton, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran, Mr.
Olver, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wise, Mr. Wynn, and Mr.
Yates), H11228 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, H11528 [27SE]
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H.R. 4167--A bill to provide for the safety of journeyman boxers, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational
Opportunities; 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. WILLIAMS (for himself, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Manton), H11229
[25SE]
Passed Senate, S11605 [27SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Debated, H11153 [25SE]
Text, H11153 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11158 [25SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-272] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 4168--A bill to amend the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary
to enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery and
disposal of helium on Federal lands, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. COX, H11229 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11268 [26SE]
Text, H11268 [26SE]
Passed Senate, S11669 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-273] (signed October 9, 1996)
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H.R. 4169--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that all computer software shall be depreciable over 24
months; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BAKER of California (for himself, Mr. White, and Mr.
Campbell), H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4170--A bill to provide a sentence of death for certain
importations of significant quantities of controlled substances;
to the Committees on the Judiciary; 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. GINGRICH, H11229 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, H11396 [26SE], H11528 [27SE], H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 4171--A bill to amend the National Forest Foundation Act to
extend and increase the matching funds authorization for the
Foundation, to provide additional administrative support to the
Foundation, to authorize the use of investment income, and to
permit the Foundation to license the use of trademarks,
tradenames, and other such devices to advertise that a person is
an official sponsor or supporter of the Forest Service or the
National Forest System; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4172--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
provide an exemption from the overtime requirements of that act
for law enforcement employees while at a police academy or other
training facility pursuant to an agreement between the public
agency employing such employee and representatives of such
employee; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Riggs,
Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Campbell), H11229
[25SE]
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H.R. 4173--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Filner), H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4174--A bill to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort
Meigs, and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in the State of
Ohio; to the Committee on Resources.
By Ms. KAPTUR, H11229 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, H11528 [27SE]
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H.R. 4175--A bill to require the Secretary of Education to investigate
the feasibility of establishing a National Environmental Science
and Policy Academy; to the Committees on Science; Economic and
Educational Opportunities, 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. LAZIO of New York, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4176--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
certain employees without employer-provided health coverage a
refundable credit for their health insurance costs; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark,
Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts), H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4177--A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act
applicable to the construction of the AuSable Hydroelectric
Project in New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. McHUGH, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4178--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 Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. McINNIS, H11229 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4179--A bill to provide that members of the Armed Forces who
performed services for the peacekeeping efforts in Somalia shall
be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services
were performed in a combat zone, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McINNIS, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4180--A bill to provide schools throughout the country with the
capability to use new technology to its fullest potential; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. MOAKLEY, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4181--A bill to provide for increased mandatory minimum sentences
for criminals possessing firearms, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. MYRICK, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4182--A bill to enhance competition in the financial services
sector and merge the commercial bank and savings association
charters; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services;
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 Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Vento, Mr. Dreier,
Ms. Furse, Mr. Flake, Mr. King, Mr. Bono, and Ms. McKinney),
H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4183--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to require the disclosure of the identity of persons paying the
expenses associated with the polls conducted by telephone during
campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other purposes;
to the Committees on House Oversight; the Judiciary, 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 Mrs. SMITH of Washington, H11229 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, H11528 [27SE]
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H.R. 4184--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain
chemicals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SPRATT, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4185--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
pay for parenteral nutrients provided as part of renal dialysis
services as part of payment for renal dialysis services under the
Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. STARK, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4186--A bill to designate the United States border station
located in Pharr, TX, as the ``Kika de la Garza United States
Border Station''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4187--A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate
the Lincoln National Historic Trail as a component of the National
Trails System; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. WELLER, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4188--A bill to authorize the construction of the Fort Peck
Reservation Rural Water System, Montana, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. WILLIAMS, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4189--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy under
the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. STARK, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4190--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial
therapy under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; 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. STARK, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4191--A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to conduct a study of the effect on payments under
medicare where certain inpatient services are replaced by
outpatient services; to the Committees on Ways and Means;
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. STARK, H11229 [25SE]
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H.R. 4192--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Spirit of the
Pacific Northwest; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. TAUZIN, H11230 [25SE]
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H.R. 4193--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
that witnesses in grand jury proceedings have the presence and
advice of counsel during that witness' testimony; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Ms. GREENE of Utah, H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 4194--A bill to reauthorize alternative means of dispute
resolution in the Federal administrative process, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Reed), H11394 [26SE]
Debated, H11446 [27SE]
Text, H11446 [27SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11452 [27SE]
Passed Senate amended, S11848 [30SE]
Amendments, S11848 [30SE], S12003 [30SE]
House agreed to Senate amendment, H12276 [4OC]
Amendments, H12276 [4OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 4195--A bill to designate a U.S. Post Office in Brewer, ME, as
the ``General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office''; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. BALDACCI, H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 4196--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish
the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Flake, Mr. Brown of
Ohio, Mr. Borski, Mr. Coble, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Chapman, and Mr. Smith of
Texas), H11394 [26SE]
Cosponsors added, H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 4197--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
States to make advance payments of the earned income credit; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CAMP, H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 4198--A bill to authorize a new trade and investment policy for
sub-Saharan Africa; to the Committees on International Relations;
Ways and Means; 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. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. McDermott), H11394
[26SE]
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H.R. 4199--A bill to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for
the establishment of the Everglades National Park in the State of
Florida and for other purposes,'' approved May 30, 1934, to
clarify certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of
Florida; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Miller of Florida), H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 4200--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
encourage the cleanup of contaminated brownfield sites; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 4201--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
encourage qualified conservation contributions by individuals of
capital gain property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 4202--A bill to amend section 6901 of title 31, United States
Code, to provide for certain lands taken into trust for Indian
Tribes to be included in the definition of entitlement land; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 4203--A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and
issue coins in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the
first manned flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright in Kitty Hawk,
NC, on December 17, 1903; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. JONES, H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 4204--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide comprehensive pension protection for women; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational
Opportunities; Transportation and Infrastructure; 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 Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Maloney,
Ms. McKinney, Ms. DeLauro, Miss Collins of Michigan, Ms. Furse,
Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Norton, and Ms.
Roybal-Allard), H11394 [26SE]
Cosponsors added, H12251 [1OC]
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H.R. 4205--A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, concerning
employment standards for airport security personnel; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. KING, H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 4206--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that the amount of the aviation excise taxes for any
fiscal year shall equal the expenditures from the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund for the prior fiscal year, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Budget;
Government Reform and Oversight; Transportation and
Infrastructure, 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. LIGHTFOOT, H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 4207--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect
the speech and association rights of students attending
institutions of higher education; to the Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON, H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 4208--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate
the manufacture, importation, and sale of any projectile that may
be used in a handgun and is capable of penetrating police body
armor, and to prohibit persons convicted of a crime involving
domestic violence from owning or possessing firearms, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. LOFGREN, H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 4209--A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993
to require each individual registering to vote in elections for
Federal office to provide the individual's Social Security number
and to permit a State to remove a registrant who fails to vote in
two consecutive general elections for Federal office from the
official list of eligible voters in elections for Federal office
on the ground that the registrant has changed residence, if the
registrant fails to respond to written notices requesting
confirmation of the registrant's residence; to the Committee on
House Oversight.
By Mr. McCOLLUM, H11394 [26SE]
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H.R. 4210--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
permit certain aliens who are at least 55 years of age to obtain a
4-year nonimmigrant visitor's visa; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. McCOLLUM, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4211--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to conduct a
study of mitigation banks, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. McCOLLUM, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4212--A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain materials
used in the manufacture of skis and snowboards; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McDERMOTT, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4213--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange
certain lands located in Hinsdale, CO; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. McINNIS (for himself and Mr. Thornberry), H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4214--A bill to amend the Antiquities Act to provide for the
congressional approval of the establishment of national monuments,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; 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. ORTON, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4215--A bill to provide for the establishment and maintenance of
personal Social Security investment accounts for all Americans
under the Social Security system; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; Government Reform and Oversight; 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. PETRI, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4216--A bill to require that jewelry boxes imported from another
country be indelibly marked with the country of origin; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. REED, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4217--A bill to promote safer motherhood through improved
surveillance and research on pregnancy outcomes through health
professional and public education regarding pregnancy-related
morbidity and mortality, through increased public education
concerning folic acid supplements, through requiring health plan
coverage of minimum hospital stays for childbirth, and through
establishment of quality standards for facilities performing
ultrasound procedures; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic and
Educational Opportunities, 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 Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr. Dingell, Ms. McKinney, Mrs.
Lowey, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Meek of Florida), H11395
[26SE]
Cosponsors added, H11528 [27SE]
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H.R. 4218--A bill to increase penalties and strengthen enforcement of
environmental crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
the Judiciary; Commerce; Agriculture; Transportation and
Infrastructure; 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. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Miller
of California), H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4219--A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to make
nondischargeable debts for overpayments received under title XVIII
or XIX of the Social Security Act, and to except from automatic
stay exclusion from program participation under the Social
Security Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. STARK, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4220--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure access
to services and prevent fraud and abuse for enrollees of managed
care plans, to amend standards for medicare supplemental policies,
to modify the medicare select program, and to provide other
protections for beneficiaries of health plans generally, and for
other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. STARK, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4221--A bill to amend the tort claims procedures in title 28,
United States Code, to allow a member of a uniformed service to
bring an action for personal injury against a health care
professional in a uniformed service, with the exception of
injuries received during a declared state of war; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. STOCKMAN, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4222--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
individuals a credit against income tax for tuition and related
expenses for nonpublic elementary and secondary education; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. STOCKMAN, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4223--A bill to designate the U.S. post office located at 125
West South Street, Indianapolis, IN, as the ``Andrew Jacobs, Jr.,
United States Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform
and Oversight.
By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. Visclosky), H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4224--A bill to provide for a three-judge division of the court
to determine whether cases alleging breach of secret Government
contracts should be tried in court; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself and Mr. Dornan), H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4225--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement
for employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries for the vessel
Hey, Da!; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. BASS (by request), H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4226--A bill to require approval of an application for
compensation for the injuries of Eugene Hasenfus; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ROTH, H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4227--A bill to temporarily waive the enrollment composition rule
under the Medicaid Program for certain health maintenance
organizations; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr.
Bilirakis), H11395 [26SE]
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H.R. 4228--A bill to provide a process leading to full self-government
for Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H11525 [27SE]
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H.R. 4229--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for prospective payment for home health services under the
Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Ways and Means; 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 Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, H11525 [27SE]
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H.R. 4230--A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the
rehabilitation programs provided for disabled individuals under
such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Gibbons,
Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr.
Camp, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Laughlin, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Christensen, and Ms.
Dunn of Washington), H11525 [27SE]
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H.R. 4231--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide an exemption from tax for gain on sale of a principal
residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ORTON (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), H11525 [27SE]
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H.R. 4232--A bill to designate the U.S. post office building located
at 251 West Lancaster Street in Fort Worth, TX, as the ``Jim
Wright Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, H11525 [27SE]
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H.R. 4233--A bill to provide for appropriate implementation of the
Metric Conversion Act of 1975 in Federal construction projects,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Walker, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Hastert),
H11525 [27SE]
Debated, H11599 [28SE]
Text, H11599 [28SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H12032 [28SE]
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H.R. 4234--A bill to require reporting on toxic chemicals, to protect
children's health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr.
Markey), H11525 [27SE]
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H.R. 4235--A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to prevent certain
abuses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FOX, H11525 [27SE]
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H.R. 4236--A bill to provide for the administration of certain
Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H11525 [27SE]
Debated, H12023 [28SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H12035 [28SE]
Text, H12196 [1OC]
Debated, S12359 [3OC]
Passed Senate, S12363 [3OC]
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H.R. 4237--A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 with respect to rules governing litigation contesting
termination or substantial reduction of retiree health benefits,
to require a preponderance of evidence for termination or
substantial reduction of retiree health benefits, and to allow
court to use extrinsic evidence in determining the intent of a
plan; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, H11525 [27SE]
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H.R. 4238--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
enhance tax incentives for charitable contributions, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and
Educational Opportunities; Transportation and Infrastructure;
Commerce; the Judiciary, 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. BOEHNER, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4239--A bill to provide for the licensing of commercial space
reentry vehicles and reentry sites, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Science.
By Mr. BROWN of California, H11526 [27SE]
------------------------------------------------------
H.R. 4240--A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the
marking of golf clubs and golf club components; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4241--A bill to amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of
1978 to designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness, to
amend the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of
1989 to designate the Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Gross), H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4242--A bill to amend the act commonly known as the Antiquities
Act to limit further extension or establishment of national
monuments in California; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr.
Pombo, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Packard, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs.
Chenoweth, and Mr. Cooley), H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4243--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
certain tax free corporate liquidations into a 501(c)(3)
organization and to revise the unrelated business income tax rules
regarding receipt of debt-financed property in such a liquidation;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Bunn of
Oregon, and Mr. Blumenauer), H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4244--A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to waive the 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for
coverage of skilled nursing facility services in the case of
individuals classified within certain diagnosis-related groups; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Ensign), H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4245--A bill to restrict the access of youth to tobacco products,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. FOX, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4246--A bill to require a study by the U.S. Sentencing Commission
of sentencing for drug offenses where domestic violence has been
found to occur; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FOX, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4247--A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require
the National Labor Relations Board to resolve unfair labor
practice complaints in a timely manner; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. GOODLING, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4248--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide for coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of
certain antibiotics that are parenterally administered in a home
setting; to the Committees on Commerce; 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 Ms. GREENE of Utah, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4249--A bill to amend and strengthen the Animal Welfare Act; to
the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. GUNDERSON, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4250--A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
permit a State the option of covering community-based attendant
services under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. GUNDERSON (for himself and Mr. Gingrich), H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4251--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt
certain small businesses from the required use of the electronic
fund transfer system for depository taxes, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4252--A bill to establish labor provision and tax provisions for
small-business concerns; to the Committees on Economic and
Educational Opportunities; 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. HEFLEY, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4253--A bill to enhance the financial security of children by
providing for contributions by the Federal Government to child
retirement accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mrs. Kennelly), H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4254--A bill to amend the Community Services Block Grant Act with
respect to the composition of the boards of community action
agencies, and of nonprofit private organizations, that receive
funds under such act; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By KLECZKA, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4255--A bill to encourage the States to streamline the adoption
process and make their adoption laws more uniform; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By KLINK, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4256--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for the abatement of interest on deficiencies attributable
to certain partnership items; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By LAUGHLIN, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4257--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a
one-stop shopping information service for individuals with serious
or life-threatening diseases; to the Committee on Commerce.
By LAZIO of New York, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4258--A bill to establish the U.S. Immigration Court; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By McCOLLUM, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4259--A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to
authorize Presidential Honors Scholarships to be awarded to all
secondary school students in the top 5 percent of their graduating
class, to promote and recognize high academic achievement in
secondary schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Kildee, Mr.
Fazio of California, Mr. Evans, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Woolsey,
Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Holden, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Andrews, and Ms.
Harman), H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4260--A bill to require uniform appraisals of certain leaseholds
of restricted Indian lands, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. METCALF, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4261--A bill to require the Director of the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service to expedite issuance of and implement a
contingency plan for responding to red tide events involving
Florida Manatees, and to authorize the Director to make grants for
research and evaluation of potential methods of therapeutic
intervention for manatees intoxicated by red tide brevetoxins; to
the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr.
Goss), H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4262--A bill to save lives and prevent injuries to children in
motor vehicles through improved national, State, and local child
passenger protection programs; to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. MORELLA, H11526 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4263--A bill to reinstate the emergency unemployment compensation
program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Transportation and
Infrastructure; 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. MURTHA, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4264--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
improve medicare treatment and education for beneficiaries with
diabetes by providing coverage of diabetes outpatient self-
management training services and uniform coverage of blood-testing
strips for individuals with diabetes; to the Committees on
Commerce; 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. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Gingrich, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Bilirakis),
H11526 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4265--A bill to apply the Buy American Act to articles,
materials, and supplies for use outside the United States; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. NEUMANN (for himself and Ms. Kaptur), H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4266--A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
prescribe a salary base for an exemption of an employee from the
wage requirements of such act, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. PETRI, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4267--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to require certain disclosure and reports relating to polling by
telephone or electronic device, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on House Oversight; 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. PETRI, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4268--A bill to provide for a project to demonstrate the
application of telemedicine and medical informatics to improving
the quality and cost-effectiveness in the delivery of health care
services under the Medicare Program and other health programs; to
the Committees on Commerce; 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. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. Houghton), H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4269--A bill to relieve the Puerto Rico Housing Bank and Finance
Agency and its assignees of liability for certain loans subject to
the Truth-in-Lending Act; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO, H11526 [27SE]
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H.R. 4270--A bill to require reporting on research and development
expenditures for drugs approved for marketing, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SANDERS, H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 4271--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
continue full-time-equivalent resident reimbursement for an
additional 1 year under medicare for direct graduate medical
education for residents enrolled in combined approved primary care
medical residency training programs; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; 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. SLAUGHTER, H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 4272--A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to improve
public accountability and public safety in the management of
hazardous waste facilities; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SPRATT, H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 4273--A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of
certain entries of pharmaceutical grade phospholipids; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. JONES, H11527 [27SE]
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H.R. 4274--A bill to require the Commissioner of Social Security and
the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and implement measures to
eliminate and prevent mismatching of earnings information
maintained by the Social Security Administration and the Internal
Revenue Service resulting in underpayment of Social Security
benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Dellums, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Evans), H12172
[28SE]
Cosponsors added, H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 4275--A bill to provide funding for the nutrition education and
training program authorized under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966,
and for other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and
Educational Opportunities; Agriculture, 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. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Miller of
California), H12172 [28SE]
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H.R. 4276--A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide a
conditional exemption for certain transactions involving
professional markets, to clarify the effect of the designation of
a board of trade as a contract market, to simplify the process for
the making effective of contract market rules, to regulate audit
trail requirements, to establish cost-benefit analysis
requirements, and to combat fraud in transactions in or involving
foreign currency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. EWING, H12172 [28SE]
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H.R. 4277--A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
allow for additional deferred effective dates for approval of
applications under the new drugs provisions, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on Commerce.
By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Towns, Mr.
Klug, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Hall of Texas), H12172
[28SE]
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H.R. 4278--A bill making omnibus consolidated appropriations for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON, H12173 [28SE]
Debated, S11816 [30SE], S11828 [30SE], S11835 [30SE], S11838 [30SE],
S11850 [30SE], S11857 [30SE], S11860 [30SE], S11866 [30SE], S11868
[30SE], S11872 [30SE]
Passed Senate, S11936 [30SE]
Passed House (per provisions of conference report on H.R. 3610),
H12033 [28SE]
Passed House (pursuant to H. Res. 546), H12110 [28SE]
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H.R. 4279--A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to
determine the feasibility of placing bar codes on passenger motor
vehicles to facilitate the tracing of stolen vehicles, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. ACKERMAN, H12173 [28SE]
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H.R. 4280--A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to establish
the Joint Committee on Information, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on House Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight;
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. THOMAS, H12173 [28SE]
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H.R. 4281--A bill to provide a process leading to full self-government
for Puerto Rico; to the Committees on Resources; 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr.
Gallegly), H12173 [28SE]
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H.R. 4282--A bill to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for
fiscal year 1993 to make a technical correction relating to the
provision of Department of Defense Assistance to local educational
agencies; to the Committees on Economic and Educational
Opportunities; 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. BATEMAN, H12173 [28SE]
Passed House, H12131 [28SE]
Text, H12132 [28SE]
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H.R. 4283--A bill to provide for ballast water management to prevent
the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species into the
waters of the United States, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Transporation and Infrastructure; 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. LaTOURETTE, H12173 [28SE]
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, S12398
[3OC]
Committee discharged, S12398 [3OC]
Referred to the Committee on Science, Commerce, and Transportation,
S12398 [3OC]
Passed Senate, S12398 [3OC]
Debated, H12146 [28SE]
Text, H12147 [28SE]
Passed House, H12152 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House (October 11, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 18, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.R. 4284--A bill to prohibit certain abortions; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs.
Thurman, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. McCarthy, Mr.
Dooley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Scott, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Richardson), H12173 [28SE]
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H.R. 4285--A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 to reform the budget process, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on the Budget; Government Reform and
Oversight; Appropriations; Rules, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisidiction of the committee
concerned.
By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Largent, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr.
Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Livingston, Mr.
Archer, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Clinger, Mr.
Solomon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Horn, Mr. Stenholm, Ms. Harman, Mr. Condit,
Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Poshard, Mr.
Montgomery, Mr. Rose, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Allard, Mr.
Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr.
Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonilla, Mr.
Bono, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunning of
Kentucky, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr.
Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Canady, Mr.
Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr.
Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of
Georgia, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr.
Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Dreier,
Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Flanagan, Mr.
Foley, Mr. Fox, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Franks of New
Jersey, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa,
Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr.
Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling,
Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mr. Gunderson, Mr.
Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of
Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Houghton,
Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook,
Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mrs.
Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. King, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg,
Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Laughlin,
Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr.
Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Longley, Mr.
Lucas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDade, Mr. McHugh, Mr.
McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Martini, Mr.
Metcalf, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida,
Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney,
Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Petri, Mr.
Pombo, Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr.
Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen, Mr. Roth, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr.
Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Schiff,
Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr.
Shays, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith
of Texas, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr.
Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr.
Talent, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr.
Tiahrt, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Walker,
Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. White, Mr.
Wicker, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Zimmer), H12173 [28SE]
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H.R. 4286--A bill to amend the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 to provide
for the establishment of a toll-free telephone number for the
reporting of stolen and abandoned passenger motor vehicles, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ACKERMAN, H12173 [28SE]
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H.R. 4287--A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration to address the aircraft noise problems of Queens
and the northshore of Long Island, NY; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. ACKERMAN, H12173 [28SE]
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H.R. 4288--A bill to encourage the increased use of domestic natural
gas as a transportation fuel, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways
and Means; National Security; 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. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bono, Mr.
Combest, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Regula, Mr. Tauzin, Mr.
Thornberry, and Mr. Wise), H12173 [28SE]
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H.R. 4289--A bill to provide a more effective remedy for inadequate
trade benefits extended to the United States by other countries
and for restrictions on free emigration imposed by other
countries; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 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. BEREUTER, H12173 [28SE]
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H.R. 4290--A bill to amend title V of the Trade Act of 1974 to add to
the eligibility criteria for the generalized system of preferences
full cooperation with the United States in preventing illegal drug
traffic and the entry of illegal drugs into the United States; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BROWN of California, H12173 [28SE]
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H.R. 4291--A bill to provide for the multilateral negotiation of
Western Hemisphere environmental, labor, and agricultural
standards, to implement as U.S. negotiating objectives in any free
trade area negotiations pursuant to the Free Trade Agreement for
the Americas certain threshold protections regarding enforceable
worker rights, agricultural standards, and environmental quality,
and to implement a corresponding, comprehensive multilateral
dispute resolution mechanism to investigate, adjudicate, and
render binding, enforceable judgments against any unfair trade
practices arising within the Western Hemisphere free trade area,
including those involving the systematic denial or practical
nullification of certain threshold protections of worker rights,
agricultural standards, and environmental quality; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BROWN of California, H12173 [28SE]
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H.R. 4292--A bill to provide a comprehensive program of adjustment
assistance to workers displaced as a result of any program,
project, or activity carried out under Federal law; to the
Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities;
Transportation and Infrastructure; 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. BROWN of California, H12173 [28SE]
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H.R. 4293--A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide
for public disclosure of the amounts of Federal funds used to
conduct field examinations of appropriation estimates; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Allard, and Mr. Hoke), H12173
[28SE]
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H.R. 4294--A bill to prohibit further extension or establishment of
any national monument in Oregon without full public participation
and an express act of Congress, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. COOLEY, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4295--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka Project to the Burley
Irrigation District, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Resources.
By Mr. CRAPO, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4296--A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a
minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph node dissection
of the treatment of breast cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Costello,
Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Meek of
Florida, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs.
Maloney, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Clayton, and Ms. Slaughter), H12174
[28SE]
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H.R. 4297--A bill to give all American electricity consumers the right
to choose among competitive providers of electricity in order to
secure lower electricity rates, higher quality services, and a
more robust U.S. economy, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on Commerce.
By Mr. DeLAY, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4298--A bill to provide for a special medicare part B enrollment
period and a special medigap open enrollment period for certain
military retirees and dependents; to the Committees on Commerce;
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. ENSIGN, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4299--A bill to regulate the use by interactive computer services
of Social Security account numbers and related personally
identifiable information; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bilbray,
and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas), H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4300--A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to assure the
availability of health insurance coverage for children in the
individual market in a manner similar to guaranteed availability
of individual health insurance coverage for certain previously
covered individuals under the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. FURSE, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4301--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide that elected tax collectors shall be treated as self-
employed for certain purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GOODLING, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4302--A bill to consolidate within the Department of Agriculture
all inspection activities regarding livestock and poultry
carcasses, seafood, meat products, poultry products, and seafood
products to provide for the improved inspection of those articles
and products; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. GUNDERSON, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4303--A bill to authorize appropriations to reimburse States for
costs of educating certain illegal alien students; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Ms. HARMAN (for herself and Mr. Campbell), H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4304--A bill to restore equal educational opportunity; to the
Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; the
Judiciary, 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. HOKE, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4305--A bill to amend the research provisions of the Fund for
Rural America to include the development and promotion of
precision agriculture and precision agriculture technologies among
the purposes for which research, extension, and education grants
may be provided; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Minge), H12174
[28SE]
Cosponsors added, H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 4306--A bill to enhance international security by using the
resources and expertise of the international financial
institutions and the United Nations to redirect world military
spending to human development; to the Committees on International
Relations; 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. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Miller of
California), H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4307--A bill to prohibit the importation of soccer balls
manufactured or assembled with child labor; to the Committees on
Ways and Means; International Relations, 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 concerne
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sanders, Mr.
Evans, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4308--A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and
Control in the Environmental Protection Agency; to the Committees
on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Frost, Mr. Yates, Mrs.
Morella, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Manton, Mr. Schumer, and
Mr. Pallone), H12174 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, H12194 [30SE]
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H.R. 4309--A bill to provide interest subsidies for new school
construction and renovation projects; to the Committees on
Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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 Mrs. LOWEY, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4310--A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to establish the Presidential Debate Commission on an on-going
basis and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the
amount of funds provided under such act for party nominating
conventions for any party whose nominee for President or Vice
President does not participate in any debate scheduled by the
Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Mr. McCOLLUM, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4311--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
penalty-free withdrawals from IRA's for certain purposes, to
increase the amount of tax deductible IRA contributions, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. McCOLLUM, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4312--A bill to revitalize the tourism industry and to provide
airport security, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Transportation and Infrastructure; Commerce; Ways and Means; the
Judiciary; International Relations, 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. McCOLLUM, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4313--A bill to amend the Small Business Act to strengthen
existing protections for small business participation in Federal
contracting opportunities, to provide for assessments of the
impacts on small businesses of the steadily increasing use of
contract bundling by the procurement activities of the various
Federal agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Small Business; 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 Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, H12174 [28SE]
Cosponsors added, H12301 [4OC]
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H.R. 4314--A bill to make improvements in the operation and
administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mr. Hyde), H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4315--A bill to provide patients with information and rights to
promote better health care; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. OWENS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Frazer, Mr.
Yates, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Hilliard, Mr.
Kildee, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii), H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4316--A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide a
moratorium on the retail wheeling of electric energy until the
Clean Air Act is amended to reduce significantly certain
transboundary air pollution, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. PALLONE, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4317--A bill relating to disposal of contaminated dredged
materials in the Port of New York-New Jersey; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. PALLONE, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4318--A bill to provide for a system of guaranteeing the deposits
and certain other liabilities of depository institutions through a
self-regulating system of cross-guarantees, to protect taxpayers
against deposit insurance losses, and for other purposes; to the
Committees on Banking and Financial Services; the Judiciary, 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. PETRI, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4319--A bill to provide for the establishment of uniform
accounting systems, accounting standards, and accounting reporting
systems in the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. SANFORD, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4320--A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require a
credit card issuer to disclose only 1 annual percentage rate of
interest in any preapproved application or solicitation to open a
credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. SCHUMER, H12174 [28SE]
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H.R. 4321--A bill to enhance and protect retirement savings; to the
Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational
Opportunities, 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, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4322--A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Cummings), H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4323--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make
higher education more affordable by providing tax benefits to
individuals who save for, or pay for, higher education; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Ms. Slaughter), H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4324--A bill to improve the program of block grants to States for
temporary assistance for needy families; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. SCHUMER, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4325--A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide hospitals extend fair visitor privileges to non-family
members; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Shays), H12175
[28SE]
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H.R. 4326--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit
interactive computer services from releasing to the public certain
private information; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TORRICELLI, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4327--A bill to establish a temporary commission to recommend
reforms in the laws relating to elections for Federal office; to
the Committees on House Oversight; 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. WHITE (for himself and Mr. Horn), H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4328--A bill to enhance the competitiveness of the United States
and promote foreign commerce generally through the creation of the
U.S. Trade Administration as an independent establishment in the
executive branch of the Government; to the Committees on Ways and
Means; Banking and Financial Services; Government Reform and
Oversight; International Relations; 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. WHITE, H12175 [28SE]
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H.R. 4329--A bill to designate the Federal building located at 300
East 8th Street in Austin, TX, as the ``J. J. `Jake' Pickle
Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, H12193 [30SE]
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H.R. 4330--A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code,
relating to metropolitan planning; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. HEFLEY, H12193 [30SE]
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H.R. 4331--A bill to amend certain provisions of law relating to child
pornography, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, H12193 [30SE]
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H.R. 4332--A bill to prohibit United States assistance to foreign
governments that provide landing rights to Libyan aircraft; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Hyde), H12193 [30SE]
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H.R. 4333--A bill to prohibit smoking in any transportation facility
for which Federal financial assistance is provided; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, H12193 [30SE]
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H.R. 4334--A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
individual retirement accounts to be used for expenses for post-
secondary education and job retraining; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bereuter,
Mr. Blute, and Mr. Flake), H12193 [30SE]
Cosponsors added, H12263 [2OC]
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H.R. 4335--A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996, and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996, to modify provisions of law relating
to public assistance and benefits for aliens; to the Committees on
the Judiciary; Ways and Means; Agriculture; Banking and Financial
Services; Economic and Educational Opportunities; 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. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Gingrich), H12193 [30SE]
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H.R. 4336--A bill to restore the authority of the Secretary of
Agriculture to extend existing and expiring contracts under the
conservation reserve program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. ROBERTS, H12251 [1OC]
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H.R. 4337--A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit
extensions of credit under any open end consumer credit plan the
proceeds of which the creditor knows or has reason to believe are
being used or will be used by the consumer to make any form of
wager or bet, to play any game of chance, or use any gambling
device, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. LaFALCE., H12251 [1OC]
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H.R. 4338--A bill to provide relief for domestic producers of tailored
wool apparel from increased imports of such apparel from Canada;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LaFALCE., H12251 [1OC]
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H.R. 4339--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to impose certain
requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr.
Radanovich), H12270 [3OC]
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H.R. 4340--A bill to prohibit, in connection with the termination of
Army activities at the Stratford Army Engine Plant, the
expenditure of Federal funds to cover the costs of relocating a
Government contractor located at that installation; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Ms. DeLAURO, H12270 [3OC]
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H.R. 4341--A bill to establish felony violations for the failure to
pay legal child support obligations, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Conyers), H12270 [3OC]
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H.R. 4342--A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to extend
certain statutes of limitation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHUMER, H12270 [3OC]
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H.R. 4343--A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from making
American communities noncompetitive by using shipping cost
differentials attributable to the application of the Merchant
Marine Act, 1920; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. UNDERWOOD, H12270 [3OC]
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H.R. 4344--A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide
that a member of the Armed Forces who is diagnosed as being HIV-
positive within 1 year of entering military service shall be
considered to have entered the Armed Forces under a fraudulent
enlistment or appointment; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. DORNAN, H12301 [4OC]
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H.J. Res. 1--Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to
the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. HYDE, Mr. TATE, and Mr. PETE GEREN of
Texas (for themselves, Mr. Allard, Mr. Armey, Mr. Mica, Mr.
Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr.
Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr.
Blute, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr.
Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady,
Mr. Castle, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox,
Mr. Crane, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner,
Mr. Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr.
Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Flanagan, Mr.
Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr.
Frisa, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr.
Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht,
Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr.
Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of
South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim,
Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr.
Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr.
Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr.
McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr.
Miller of Florida, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr.
Nussle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce,
Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roth, Mr.
Royce, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Sensenbrenner,
Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence,
Mr. Stears, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr.
Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs.
Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr.
Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr.
Paxon, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Ehrlich), H161
[9JA]
Removal of cosponsors, H182 [11JA], H231 [11JA]
Amendments, H243 [13JA], H297 [17JA], H328 [18JA], H407 [19JA], H408
[19JA], H409 [19JA], H410 [19JA], H411 [19JA], H470 [20JA], H471
[20JA], H472 [20JA], H473 [20JA], H474 [20JA], H475 [20JA], H538
[23JA], H593 [24JA], H714 [26JA], H722 [26JA], H731 [26JA], H741
[26JA], H753 [26JA]
Cosponsors added, H296 [17JA]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-3), H325 [18JA]
Made special order (H. Res. 44), H592 [24JA]
Debated, H628 [25JA], H641 [25JA], H700 [26JA]
Text, H700 [26JA]
Amended and passed House, H772 [26JA]
Placed on the calendar, S1710 [27JA]
Debated, S1736 [30JA], S1806 [31JA], S1823 [31JA], S1842 [31JA],
S1880 [1FE], S1980 [2FE], S2006 [2FE], S2027 [2FE], S2084 [3FE],
S2087 [3FE], S2156 [6FE], S2218 [7FE], S2230 [7FE], S2233 [7FE],
S2242 [7FE], S2243 [7FE], S2279 [8FE], S2326 [8FE], S2358 [9FE],
S2394 [9FE], S2441 [10FE], S2457 [10FE], S2538 [13FE], S2583
[14FE], S2592 [14FE], S2597 [14FE], S2607 [14FE], S2617 [14FE],
S2679 [15FE], S2736 [15FE], S2777 [16FE], S2778 [16FE], S2804
[16FE], S2808 [16FE], S2814 [16FE], S2820 [16FE], S2911 [22FE],
S2920 [22FE], S2995 [23FE], S3036 [23FE], S3082 [24FE], S3102
[24FE], S3108 [24FE], S3148 [27FE], S3231 [28FE], S3263 [28FE],
S3274 [28FE], S3312 [2MR]
Amendments, S2089 [3FE], S2090 [3FE], S2138 [3FE], S2274 [7FE],
S2342 [8FE], S2421 [9FE], S2601 [14FE], S2617 [14FE], S2664
[14FE], S2679 [15FE], S2694 [15FE], S2715 [15FE], S2736 [15FE],
S2764 [15FE], S2765 [15FE], S2766 [15FE], S2767 [15FE], S2890
[16FE], S2891 [16FE], S2926 [22FE], S2938 [22FE], S2970 [22FE],
S2971 [22FE], S2972 [22FE], S3019 [23FE], S3021 [23FE], S3022
[23FE], S3027 [23FE], S3033 [23FE], S3038 [23FE], S3096 [24FE],
S3240 [28FE]
Read the third time, S3313 [2MR]
Failed of passage, S3314 [2MR]
Motion to proceed and motion to reconsider agreed to in Senate,
S5780 [4JN]
Debated, S5792 [5JN], S5819 [5JN], S5830 [5JN], S5873 [6JN]
Failed of passage, S5903 [6JN]
Text, S5968 [7JN]
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H.J. Res. 10--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States regarding school prayer; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H175 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1245 [16FE]
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H.J. Res. 16--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school
prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. EMERSON (for himself and Mr. Hansen), H175 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H593 [24JA], H1752 [14FE], H3417 [21MR], H4874
[11MY], H7801 [26JY], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H3820 [24AP]
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H.J. Res. 26--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to
life; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hyde, and Mrs. Vucanovich), H175 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY]
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H.J. Res. 69--Joint resolution providing for the reappointment of
Homer Alfred Neal as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. MINETA (for himself, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Sam Johnson),
H2224 [24FE]
Debated, H11790 [7NO]
Text, H11791 [7NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11804 [7NO]
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration, S16821 [8NO]
Reported (no written report), S18662 [14DE]
Passed Senate, S19021 [20DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15573 [21DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19109 [21DE]
Presented to the President, H15632 [22DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-81] (signed December 28, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.J. Res. 70--Joint resolution authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in
the District of Columbia or its environs; to the Committee on
House Oversight.
By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stokes, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.
Gilman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Dellums,
Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Towns, Ms.
Slaughter, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Velazquez, and
Mr. Rangel), H2392 [28FE]
Cosponsors added, H2811 [7MR], H3073 [13MR], H3417 [21MR], H3880
[28MR], H4874 [11MY], H6200 [21JN], H7068 [17JY], H8063 [31JY],
H8598 [6SE], H8994 [14SE], H9784 [10OC], H10147 [17OC], H10848
[25OC], H11830 [7NO]
Committee discharged. Re-referred to the Committee on Resources,
H4143 [4AP]
Cosponsors added, H2316 [14MR], H3171 [28MR], H3231 [29MR], H4110
[25AP], H5501 [22MY], H8248 [23JY]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H11572 [27SE]
Text, H11572 [27SE]
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H.J. Res. 78--Joint resolution to grant the consent of the Congress to
certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development
Agency by the States of Missouri and Illinois; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. TALENT, H3049 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, H6397 [27JN]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-377), H13929 [4DE]
Debated, H2068 [12MR]
Text, H2068 [12MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House as amended, H2082 [12MR]
Passed Senate, S2210 [15MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S2325 [19MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H2465 [19MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-125] (signed April 1, 1996), H3233 [15AP]
Presented to the President (March 20, 1996), H3486 [16AP]
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H.J. Res. 89--Joint resolution prohibiting funds for diplomatic
relations and further advancement of economic relations with the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam [SRV] unless the President certifies
to Congress that Vietnamese officials are being fully cooperative
and forthcoming with efforts to account for the 2,205 Americans
still missing and otherwise unaccounted for from the Vietnam War,
as determined on the basis of all information available to the
United States Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on International Relations.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Dornan), H5367 [18MY]
Cosponsors added, H6270 [22JN], H6482 [28JN], H6699 [30JN], H7012
[13JY], H7179 [18JY], H7257 [19JY], H7801 [26JY], H8361 [3AU],
H9739 [29SE], H10994 [26OC], H12190 [13NO], H14003 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA]
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H.J. Res. 90--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to protect the right to life; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DORNAN, H5471 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H6200 [21JN], H7550 [24JY]
Cosponsors added, H2124 [12MR], H4110 [25AP]
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H.J. Res. 93--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born
in the United States will be a U.S. citizen unless a parent is a
U.S. citizen, is lawfully in the United States, or has a lawful
immigration status at the time of the birth; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Baker of California, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ewing, Mr.
Stump, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas,
Mr. Saxton, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Wilson, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
Klug, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. Metcalf), H5608 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, H6159 [20JN], H15575 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA]
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H.J. Res. 97--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress to limit
expenditures in elections for Federal office; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. DINGELL, H6269 [22JN]
Cosponsors added, H6482 [28JN], H7068 [17JY], H8537 [4AU], H11830
[7NO], H12350 [14NO], H15656 [30DE]
Cosponsors added, H2951 [27MR], H9566 [31JY], H10108 [5SE]
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H.J. Res. 100--Joint resolution to encourage States to study and adopt
interstate compacts for the regulation of interstate insurance; to
the Committees on the Judiciary; 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. MOORHEAD, H6830 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H8725 [8SE], H10147 [17OC], H13274 [17NO]
Cosponsors added, H2665 [21MR], H5053 [14MY]
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H.J. Res. 106--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to require three-fifths
majorities for bills increasing taxes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr.
Shadegg, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Allard, Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr.
Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr.
Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of
Maryland, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr.
Brownback, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr.
Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs.
Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn,
Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs.
Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr.
Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of
Washington, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign,
Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of New
Jersey, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa,
Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilman, Mr.
Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr.
Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr.
Hoekstra, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones,
Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Largent,
Mr. Latham, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot,
Mr. Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Martini,
Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh,
Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs.
Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr.
Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Quillen, Mr.
Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roberts, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Scarborough, Mr. Schaefer, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr.
Skeen, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Solomon,
Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr.
Talent, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr.
Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Waldholtz,
Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Young of Alaska, and
Mr. Zeliff), H8308 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H8725 [8SE], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA]
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H.J. Res. 108--Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for
the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Appropriations.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON, H9591 [27SE]
Debated, H9604 [28SE]
Amendments, H9606 [28SE]
Passed House as amended, H9606 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H9736 [29SE]
Passed Senate, S14637 [29SE]
Made special order (H. Res. 230), H9590 [27SE]
Presented to the President, H9742 [6OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-31] (signed September 30, 1995), H1983
[7MR]
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H.J. Res. 110--Joint Resolution providing for the appointment of
Howard H. Baker, Jr., as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents
of the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Mineta, and Mr. Sam Johnson of
Texas), H9738 [29SE]
Debated, H11792 [7NO]
Text, H11792 [7NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11804 [7NO]
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration, S16821 [8NO]
Reported (no written report), S18662 [14DE]
Passed Senate, S19021 [20DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15573 [21DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19109 [21DE]
Presented to the President, H15632 [22DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-82] (signed December 28, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.J. Res. 111--Joint resolution providing for the appointment of Anne
D'Harnoncourt as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Mineta, and Mr. Sam Johnson of
Texas), H9738 [29SE]
Debated, H11792 [7NO]
Text, H11792 [7NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11805 [7NO]
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration, S16821 [8NO]
Reported (no written report), S18662 [14DE]
Passed Senate, S19021 [20DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15573 [21DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19109 [21DE]
Presented to the President, H15632 [22DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-83] (signed December 28, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.J. Res. 112--Joint resolution providing for the appointment of Louis
Gerstner as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Mineta, and Mr. Sam Johnson of
Texas), H9738 [29SE]
Debated, H11793 [7NO]
Text, H11793 [7NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H11806 [7NO]
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration, S16821 [8NO]
Reported (no written report), S18662 [14DE]
Passed Senate, S19021 [20DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15573 [21DE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S19109 [21DE]
Presented to the President, H15632 [22DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-84] (signed December 28, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.J. Res. 113--Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to
the compact to provide for joint natural resource management and
enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to natural
resources and boating at the Jennings Randolph Lake Project lying
in Garrett County, MD, and Mineral County, WV, entered into
between the States of West Virginia and Maryland; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOLLOHAN (for himself and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), H10146
[17OC]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-706), H8374 [24JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8614 [29JY]
Text, H8614 [29JY]
Laid on the table (S.J. Res. 20 passed in lieu), H8618 [29JY]
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H.J. Res. 114--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relative to contributions and
expenditures intended to affect elections for Federal and State
office; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. KAPTUR, H10307 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, H10994 [26OC], H11587 [31OC], H11830 [7NO], H13731
[28NO], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H1508 [28FE], H3388 [15AP], H7475 [11JY], H7780
[17JY], H8557 [25JY], H8598 [26JY], H9566 [31JY], H9926 [2AU]
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H.J. Res. 117--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college
and to provide for the direct popular election of the President
and Vice President of the United States; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. WISE, H11829 [7NO]
Cosponsors added, H12350 [14NO], H12506 [15NO], H13142 [16NO],
H13658 [20NO], H13731 [28NO], H14239 [7DE], H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H2124 [12MR], H4503 [7MY]
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H.J. Res. 121--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States in order to secure the
unalienable right of the people to acknowledge, worship, and serve
their Creator, according to the dictates of conscience; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Canady, and Mr. Goodlatte), H12506
[15NO]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1226 [1FE], H4424 [2MY]
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H.J. Res. 122--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committees on Appropriations; House 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. LIVINGSTON, H12506 [15NO]
Debated, S17103 [16NO], S17170 [16NO]
Amendments, S17117 [16NO], S17129 [16NO], S17147 [16NO], S17171
[16NO], S17186 [16NO], S17487 [19NO], S17492 [19NO], S17494 [19NO]
Read the third time, S17178 [16NO]
Passed Senate, S17178 [16NO]
Senate action vitiated, S17487 [19NO]
Passed Senate as amended, S17487 [19NO]
House concurred in Senate amendment, H13364 [20NO], H13629 [20NO]
Debated, H13364 [20NO]
Amendments, H13364 [20NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H13649 [20NO]
Passed House, H12504 [15NO]
Presented to the President, H13649 [20NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S17530 [27NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-56] (signed November 20, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.J. Res. 123--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON, H13274 [17NO]
Debated, H13325 [18NO], H13343 [19NO]
Text, H13325 [18NO]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H13332 [18NO]
Passed Senate as amended, S17485 [19NO]
Amendments, S17485 [19NO]
Placed on the calendar, S17490 [19NO]
Amendments, H13343 [19NO]
House concurred in Senate amendment, H13345 [19NO]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S17508 [20NO]
Examined and signed in the House, H13649 [20NO]
Presented to the President, H13649 [20NO]
Approved [Public Law 104-54] (signed November 19, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.J. Res. 127--Joint resolution proposing a religious liberties
amendment to the Constitution of the United States to secure the
people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of
conscience; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr.
Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Barton of Texas,
Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr.
Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of
Georgia, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin,
Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle,
Mr. Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Forbes, Mr.
Funderburk, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr.
Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr.
Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Inglis of
South Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kim,
Mr. Kingston, Mr. Largent, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky,
Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Lucas, Mr.
McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr.
Montgomery, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pombo,
Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr.
Roth, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs.
Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr.
Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Tate, Mr.
Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi,
Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of
Oklahoma, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Young of Florida, and Mr.
Young of Alaska), H13730 [28NO]
Cosponsors added, H14003 [5DE], H14311 [12DE], H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [13MR], H2316 [14MR], H3731 [23AP], H7658
[16JY], H10108 [5SE]
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H.J. Res. 129--Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to
the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Bass), H13870 [30NO]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-485), H2320 [18MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H2339 [19MR]
Text, H2339 [19MR]
Laid on the table (S.J. Res. 38 passed in lieu), H2342 [19MR]
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H.J. Res. 134--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON, H15276 [20DE]
Debated, H15295 [20DE]
Text, H15295 [20DE]
Passed House, H15308 [20DE]
Read the first time, S19110 [21DE], S19140 [21DE]
Read the second time, S19181 [22DE]
Debated, S19197 [22DE]
Amendments, S19201 [22DE], S19261 [22DE]
Amended and passed Senate, S19205 [22DE]
Placed on the calendar, S19249 [22DE]
Debated, S86 [5JA]
House concurs in Senate amendment with amendment (H. Res. 336), H240
[5JA]
Examined and signed in the House, H335 [9JA]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S168 [10JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-94] (signed January 6, 1996), H2121 [12MR]
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H.J. Res. 136--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON, H15633 [22DE]
Examined and signed in the House, H15639 [27DE]
Presented to the President, H15645 [30DE]
Approved [Public Law 104-69] (signed December 22, 1995), H1983 [7MR]
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H.J. Res. 138--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 139--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 140--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 141--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 142--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 143--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 144--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 145--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 146--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 147--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 148--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 149--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 150--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 151--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 152--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 153--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
By Mr. WALSH, H90 [3JA]
Passed Senate, S36 [4JA]
Presented to the President, H329 [5JA]
Objection is heard to request for consideration, H48 [3JA]
Passed House, H51 [3JA]
Text, H51 [3JA]
Approved [Public Law 104-90] (signed January 4, 1996), H2121 [12MR]
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H.J. Res. 154--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 1996,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Ms. NORTON, H90 [3JA]
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H.J. Res. 155--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Appropriations.
By Ms. JACKSON-LEE, H90 [3JA]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H331 [5JA]
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H.J. Res. 156--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for railroad retirement benefits for fiscal year
1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, H187 [4JA]
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H.J. Res. 157--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. OBEY, H774 [23JA]
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H.J. Res. 158--Joint resolution to recognize the Peace Corps on the
occasion of its 35th anniversary and the Americans who have served
as Peace Corps volunteers; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Ward, Mr. Walsh, Mr.
Petri, and Mr. Shays), H1138 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H1716 [5MR], H2867 [26MR]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H2849 [26MR]
Text, H2849 [26MR]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S3012 [27MR]
Reported with amendments (no written report), S11291 [25SE]
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H.J. Res. 159--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to require two-thirds majorities
for bills increasing taxes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr.
Shadegg, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Allard, Mr. Andrews,
Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker of
Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr.
Brownback, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr.
Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr.
Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs.
Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn,
Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr.
Crane, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of
Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Ms.
Dunn of Washington, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of
New Jersey, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr.
Frisa, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodling, Mr.
Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr.
Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr.
Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr.
Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina,
Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr.
Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr.
Latham, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr.
Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Martini, Mr.
McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr.
McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick,
Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr.
Paxon, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr.
Riggs, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr.
Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaefer, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Smith of
Washington, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr.
Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor
of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr.
Upton, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon
of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wicker,
Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Zeliff), H1225 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H1986 [7MR], H2316 [14MR], H2665
[21MR], H2951 [27MR], H3388 [15AP]
Removal of cosponsors, H3184 [29MR], H3388 [15AP]
Made special order (H. Res. 395), H3229 [29MR]
Debated, H3270 [15AP]
Text, H3272 [15AP]
Failed of passage, H3304 [15AP]
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H.J. Res. 160--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to provide that Federal judges
be reconfirmed by the Senate every 6 years; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. HAYES, H1245 [16FE]
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H.J. Res. 161--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to secure the people's right to
acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. QUILLEN, H1507 [28FE]
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H.J. Res. 162--Joint resolution to disapprove the certification of the
President under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 regarding foreign assistance for Mexico during fiscal year
1996; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Zeliff, and Mr. McCollum), H1716 [5MR]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR], H2124 [12MR], H2467 [19MR]
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H.J. Res. 163--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON, H2224 [13MR]
Debated, H2229 [14MR]
Text, H2229 [14MR]
Passed House, H2238 [14MR]
Passed Senate, S2094 [14MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S2191 [15MR]
Committee discharged, H2193 [13MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-116] (signed March 15, 1996), H2320 [18MR],
H3233 [15AP]
Presented to the President, H2465 [19MR]
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H.J. Res. 164--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to provide 8-year terms of
offices for judges of Federal courts other than the Supreme Court;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs.
Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Pete
Geren of Texas, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Cooley), H2466 [19MR]
Cosponsors added, H4110 [25AP]
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H.J. Res. 165--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON, H2558 [20MR]
Debated, H2578 [21MR]
Text, H2578 [21MR]
Passed House, H2588 [21MR]
Passed Senate, S2621 [21MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H2712 [22MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-118] (signed March 22, 1996), H2842 [25MR],
H3233 [15AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S2801 [25MR]
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H.J. Res. 166--Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to
the mutual aid agreement between the city of Bristol, VA, and the
city of Bristol, TN; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Quillen), H2665 [21MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-705), H8374 [24JY]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8618 [29JY]
Text, H8618 [29JY]
Passed Senate, S9318 [31JY]
Examined and signed in the House, H9704 [1AU]
Presented to the President, H9918 [2AU]
Approved [Public Law 104-181] (signed August 6, 1996)
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H.J. Res. 167--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to limit the judicial power of
the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TALENT, H2665 [21MR]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP]
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H.J. Res. 168--Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment
requirements with respect to two bills of the 104th Congress; to
the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. NEY, H2867 [26MR]
Passed Senate, S3124 [28MR]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S3153 [28MR]
Examined and signed in the House, H3169 [28MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-129] (signed April 9, 1996), H3233 [15AP]
Presented to the President (March 28, 1996), H3486 [16AP]
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H.J. Res. 169--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relating to taxes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr.
Archer, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Hall of Texas), H3170 [28MR]
Text, H3272 [15AP]
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H.J. Res. 170--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON, H3230 [29MR]
Approved [Public Law 104-122] (signed March 29, 1996), H3233 [15AP]
Presented to the President (March 29, 1996), H3486 [16AP]
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H.J. Res. 171--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress to limit
contributions and expenditures in elections for Federal office; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LANTOS, H3231 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H11528 [27SE]
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H.J. Res. 172--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and
expenditures intended to affect elections; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, H3649 [18AP]
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H.J. Res. 173--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of victims
of crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HYDE, H3657 [22AP]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN], H8095 [22JY], H10525 [17SE]
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H.J. Res. 174--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of victims
of crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HYDE, H3657 [22AP]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN], H6509 [18JN], H8095 [22JY], H10041
[4SE], H10525 [17SE], H11396 [26SE], H12175 [28SE], H12271 [3OC]
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H.J. Res. 175--Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committees on Appropriations; Banking and Financial
Services; 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. LIVINGSTON, H3730 [23AP]
Amendments, H3731 [23AP]
Passed Senate, S4047 [24AP]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S4062 [24AP]
Passed House, H3745 [24AP]
Text, H3745 [24AP]
Examined and signed in the House, H3817 [24AP]
Presented to the President, H4104 [25AP]
Approved [Public Law 104-131] (signed April 24, 1996), H4110 [25AP]
Made special order (H. Res. 411), H3730 [23AP]
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H.J. Res. 176--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to abolish the Federal income
tax; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SAM JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Fields of Texas,
Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Chrysler, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Crane, Mr.
Christensen, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky,
Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. Chenoweth,
Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Young
of Alaska, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Bonilla, Mr.
Stockman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Burr, Mr. Goss, Mr. Traficant, Mr.
Collins of Georgia, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Largent, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bono,
Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Dickey, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Norwood),
H3819 [24AP]
Cosponsors added, H4424 [2MY], H8598 [26JY]
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H.J. Res. 177--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the
States to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the
United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. McDADE, H4302 [30AP]
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H.J. Res. 178--Joint resolution disapproving Orders Nos. 888 and 889
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, H4397 [1MY]
Cosponsors added, H4430 [6MY], H5501 [22MY]
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H.J. Res. 179--Joint resolution designating the Civil War Center at
Louisiana State University as the U.S. Civil War Center, making
the center the flagship institution for planning the
sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hayes, Mr.
Livingston, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Fields of Louisiana,
Mr. Goodling, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania,
and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania), H5288 [16MY]
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H.J. Res. 180--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College
and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice
President of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Jacobs), H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN]
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H.J. Res. 181--Joint resolution disapproving the extension of
nondiscriminatory treatment, most-favored-nation treatment, to the
products of the People's Republic of China; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
by Mr. WALKER, H6285 [12JN]
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H.J. Res. 182--Joint resolution disapproving the extension of
nondiscriminatory treatment, most-favored-nation treatment, to the
products of the People's Republic of China; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Gilman, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Cox, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Fazio of
California, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Funderburk, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Scarborough,
Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Rose, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms.
Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Stearns, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stark,
Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Evans, Mr. Markey, Mr. Miller of California,
Mr. Baker of California, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), H6414
[13JN]
Cosponsors added, H6509 [18JN]
Removal of cosponsors, H6509 [18JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-634), H6764 [25JN]
Debated, H6985 [27JN]
Text, H6985 [27JN]
Failed of passage, H7026 [27JN]
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H.J. Res. 183--Joint resolution to authorize the Ralph David Abernathy
Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of
Columbia or its environs; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Dellums, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Bonior, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Evans, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Towns, Mr. Fox, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Meek of Florida,
Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Flake, Ms.
Jackson-Lee, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Scott, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Thompson, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Brown of Florida,
Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Cummings), H7474 [11JY]
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H.J. Res. 184--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to further protect religious
freedom, including the right of students in public schools to pray
without Government sponsorship or compulsion, by clarifying the
proper construction of any prohibition on laws respecting an
establishment of religion; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ARMEY, H7658 [16JY]
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H.J. Res. 185--Joint resolution to designate the Village of Sunbury,
OH, as ``Flagville, U.S.A.''; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. KASICH, H8029 [18JY]
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H.J. Res. 186--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States restoring the right of Americans
to pray in public institutions, including public school graduation
ceremonies and athletic events; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HEFNER, H8248 [23JY]
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H.J. Res. 187--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States relative to expenditures to
affect congressional, Presidential, State, and local elections; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. VOLKMER, H8557 [25JY]
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H.J. Res. 188--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States regarding the liability of
Members of Congress for false statements made in carrying out
their official duties; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. MYRICK, H9924 [2AU]
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H.J. Res. 189--Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to
the Interstate Insurance Receivership Compact; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. MOORHEAD, H10040 [4SE]
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H.J. Res. 190--Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born
in the United States will be a U.S. citizen on account of birth in
the United States unless both parents are either U.S. citizens or
aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of
the birth; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BARR, H10107 [5SE]
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H.J. Res. 191--Joint resolution to confer honorary citizenship of the
United States on Agnes Gonxha Bojahiu, also known as Mother
Teresa; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. FLANAGAN (for himself, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Canady,
Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hoke, and Mr. Hyde), H10174 [10SE]
Cosponsors added, H10236 [11SE], H10386 [12SE], H10430 [16SE]
Debated, H10452 [17SE]
Text, H10452 [17SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10494 [17SE]
Title amended, H10494 [17SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-796), H10523 [17SE]
Passed Senate, S10891 [18SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H10762 [20SE]
Presented to the President (September 20, 1996), H11045 [24SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-218] (signed October 1, 1996)
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H.J. Res. 192--Joint resolution to consent to certain amendments
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian
Homes Commission Act, 1920; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. ABERCROMBIE, H10430 [16SE]
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H.J. Res. 193--Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to
the Emergency Management Assistance Compact; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Scott), H10524
[17SE]
Rule suspended. Passed House, H10819 [24SE]
Text, H10819 [24SE]
Passed Senate, S12401 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.J. Res. 194--Joint resolution granting the consent of the Congress
to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of
Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation
Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wolf, Mr.
Moran, and Mr. Hoyer), H10524 [17SE]
Cosponsors added, H10721 [19SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10822 [24SE]
Text, H10822 [24SE]
Passed Senate, S12401 [3OC]
Examined and signed in the House (October 9, 1996), H12303 [21OC]
Presented to the President (October 10, 1996), H12304 [21OC]
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H.J. Res. 195--Joint resolution recognizing the end of slavery in the
United States, and the true day of independence for African-
Americans; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Miss COLLINS of Michigan (for herself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin,
Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr.
Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs.
Schroeder, Ms. Waters, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Meek of
Florida), H10524 [17SE]
Committee discharged. Passed House, H11352 [26SE]
Text, H11352 [26SE]
Cosponsors added, H11396 [26SE]
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H.J. Res. 196--Joint resolution to recognize Commodore John Berry as
the first flag officer of the U.S. Navy; to the Committee on
National Security.
By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Manton), H11395 [26SE]
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H.J. Res. 197--Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment
requirements with respect to any bill or joint resolution of the
104th Congress making general or continuing appropriations for
fiscal year 1997.
By Ms. PRYCE, H12175 [28SE]
Examined and signed in the House, H12192 [30SE]
Passed Senate, S11816 [30SE]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S11971 [30SE]
Presented to the President (September 30, 1996), H12250 [1OC]
Approved [Public Law 104-207] (signed September 30, 1996)
Passed House, H11636 [28SE]
Text, H11636 [28SE]
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H.J. Res. 198--Joint resolution appointing the day for the convening
of the first session of the 105th Congress and the day for the
counting in Congress of the electoral votes for President and Vice
President cast in December 1996.
By Mr. ARMEY, H12175 [28SE]
Passed Senate, S12093 [1OC]
Examined and signed in the House, H12263 [2OC]
Examined and signed in the Senate, S12194 [2OC]
Presented to the President (October 2, 1996), H12269 [3OC]
Passed House, H12110 [28SE]
Text, H12110 [28SE]
Approved [Public Law 104-296] (signed October 11, 1996)
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H. Con. Res. 5--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress with respect to the right of all Americans to keep and
bear arms in defense of life or liberty and in the pursuit of all
other legitimate endeavors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), H176 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H325 [18JA], H692 [25JA], H1372
[7FE], H2651 [3MR], H3156 [14MR], H3975 [29MR], H4433 [7AP], H5367
[18MY], H8684 [7SE], H10994 [26OC], H13142 [16NO]
Removal of cosponsors, H3041 [10MR], H5753 [8JN]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE]
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H. Con. Res. 8--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress relating to the slaughter of Greek civilians in
Kalavryta, Greece, during the Second World War; to the Committee
on International Relations.
By Mr. PALLONE, H176 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H5191 [17MY], H7179 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, H1986 [7MR]
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H. Con. Res. 10--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction for
interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home should not
be further restricted; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. ROUKEMA, H176 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H1208 [3FE], H1850 [15FE], H2224 [24FE], H2584
[2MR], H5472 [23MY], H6159 [20JN], H6270 [22JN], H6913 [12JY],
H7257 [19JY], H7699 [25JY], H8537 [4AU], H8598 [6SE], H12350
[14NO], H13870 [30NO], H13930 [4DE], H14173 [6DE], H14765 [13DE]
Cosponsors added, H2124 [12MR], H2224 [13MR], H2665 [21MR], H3731
[23AP], H4110 [25AP], H4303 [30AP], H4397 [1MY], H4503 [7MY],
H4801 [9MY], H5053 [14MY], H5754 [30MY], H5818 [4JN], H6184
[11JN], H6691 [20JN], H7108 [27JN], H10108 [5SE], H10174 [10SE]
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H. Con. Res. 12--Concurrent resolution relating to the Republic of
China's (Taiwan) participation in the United Nations; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Lantos), H176 [9JA]
Cosponsors added, H231 [11JA], H692 [25JA], H803 [26JA], H840
[27JA], H970 [31JA], H1157 [2FE], H1208 [3FE], H1281 [6FE], H1372
[7FE], H1461 [8FE], H1612 [10FE], H1689 [13FE], H1752 [14FE],
H1850 [15FE], H1908 [16FE], H1968 [21FE], H2064 [22FE], H2177
[23FE], H2307 [27FE], H2487 [1MR], H2584 [2MR], H2651 [3MR], H2717
[6MR], H2892 [8MR], H2989 [9MR], H3049 [10MR], H3073 [13MR], H3156
[14MR], H3276 [15MR], H3417 [21MR], H3573 [22MR], H3880 [28MR],
H3975 [29MR], H4105 [3AP], H4336 [5AP], H4433 [7AP], H5191 [17MY],
H6270 [22JN]
Removal of cosponsors, H9220 [19SE]
Removal of cosponsors, H3388 [15AP]
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H. Con. Res. 21--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress concerning the trafficking of Burmese women and girls
into Thailand for the purposes of forced prostitution; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Ms. SLAUGHTER, H1051 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1752 [14FE], H2177 [23FE], H2224 [24FE], H2393
[28FE], H3573 [22MR], H4105 [3AP], H4433 [7AP], H4620 [9MY], H5905
[13JN], H6831 [11JY], H8904 [13SE], H12506 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, H1245 [16FE], H1663 [4MR], H10525 [17SE], H10602
[18SE], H10767 [23SE], H11396 [26SE], H11528 [27SE]
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H. Con. Res. 22--Concurrent resolution affirming the purpose and value
of senior nutrition programs created under the Older Americans
Act; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. Schumer), H1207
[3FE]
Cosponsors added, H1612 [10FE], H1968 [21FE], H3808 [24MR]
Cosponsors added, H6691 [20JN]
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H. Con. Res. 23--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the current link between the levels of earnings
allowed for blind individuals entitled to disability insurance
benefits and the exempt amounts allowed for purposes of the Social
Security earnings test for individuals who have attained
retirement age should be maintained; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Rose, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Kleczka,
Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota,
Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Pastor), H1207 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, H1372 [7FE], H1612 [10FE], H1908 [16FE], H2177
[23FE], H2651 [3MR], H2892 [8MR], H3417 [21MR], H3808 [24MR],
H3975 [29MR], H4177 [4AP], H4512 [2MY], H4916 [12MY], H5472
[23MY], H6083 [16JN], H6831 [11JY]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE], H1636 [29FE]
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H. Con. Res. 26--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor the 100th
anniversary of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of
America; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. Gilman), H1689 [13FE]
Cosponsors added, H3417 [21MR], H6270 [22JN], H8598 [6SE], H9743
[6OC], H10048 [12OC], H11686 [1NO], H12128 [10NO]
Cosponsors added, H2559 [20MR], H3171 [28MR], H5380 [21MY], H5818
[4JN]
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H. Con. Res. 31--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the United States should support the efforts of
Greece, in its negotiations with the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, to find a solution which promotes a solid, cooperative
relationship between these two neighboring countries and that the
United States should not establish formal diplomatic relations
with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia until this
relationship is established; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. Bilirakis), H1908 [16FE]
Cosponsors added, H2307 [27FE], H2717 [6MR], H3327 [16MR], H4916
[12MY], H7068 [17JY], H13658 [20NO]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE]
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H. Con. Res. 47--Concurrent resolution honoring the memory of the
victims of the Armenian Genocide; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. BONIOR (for himself and Mr. Blute), H3732 [23MR]
Cosponsors added, H4336 [5AP], H4512 [2MY], H4874 [11MY], H6083
[16JN], H6159 [20JN], H7068 [17JY], H7461 [21JY], H7917 [27JY],
H8309 [2AU], H8537 [4AU], H9245 [19SE], H10848 [25OC], H11939
[8NO], H13142 [16NO], H13930 [4DE], H14239 [7DE], H14964 [15DE],
H15575 [21DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H1226 [1FE], H1325 [27FE], H1775
[6MR], H1986 [7MR], H2316 [14MR], H2559 [20MR], H2665 [21MR],
H2951 [27MR], H3171 [28MR], H3231 [29MR], H3388 [15AP], H3488
[16AP], H3650 [18AP], H3731 [23AP], H4110 [25AP], H4303 [30AP],
H4503 [7MY], H4902 [10MY], H5053 [14MY], H5288 [16MY], H5380
[21MY], H5570 [23MY], H5754 [30MY], H5818 [4JN], H6532 [19JN]
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H. Con. Res. 50--Concurrent resolution concerning the protection and
continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical
Patriarchate; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Zimmer,
Mr. Engel, and Mr. Klink), H3879 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, H4032 [30MR], H4177 [4AP], H4336 [5AP], H4512
[2MY], H4620 [9MY], H4874 [11MY], H4958 [15MY], H5072 [16MY],
H5609 [25MY], H5692 [7JN], H5905 [13JN], H6083 [16JN], H6159
[20JN], H6397 [27JN], H6736 [10JY], H6913 [12JY], H7179 [18JY],
H7257 [19JY], H8598 [6SE], H8904 [13SE], H9592 [27SE], H9671
[28SE], H9739 [29SE], H9784 [10OC], H10048 [12OC], H10147 [17OC],
H10485 [19OC], H11587 [31OC], H11939 [8NO], H12085 [9NO], H12190
[13NO], H13142 [16NO], H13274 [17NO], H13731 [28NO], H13804
[29NO], H14239 [7DE], H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA], H3388 [15AP], H3488 [16AP], H3731
[23AP], H4303 [30AP], H5380 [21MY], H6509 [18JN], H10108 [5SE]
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H. Con. Res. 51--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress relating to the removal of Russian troops from
Kaliningrad; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. COX, H3879 [28MR]
Cosponsors added, H6913 [12JY], H7917 [27JY], H9133 [18SE], H10485
[19OC], H11686 [1NO], H12506 [15NO]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H1234 [9FE], H1325 [27FE], H1508
[28FE], H2224 [13MR], H2467 [19MR], H2665 [21MR], H3820 [24AP],
H4397 [1MY], H5053 [14MY], H5818 [4JN], H6184 [11JN], H8248
[23JY], H10108 [5SE], H10386 [12SE], H10525 [17SE], H10602 [18SE]
Debated, H11250 [26SE]
Text, H11250 [26SE]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House amended, H11254 [26SE]
Title amended, H11254 [26SE]
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H. Con. Res. 63--Concurrent resolution relating to the Republic of
China (Taiwan)'s participation in the United Nations; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Burton
of Indiana, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Deutsch, Mr.
Gejdenson, and Mr. Faleomavaega), H4433 [7AP]
Cosponsors added, H4512 [2MY], H4620 [9MY], H4874 [11MY], H5191
[17MY], H5623 [6JN], H6083 [16JN], H6270 [22JN], H6482 [28JN],
H7550 [24JY], H8537 [4AU], H11686 [1NO], H13341 [18NO], H14003
[5DE], H14253 [11DE], H14927 [14DE], H15575 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H737 [22JA], H837 [24JA], H1226 [1FE], H8375
[24JY], H8557 [25JY], H8635 [29JY], H9926 [2AU], H10236 [11SE],
H10430 [16SE], H10602 [18SE], H10721 [19SE], H12301 [4OC]
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H. Con. Res. 73--Concurrent resolution recognizing and commending
American airmen held as prisoners of war at the Buchenwald
concentration camp during World War II for their service, bravery,
and fortitude; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. Edwards),
H5608 [25MY]
Cosponsors added, H11686 [1NO]
Cosponsors added, H2316 [14MR]
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H. Con. Res. 76--Concurrent resolution expressing respect and
affection for the flag of the United States; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself and Mr. Kolbe), H5983 [14JN]
Cosponsors added, H6159 [20JN], H6270 [22JN], H6397 [27JN], H6656
[29JN], H6736 [10JY]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE]
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H. Con. Res. 79--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress regarding an appropriate minimum length of stay for
routine deliveries; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Miller of
California), H6396 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H6656 [29JN], H6831 [11JY], H7012 [13JY], H7068
[17JY], H7179 [18JY], H7379 [20JY], H7461 [21JY], H7917 [27JY],
H8309 [2AU], H10048 [12OC], H11767 [2NO], H11830 [7NO]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE]
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H. Con. Res. 83--Concurrent resolution entitled, the ``English Plus
Resolution''; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms.
Velazquez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr.
Richardson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr.
Gonzalez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Towns, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Farr, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Meek of Florida,
Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Scott, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Pelosi,
Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Mineta, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Abercrombie),
H7011 [13JY]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR], H3650 [18AP], H4110 [25AP], H4303
[30AP], H5935 [5JN], H6184 [11JN], H7533 [12JY], H8248 [23JY]
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H. Con. Res. 95--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress concerning freedom of the press in Russia; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Gilman), H8536 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H10147 [17OC]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA], H3231 [29MR], H4503 [7MY]
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H. Con. Res. 100--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress that the national security policy of the United States
should be based upon a national strategy for peace through
strength; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Browder, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Edwards, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Laughlin, Mr.
Montgomery, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Wilson), H8597 [6SE]
Cosponsors added, H14003 [5DE]
Cosponsors added, H2714 [22MR], H5754 [30MY], H8982 [30JY], H9566
[31JY], H9926 [2AU]
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H. Con. Res. 102--Concurrent resolution concerning the emancipation of
the Iranian Baha'i community; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Hamilton, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Hoyer), H9363 [20SE]
Cosponsors added, H9671 [28SE], H9898 [11OC], H10307 [18OC], H11830
[7NO], H12506 [15NO], H13274 [17NO], H13731 [28NO], H14311 [12DE],
H15088 [18DE], H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H2124 [12MR], H2665 [21MR]
Debated, H2855 [26MR]
Text, H2855 [26MR]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H2930 [27MR]
Received in the Senate and placed on the calendar, S3153 [28MR]
Agreed to in Senate, S7065 [26JN]
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H. Con. Res. 103--Concurrent resolution expressing support for equal
and fair access to higher education in the Albanian language in
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. GILMAN, H9452 [21SE]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1636 [29FE], H2224 [13MR], H3488
[16AP], H6532 [19JN], H8557 [25JY]
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H. Con. Res. 105--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that States should work more aggressively to attack the
problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders and
criminals serving abbreviated sentences; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan, H9738 [29SE]
Cosponsors added, H11830 [7NO]
Cosponsors added, H3581 [17AP], H3820 [24AP]
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H. Con. Res. 119--Concurrent resolution supporting the commitments of
the United States announced at the United Nations Fourth World
Conference on Women, held in Beijing, China, in September 1995; to
the Committee on International Relations.
By Mrs. Maloney (for herself, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms.
Slaughter, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Meehan, Mr.
McDermott, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Sawyer, Mr.
Miller of California, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. Velazquez,
Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano,
Mr. Ward, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Farr, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. Torres, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Dellums,
Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gejdenson,
Mr. Berman, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Yates, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran, and
Ms. Furse), H14764 [13DE]
Removal of cosponsors, H15575 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H2124 [12MR]
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H. Con. Res. 120--Concurrent resolution supporting the independence
and sovereignty of Ukraine and the progress of its political and
economic reforms; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Solomon, and Mr.
Hoke), H14963 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H2224 [13MR], H3820 [24AP], H9926
[2AU], H10041 [4SE]
Debated, H9950 [4SE]
Text, H9950 [4SE]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House amended, H9984 [4SE]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S9966 [5SE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in Senate, S10892 [18SE]
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H. Con. Res. 123--Concurrent resolution to provide for the provisional
approval of regulations applicable to certain covered employing
offices and covered employees and to be issued by the Office of
Compliance before January 23, 1996; to the Committees on House
Oversight; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. THOMAS, H15203 [19DE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in Senate, S284 [22JA]
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H. Con. Res. 124--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the President should suspend the proposed sale of
the Army Tactical Missile System to the Government of Turkey until
that government improves its human rights record and terminates
its embargo of Armenia and progress is made to resolve the
conflict on Cyprus; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Pallone),
H15574 [21DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H1775 [6MR], H6006 [6JN]
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H. Con. Res. 125--Concurrent resolution expressing the Sense of
Congress that the President should suspend the proposed sale of
the Army Tactical Missile System to the Government of the Republic
of Turkey until that government takes significant and concrete
steps to end the military occupation of Cyprus, lift its blockade
of Armenia, cease its ongoing campaign against the Kurdish people,
and demonstrate progress on the protection of human and civil
rights within Turkey; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. PALLONE, H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H91 [3JA], H1325 [27FE], H1636 [29FE], H1986 [7MR]
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H. Con. Res. 127--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that Canada should join the United States in promoting
economic growth and job creation by eliminating tolls along the
St. Lawrence Seaway, and in maximizing the free movement of goods
and commerce through the St. Lawrence Seaway; to the Committees on
Transportation and Infrastructure; International Relations, 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. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H973 [30JA], H1241 [13FE], H2034 [8MR], H2224
[13MR], H2665 [21MR]
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H. Con. Res. 128--Concurrent resolution to establish a Commission on
Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Ms. KAPTUR, H15633 [22DE]
Cosponsors added, H3388 [15AP], H6765 [25JN], H10386 [12SE], H11230
[25SE], H11528 [27SE]
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H. Con. Res. 130--Concurrent resolution to express the sense of the
Congress that the Bureau of Labor Statistics should develop and
publish monthly a cost of living index; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. PICKETT, H15658 [3JA]
Cosponsors added, H331 [5JA]
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H. Con. Res. 131--Concurrent resolution establishing procedures making
the transmission of the continuing resolution (H.J. Res. 134) to
the President contingent upon the submission by the President of a
7-year balanced budget using updated economic and technical
assumptions of the Congressional Budget Office; to the Committee
on Rules.
By Mr. KASICH, H330 [5JA]
Agreed to in Senate, S86 [5JA]
Text, H231 [5JA]
Agreed to in House (H. Res. 336), H240 [5JA]
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H. Con. Res. 132--Concurrent resolution relating to the extradition of
Martin Pang from Brazil to the United States; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Ms. DUNN of Washington, H330 [5JA]
Cosponsors added, H914 [25JA]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House amended, H10909 [24SE]
Text, H10909 [24SE]
Title amended, H10911 [24SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S11328 [25SE]
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H. Con. Res. 133--Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment
of the two Houses.
By Mr. BOEHNER, H337 [9JA]
Agreed to in Senate, S114 [10JA]
Text, S114 [10JA]
Agreed to in House, H337 [9JA]
Text, H337 [9JA]
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H. Con. Res. 134--Concurrent resolution condemning the court-martial
of Specialist Michael New of the U.S. Army in response to his
refusal to wear on his military uniform the insignia of the United
Nations and calling on the President to vindicate this courageous
young man, override his conviction, and restore him to a place of
honor in the Army; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr.
Funderburk, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Crane, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Duncan, Mr. Coble, Mr. Packard, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr.
Hostettler, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Stearns, and Mr.
Stockman), H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H973 [30JA], H1139 [31JA], H1226 [1FE], H1232
[6FE], H1241 [13FE], H1508 [28FE], H1986 [7MR], H2714 [22MR]
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H. Con. Res. 135--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
House of Representatives concerning the political and human rights
situation in the Republic of Kenya; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Engel, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Hastings of Florida),
H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1636 [29FE], H1986 [7MR], H3581
[17AP], H7108 [27JN], H7260 [10JY], H8030 [18JY], H10236 [11SE]
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H. Con. Res. 136--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress concerning resolution of the conflict between the
Government of Turkey and Kurdish militants; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Hoyer), H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [13MR], H3581 [17AP], H9926 [2AU], H11230
[25SE]
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H. Con. Res. 137--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress that mediators should be used in discussions between
Congress and the President to produce a balanced budget; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Browder, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Klug, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Quinn), H1138 [31JA]
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H. Con. Res. 138--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress regarding the movement toward democracy by the 21 million
people of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and addressing the
increasingly dangerous behavior of the People's Republic of China;
to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Royce, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Cox, and Mr. Ackerman), H1138 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H1226 [1FE], H1636 [29FE]
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H. Con. Res. 139--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the George Washington University is important to the
Nation and urging that the importance of the university be
recognized and celebrated through regular ceremonies; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. STEARNS, H1138 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [13MR], H4303 [30AP], H4801 [9MY], H4902
[10MY]
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H. Con. Res. 140--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress with respect to the peace and security of Taiwan; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Lantos, Mr.
Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), H1138 [31JA]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H2124 [12MR], H2224 [13MR]
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H. Con. Res. 141--Concurrent resolution providing for the adjournment
of the two Houses.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H1225 [1FE]
Agreed to in House, H1196 [1FE]
Text, H1196 [1FE]
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, S1344 [27FE]
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H. Con. Res. 142--Concurrent resolution regarding the human rights
situation in Mauritania, including the continued practice of
chattel slavery; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Payne of New Jersey),
H1225 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H6915 [26JN]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House as amended, H8621 [29JY]
Text, H8621 [29JY]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S9293 [31JY]
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H. Con. Res. 143--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the President should award a medal of honor to Wayne
T. Alderson in recognition of acts performed at the risk of his
life and beyond the call of duty while serving in the U.S. Army
during World War II; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Largent, Mr.
Holden, Mr. McHale, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Borski, and Mr.
Klink), H1225 [1FE]
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H. Con. Res. 144--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress with regard to the amount that should be appropriated for
fiscal year 1996 for federally assisted education programs and
activities; to the Committee on Economic and Education
Opportunities.
By Mr. SAWYER (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mr. Abercrombie,
Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barcia of Michigan,
Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bishop,
Mr. Borski, Mr. Brewster, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of
California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Chapman, Mrs.
Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mrs.
Collins of Illinois, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Condit, Mr. Coyne, Ms.
Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dixon, Mr.
Doggett, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson,
Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr.
Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr.
Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
Jackson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Johnson
of South Dakota, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnston
of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode
Island, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Klink, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis
of Georgia, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mr.
Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Minge,
Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Orton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor,
Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Pickett, Mr.
Poshard, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Reed, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Scott, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.
Stokes, Mr. Studds, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Thompson, Mrs.
Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento,
Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Williams,
Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. Luther, Mr.
Costello, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Torres, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Menendez, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Volkmer, Mr.
Murtha, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Torricelli,
Mr. Ward, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Flake, Mr.
McNulty, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Towns, Mr.
Mascara, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. de la Garza, Mr.
Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Obey, Mr.
Edwards, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Browder), H1225 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H1716 [5MR], H1775 [6MR], H2034
[8MR], H2316 [14MR], H2951 [27MR]
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H. Con. Res. 145--Concurrent resolution concerning the removal of
Russian Armed Forces from Moldova; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Solomon, Mr.
Hoyer, and Mr. Durbin), H1226 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1663 [4MR], H2224 [13MR], H2842 [25MR], H3388
[15AP], H4110 [25AP], H5818 [4JN], H6117 [10JN], H6184 [11JN],
H10108 [5SE], H10525 [17SE], H11048 [24SE]
Debated, H11239 [26SE]
Text, H11239 [26SE]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H11352 [26SE]
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H. Con. Res. 146--Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1996 Special
Olympics Torch Relay to be run through the Capitol Grounds; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GILCHREST, H1716 [5MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-487), H2557 [20MR]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H2847 [26MR]
Text, H2847 [26MR]
Agreed to in Senate, S3033 [27MR]
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H. Con. Res. 147--Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the
Capitol Grounds for the 15th annual National Peace Officers'
Memorial Service; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. TRAFICANT, H1716 [5MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-488), H2557 [20MR]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H2848 [26MR]
Text, H2848 [26MR]
Agreed to in Senate, S3033 [27MR]
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H. Con. Res. 148--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the United States is committed to the military
stability of the Taiwan Straits and United States military forces
should defend Taiwan in the event of invasion, missile attack, or
blockade by the People's Republic of China; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Spence, Mr. Gingrich, Mr.
Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr.
Nussle, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Deutsch, Mr.
Andrews, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barton of
Texas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brewster, Ms.
Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr.
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr.
Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Collins of
Georgia, Mr. Condit, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan,
Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ewing, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Funderburk, Mr.
Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr.
Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington,
Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr.
Kolbe, Mr. Levin, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr.
Metcalf, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Royce,
Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Talent, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr.
Underwood, Mr. Walker, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, and Mr.
Zimmer), H1985 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [13MR], H2316 [14MR], H2467 [19MR]
Debated, H2342 [19MR]
Text, H2342 [19MR]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House as amended, H2377 [19MR]
Debated, S2622 [21MR]
Amendments, S2622 [21MR], S2688 [21MR]
Agreed to in Senate, S2627 [21MR]
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H. Con. Res. 149--Concurrent resolution condemning terror attacks in
Israel; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett
of Wisconsin, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr.
Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr.
Brown of Ohio, Mr. Canady, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mr.
Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr.
Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Gordon, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gunderson, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings
of Florida, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hutchinson,
Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. King, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klug, Mr. Lazio of New
York, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Longley, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Matsui, Mr.
McCollum, Mr. McDade, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs.
Meyers of Kansas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr.
Nethercutt, Mr. Olver, Mr. Orton, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Ms.
Pryce, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr.
Saxton, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shaw, Mr.
Smith of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Chabot,
Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Kim,
Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Torkildsen, and Mr. Torricelli), H1985 [7MR]
Debated, H2070 [12MR]
Text, H2070 [12MR]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House as amended, H2083 [12MR]
Cosponsors added, H2124 [12MR]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S1967 [13MR]
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H. Con. Res. 150--Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the
Capitol Grounds for an event sponsored by the Specialty Equipment
Market Association; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. CHRYSLER, H1986 [7MR]
Debated, H4442 [7MY]
Text, H4442 [7MY]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House as amended, H4446 [7MY]
Title amended, H4446 [7MY]
Read the first and second times, S4936 [9MY]
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration, S4936 [9MY]
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H. Con. Res. 151--Concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of
African-American music to global culture and calling on the people
of the United States to study, reflect on, and celebrate African-
American music; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr.
Jefferson, Mr. Gordon, Ms. Norton, Mr. English of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Dellums, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson
of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink,
Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin,
Mr. Coyne, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Clayton,
Mr. Fox, Mr. Owens, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Rush, Mr. Towns, Mr. Jacobs,
Mr. Thompson, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Clyburn,
Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Clement, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr.
Abercrombie, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Horn, Mr.
Stokes, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Flake, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Richardson, Mr.
Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Waters, Mr. Scott,
Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Engel), H2123 [12MR]
Cosponsors added, H2224 [13MR], H2320 [18MR], H2559 [20MR], H3388
[15AP], H4303 [30AP], H4801 [9MY], H5501 [22MY], H6415 [13JN],
H8598 [26JY]
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H. Con. Res. 152--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress that legislation containing a cross-border fee for
vehicles and pedestrians entering the United States from Canada or
Mexico is unwise and should not be enacted; to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Metcalf), H2316
[14MR]
Cosponsors added, H3171 [28MR], H3820 [24AP]
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H. Con. Res. 153--Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the
Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Wolf, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Davis), H2713 [22MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-589), H5379 [21MY]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H6045 [10JN]
Text, H6045 [10JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S6672 [21JN]
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H. Con. Res. 154--Concurrent resolution to congratulate the Republic
of China on Taiwan on the occasion of its first Presidential
democratic election; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. FUNDERBURK (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Scarborough, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cox, Mr.
Foley, Mr. Gutknecht, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Salmon,
Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bono, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Solomon, Ms.
Brown of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Baker of
California, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Coble, Mrs.
Cubin, Mr. Istook, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Rohrabacher),
H2867 [26MR]
Cosponsors added, H3650 [18AP], H3731 [23AP], H4303 [30AP], H4424
[2MY], H4503 [7MY], H4801 [9MY], H5174 [15MY], H5380 [21MY]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House as amended, H5315 [21MY]
Title amended, H5315 [21MY]
Text, H5316 [21MY]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S5492 [22MY]
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H. Con. Res. 155--Concurrent resolution concerning human and political
rights and in support of a resolution of the crisis in Kosova; to
the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Porter, Mr.
Levin, Mr. King, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Kelly, Mr.
Bonior, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Rohrabacher), H2950
[27MR]
Cosponsors added, H3171 [28MR], H4424 [2MY], H5299 [20MY], H5570
[23MY]
Debated, H8629 [29JY]
Text, H8629 [29JY]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House as amended, H8633 [29JY]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S9293 [31JY]
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H. Con. Res. 156--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress regarding research on the human papillomavirus and its
relation to cervical cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Ms. DeLAURO, H2950 [27MR]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP], H3650 [18AP], H4110 [25AP], H4303
[30AP], H5288 [16MY], H5818 [4JN], H6184 [11JN], H6415 [13JN]
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H. Con. Res. 157--Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment
or recess of the two Houses.
By Mr. ARMEY, H3231 [29MR]
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H. Con. Res. 158--Concurrent resolution instructing the Architect of
the Capitol to recommend measures to recognize, through the
National Statuary Hall, the ongoing contributions of all American
citizens, including women; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. BROWDER, H3231 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H3581 [17AP]
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H. Con. Res. 159--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the heroism of the brave and gallant Puerto Ricans
in the 65th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army who fought
in the Korean conflict should be commemorated; to the Committees
on Veterans' Affairs; 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 Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr.
Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Underwood), H3231 [29MR]
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H. Con. Res. 160--Concurrent resolution congratulating the people of
the Republic of Sierra Leone on the success of their recent
democratic multiparty elections; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr.
Chabot, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Frazer), H3387 [15AP]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP], H4303 [30AP], H4430 [6MY], H4503
[7MY], H4647 [8MY], H5288 [16MY], H5299 [20MY], H5380 [21MY]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H5318 [21MY]
Text, H5318 [21MY]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S5492 [22MY]
Reported (no written report), S7023 [26JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S7340 [28JN]
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H. Con. Res. 161--Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the
Capitol Grounds for the Washington for Jesus 1996 prayer rally; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. STOCKMAN, H3387 [15AP]
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H. Con. Res. 162--Concurrent resolution recommending the entities
which were instrumental in developing the ``Friday Night Live''
and ``Club Live'' programs and which have created, are operating,
and are working to expand the ``Rotary Life Club'' program; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. MILLER of California, H3488 [16AP]
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H. Con. Res. 163--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress that March 25 be recognized as the anniversary of the
Proclamation of Belarusan Independence, expressing concern over
the Belarusan Government's infringement on freedom of the press in
direct violation of the Helsinki Accords and the Constitution of
Belarus, and expressing concern about the proposed union between
Russia and Belarus; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. PALLONE, H3581 [17AP]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY], H5935 [5JN], H6765 [25JN]
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H. Con. Res. 164--Concurrent resolution honoring the national
organization of Future Business Leaders of America--Phi Beta
Lambda; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. BREWSTER (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Franks of New Jersey,
Mr. Frazer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr.
Coburn), H3649 [18AP]
Cosponsors added, H5501 [22MY], H8030 [18JY], H11528 [27SE]
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H. Con. Res. 165--Concurrent resolution saluting and congratulating
Polish people around the world as, on May 3, 1996, they
commemorate the 205th anniversary of the adoption of Poland's
first constitution; to the Committees on International Relations;
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. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Kleczka,
Mr. Hoke, and Mr. Johnson of Connecticut), H3649 [18AP]
Cosponsors added, H4119 [29AP], H4397 [1MY], H4503 [7MY], H4647
[8MY]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H5321 [21MY]
Text, H5321 [21MY]
Placed on the calendar, S5492 [22MY]
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H. Con. Res. 166--Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the
Capitol Grounds for the Washington for Jesus 1996 prayer rally; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. STOCKMAN, H3649 [18AP]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H3696 [23AP]
Text, H3696 [23AP]
Agreed to in Senate, S4262 [25AP]
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H. Con. Res. 167--Concurrent resolution recognizing the 10th
anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, and supporting the
closing of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wolf, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Bonior, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Gutierrez), H3820 [24AP]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY], H5288 [16MY]
Debated, H5323 [21MY]
Text, H5323 [21MY]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H5356 [21MY]
Placed on the calendar, S5492 [22MY]
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H. Con. Res. 168--Concurrent resolution calling upon the members of
the Army Reserve to wear army uniforms on April 23 each year and
calling upon the American people to remember the members of the
Army Reserve and those who support them; to the Committee on
National Security.
By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself and Mr. Montgomery), H4302
[30AP]
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H. Con. Res. 169--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the 1996 annual report of the Board of Trustees of
the Federal hospital insurance trust fund be submitted without
further delay; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Upton, Mr.
Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Smith of
Michigan, Mr. Blute, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Bachus, Mr.
Stockman, Mr. Mica, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Houghton,
Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Canady, Mr. Sam Johnson,
Mr. Parker, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Fox,
Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Klug, Mr. Walker, Mr. Dickey, Mr.
Souder, Mr. Tate, Mr. Davis, Mr. Nussle, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Forbes,
Mr. Frisa, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr.
Linder, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Coble, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Roukema, Mr.
Boehlert, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Hastings of
Washington, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Horn, Mr. Martini, Mr. Quinn, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr.
Goodling, Mr. Porter, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Camp, Mr.
Cunningham, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Ganske, Mr.
Goodlatte, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mr. Lucas, Mr.
Shadegg, Mr. Longley, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Zeliff, Mr.
Gilman, and Mr. Ney), H4397 [1MY]
Cosponsors added, H4503 [7MY], H4801 [9MY], H5380 [21MY], H5935
[5JN]
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H. Con. Res. 170--Concurrent resolution providing a sense of Congress
that the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on
Taxation should use dynamic economic modeling in addition to
static economic modeling in the preparation of budgetary estimates
of proposed changes in Federal revenue law; to the Committees on
the Budget; 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. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sanford,
Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Shays, Mr. Horn, and
Mr. Cunningham), H4423 [2MY]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN]
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H. Con. Res. 171--Concurrent resolution condemning the proposed
relocation to the site of the Jasenovac death camp in Croatia of
the remains of individuals who were not killed there, including
soldiers of the Croatian Ustashe regime who participated during
the Holocaust in the mass murder of Jews and others; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Yates, Mr. Lantos,
Mr. Regula, and Mr. LaTourette), H4423 [2MY]
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H. Con. Res. 172--Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1996 Summer
Olympic Torch Relay to be run through the Capitol Grounds, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
By Mr. GINGRICH, H4503 [7MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-608), H6005 [6JN]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H6044 [10JN]
Text, H6044 [10JN]
Amendments, S6105 [11JN], S6110 [11JN]
Amended and agreed to in Senate, S6110 [11JN]
House concurs in Senate amendment, H6247 [12JN]
Amendments, H6247 [12JN]
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H. Con. Res. 173--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that a postage stamp should be issued in recognition of
the services rendered by this Nation's volunteer firefighters; to
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. FORBES, H4800 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, H6117 [10JN], H6509 [18JN], H6712 [24JN], H7260
[10JY], H7658 [16JY], H10430 [16SE], H12301 [4OC]
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H. Con. Res. 174--Concurrent resolution establishing the congressional
budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 1997 and setting
forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, and 2002; to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. NEUMANN, H4800 [9MY]
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H. Con. Res. 175--Concurrent resolution expressing the intention of
the Congress with respect to the collection of fees or other
payments from the allocation of toll-free telephone numbers; to
the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. FRISA (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Fields of Texas, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Weller), H4902 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H5288 [16MY], H6286 [12JN], H6765 [25JN], H8095
[22JY], H8375 [24JY], H10721 [19SE]
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H. Con. Res. 176--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress concerning the maltreatment of United States military and
civilian prisoners by the Japanese during World War II; to the
Committees on International Relations; 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. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Stump, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr.
Bilirakis), H4902 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H10236 [11SE]
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H. Con. Res. 177--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that family members and others should support all
individuals affected by breast cancer; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. ZELIFF, H4902 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H6532 [19JN]
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H. Con. Res. 178--Concurrent resolution establishing the congressional
budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal year 1997 and setting
forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, and 2002.
By Mr. KASICH, H5051 [14MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-575), H5051 [14MY]
Debated, H5104 [15MY], H5198 [16MY]
Amendments, H5174 [15MY], H5204 [16MY], H5218 [16MY], H5233 [16MY]
Text, H5198 [16MY]
Agreed to in House, H5260 [16MY]
Read the first time. Placed on the calendar, S5267 [17MY]
Agreed to in Senate as amended (text of S. Con. Res. 57 inserted in
lieu), S5538 [23MY]
Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference.
Conferees appointed, S5538 [23MY]
Text, S5538 [23MY]
House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference,
H5725 [30MY]
Conferees appointed, H5732 [30MY]
Conference report submitted in the House (H. Rept. 104-612), H6007
[7JN]
Explanatory statement, H6019 [7JN]
Conference report considered in the Senate, S6058 [11JN], S6069
[11JN], S6076 [11JN], S6117 [12JN], S6167 [13JN], S6182 [13JN]
Conference report considered in the House, H6257 [12JN]
Conference report agreed to in the House, H6267 [12JN]
Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S6186 [13JN]
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H. Con. Res. 179--Concurrent resolution to express the sense of the
Congress that Buddhist monks and civilians and Roman Catholic
monks and priests unlawfully detained by the Government of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam should be released; to the Committee
on International Relations.
By Mr. STOCKMAN, H5288 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H7108 [27JN], H7115 [8JY], H7155 [9JY], H7475
[11JY], H8375 [24JY], H8635 [29JY]
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H. Con. Res. 180--Concurrent resolution commending the Americans who
served the United States during the period known as the cold war;
to the Committees on National Security; International Relations;
Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Spence, Mr.
Stump, and Mr. Parker), H5501 [22MY]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY], H10236 [11SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-804), H10523 [17SE]
Committee discharged, H10523 [17SE]
Referral to the Committees on International Relations; Intelligence
(Permanent Select) extended, H10523 [17SE]
Debated, H11235 [26SE]
Agreed to in House amended, H11239 [26SE]
Title amended, H11239 [26SE]
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H. Con. Res. 181--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should dispose of all
remaining commodities in the disaster reserve maintained under the
Agricultural Act of 1970 to relieve the distress of livestock
producers whose ability to maintain livestock is adversely
affected by the prolonged drought conditions existing in certain
areas of the United States; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Emerson, and Mr.
Lucas), H5570 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H5818 [4JN]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House as amended, H5790 [4JN]
Text, H5791 [4JN]
Title amended, H5792 [4JN]
Placed on the calendar, S5855 [5JN]
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H. Con. Res. 182--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress regarding the need for the President to seek the Senate's
advice and consent for ratification of the 1994 Inter-American
Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of
Violence Against Women; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Mink
of Hawaii, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Roukema,
and Mr. Horn), H6005 [6JN]
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H. Con. Res. 183--Concurrent resolution condemning the recent rash of
arson against African-American churches across the United States,
pledging to assist law enforcement authorities in apprehending the
persons responsible for such acts of arson, supporting bipartisan
legislation which would facilitate the prosecution of arsonists
and create more severe penalties for arson against houses of
worship, and encouraging the people of the United States to work
in their communities to prevent future acts of arson against
African-American churches; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Richardson, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. King, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Ward,
Mr. Frazer, Mr. Ford, Mr. Browder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hilliard, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr.
Meehan, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Maloney, Mr.
Lantos, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Clyburn, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Farr, Mr. Jackson, Mr.
Gilchrest, Ms. Norton, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Furse, Ms. Eshoo, Mr.
Pallone, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Shays, Mr. Clay, Ms.
Jackson-Lee, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr.
Foglietta, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Edwards, Mr.
Clement, Mrs. Schroeder, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Torricelli, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Rose, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hefner, Mr.
Talent, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Flake, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Serrano,
Mr. Bishop, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Collins of
Illinois, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin), H6183 [11JN]
Cosponsors added, H6509 [18JN]
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H. Con. Res. 184--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress with respect to pediatric and adolescent AIDS; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Studds, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Yates,
Mr. McDermott, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of
Texas, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Jackson-
Lee, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Johnston of
Florida, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Filner, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Manton,
Mr. Owens, and Mr. Nadler), H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H6691 [20JN], H7108 [27JN]
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H. Con. Res. 185--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that Members should understand and use the Internet to
improve the democratic process, communicate with the Internet
community; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. WHITE (for himself and Mr. Boucher), H6414 [13JN]
Cosponsors added, H7658 [16JY], H8248 [23JY]
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H. Con. Res. 186--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress with respect to recent church burnings; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hyde, Mr.
Laughlin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
Hall of Texas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Condit, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Souder,
Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Archer, Mr. Talent, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Bonior, Mr. Richardson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. King, Mr. Payne of
New Jersey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Ward, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Ford, Mr.
Browder, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hall of Ohio,
Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Franks of
Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Farr,
Mr. Jackson, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Norton, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Furse,
Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Shays,
Mr. Clay, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Foglietta,
Mr. Thompson, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms.
Pelosi, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Clement,
Mrs. Schroeder, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Torricelli, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Rose, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hefner, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Mr. Flake, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bishop,
Mr. Fattah, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Collins of
Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sanford, Mr.
Armey, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Stockman, Mr.
Paxon, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Coburn), H6414 [13JN]
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H. Con. Res. 187--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress with respect to recent church burnings; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hyde, Mr.
Laughlin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
Hall of Texas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Condit, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Souder,
Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Archer, Mr. Talent, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Bonior, Mr. Richardson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. King, Mr. Payne of
New Jersey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Ward, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Ford, Mr.
Browder, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Hall of Ohio,
Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Franks of
Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Farr,
Mr. Jackson, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Norton, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Furse,
Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Shays,
Mr. Clay, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Foglietta,
Mr. Thompson, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms.
Pelosi, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Clement,
Mrs. Schroeder, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Torricelli, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Rose, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hefner, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Mr. Flake, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bishop,
Mr. Fattah, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Collins of
Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sanford, Mr.
Armey, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Stockman, Mr.
Paxon, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Inglis
of South Carolina, and Mr. Roemer), H6414 [13JN]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S6610 [20JN]
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H. Con. Res. 188--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress with respect to increasing political oppression in Burma;
to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. ROHRABACHER, H6414 [13JN]
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H. Con. Res. 189--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress regarding the importance of U.S. membership in regional
South Pacific organizations; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr.
Berman), H6509 [18JN]
Debated, H11241 [26SE]
Text, H11241 [26SE]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House amended, H11353 [26SE]
Title amended, H11354 [26SE]
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H. Con. Res. 190--Concurrent resolution urging the Government of Syria
to withdraw its armed forces from Lebanon; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Berman,
Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dornan, Mr.
Forbes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr.
Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McNulty, Ms.
Molinari, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Torricelli), H6532
[19JN]
Cosponsors added, H6691 [20JN], H7108 [27JN], H7155 [9JY], H7475
[11JY], H7780 [17JY], H8375 [24JY], H8982 [30JY], H10386 [12SE],
H11528 [27SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H. Con. Res. 191--Concurrent resolution to recognize and honor the
Filipino World War II veterans for their defense of democratic
ideals and their important contribution to the outcome of World
War II; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Montgomery,
Mr. Solomon, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Flanagan,
Mr. Talent, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr.
Evans, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Gutierrez), H6691 [20JN]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY], H8095 [22JY]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House as amended, H8627 [29JY]
Text, H8627 [29JY]
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, S9293 [31JY]
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H. Con. Res. 192--Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment
of both Houses.
By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, H7107 [27JN]
Agreed to in Senate, S7151 [27JN]
Text, S7151 [27JN]
Agreed to in House, H7050 [27JN]
Text, H7050 [27JN]
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H. Con. Res. 193--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the cost of Government spending and regulatory
programs should be reduced so that American families will be able
to keep more of what they earn; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. DeLay (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bliley,
Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cunningham,
Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr.
Manzullo, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Saxton, Mrs.
Vucanovich, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Kingston, Mr.
Zeliff, Mr. Royce, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Pombo, Mr.
Cox, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Roth, Mr. Barr, Mr. Hastert, Mr.
LaHood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Allard, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Lewis of
Kentucky, and Mr. Armey), H7107 [27JN]
Debated, H7128 [9JY]
Text, H7128 [9JY]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H7169 [10JY]
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, S7760 [11JY]
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H. Con. Res. 194--Concurrent resolution establishing a commission to
study compensation and other personnel policies and practices in
the legislative branch; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mrs. MORELLA, H7107 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY]
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H. Con. Res. 195--Concurrent resolution to express the sense of the
Congress that any welfare reform legislation enacted by the
Congress should include provisions addressing domestic violence;
to the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational
Opportunities, 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. Roybal-Allard (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Myrick, Ms.
Woolsey, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
Hilliard, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Kennelly, Ms. Brown
of Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Farr, Mr.
McDermott, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr.
Gonzalez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Brown of
California, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Owens, Mr. Filner, Ms.
Waters, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. Gutierrez), H7107
[27JN]
Cosponsors added, H7475 [11JY], H10108 [5SE]
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H. Con. Res. 196--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that each State should enact legislation regarding
notification procedures necessary when a sexually violent offender
is released; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Fazio of California,
Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Frost, Mr. Horn, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Walsh, and Mr.
Weller), H7260 [10JY]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY], H8095 [22JY]
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H. Con. Res. 197--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the Department of Energy should suspend spent
nuclear fuel and radioactive target material reprocessing
activities; to the Committees on Commerce; 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. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Shays), H7260 [10JY]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY]
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H. Con. Res. 198--Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the
Capitol grounds for the first annual Congressional Family Picnic;
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Cardin,
and Mr. Gilchrest), H7474 [11JY]
Agreed to in House, H7507 [12JY]
Text, H7507 [12JY]
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration, S9158 [30JY]
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H. Con. Res. 199--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that a national summit of sports, political, and
community leaders should be promptly convened to develop a
multifaceted action plan to promote citizenship through sports,
emphasizing the aspects of sports culture that promote self-
respect and respect for others, and that deter acts of violence,
including domestic violence and sexual assault; to the Committee
on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mrs. Morella), H8375 [24JY]
Cosponsors added, H8557 [25JY], H10041 [4SE], H10236 [11SE], H10386
[12SE], H11048 [24SE]
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H. Con. Res. 200--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress regarding the bombing in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, H8375 [24JY]
Cosponsors added, H9566 [31JY], H9706 [1AU], H9926 [2AU], H10108
[5SE]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-805), H10523 [17SE]
Debated, H10825 [24SE]
Text, H10825 [24SE]
Rules suspended. Passed House amended, H10835 [24SE]
Title amended, H10835 [24SE]
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H. Con. Res. 201--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress with respect to the implementation by the Secretary of
Transportation of exceptions to the train whistle requirement of
section 20153 of title 49, United States Code; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Flanagan,
Mr. Hyde, Mr. Crane, Mr. Yates, Mr. Porter, Mr. Weller, Mr.
Costello, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Ewing, Mr. LaHood, and Mr.
Durbin), H8557 [25JY]
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H. Con. Res. 202--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that U.S. companies should acquire technology that was
developed by U.S. companies from those companies instead of from
their overseas competitors; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, H8557 [25JY]
Cosponsors added, H8598 [26JY]
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H. Con. Res. 203--Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment
of both Houses.
By Mr. ARMEY, H8598 [26JY]
Agreed to in Senate, S9215 [31JY]
Text, S9216 [31JY]
Agreed to in House, H8573 [26JY]
Text, H8573 [26JY]
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H. Con. Res. 204--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress concerning the tragic crash of Trans World Airlines
flight 800; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. McDade, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Lazio of New
York, Mr. Frisa, Mr. King, and Mr. Ackerman), H8598 [26JY]
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H. Con. Res. 205--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the German Government should investigate and
prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his war crimes of
euthanasia committed during World War II; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney, Mr.
Dellums, Mr. Berman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Torricelli, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts), H8982 [30JY]
Cosponsors added, H11396 [26SE], H11528 [27SE]
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H. Con. Res. 206--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress with respect to the threat to the security of American
citizens and the U.S. Government posed by armed militia and other
paramilitary groups and organizations; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Frazer, Mr. Flake, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Clyburn, Mr.
Hilliard, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne of New Jersey,
Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Cummings,
Miss. Collins of Michigan, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Pastor,
Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. McKinney, Mr.
Foglietta, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson
of Texas, Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Engel, Mrs.
Schroeder, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Serrano, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kennedy of
Rhode Island, Mr. Clay, and Ms. Lofgren), H9705 [1AU]
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H. Con. Res. 207--Concurrent resolution approving certain regulations
to implement provisions of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995 relating to labor-management relations with respect to
covered employees, other than employees of the House of
Representatives and employees of the Senate, and for other
purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; Economic and
Educational Opportunities, 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. THOMAS, H9705 [1AU]
Agreed to in House, H9898 [2AU]
Text, H9899 [2AU]
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration, S9554 [2AU]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in Senate, S11642 [28SE]
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H. Con. Res. 208--Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the
House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of
H.R. 3103.
By Mr. THOMAS, H9924 [2AU]
Agreed to in Senate, S9526 [2AU]
Agreed to in House, H9897 [2AU]
Text, H9898 [2AU]
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H. Con. Res. 209--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress regarding the territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty,
and full independence of Lebanon; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Hoke),
H9924 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H11048 [24SE], H11396 [26SE], H11528 [27SE],
H12194 [30SE]
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H. Con. Res. 210--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor law
enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Ramstad), H9924 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H11396 [26SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H. Con. Res. 211--Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the
House of Representatives to make a technical correction in the
enrollment of H.R. 3060.
By Mr. WALKER, H10174 [10SE]
Agreed to in House, H10144 [10SE]
Text, H10144 [10SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S10727 [17SE]
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H. Con. Res. 212--Concurrent resolution endorsing the adoption by the
European Parliament of a resolution supporting the Republic of
China on Taiwan's efforts at joining the community of nations; to
the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Gilman), H10235 [11SE]
Cosponsors added, H10386 [12SE], H10430 [16SE], H10525 [17SE],
H10721 [19SE]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House amended, H10911 [24SE]
Text, H10911 [24SE]
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H. Con. Res. 213--Concurrent resolution concerning the urgent need to
improve the living standards of those South Asians living in the
Ganges and the Brahmaputra river basin; to the Committees on
International Relations; 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. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Berman), H10386 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE]
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H. Con. Res. 214--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that a patient has certain rights regarding medical care
that should be protected by law; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. SMITH of Washington, H10386 [12SE]
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H. Con. Res. 215--Concurrent resolution to encourage the Secretary of
State, foreign nations, and others to work together to help
reunite family members separated during the Holocaust; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, H10524 [17SE]
Cosponsors added, H11230 [25SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H. Con. Res. 216--Concurrent resolution providing for relocation of
the Portrait Monument; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Greene of Utah, Mrs.
Kelly, Mrs. Seastrand, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs.
Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Vucanovich, Ms.
Molinari, and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas), H11048 [24SE]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in House, H11358 [26SE]
Text, H11359 [26SE]
Cosponsors added, H11396 [26SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S11573 [27SE]
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H. Con. Res. 217--Concurrent resolution concerning human and political
rights of the Bosniac people of the Sanjak region of the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro); to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Molinari, and
Mr. Engel), H11048 [24SE]
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H. Con. Res. 218--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that the President should categorically disavow any
intention of issuing pardons to James or Susan McDougal or Jim Guy
Tucker; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BACHUS, H11229 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, H11396 [26SE]
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H. Con. Res. 219--Concurrent resolution calling for the proper
preservation of the memorial at the site of the Jasenovac
concentration and death camp in Croatia in a way that accurately
reflects the historical role of that site in the Holocaust; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Regula,
Mr. Yates, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Fox), H11229 [25SE]
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H. Con. Res. 220--Concurrent resolution commending the Governments of
Hungary and Romania on the occasion of the signing of a Treaty of
Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Hoke), H11229 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, H11528 [27SE]
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H. Con. Res. 221--Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the
House to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3159.
By Mr. SHUSTER, H11395 [26SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S11771 [28SE]
Agreed to in House, H11334 [26SE]
Text, H11334 [26SE]
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H. Con. Res. 222--Concurrent resolution providing that George
Washington's ``Farewell Address'' shall be read at the beginning
of each Congress; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. DORNAN, H11395 [26SE]
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H. Con. Res. 223--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress with respect to considering addiction to nicotine to be a
disability; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Ms. GREENE of Utah (for herself and Mr. Hansen), H11395 [26SE]
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H. Con. Res. 224--Concurrent resolution concerning the infiltration of
North Korean commandos into the sovereign territory of the
Republic of Korea on September 18, 1996; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Dornan), H11527
[27SE]
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H. Con. Res. 225--Concurrent resolution expressing the commitment of
the Congress to continue the leadership of the United States in
the United Nations by honoring the financial obligations of the
United States to the United Nations; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Torres, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Houghton, Mr.
Leach, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs.
Lowey, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Miller of
California, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Berman), H11527
[27SE]
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H. Con. Res. 226--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the
Congress that a model curriculum designed to educate elementary
and secondary school-aged children about the Irish famine should
be developed; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gilman, Mr.
Torricelli, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Zimmer, Mr.
Martini, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and
Mr. Andrews), H11527 [27SE]
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H. Con. Res. 227--Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of
Congress that the technology program at the National Institute of
Justice of the Department of Justice, should be designated as the
national focal point for law enforcement technology programs; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Boehlert, Ms.
Harman, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Kennelly, and Mr. Wamp),
H11527 [27SE]
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H. Con. Res. 228--Concurrent resolution concerning the return of or
compensation for wrongly confiscated foreign properties in
formerly Communist countries and by certain foreign financial
institutions; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Wolf, Mr.
Funderburk, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Cardin),
H11527 [27SE]
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H. Con. Res. 229--Concurrent resolution directing the Secretary of the
Senate to make corrections in the enrollment of S. 1004.
By Mr. SHUSTER, H12175 [28SE]
Agreed to in Senate, S11794 [28SE]
Agreed to in House, H11603 [28SE]
Text, H11603 [28SE]
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H. Con. Res. 230--Concurrent resolution providing for the sine die
adjournment of the second session of the 104th Congress.
By Mr. ARMEY, H12175 [28SE]
Amendments, S12313 [3OC], S12352 [3OC]
Agreed to in Senate amended, S12352 [3OC]
Text, S12353 [3OC]
House agreed to Senate amendment, H12275 [4OC]
Agreed to in House, H12110 [28SE]
Text, H12111 [28SE]
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H. Con. Res. 231--Concurrent resolution condemning anti-semitic
vandalism in Westchester County, NY; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Engel),
H12175 [28SE]
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H. Res. 30--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that obstetrician-gynecologists should be
designated as primary care providers for women in Federal laws
relating to the provision of health care; to the Committee on
Commerce.
By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly, Mrs. Johnson of
Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Meek of
Florida, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr.
Stump, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Porter, Mr. Bunning, and Mr. Pickett), H177
[9JA]
Cosponsors added, H400 [19JA], H692 [25JA], H890 [30JA], H1372
[7FE], H1689 [13FE], H1968 [21FE], H2393 [28FE], H2717 [6MR],
H3327 [16MR], H4415 [6AP], H4512 [2MY], H4958 [15MY], H5753 [8JN],
H6046 [15JN], H7068 [17JY], H7550 [24JY], H7990 [28JY], H8174
[1AU], H8725 [8SE], H9452 [21SE], H10077 [13OC], H11830 [7NO],
H14173 [6DE]
Cosponsors added, H187 [4JA], H737 [22JA], H973 [30JA], H1227 [1FE],
H1252 [23FE], H1636 [29FE], H2124 [12MR], H2559 [20MR], H3231
[29MR], H3388 [15AP], H4430 [6MY], H4801 [9MY], H6117 [10JN],
H6509 [18JN], H7155 [9JY], H8557 [25JY], H10111 [9SE], H10525
[17SE], H10767 [23SE], H11230 [25SE], H11396 [26SE], H11528
[27SE], H12194 [30SE]
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H. Res. 39--Resolution requiring the House of Representatives to take
any legislation action necessary to verify the ratification of the
equal rights amendment as a part of the Constitution, when the
legislatures of an additional three States ratify the equal rights
amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. ANDREWS, H399 [19JA]
Cosponsors added, H3417 [21MR], H3573 [22MR], H4032 [30MR], H4874
[11MY], H5753 [8JN], H6699 [30JN], H6913 [12JY], H8684 [7SE],
H10147 [17OC], H13930 [4DE]
Cosponsors added, H2124 [12MR], H2467 [19MR], H5380 [21MY], H7780
[17JY], H9926 [2AU]
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H. Res. 49--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives relating to the eradication of slavery where it
exists throughout the world; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr.
Torricelli), H890 [30JA]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H2467 [19MR], H2559 [20MR], H2665
[21MR], H2951 [27MR], H3388 [15AP], H3650 [18AP], H3731 [23AP],
H4110 [25AP], H4801 [9MY], H11528 [27SE]
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H. Res. 59--Resolution to emphasize the importance of understanding
the history of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and to
recognize the opening of the Roosevelt Memorial and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. YATES, H1208 [3FE]
Cosponsors added, H2892 [8MR], H3880 [28MR], H6482 [28JN]
Cosponsors added, H774 [23JA]
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H. Res. 114--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the United States should support peace and
stability in the South China Sea; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. GILMAN, H3049 [10MR]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE]
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H. Res. 123--Resolution relating to the conflict in Kashmir; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Torres, Mr. Moran, Mr. Burton
of Indiana, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Wilson, and Mr.
Nethercutt), H3974 [29MR]
Removal of cosponsors, H4465 [2MY], H5692 [7JN]
Cosponsors added, H8309 [2AU], H8537 [4AU]
Cosponsors added, H3171 [28MR], H6509 [18JN]
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H. Res. 172--Resolution supporting the National Railroad Hall of Fame,
Inc., of Galesburg, IL, in its endeavor to erect a monument known
as the National Railroad Hall of Fame; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. EVANS, H6269 [22JN]
Cosponsors added, H5647 [29MY], H6415 [13JN], H7658 [16JY]
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H. Res. 200--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding the Republic of Iraq's failure to comply
with United Nations resolutions demanding improvements in the area
of human rights and requiring the destruction, removal, and
rendering harmless of all Iraq's biological, chemical, and nuclear
weapons, and all ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150
kilometers; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Lantos, and Mr.
Porter), H7550 [24JY]
Cosponsors added, H8063 [31JY], H8309 [2AU], H8684 [7SE], H8904
[13SE], H9592 [27SE]
Cosponsors added, H8030 [18JY]
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H. Res. 220--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; to
the Committee on International Relations.
By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Yates, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frost,
Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ward, Mr.
Beilenson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, Ms.
Velazquez, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Dellums, Ms.
Furse, Mr. Flake, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr.
Ackerman, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Torres, Ms. Harman, Ms.
DeLauro, and Ms. Waters), H8806 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H10077 [13OC], H11767 [2NO], H11830 [7NO], H12190
[13NO], H13731 [28NO], H14927 [14DE], H14964 [15DE]
Cosponsors added, H1232 [6FE], H6184 [11JN]
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H. Res. 263--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require that the expenses of special-order
speeches be paid from the Members representational allowance of
the Members making such speeches; to the Committee on Rules.
By Ms. RIVERS, H12084 [9NO]
Cosponsors added, H1139 [31JA], H5570 [23MY]
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H. Res. 266--Resolution to commend the community leaders of the
Monterey Peninsula on the central California coast for their
encouragement, support, and sponsorship of language diversity; to
the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. FARR, H12350 [14NO]
Cosponsors added, H5501 [22MY], H9706 [1AU]
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H. Res. 282--Resolution supporting the International Criminal Tribunal
for the former Yugoslavia and expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that war criminals from the conflict among
republics of the former Yugoslavia should be brought to justice;
to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, H13658 [20NO]
Cosponsors added, H15136 [19DE]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP]
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H. Res. 285--Resolution to recognize and celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. HILLIARD, H13804 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, H13870 [30NO], H14003 [5DE], H14927 [14DE]
Cosponsors added, H837 [24JA], H3171 [28MR], H6532 [19JN]
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H. Res. 286--Resolution to limit the access of lobbyists to the Hall
of the House; to the Committee on Rules.
By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lipinski,
Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Vento, and Mr. Wyden), H13804 [29NO]
Cosponsors added, H14173 [6DE], H14765 [13DE], H15238 [20DE]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H1775 [6MR], H5935 [5JN], H6286
[12JN], H6532 [19JN], H6915 [26JN], H7260 [10JY], H7780 [17JY]
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H. Res. 303--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
1745) to designate certain public lands in the State of Utah as
wilderness, and for other purposes.
By Mr. LINDER, H14764 [13DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-404), H14764 [13DE]
Debated, H5060 [15MY]
Text, H5060 [15MY]
Agreed to in House, H5068 [15MY]
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H. Res. 310--Resolution expediting the commencement of committee
hearings during the remainder of the first session of the 104th
Congress.
By Mr. GOSS, H15087 [18DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-424), H15087 [18DE]
Laid on table, H193 [5JA]
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H. Res. 316--Resolution deploring individuals who deny the historical
reality of the Holocaust and commending the vital, ongoing work of
the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Yates, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LaTourette,
and Mr. Regula), H15276 [20DE]
Debated, H3419 [16AP]
Text, H3419 [16AP]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H3434 [16AP]
Cosponsors added, H3488 [16AP]
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H. Res. 323--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2677) to require the Secretary of the Interior to accept from a
State donations of services of State employees to perform, in a
period of Government budgetary shutdown, otheriwse authorized
functions in any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System or
the National Park System.
By Mr. McINNIS, H15574 [21DE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-442), H15574 [21DE]
Laid on table, H1403 [28FE]
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H. Res. 325--Resolution providing for a committee to notify the
President of the assembly of the Congress.
By Mr. ARMEY, H90 [3JA]
Agreed to in House, H1 [3JA]
Text, H2 [3JA]
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H. Res. 326--Resolution to inform the Senate that a quorum of the
House has assembled.
By Mr. ARMEY, H90 [3JA]
Agreed to in House, H2 [3JA]
Text, H2 [3JA]
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H. Res. 327--Resolution providing for the hour of meeting of the
House.
By Mr. ARMEY, H90 [3JA]
Agreed to in House, H2 [3JA]
Text, H2 [3JA]
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H. Res. 328--Resolution relating to the privileges of the House; to
the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. GEPHARDT, H90 [3JA]
Debated, H2 [3JA]
Text, H2 [3JA]
Ruling of the Chair appeal laid on the table, H7 [3JA]
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H. Res. 329--Resolution providing for the consideration of the joint
resolution (H.J. Res. 118) making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Wynn), H90 [3JA]
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H. Res. 330--Resolution authorizing the Speaker to declare recesses
subject to the call of the Chair from January 5, 1996, through
January 23, 1996, waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI
with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from
the Committee on Rules during that period.
By Ms. PRYCE, H90 [3JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-445), H90 [3JA]
Debated, H217 [5JA]
Text, H217 [5JA]
Agreed to in House, H226 [5JA]
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H. Res. 331--Resolution to return a certain bill to the Senate; to the
Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON, H187 [4JA]
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H. Res. 332--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to prohibit a House recess or adjournment during
any period of lapsed appropriations for the Federal Government; to
the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dellums,
Mr. Hefner, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn),
H187 [4JA]
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H. Res. 333--Resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 2530,
a bill to provide for deficit reduction and achieve a balanced
budget by fiscal year 2002; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pete
Geren of Texas, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Holden,
Mr. Minge, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr.
Stenholm, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hall of Texas,
Mr. Dooley, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Browder,
Mr. Orton, and Ms. Harman), H187 [4JA]
Cosponsors added, H337 [9JA], H737 [22JA], H774 [23JA], H914 [25JA]
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H. Res. 334--Resolution providing for consideration of a motion to
dispose of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1643) to
authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-
favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria.
By Mr. DREIER, H186 [4JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-447), H186 [4JA]
Debated, H193 [5JA]
Text, H193 [5JA]
Amendments, H201 [5JA]
Agreed to in House, H203 [5JA]
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H. Res. 335--Resolution to congratulate the Green Bay Packers of the
National Football League on winning its first National Football
Conference [NFC] Central Division title in 23 years and to commend
Quarterback Brett Favre for being recognized as the National
Football League's Most Valuable Player; to the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. ROTH, H330 [5JA]
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H. Res. 336--Resolution providing for the disposition of the Senate
amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 134) making further
continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1996, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H330 [5JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-448), H330 [5JA]
Debated, H226 [5JA], H335 [9JA]
Text, H226 [5JA], H335 [9JA]
Amendments, H227 [5JA], H335 [9JA], H336 [9JA]
Agreed to in House with amendment, H240 [5JA]
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H. Res. 337--Resolution electing Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., of Illinois to
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mrs. KENNELLY, H330 [5JA]
Agreed to in House, H240 [5JA]
Text, H240 [5JA]
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H. Res. 338--Resolution providing for the disposition of the Senate
amendment to the bill (H.R. 1358) to require the Secretary of
Commerce to convey to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the
National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located on Emerson
Avenue in Gloucester, MA
By Mr. DREIER, H330 [5JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-449), H330 [5JA]
Debated, H311 [5JA]
Text, H311 [5JA]
Agreed to in House, H322 [5JA]
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H. Res. 339--Resolution to congratulate Brett Favre, a native of
Fenton, MS, for winning the 1995 National Football League Most
Valuable Player Award; to the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight.
By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr.
Parker, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr.
Largent), H330 [5JA]
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H. Res. 340--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (S. 1124) to authorise appropriations
for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of
Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for
the Armed Forces and for other purposes.
By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, H773 [23JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-451), H773 [23JA]
Debated, H782 [24JA]
Text, H782 [24JA]
Agreed to in House, H789 [24JA]
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H. Res. 341--Resolution amending the rules of the House of
Representatives to require that no object or activity for which
Federal money is provided shall be named for a living individual
who is or, within the last five Congresses, has been a Member of
Congress; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. HOKE, H837 [24JA]
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H. Res. 342--Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule
XI with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported
from the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. McINNIS, H836 [24JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-453), H836 [24JA]
Debated, H842 [25JA]
Text, H842 [25JA]
Agreed to in House, H853 [25JA]
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H. Res. 343--Resolution electing Representative James A. Hayes of
Louisiana to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ARMEY, H913 [25JA]
Agreed to in House, H901 [25JA]
Text, H901 [25JA]
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H. Res. 344--Resolution electing Representative Michael McNulty of New
York to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FAZIO of California, H913 [25JA]
Agreed to in House, H901 [25JA]
Text, H901 [25JA]
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H. Res. 345--Resolution expressing concern about the deterioration of
human rights in Cambodia; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gilman, Mr.
Rohrabacher, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Sanford), H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H2665 [21MR], H2714 [22MR]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House as amended, H2851 [26MR]
Text, H2851 [26MR]
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H. Res. 346--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives respecting the procedures of the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. GOSS, H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H1139 [31JA], H1227 [1FE], H3820 [24AP], H9926
[2AU], H11230 [25SE]
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H. Res. 347--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives concerning the human rights situation in China and
Tibet and encouraging the United States to sponsor and press for
the enactment of a resolution condemning the human rights
situation in China and Tibet at the annual meeting of the United
Nations Commission on Human Rights; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Berman), H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H1636 [29FE], H1986 [7MR], H2665 [21MR], H3581
[17AP]
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H. Res. 348--Resolution expressing the disapproval of the House of
Representatives of the standards proposed by the National Center
for History in the Schools for the teaching of U.S. history and
world history; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Engel, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Berman), H913 [25JA]
Cosponsors added, H1139 [31JA], H1775 [6MR], H2316 [14MR], H2951
[27MR], H3388 [15AP], H4801 [9MY]
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H. Res. 349--Resolution providing for the consideration of S. 534.
By Mr. BLILEY, H973 [30JA]
Failed of passage, H1062 [31JA]
Debated, H931 [30JA]
Text, H931 [30JA]
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H. Res. 350--Resolution relating to a question of the privileges of
the House; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr.
Underwood, and Mrs. Schroeder), H973 [30JA]
Debated, H929 [30JA], H1057 [31JA]
Text, H930 [30JA], H1057 [31JA]
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H. Res. 351--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2546) making appropriations for
the government of the District of Columbia and other activities
chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. LINDER, H1137 [31JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-456), H1137 [31JA]
Debated, H1064 [31JA]
Text, H1064 [31JA]
Agreed to in House, H1066 [31JA]
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H. Res. 352--Resolution authorizing the Speaker to declare recesses
subject to the call of the Chair from February 2, 1996, through
February 26, 1996.
By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, H1137 [31JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-457), H1137 [31JA]
Laid on table, H1403 [28FE]
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H. Res. 353--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (S. 692) to provide for a pro-
competitive, deregulatory national policy framework designed to
accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced
telecommunications and information technologies and services to
all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to
competition, and for other purposes.
By Mr. LINDER, H1137 [31JA]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-459), H1137 [31JA]
Debated, H1145 [1FE]
Text, H1145 [1FE]
Agreed to in House, H1154 [1FE]
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H. Res. 354--Resolution relating to a question of the privileges of
the House; to the Committee on Rules.
By Ms. JACKSON-LEE (for herself, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs.
Collins of Illinois, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Wise, Mr.
Richardson, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Studds, Mrs. Mink of
Hawaii, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gene
Green of Texas, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Miller
of California, Mr. Reed, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. DeLauro,
Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Dellums, Ms.
Lofgren, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. McCarthy, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Engel,
Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Waters, Mr. Berman, Ms.
Woolsey, Mr. Doggett, and Mr. Luther), H1138 [31JA]
Ruling of the chair appeal tabled, H1182 [1FE]
Text, H1064 [31JA], H1182 [1FE]
Debated, H1063 [31JA]
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H. Res. 355--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2924) to guarantee the timely payment of Social Security benefits
in March 1996.
By Mr. GOSS, H1223 [1FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-460), H1223 [1FE]
Debated, H1185 [1FE]
Text, H1185 [1FE]
Agreed to in House, H1196 [1FE]
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H. Res. 356--Resolution to protect the credit worthiness of the United
States and avoid default of the United States Government; to the
Committee on Rules.
By Mr. GEPHARDT, H1226 [1FE]
Ruling of the chair appeal tabled, H1179 [1FE]
Text, H1179 [1FE]
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H. Res. 357--Resolution electing Representative Mark W. Neumann of
Wisconsin to the Committee on the Budget.
By Mr. ARMEY, H1226 [1FE]
Agreed to in House, H1200 [1FE]
Text, H1200 [1FE]
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H. Res. 358--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to postpone final House action on legislative
branch appropriations for any fiscal year until all other regular
appropriations for that fiscal year are enacted into law; to the
Committee on Rules.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Davis, and Mr.
Luther), H1226 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H2124 [12MR], H4504 [7MY]
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H. Res. 359--Resolution recognizing and supporting the efforts of the
U.S. Soccer Federation to bring the 1999 Women's World Cup
tournament to the United States; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Moran, Mr. Schaefer,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, Mr. Torres, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Visclosky, Mr.
Johnston of Florida, Mr. Manton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. LaFalce, Mr.
Cunningham, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Gejdenson,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Filner, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Berman, Mr. Ward, Mr.
Reed, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Foley),
H1226 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1235 [9FE], H2316 [14MR], H3171 [28MR], H3231
[29MR], H4110 [25AP], H8248 [23JY]
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H. Res. 360--Resolution affirming the support of the House of
Representatives for the preservation of the integrity of the full
faith and credit of the United States of America; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. LaFalce,
Mr. Flake, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs.
Maloney, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Ackerman,
Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts), H1226 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE], H2224 [13MR]
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H. Res. 361--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to prohibit foreign travel by a retiring Member;
to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. ZIMMER, H1226 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1325 [27FE]
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H. Res. 362--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding the failure of Mexico to cooperate with
the United States in controlling the transport of illegal drugs
and controlled substances and the denial of certain assistance to
Mexico as a result of that failure; to the Committees on
International Relations; 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. MILLER of California, H1226 [1FE]
Cosponsors added, H1775 [6MR]
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H. Res. 363--Resolution electing Representative Constance A. Morella
of Maryland to act as Speaker pro tempore.
By Mr. DAVIS, H1231 [6FE]
Agreed to in House, H1229 [6FE]
Text, H1229 [6FE]
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H. Res. 364--Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill
(H.R. 125) to repeal the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons and
the ban on large capacity ammunition; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. BARR, H1251 [23FE]
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H. Res. 365--Resolution condemning the visit of Louis Farrakhan to
Libya, Iran, and Iraq as well as certain statements he made during
those visits, and urging the President to take appropriate action
to determine if such visits, statements, and actions resulting
from agreements or understandings reached during these visits
violate Federal law; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. King), H1324 [27FE]
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H. Res. 366--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2854) to modify the operation of certain agricultural programs.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H1324 [27FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-463), H1324 [27FE]
Placed on the calendar, H1324 [27FE]
Debated, H1403 [28FE]
Text, H1403 [28FE]
Agreed to in House, H1414 [28FE]
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H. Res. 367--Resolution designating minority membership on certain
standing committees of the House.
By Mr. FAZIO of California, H1507 [28FE]
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H. Res. 368--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
994) to require the periodic review and automatic termination of
Federal regulations.
By Mr. GOSS, H1635 [29FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-464), H1635 [29FE]
Laid on table, H3497 [17AP]
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H. Res. 369--Resolution to provide to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight special authorities to obtain testimony for
purposes of investigation and study of the White House Travel
Office matter; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. CLINGER, H1635 [29FE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-472), H1774 [6MR]
Debated, H1959 [7MR]
Text, H1959 [7MR]
Agreed to in House, H1964 [7MR]
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H. Res. 370--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 927) to seek international
sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for
support of a transition government leading to a democratically
elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.
By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, H1715 [5MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-470), H1715 [5MR]
Debated, H1724 [6MR]
Text, H1724 [6MR]
Agreed to in House, H1736 [6MR]
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H. Res. 371--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3021) to guarantee the continuing full investment of Social
Security and other Federal funds in obligations of the United
States.
By Mr. LINDER, H1774 [6MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-473), H1774 [6MR]
Debated, H1781 [7MR]
Text, H1781 [7MR]
Agreed to in House, H1787 [7MR]
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H. Res. 372--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3019) making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further
downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes.
By Mr. DREIER, H1774 [6MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-474), H1774 [6MR]
Debated, H1793 [7MR]
Text, H1793 [7MR]
Amendments, H1806 [7MR]
Agreed to in House as amended, H1808 [7MR]
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H. Res. 373--Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill
(H.R. 2566) to reform the financing of Federal elections, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. Shays, and Mr.
Meehan), H1775 [6MR]
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H. Res. 374--Resolution condemning the visit of Louis Farrakhan to
Libya, Iran, and Iraq and urging the President to take appropriate
action to determine if such visits and actions resulting from
agreements or understandings reached during these visits violate
Federal law; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Armey, Mr. Gilman, Mr.
Hamilton, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baker of California, Mr.
Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr.
Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr.
Bono, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cox, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr.
Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Foley, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr.
Frisa, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hall of
Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hostettler, Ms.
Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Skelton, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Torricelli, Mrs.
Vucanovich, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Zimmer),
H1986 [7MR]
Cosponsors added, H2951 [27MR], H3231 [29MR], H4504 [7MY]
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H. Res. 375--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1561) to consolidate the
foreign affairs agencies of the United States, to authorize
appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies
for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, to responsibly reduce the
authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign
assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. GOSS, H1984 [7MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-476), H1984 [7MR]
Debated, H2075 [12MR]
Text, H2075 [12MR]
Agreed to in House, H2082 [12MR]
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H. Res. 376--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2703) to combat terrorism.
By Ms. PRYCE, H1984 [7MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-477), H1984 [7MR]
Laid on table, H2137 [13MR]
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H. Res. 377--Resolution providing amounts for further expenses of the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the second session
of the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. McDermott),
H1986 [7MR]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in House, H2095 [12MR]
Text, H2095 [12MR]
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H. Res. 378--Resolution deploring recent actions by the Government of
Serbia that restrict freedom of the press and freedom of
expression and prevent the Soros Foundation from continuing its
democracy-building and humanitarian activities on its territory
and calling upon the Government of Serbia to remove immediately
restrictions against freedom of the press and the operation of the
Soros Foundation; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Barr, Mr. Bass, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma),
H2123 [12MR]
Cosponsors added, H2951 [27MR], H3231 [29MR]
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H. Res. 379--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives concerning the eighth anniversary of the massacre
of over 5,000 Kurds as a result of a gas bomb attack by the Iraqi
Government; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. PORTER, H2123 [12MR]
Debated, H2853 [26MR]
Text, H2853 [26MR]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H2929 [27MR]
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H. Res. 380--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2703) to combat terrorism.
By Ms. PRYCE, H2122 [12MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-480), H2122 [12MR]
Debated, H2129 [13MR]
Text, H2129 [13MR]
Agreed to in House, H2137 [13MR]
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H. Res. 381--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding sanctions on nations that assist in the
development of nuclear weapon programs of nonnuclear weapon
states; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Frank of
Massachusetts, and Mr. Scarborough), H2224 [13MR]
Cosponsors added, H2467 [19MR], H3171 [28MR], H3488 [16AP], H4397
[1MY], H5288 [16MY], H8030 [18JY]
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H. Res. 382--Resolution electing Representative Mike Parker of
Mississippi to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. HASTERT, H2316 [14MR]
Agreed to in House, H2305 [14MR]
Text, H2305 [14MR]
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H. Res. 383--Resolution electing Representative Jose Serrano of New
York to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. FAZIO of California, H2316 [14MR]
Agreed to in House, H2305 [14MR]
Text, H2305 [14MR]
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H. Res. 384--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2202) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve
deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by
increasing border patrol and investigative personnel, by
increasing penalties for alien smuggling and for document fraud,
by reforming exclusion and deportation law and procedures, by
improving the verification system for eligibility for employment,
and through other measures, to reform the legal immigration system
and facilitate legal entries into the United States, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. DREIER, H2315 [14MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-483), H2315 [14MR]
Debated, H2361 [19MR]
Text, H2361 [19MR]
Amendments, H2370 [19MR]
Agreed to in House, H2376 [19MR]
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H. Res. 385--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding tactile currency for the blind and
visually impaired; to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services.
By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Bachus, Mr.
Lazio of New York, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Velazquez,
Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Meek of
Florida, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. King, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Heineman,
Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Watt
of North Carolina, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr.
Flake, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Roth), H2316 [14MR]
Cosponsors added, H2467 [19MR], H2559 [20MR], H2714 [22MR], H3171
[28MR], H3231 [29MR], H3820 [24AP], H4110 [25AP], H4504 [7MY]
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H. Res. 386--A resolution providing for consideration of the joint
resolution (H.J. Res. 165) making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes,
and waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect
to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the
Committee on Rules.
By Mr. McINNIS, H2557 [20MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-489), H2557 [20MR]
Debated, H2564 [21MR]
Text, H2565 [21MR]
Agreed to in House, H2577 [21MR]
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H. Res. 387--Resolution returning to the Senate the bill S. 1518.
By Mr. ARCHER, H2665 [21MR]
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H. Res. 388--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
125) to repeal the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons and the
ban on large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H2664 [21MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-490), H2664 [21MR]
Debated, H2671 [22MR]
Text, H2671 [22MR]
Agreed to in House, H2685 [22MR]
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H. Res. 389--Resolution providing for the consideration of the Senate
amendment to the bill (H.R. 1833) to amend title 18, United States
code, to ban partial-birth abortions.
By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, H2713 [22MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-492), H2713 [22MR]
Debated, H2895 [27MR]
Text, H2895 [27MR]
Agreed to in House, H2905 [27MR]
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H. Res. 390--Resolution concerning the prohibition on the use of
United States passports for travel to Lebanon; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. HOKE, H2713 [22MR]
Cosponsors added, H10430 [16SE]
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H. Res. 391--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3136) to provide for enactment of the Senior Citizens' Right to
Work Act of 1996, the Line Item Veto Act, and the Small Business
Growth and Fairness Act of 1996, and to provide for a permanent
increase in the public debt limit.
BY Mr. SOLOMON, H2949 [27MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-500), H2949 [27MR]
Debated, H2972 [28MR]
Text, H2972 [28MR]
Amendments, H2973 [28MR]
Agreed to in House as amended, H2986 [28MR]
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H. Res. 392--Resolution providing for the consideraton of the bill
(H.R. 3103) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve
portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the
group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in
health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use of
medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term care
services and coverage, to simplify the administration of health
insurance, and for other purposes.
BY Mr. GOSS, H2949 [27MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-501), H2949 [27MR]
Debated, H3029 [28MR]
Text, H3029 [28MR]
Amendments, H3038 [28MR]
Agreed to in House, H3045 [28MR]
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H. Res. 393--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2854) to modify the operation
of certain agricultural programs.
BY Mr. SOLOMON, H2949 [27MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-502), H2949 [27MR]
Debated, H3147 [28MR]
Text, H3147 [28MR]
Agreed to in House, H3150 [28MR]
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H. Res. 394--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 956) to establish legal
standards and procedures for product liability litigation, and for
other purposes
BY Mr. LINDER, H2949 [27MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-503), H2949 [27MR]
Debated, H3176 [29MR]
Text, H3176 [29MR]
Amendments, H3182 [29MR]
Agreed to in House, H3183 [29MR]
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H. Res. 395--Resolution providing for consideration of the joint
resolution (H.J. Res. 159) proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United states to require two-thirds majorities
for bills increasing taxes.
By Mr. McINNIS, H3229 [29MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-513), H3229 [29MR]
Debated, H3256 [15AP]
Text, H3256 [15AP]
Agreed to in House, H3269 [15AP]
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H. Res. 396--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
842) to provide off-budget treatment for the Highway Trust Fund,
the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund.
By Mr. QUILLEN, H3229 [29MR]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-514), H3229 [29MR]
Debated, H3497 [17AP]
Text, H3497 [17AP]
Agreed to in House, H3504 [17AP]
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H. Res. 397--Resolution electing Representative James A. Hayes of
Louisiana.; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ARMEY, H3231 [29MR]
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H. Res. 398--Resolution condemning the construction of a shopping
center within the internationally protected zone around the
Auschwitz death camp in Poland; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Saxton, Mr.
Deutsch, and Mr. McNulty), H3231 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H6006 [6JN]
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H. Res. 399--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives with respect to the promotion of democracy and
civil society in Zaire; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Clayton,
Mr. Conyers, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Wynn),
H3231 [29MR]
Cosponsors added, H3820 [24AP], H5570 [23MY], H7533 [12JY]
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H. Res. 400--Resolution approving regulations to implement the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 with respect to employing
offices and covered employees of the House of Representatives; to
the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. THOMAS, H3387 [15AP]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H3339 [15AP]
Text, H3339 [15AP]
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H. Res. 401--Resolution directing the Office of Compliance to provide
educational assistance to employing offices of the House of
Representatives regarding compliance with the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 and requiring employing offices of the
House of Representatives to obtain the prior approval of the
chairman and the ranking minority party member of the Committee on
House Oversight of the House of Representatives of the amount of
any settlement payments made under such Act; to the Committee on
House Oversight.
By Mr. THOMAS, H3387 [15AP]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H3341 [15AP]
Text, H3341 [15AP]
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H. Res. 402--Resolution returning to the Senate the bill S. 1463.
By Mr. ARCHER, H3488 [16AP]
Agreed to in House, H3414 [16AP]
Text, H3414 [16AP]
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H. Res. 403--Resolution in tribute to Secretary of Commerce Ronald H.
Brown and other Americans who lost their lives on April 3, 1996,
while in service to their country on a mission to Bosnia; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. GEPHARDT, H3488 [16AP]
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H. Res. 404--Resolution in tribute to Secretary of Commerce Ronald H.
Brown and other Americans who lost their lives on April 3, 1996,
while in service to their country on a mission to Bosnia; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, H3488 [16AP]
Cosponsors added, H3581 [17AP]
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H. Res. 405--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (S. 735) to prevent and punish acts
of terrorism, and for other purposes.
By Ms. PRYCE, H3580 [17AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-522), H3580 [17AP]
Debated, H3599 [18AP]
Text, H3599 [18AP]
Agreed to in House, H3605 [18AP]
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H. Res. 406--Resolution in tribute to Secretary of Commerce Ronald H.
Brown and other Americans who lost their lives on April 3, 1996,
while in service to their country on a mission to Bosnia.
By Mr. Gephardt (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mrs. Meek of Florida,
Mr. Dingell, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ford, Mrs.
Collins of Illinois, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Frazer, Ms. Norton, Mr.
Wynn, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Rush, Ms.
McKinney, Mr. Clay, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
Matsui, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin,
Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Brown of California,
Ms. Harman, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Bonior,
Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.
Levin, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Reed, Mr. Berman, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Sabo,
Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Neal of
Massachusetts, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Woolsey, Mr.
Bentsen, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver,
Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Borski, Mr. Studds, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Meehan,
Mr. Baldacci, Mr. McHale, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Clyburn,
Mr. Filner, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Doyle, Ms.
Brown of Florida, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Miss Collins of
Michigan, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Towns, Mr. Yates, Mr.
Thornton, Mr. Scott, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Lantos, Mr.
Evans, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Boucher,
Mr. Nadler, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Markey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Manton,
Mr. Coyne, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Green of
Texas, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Klink, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Richardson, Mr.
Ward, Mr. Costello, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Engel, Mr. Visclosky, Ms.
Waters, Mr. Luther, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Farr, Mr.
Waxman, Ms. Furse, Mr. Thompson, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Flake, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, and Mr. Forbes), H3649 [18AP]
Debated, H3587 [18AP]
Text, H3587 [18AP]
Agreed to in House, H3599 [18AP]
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H. Res. 407--Resolution condemning the National Rifle Association for
holding its annual convention on the anniversary of the bombing of
the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. SCHUMER, H3650 [18AP]
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H. Res. 408--Resolution designating minority membership on certain
standing committees of the House.
By Mr. FAZIO of California, H3657 [22AP]
Agreed to in House, H3656 [22AP]
Text, H3656 [22AP]
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H. Res. 409--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2715) to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code,
popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to minimize the
burden of Federal paperwork demands upon small businesses,
educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, State
and local governments, and other persons through the sponsorship
and use of alternative information technologies.
By Mr. LINDER, H3730 [23AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-532), H3730 [23AP]
Agreed to in House, H3746 [24AP]
Text, H3746 [24AP]
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H. Res. 410--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
1675) to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration
Act of 1996 to improve the management of the National Wildlife
Refuge System, and for other purposes.
By Mr. GOSS, H3730 [23AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-533), H3730 [23AP]
Agreed to in House, H3754 [24AP]
Text, H3754 [24AP]
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H. Res. 411--Resolution providing for consideration of the joint
resoluton (H.J. Res. 175) making further continuing appropriations
for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
By Mr. DREIER, H3730 [23AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-534), H3730 [23AP]
Debated, H3738 [24AP]
Text, H3738 [24AP]
Agreed to in House, H3744 [24AP]
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H. Res. 412--Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule
XI with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported
from the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. McINNIS, H3819 [24AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-535), H3819 [24AP]
Debated, H3828 [25AP]
Text, H3828 [25AP]
Agreed to in House, H3838 [25AP]
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H. Res. 413--Resolution recognizing the importance of a nationally
designated ``Character Counts Week'' and of the character
development of young people to the present and future of the
United States, and encouraging community, school, and youth
organizations to integrate the ``six core elements of character''
articulated in the Aspen Declaration into programs for students
and children; to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities.
By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr.
Emerson, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Moakley), H3820 [24AP]
Cosponsors added, H10041 [4SE]
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H. Res. 414--Resolution designating minority membership on certain
standing committees of the House.
By Mr. FAZIO of California, H4109 [25AP]
Agreed to in House, H3824 [25AP]
Text, H3824 [25AP]
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H. Res. 415--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3019) making appropriations for
fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced
budget, and for other purposes.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H4108 [25AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-538), H4108 [25AP]
Debated, H4046 [25AP]
Text, H4046 [25AP]
Agreed to in House, H4052 [25AP]
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H. Res. 416--Resolution establishing a select committee of the
Committee on International Relations to investigate the United
States role in Iranian arms transfer to Croatia and Bosnia; to the
Committee on Rules.
By Mr. GILMAN, H4119 [29AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-551), H4423 [2MY]
Debated, H4536 [8MY]
Text, H4536 [8MY]
Agreed to in House, H4550 [8MY]
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H. Res. 417--Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the
select subcommittee on the United States role in Iranian arms
transfers to Croatia and Bosnia of the Committee on International
Relations in the 2d session of the 104th Congress; to the
Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. GILMAN, H4119 [29AP]
Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-559), H4430 [6MY]
Debated, H4550 [8MY]
Text, H4550 [8MY]
Amendments, H4550 [8MY]
Agreed to in House as amended, H4559 [8MY]
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H. Res. 418--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2641) to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for
appointment of U.S. marshals by the Director of the U.S. Marshals
Service.
By Ms. PRYCE, H4302 [30AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-543), H4302 [30AP]
Debated, H4311 [1MY]
Text, H4311 [1MY]
Agreed to in House, H4323 [1MY]
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H. Res. 419--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2149) to reduce regulation, promote efficiencies, and encourage
competition in the international ocean transportation system of
the United States, to eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission,
and for other purposes.
By Mr. QUILLEN, H4302 [30AP]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-544), H4302 [30AP]
Debated, H4329 [1MY]
Text, H4329 [1MY]
Amendments, H4330 [1MY]
Agreed to in House as amended, H4335 [1MY]
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H. Res. 420--Resolution recognizing and commending Viola Liuzzo for
her extraordinary courage and for her contribution to the Nation;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JACOBS (for himself and Mr. Conyers), H4397 [1MY]
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H. Res. 421--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2974) to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
of 1994 to provide enhanced penalties for crimes against elderly
and child victims.
By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, H4423 [2MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-552), H4423 [2MY]
Debated, H4460 [7MY]
Text, H4460 [7MY]
Agreed to in House, H4466 [7MY]
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H. Res. 422--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3120) to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
witness retaliation, witness tampering and jury tampering.
By Ms. GREENE of Utah, H4423 [2MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-553), H4423 [2MY]
Agreed to in House, H4466 [7MY]
Text, H4466 [7MY]
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H. Res. 423--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require each Member of the House of
Representatives to submit annual reports for publication in the
Congressional Record on certain federally funded travel taken by
the Member during the year; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. GANSKE (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Canady, Mr. Coburn, Mr.
Deal of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Poshard, and Ms. Rivers), H4423
[2MY]
Cosponsors added, H4647 [8MY], H5380 [21MY], H6509 [18JN], H7155
[9JY], H8598 [26JY], H10602 [18SE]
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H. Res. 424--Resolution providing for the consideration of the
resolution (H. Con. Res. 66) setting forth the congressional
budget for the U.S. Government for the fiscal years 1996, 1997,
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Coyne,
Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Orton, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Woolsey, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Thompson), H4423
[2MY]
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H. Res. 425--Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill
(H.R. 2915) to enhance support and work opportunities for families
with children, reduce welfare dependance and control welfare
spending; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. TANNER (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr.
Payne of Virginia), H4430 [6MY]
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H. Res. 426--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2406) to repeal the United States Housing Act of 1937, deregulate
the public housing program and the program for rental housing
assistance for low-income families, and increase community control
over such programs, and for other purposes.
By Mr. DREIER, H4502 [7MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-564), H4502 [7MY]
Debated, H4559 [8MY]
Text, H4559 [8MY]
Agreed to in House, H4569 [8MY]
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H. Res. 427--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3322) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for
civilian science activities of the Federal Government, and for
other purposes.
By Ms. GREENE of Utah, H4502 [7MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-565), H4502 [7MY]
Agreed to in House, H4764 [9MY]
Text, H4764 [9MY]
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H. Res. 428--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3286) to help families defray adoption costs, and to promote the
adoption of minority children.
By Ms. PRYCE, H4502 [7MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-566), H4502 [7MY]
Debated, H4766 [9MY]
Text, H4766 [9MY]
Agreed to in House, H4775 [9MY]
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H. Res. 429--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives with respect to the compliance of the People's
Republic of China with its intellectual property rights
enforcement agreement with the United States and its accession to
the World Trade Organization; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bryant of Texas, and Mr.
Spratt), H4800 [9MY]
Cosponsors added, H4902 [10MY], H5288 [16MY], H5754 [30MY], H7155
[9JY]
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H. Res. 430--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3230) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1997, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H4800 [9MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-570), H4800 [9MY]
Debated, H4822 [10MY]
Text, H4822 [10MY]
Agreed to in House, H4836 [10MY]
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H. Res. 431--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives concerning the constitutional duty of the
Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr.
Hostettler, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Stump, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Hoke, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Baker of Louisiana), H4902 [10MY]
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H. Res. 432--Resolution amending the Code of Official Conduct in the
Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit a Member from
soliciting or accepting campaign contributions in the hall of the
House, rooms leading thereto, or the cloakrooms; to the Committee
on Standards of Official Conduct.
By Ms. RIVERS (for herself and Mr. Luther), H4902 [10MY]
Cosponsors added, H5570 [23MY]
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H. Res. 433--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to prohibit a Member, officer, or employee of the
House from distributing campaign contributions in the Hall of the
House; to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
By Mr. MORAN, H5052 [14MY]
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H. Res. 434--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that children are America's greatest assets; to
the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. RANGEL, H5052 [14MY]
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H. Res. 435--Resolution providing for further consideration of the
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 178) establishing the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for
fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H5173 [15MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-577), H5173 [15MY]
Debated, H5189 [16MY]
Text, H5189 [16MY]
Amendments, H5196 [16MY]
Agreed to in House, H5198 [16MY]
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H. Res. 436--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3415) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1996 to repeal the
4.3-cent increase in the transportation motor fuels tax rates
enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and
dedicated to the general fund of the Treasury.
By Mr. DREIER, H5286 [16MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-580), H5286 [16MY]
Debated, H5326 [21MY]
Text, H5326 [21MY]
Amendments, H5334 [21MY], H5335 [21MY]
Agreed to in House, H5337 [21MY]
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H. Res. 437--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3259) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and
for other purposes.
By Mr. GOSS, H5287 [16MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-581), H5287 [16MY]
Agreed to in House, H5357 [21MY]
Text, H5357 [21MY]
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H. Res. 438--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3144) to establish a United States policy for the deployment of a
national missile defense system, and for other purposes.
By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, H5287 [16MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-582), H5287 [16MY]
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H. Res. 439--Resolution amending the rule XLIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives to prohibit a Member, officer, or
employee of the House from soliciting, distributing, or accepting
campaign contributions in the Hall of the House, rooms leading
thereto, or the cloakrooms; to the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct.
By Mrs. SMITH of Washington, H5288 [16MY]
Cosponsors added, H5380 [21MY], H5570 [23MY], H5647 [29MY], H5754
[30MY], H5818 [4JN], H6117 [10JN], H6184 [11JN], H6509 [18JN],
H8030 [18JY]
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H. Res. 440--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3448) to provide tax relief for small businesses, to protect jobs,
to create opportunities, to increase the take home pay of workers,
and for other purposes, and for consideration of the bill (H.R.
1227) to amend the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 relating to the
payment of wages to employees who use employer owned vehicles.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H5379 [21MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-590), H5379 [21MY]
Debated, H5432 [22MY]
Text, H5432 [22MY]
Agreed to in House, H5445 [22MY]
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H. Res. 441--Resolution calling upon, and requesting that the
President call upon, all Americans to recognize and appreciate the
historical significance and the heroic human endeavor and
sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II, and
commending the PanCretan Association of America; to the Committee
on International Relations.
By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blute,
Mr. Coyne, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Engel, Mr. Funderburk, Mr.
Green of Texas, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan,
Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Pallone), H5570 [23MY]
Cosponsors added, H5754 [30MY], H6532 [19JN], H6765 [25JN], H8248
[23JY], H11396 [26SE]
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H. Res. 442--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3517) making appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. QUILLEN, H5646 [29MY]
Debated, H5655 [30MY]
Text, H5655 [30MY]
Agreed to in House, H5659 [30MY]
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H. Res. 443--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
1627) to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Calvert,
Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.
Fazio of California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr.
Hayes, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Orten, Mr. Payne of Virginia,
Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Sisisky,
and Mr. Stenholm), H5647 [29MY]
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H. Res. 444--Resolution urging the detention and extradition to the
United States by the appropriate foreign governments of Mohammed
Abbas for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer; to the Committee on
International Relations.
By Mr. FORBES, H5647 [29MY]
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H. Res. 445--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3540) making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. GOSS, H5753 [30MY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-601), H5753 [30MY]
Debated, H5826 [5JN]
Text, H5826 [5JN]
Agreed to in House, H5832 [5JN]
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H. Res. 446--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3562) to authorize the State of Wisconsin to implement the
demonstration project known as Wisconsin Works.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H5934 [5JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-604), H5934 [5JN]
Debated, H5941 [6JN]
Text, H5941 [6JN]
Agreed to in House, H5954 [6JN]
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H. Res. 447--Resolution designating the minority membership on certain
standing committees of the House.
By Mr. FAZIO of California, H5934 [5JN]
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H. Res. 448--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2754) to approve and implement the OECD Shipbuilding Trade
Agreement.
By Mr. DREIER, H6005 [6JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-606), H6005 [6JN]
Debated, H6268 [12JN]
Text, H6268 [12JN]
Agreed to in House, H6275 [12JN]
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H. Res. 449--Resolution relating to breast implants, the Food and Drug
Administration, and breast care; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Clayton, Mr.
Hobson, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Lipinski,
Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Wamp), H6005 [6JN]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY], H10108 [5SE]
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H. Res. 450--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 178)
establishing the congressional budget for the U.S. Government for
fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
By Mr. DREIER, H6117 [10JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-615), H6117 [10JN]
Debated, H6247 [12JN]
Text, H6247 [12JN]
Agreed to in House, H6257 [12JN]
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H. Res. 451--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3603) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies programs for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. LINDER, H6117 [10JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-616), H6117 [10JN]
Debated, H6159 [11JN]
Text, H6159 [11JN]
Agreed to in House, H6164 [11JN]
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H. Res. 452--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that Colombian fresh cut flowers should not
receive preferential tariff treatment; to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Calvert,
Mr. Waxman, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Gallegly,
Mr. Baker of California, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Doolittle), H6285
[12JN]
Cosponsors added, H6415 [13JN], H6532 [19JN], H6765 [25JN], H6915
[26JN], H7108 [27JN], H7155 [9JY], H7260 [10JY], H7475 [11JY],
H7780 [17JY], H8030 [18JY], H8375 [24JY], H8982 [30JY]
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H. Res. 453--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3610) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H6284 [12JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-619), H6284 [12JN]
Debated, H6326 [13JN]
Text, H6326 [13JN]
Agreed to in House, H6333 [13JN]
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H. Res. 454--Resolution directing the Committee on House Oversight of
the House of Representatives to take all necessary steps to make
voting records of members of the House and other information on
the legislative activities of the House accessible on the Internet
through the official homepage of the House of Representatives, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. Farr), H6285 [12JN]
Cosponsors added, H6509 [18JN], H6765 [25JN], H7475 [11JY]
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H. Res. 455--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3662) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997,
and for other purposes.
By Ms. PRYCE, H6508 [18JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-627), H6508 [18JN]
Debated, H6518 [19JN]
Text, H6518 [19JN]
Agreed to in House, H6528 [19JN]
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H. Res. 456--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3666) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and
offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for
other purposes.
By Mr. QUILLEN, H6531 [19JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-630), H6531 [19JN]
Debated, H6767 [25JN]
Text, H6767 [25JN]
Agreed to in House, H6781 [25JN]
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H. Res. 457--Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of
Representatives to prohibit the knowing solicitation,
distribution, or acceptance of campaign contributions in the Hall
of the House or rooms leading thereto; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. BOEHNER, H6691 [20JN]
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H. Res. 458--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the President should request the Department
of the Treasury and the Secret Service to work with the Government
of the District of Columbia to develop a plan for the permanent
reopening to vehicular traffic of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of
the White House in order to restore the avenue to its original
state and return it to the people; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr.
Moran), H6691 [20JN]
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H. Res. 459--Resolution expressing the condolences of the House on the
death of Representative Bill Emerson.
By Mr. CLAY, H6764 [25JN]
Debated, H6782 [25JN]
Text, H6782 [25JN]
Agreed to in House, H6797 [25JN]
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H. Res. 460--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3675) making appropriations for the Department of Transporation
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1997, and for other purposes.
By Ms. Greene of Utah, H6764 [25JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-633), H6764 [25JN]
Agreed to in House, H6963 [26JN]
Text, H6963 [26JN]
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H. Res. 461--Resolution regarding United States concerns with human
rights abuse, nuclear and chemical weapons proliferation, illegal
weapons trading, military intimidation of Taiwan, and trade
violations by the People's Republic of China and the People's
Liberation Army, and directing the committees of jurisdiction to
commence hearings and report appropriate legislation; to the
Committee on Rules.
By Mr. COX (for himself and Mr. Solomon), H6765 [25JN]
Cosponsors added, H6915 [26JN], H7108 [27JN]
Debated, H7027 [27JN]
Text, H7027 [27JN]
Agreed to in House, H7040 [27JN]
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H. Res. 462--Resolution designating the majority membership on certain
standing committees of the House.
By Mr. FOX, H6765 [25JN]
Agreed to in House, H6845 [25JN]
Text, H6845 [25JN]
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H. Res. 463--Resolution providing for consideration of a joint
resolution and a resolution relating to the People's Republic of
China.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H6764 [25JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-636), H6764 [25JN]
Debated, H6950 [26JN]
Text, H6950 [26JN]
Agreed to in House, H6964 [26JN]
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H. Res. 464--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives relating to the recognition of the Magen David
Adom--Red Shield of David--as a symbol of the International Red
Cross and Red Crescent Movement; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, H6765 [25JN]
Cosponsors added, H7533 [12JY]
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H. Res. 465--Resolution providing for consideration of a concurrent
resolution providing for adjournment of the House and Senate for
the Independence Day district work period.
By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, H6914 [26JN]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-640), H6914 [26JN]
Debated, H7040 [27JN]
Text, H7040 [27JN]
Agreed to in House, H7050 [27JN]
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H. Res. 466--Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill
(H.R. 2275) to reauthorize and amend the Endangered Species Act of
1973; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. BONILLA (for himself and Mr. Condit), H6915 [26JN]
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H. Res. 467--Resolution electing Representative Baker of Louisiana to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. GOSS, H6915 [26JN]
Agreed to in House, H6973 [26JN]
Text, H6973 [26JN]
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H. Res. 468--Resolution relating to a question of the privileges of
the House.
By Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, H7107 [27JN]
Laid on table, H7050 [27JN]
Text, H7050 [27JN]
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H. Res. 469--Resolution to commend the patriotic citizens of Remy,
France, who honorably buried Lt. Houston Braly after his heroic
attack on a German munitions train on August 2, 1944; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. BAKER of California (for himself, Mr. Calvert, and Mr.
Lipinski), H7107 [27JN]
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H. Res. 470--Resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the
Department of Education should play a more active role in
monitoring and enforcing compliance with the provisions of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 related to campus crime; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. GOODLING (for himself and Mr. McKeon), H7107 [27JN]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY], H8598 [26JY], H9566 [31JY], H9926
[2AU], H10108 [5SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-776), H10107 [5SE]
Debated, H10118 [10SE]
Text, H10118 [10SE]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H10195 [11SE]
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H. Res. 471--Resolution electing Representative Enid Greene of Utah to
act as Speaker pro tempore.
By Mr. LIVINGSTON, H7114 [8JY]
Agreed to in House, H7111 [8JY]
Text, H7111 [8JY]
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H. Res. 472--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3755) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. GOSS, H7154 [9JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-662), H7154 [9JY]
Debated, H7206 [10JY]
Text, H7206 [10JY]
Agreed to in House, H7215 [10JY]
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H. Res. 473--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3754) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. DREIER, H7154 [9JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-663), H7154 [9JY]
Debated, H7165 [10JY]
Text, H7165 [10JY]
Agreed to in House, H7169 [10JY]
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H. Res. 474--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3396) to define and protect the institution of marriage.
By Mr. McINNIS, H7259 [10JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-666), H7259 [10JY]
Debated, H7270 [11JY]
Text, H7270 [11JY]
Agreed to in House, H7280 [11JY]
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H. Res. 475--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3756) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S.
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain
independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, H7473 [11JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-671), H7473 [11JY]
Debated, H7610 [16JY]
Text, H7610 [16JY]
Agreed to in House, H7614 [16JY]
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H. Res. 476--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to reduce the number of programs covered by each
regular appropriation bill; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. STUPAK, H7474 [11JY]
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H. Res. 477--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives regarding trust relationships; to the Committee on
Rules.
By Mr. MINGE, H7533 [12JY]
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H. Res. 478--Resolution to amend the rules of the House of
Representatives to provide public access to committee documents
over the Internet, and for other purposes; to the Committees on
Rules; House 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. WHITE (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bass, Mr. Brownback, and
Mr. Frisa), H7658 [16JY]
Cosponsors added, H8248 [23JY], H8982 [30JY], H9566 [31JY], H9926
[2AU], H10236 [11SE], H11230 [25SE], H11528 [27SE]
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H. Res. 479--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3814) making appropriations for the Depts. of Commerce, Justice,
and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Ms. PRYCE, H7657 [16JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-678), H7657 [16JY]
Debated, H7715 [17JY]
Text, H7715 [17JY]
Amendments, H7716 [17JY]
Agreed to in House, H7720 [17JY]
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H. Res. 480--Resolution amending the rules of the House of
Representatives to implement the recommendations of the task force
on committee review regarding committee operations, procedures,
and staffing, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Rules;
House 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. BASS (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. White, Mr. Brownback, and
Mr. Allard), H7658 [16JY]
Cosponsors added, H7780 [17JY], H8248 [23JY], H8982 [30JY]
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H. Res. 481--Resoluluton providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3820) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform
the financing of Federal election campaigns, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H7779 [17JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-685), H7779 [17JY]
Debated, H8458 [25JY]
Text, H8458 [25JY]
Amendments, H8461 [25JY]
Agreed to as amended in House, H8470 [25JY]
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H. Res. 482--Resolution providing for further consideration of the
bill (H.R. 3734) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section
201(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 1997.
By Mr. GOSS, H7779 [17JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-686), H7779 [17JY]
Debated, H7784 [18JY]
Text, H7784 [18JY]
Agreed to in House, H7796 [18JY]
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H. Res. 483--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3816) making appropriations for energy and water development for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. QUILLEN, H8029 [18JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-688), H8029 [18JY]
Debated, H8293 [24JY]
Text, H8293 [24JY]
Agreed to in House, H8302 [24JY]
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H. Res. 484--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the major television networks should revive
their traditional ``Family Hour'' and voluntarily reserve the
first hour of prime-time broadcasting for family-oriented
programming; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts,
Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr.
Dornan, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Canady, Mr.
Bentsen, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Green of Texas,
Mr. Kim, Mr. Foley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
Scarborough, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mr. Weldon
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Jacobs, Mr.
Ehrlich, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs.
Clayton, Mr. Portman, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Myrick, Mr.
Weldon of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Smith of
Michigan, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Spence, Mr. Souder, Mr.
Hunter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Deal of Georgia,
Ms. McKinney, Mr. Poshard, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Wilson, Mr. DeLay, Mr.
Stenholm, Mr. Packard, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Frost, Ms.
Kaptur, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Herger, Mr. Evans, Mr. Castle, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Knollenberg,
Mr. LaHood, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Parker, Mr.
Stockman, Mr. Archer, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Combest,
Mr. Thornberry, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Filner,
Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Moran, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs.
Collins of Illinois, Mr. Clement, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr.
Longley), H8029 [18JY]
Cosponsors added, H9706 [1AU], H9926 [2AU]
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H. Res. 485--Resolution electing Representative Klug of Wisconsin, to
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. MICA, H8094 [22JY]
Agreed to in House, H8075 [22JY]
Text, H8075 [22JY]
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H. Res. 486--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require witnesses at committee hearings to
submit statements identifying Federal grants or contracts received
during the current and previous 2 fiscal years; to the Committee
on Rules.
By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Radanovich), H8094
[22JY]
Cosponsors added, H10236 [11SE], H12194 [30SE]
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H. Res. 487--Resolution recognizing Brown Chapel African Methodist
Episcopal Church in Selma, AL, as a symbol of the struggle for and
achievement of voting rights for African-Americans; to the
Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HILLIARD (for himself, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Flake,
Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Stokes, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dixon, Mr.
Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Waters, Mr.
Towns, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Owens, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Scott, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Clayton,
Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Fattah, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Bishop), H8094 [22JY]
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H. Res. 488--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2391) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide
compensatory time for all employees.
By Ms. GREENE of Utah, H8374 [24JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-704), H8374 [24JY]
Debated, H8562 [26JY]
Text, H8562 [26JY]
Agreed to in House, H8573 [26JY]
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H. Res. 489--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2823) to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support
the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern
tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes.
By Mr. GOSS, H8556 [25JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-708), H8556 [25JY]
Debated, H9424 [31JY]
Text, H9424 [31JY]
Agreed to in House, H9431 [31JY]
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H. Res. 490--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that Taiwan should be admitted to the World Trade
Organization without making such admission conditional on the
previous or simultaneous admission of the People's Republic of
China to the WTO; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Funderburk, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Royce, Mr. Scarborough,
Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr.
Dornan), H8598 [26JY]
Cosponsors added, H9926 [2AU], H10525 [17SE], H10602 [18SE], H11528
[27SE]
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H. Res. 491--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that criminals from the genocide in Rwanda should
be brought to justice by the International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, Mr.
Bereuter, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.
Wolf, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Torricelli, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Olver, Mr.
Evans, Ms. Waters, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Cummings), H8598 [26JY]
Cosponsors added, H9926 [2AU], H10721 [19SE], H11528 [27SE]
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H. Res. 492--Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule
XI with respect to consideration of a certain resolution reported
from the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. McINNIS, H8981 [30JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-720), H8981 [30JY]
Debated, H9388 [31JY]
Text, H9388 [31JY]
Agreed to in House, H9392 [31JY]
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H. Res. 493--Resolution urging that certain actions be taken with
respect to Vietnamese asylum seekers; to the Committees on
International Relations; the Judiciary, 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. DORNAN, H8982 [30JY]
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H. Res. 494--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that criminals from the genocide in Rwanda should
be brought to justice by the International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Torricelli, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Waters),
H8982 [30JY]
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H. Res. 495--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3734) to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)(1) of the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H9565 [31JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-729), H9565 [31JY]
Debated, H9392 [31JY]
Text, H9392 [31JY]
Agreed to in House, H9403 [31JY]
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H. Res. 496--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3603) making appropriations for
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. GOSS, H9565 [31JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-730), H9565 [31JY]
Laid on the table, H9725 [1AU]
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H. Res. 497--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3517) making appropriations for
military construction, family housing, and base realignment and
closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Ms. PRYCE, H9565 [31JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-731), H9565 [31JY]
Laid on the table, H9810 [1AU]
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H. Res. 498--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3230) to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths
for fiscal year 1997, and for other purposes.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H9565 [31JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-732), H9565 [31JY]
Agreed to in House, H9811 [1AU]
Text, H9811 [1AU]
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H. Res. 499--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
123) to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as
the official language of the Government of the United States.
By Mr. LINDER, H9565 [31JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-734), H9565 [31JY]
Debated, H9725 [1AU]
Agreed to in House, H9738 [1AU]
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H. Res. 500--Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule
XI with respect to consideration of a certain resolution reported
form the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. GOSS, H9565 [31JY]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-735), H9565 [31JY]
Agreed to in House, H9775 [1AU]
Text, H9775 [1AU]
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H. Res. 501--Resolution calling upon the Government of Germany to
negotiate in good faith regarding expansion of eligibility for
Holocaust survivor compensation; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Yates, and Mrs. Lowey), H9566
[31JY]
Cosponsors added, H10525 [17SE], H11230 [25SE]
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H. Res. 502--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3103) to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of
health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to
combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care
delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts, to
improve access to long-term care services and coverage, to
simplify the administration of health insurance, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. GOSS, H9704 [1AU]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-738), H9704 [1AU]
Debated, H9776 [1AU]
Text, H9776 [1AU]
Agreed to in House, H9785 [1AU]
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H. Res. 503--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3448) to provide tax relief for
small businesses, to protect jobs, to create opportunities, to
increase the take home pay of workers, to amend the Portal-to-
Portal Act of 1947 relating to the payment of wages to employees
who use employer owned vehicles, and to amend the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage rate and to
prevent job loss by providing flexibility to employers in
complying with minimum wage and overtime requirements under that
act.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H9705 [1AU]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-739), H9705 [1AU]
Debated, H9839 [2AU]
Text, H9839 [2AU]
Agreed to in House, H9846 [2AU]
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H. Res. 504--Resolution approving certain regulations to implement
provisions of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995
relating to labor-management relations with respect to employing
offices and covered employees of the House of Representatives, and
for other purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; Economic
and Educational Opportunities, 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. THOMAS, H9706 [1AU]
Committee discharged. Agreed to in House, H9898 [2AU]
Text, H9898 [2AU]
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H. Res. 505--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to take away the power of the Committee on Rules
to report rules or orders waiving the germaneness requirement; to
the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. FOX, H9706 [1AU]
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H. Res. 506--Resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that all
parents should be afforded the opportunity to plan ahead for their
children's college education through tuition prepayment plans that
guarantee college for their offspring at a fixed price; to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mrs. MORELLA, H9706 [1AU]
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H. Res. 507--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (S. 1316) to reauthorize and amend
title XIV of the Public Health Service Act commonly known as the
``Safe Drinking Water Act'', and for other purposes.
By Mr. McINNIS, H9705 [1AU]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-743), H9705 [1AU]
Agreed to in House, H9862 [2AU]
Text, H9862 [2AU]
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H. Res. 508--Resolution providing for consideration of a certain
motion to suspend the rules.
By Mr. GOSS, H9705 [1AU]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-744), H9705 [1AU]
Debated, H9877 [2AU]
Text, H9877 [2AU]
Agreed to in House, H9886 [2AU]
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H. Res. 509--Resolution electing Representative Funderburk of North
Carolina; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. ARMEY, H9924 [2AU]
Agreed to in House, H9897 [2AU]
Text, H9897 [2AU]
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H. Res. 510--Resolution providing for mandatory drug testing of
Members of the House of Representatives; to the Committee on House
Oversight.
By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Coburn, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Camp, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Traficant, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Manzullo,
Mr. Souder, Mr. Portman, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania,
Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Davis, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sam Johnson,
Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Bachus, Mr.
Shadegg, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Shaw), H9924 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10236 [11SE], H11396 [26SE], H12175 [28SE],
H12263 [2OC]
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H. Res. 511--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should be
issued in honor of Paul Robeson; to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight.
By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Clay, Ms. Norton, Miss
Collins of Michigan, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. Towns), H9925 [2AU]
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H. Res. 512--Resolution to amend House Rules to require the random
drug testing of officers and employees of the House; to the
Committee on Rules.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H9925 [2AU]
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H. Res. 513--Resolution providing for the mandatory implementation of
the Office Waste Recycling Program in the House of
Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bryant of
Texas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis
of Georgia, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Evans, Mr. Yates, Ms.
Lofgren, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Olver, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Becerra,
Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Blumenauer,
Mr. Torres, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Walsh, Mr.
Vento, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Deutsch,
Mr. Shays, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Jackson-Lee, of Texas, Mr. Murtha, and Mr.
Minge), H9925 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H12194 [30SE]
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H. Res. 514--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to reduce the number of programs covered by each
general appropriation bill; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H9925 [2AU]
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H. Res. 515--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives with respect to the persecution of Christians
worldwide; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ramstad, Mr.
Towns, and Mr. Hefley), H9925 [2AU]
Cosponsors added, H10041 [4SE], H10602 [18SE], H10762 [20SE], H11048
[24SE]
Debated, H10913 [24SE]
Text, H10913 [24SE]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House amended, H10918 [24SE]
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H. Res. 516--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3719) to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958.
By Mr. LINDER, H10040 [4SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-773), H10040 [4SE]
Agreed to in House, H10074 [5SE]
Text, H10074 [5SE]
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H. Res. 517--Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
3308) to amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the
placement of United States forces under United Nations operational
or tactical control, and for other purposes.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H10040 [4SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-774), H10040 [4SE]
Debated, H10048 [5SE]
Text, H10048 [5SE]
Agreed to in House, H10053 [5SE]
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H. Res. 518--Resolution to establish a select committee to investigate
CIA involvement in the financing, distribution, and promulgation
of crack cocaine and the use of any proceeds to support the
Contras; to the Committee on Rules.
By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD, H10235 [11SE]
Cosponsors added, H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE], H12175 [28SE]
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H. Res. 519--Resolution to amend House Rules to require the random
drug testing of Members, officers, and employees of the House; to
the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H10235 [11SE]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H. Res. 520--Resolution to establish a select committee to investigate
CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras; to the
Committee on Rules.
By Ms. WATERS, H10235 [11SE]
Cosponsors added, H10721 [19SE], H11528 [27SE], H12194 [30SE],
H12271 [3OC]
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H. Res. 521--Resolution to express the sense of the House regarding
the outstanding achievements of NetDay96; to the Committee on
Economic and Educational Opportunities.
By Mr. MILLER of California, H10386 [12SE]
Cosponsors added, H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE], H11528 [27SE]
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H. Res. 522--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3675) making appropriations for
the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
By Ms. GREENE of Utah, H10523 [17SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-803), H10523 [17SE]
Agreed to in House, H10553 [18SE]
Text, H10553 [18SE]
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H. Res. 523--Resolution designating minority membership to certain
standing committees of the House of Representatives.
By Mrs. KENNELLY, H10524 [17SE]
Agreed to in House, H10496 [17SE]
Text, H10496 [17SE]
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H. Res. 524--Resolution relating to a question of the privileges of
the House.
By Mr. LINDER, H10721 [19SE]
Laid on table, H10642 [19SE]
Text, H10642 [19SE]
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H. Res. 525--Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule
XI with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported
from the Committee on Rules, and for other purposes.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H10720 [19SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-809), H10720 [19SE]
Debated, H10927 [24SE]
Text, H10927 [24SE]
Agreed to in House, H10937 [24SE]
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H. Res. 526--Resolution relating to a question of the privileges of
the House.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, H10721 [19SE]
Laid on table, H10643 [19SE]
Text, H10643 [19SE]
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H. Res. 527--Resolution relating to breast implants, the Food and Drug
Administration, and public health; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. McINTOSH, H10721 [19SE]
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H. Res. 528--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2202) to amend the Immigration
and Nationality Act to improve deterrence of illegal immigration
to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative
personnel, by increasing penalties for alien smuggling and for
document fraud, by reforming exclusion and deportation law and
procedures, by improving the verification system for eligibility
for employment, and through other measures, to reform the legal
immigration system and facilitate legal entries into the United
States, and for other purposes.
By Mr. DREIER, H11046 [24SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-829), H11046 [24SE]
Debated, H11071 [25SE]
Text, H11071 [25SE]
Agreed to in House, H11079 [25SE]
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H. Res. 529--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3259) to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for intelligence and
intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government, the
Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
By Mr. GOSS, H11046 [24SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-830), H11046 [24SE]
Agreed to in House, H11054 [25SE]
Text, H11054 [25SE]
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H. Res. 530--Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill
(H.R. 4134) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
authorize States to deny public education benefits to aliens not
lawfully present in the United States who are not enrolled in
public schools during the period beginning September 1, 1996, and
ending July 1, 1997.
By Mr. McINNIS, H11046 [24SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-834), H11046 [24SE]
Debated, H11091 [25SE]
Text, H11091 [25SE]
Agreed to in House, H11096 [25SE]
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H. Res. 531--Resolution relating to a question of the privileges of
the House.
By Mr. LINDER, H11048 [24SE]
Laid on table, H10971 [24SE]
Text, H10971 [24SE]
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H. Res. 532--Resolution relating to a question of the privileges of
the House.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, H11048 [24SE]
Laid on table, H10972 [24SE]
Text, H10972 [24SE]
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H. Res. 533--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to require that every Member establishes a written
office policy regarding standards for the use of computer
software, programs, and data bases; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. BONO, H11048 [24SE]
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H. Res. 534--Resolution recognizing and honoring the crew members of
the U.S.S. Pittsburgh for their heroism in March 1945 rendering
aid and assistance to the U.S.S. Franklin and its crew; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. CLINGER, H11048 [24SE]
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H. Res. 535--Resolution providing for the concurrence of the House,
with an amendment, in the amendments of the Senate to the bill
H.R. 3166.
By Mr. McCOLLUM, H11229 [25SE]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H11246 [26SE]
Debated, H11137 [25SE]
Text, H11137 [25SE]
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H. Res. 536--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1296) to provide for the
administration of certain Presidio properties at mimimal cost to
the Federal taxpayer.
By Ms. GREENE of Utah, H11228 [25SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-842), H11228 [25SE]
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H. Res. 537--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the Departments of the Treasury, Defense,
Commerce, and Labor should take steps to assist in increasing the
competitiveness of the U.S. electronic inter-connections industry;
to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; National Security;
Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Ms.
Eshoo), H11230 [25SE]
Cosponsors added, H11528 [27SE]
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H. Res. 538--Resolution dismissing the election contest against
Charlie Rose.
By Mr. THOMAS, H11395 [26SE]
Agreed to in House, H11356 [26SE]
Text, H11356 [26SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-852), H11394 [26SE]
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H. Res. 539--Resolution dismissing the election contest against
Charles F. Bass.
By Mr. THOMAS, H11395 [26SE]
Agreed to in House, H11356 [26SE]
Text, H11357 [26SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-853), H11394 [26SE]
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H. Res. 540--Resolution waiving points of order against the conference
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3539) to amend title 49, United
States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation
Administration, and for other purposes.
By Mr. LINDER, H11394 [26SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-851), H11394 [26SE]
Agreed to in House, H11452 [27SE]
Text, H11452 [27SE]
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H. Res. 541--Resolution to express the sense of the House of
Representatives concerning violence on television; to the
Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Greenwood,
Mr. Gilman, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Wicker,
Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Durbin, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Heineman, Ms. Lofgren,
Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Portman), H11395 [26SE]
Cosponsors added, H11528 [27SE]
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H. Res. 542--Resolution concerning the implementation of the General
Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the
Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Mascara, Mr. King, Mr. Cardin, Mr.
Moran, Mr. Markey, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Clement),
H11395 [26SE]
Cosponsors added, H12175 [28SE]
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H. Res. 543--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the United States and the United Nations
should support the election of a woman for the Secretary General
of the United Nations; to the Committee on International
Relations.
By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself and Mrs. Maloney), H11395 [26SE]
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H. Res. 544--Resolution providing for the concurrence by the House
with an amendment in the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3378.
By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, H11527 [27SE]
Rules suspended. Agreed to in House, H11416 [27SE]
Text, H11416 [27SE]
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H. Res. 545--Resolution returning to the Senate the bill S. 1311.
By Mr. ARCHER, H11527 [27SE]
Agreed to in House, H11466 [27SE]
Text, H11466 [27SE]
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H. Res. 546--Resolution providing for consideration of certain
resolutions in preparation for the adjournment of the second
session sine die.
By Ms. PRYCE, H11525 [27SE]
Reported (H. Rept. 104-855), H11525 [27SE]
Debated, H11636 [28SE]
Text, H11636 [28SE]
Agreed to in House, H12036 [28SE]
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H. Res. 547--Resolution expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that any extension of fast-track negotiating
authority to the executive branch for the expansion of the North
American Free Trade Agreement [NAFTA] be tied solely to
negotiations with the European Union on creation of a Trans-
Atlantic Free Trade Area [TAFTA]; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Ms. KAPTUR, H11527 [27SE]
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H. Res. 548--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to allow floor consideration of amendments that
are supported by at least 20 percent of the membership of the
majority and minority parties of the House; to the Committee on
Rules.
By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Klug),
H11527 [27SE]
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H. Res. 549--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to impose the Ramseyer requirement on conference
reports; to the Committee on Rules.
By Ms. PRYCE (for herself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Diaz-Balart,
and Ms. Green of Utah), H11527 [27SE]
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H. Res. 550--Resolution amending the Rules of the House of
Representatives to permit standing committees and subcommittees to
designate members to question witnesses for periods not to exceed
30 minutes; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin), H11527
[27SE]
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H. Res. 551--Resolution relating to early organization of the House of
Representatives for the 105th Congress.
By self-execution (H. Res. 546), H12175 [28SE]
Agreed to in House (pursuant to H. Res. 546), H12036 [28SE]
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H. Res. 552--Resolution providing for the printing of the revised
edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives
for the 105th Congress.
By self-execution (H. Res. 546), H12175 [28SE]
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H. Res. 553--Resolution electing the Honorable Robert S. Walker of
Pennsylvania to act as Speaker pro tempore.
By Mr. SOLOMON, H12194 [30SE]
Agreed to in House, H12178 [30SE]
Text, H12178 [30SE]
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H. Res. 554--Resolution returning to the Senate the bill H.R. 400 and
the Senate amendment thereto.
By Mr. CRANE, H12175 [28SE]
Agreed to in House, H12164 [28SE]
Text, H12164 [28SE]
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H. Res. 555--Resolution expressing the sense of the House urging the
inclusion of Ross Perot in the 1996 Presidential debates; to the
Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Franks
of New Jersey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Inglis of South
Carolina, Mr. Longley, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Orton, Mr. Pomeroy, and
Mr. Ward), H12194 [30SE]
Cosponsors added, H12251 [1OC], H12263 [2OC]
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H. Res. 556--Resolution expressing the intentions of the House of
Representatives concerning the universal service provisions of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 as they relate to
telecommunications services to Native Americans, including Alaskan
Natives; to the Committee on Commerce
By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr.
Miller of California), H12263 [2OC]