[Journal of the House of Representatives, 1993]
[Tuesday, February 23, 1993 (15), Para 15.14 Public Bills and Resolutions]
[Pages 135-137]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
Para. 15.14 public bills and resolutions
Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:
By Mr. TORRES:
H.R. 1028. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory
Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural
Resources.
By Mr. BEILENSON:
H.R. 1029. A bill to provide for an increase in personnel
of the Border Patrol, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 1030. A bill to provide for the separate
administration of the Border Patrol and the Immigration and
Naturalization Service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 1031. A bill to provide for the improved enforcement
of the employer sanctions law, and for other purposes;
jointly, to the Committees on the Judiciary and Ways and
Means.
By Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Edwards
of California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Applegate, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, Mr.
Penny, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Slattery, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Sangmeister, Ms. Long, Mr. Edwards of Texas, Mr.
Clement, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Baesler, Mr.
Bishop, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Kreidler, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Stenholm,
Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Olver):
H.R. 1032. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for improved and expedited procedures for resolving
complaints of unlawful employment discrimination arising
within the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. HAYES of Louisiana:
H.R. 1033. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to establish a grant program for construction of
publicly owned treatment works in economically distressed
rural communities; to the Committee on Public Works and
Transportation.
By Mr. SWIFT (for himself, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr.
Hochbrueckner, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Kreidler, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Manton,
Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Ortiz, Mr.
Paxon, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr.
Rangel, and Mrs. Unsoeld):
H.R. 1034. A bill to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United
States Code, to extend the civil service retirement
provisions of such chapter which are applicable to law
enforcement officers to inspectors of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service, inspectors and canine enforcement
officers of the U.S. Customs Service, and revenue officers of
the Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee on Post Office
and Civil Service.
By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr.
Hochbrueckner, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Engel,
Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. King, Mr. Manton, Mr.
Schumer, and Mr. Towns):
H.R. 1035. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the States
of New York and Connecticut for the purpose of demonstrating
methods of improving water quality in Long Island Sound;
jointly, to the Committees on Public Works and Transportation
and Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. Ford of Michigan, Mr.
Williams, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Miller of California,
and Mr. Shays):
H.R. 1036. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 to provide that such act does not
preempt certain State laws; to the Committee on Education and
Labor.
By Mr. BORSKI:
H.R. 1037. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States to correct the rate of duty on certain
mixtures of caseinate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. BYRNE:
H.R. 1038. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to provide Federal minimum standards for
health insurance for the elderly, and to amend title XVIII of
the Social Security Act for the purpose of directing the
Secretary to study methods of further improving the
regulation of health insurance for the elderly and to
evaluate methods by which the Medicare Program could more
fully meet the health insurance needs of the elderly; to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 1039. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to
ensure that whistleblowers are protected from having to
submit, without just cause, to psychological or psychiatric
evaluations or counseling; to the Committee on Post Office
and Civil Service.
By Mr. MONTGOMERY:
H.R. 1040. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
revise and standardize the provisions of law relating to
appointment, promotion, and separation of commissioned
officers of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, to
consolidate in a new subtitle the provisions of law relating
to the Reserve components, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Ms. BYRNE:
H.R. 1041. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to
permit essential civilians
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supporting military operations, in an overseas area
designated by the President, to mail at no cost letters or
recorded communications of a personal nature; to the
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
H.R. 1042. A bill to direct the Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations to
require individuals conducting weapon screenings of
passengers in air transportation to notify law enforcement
officers of discoveries of controlled substances and/or sums
of money in excess of $10,000 in accordance with applicable
Federal guidelines; to the Committee on Public Works and
Transportation.
H.R. 1043. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal
funds for constructing, positioning, or modifying highway
signs that are expressed in metric system measurements; to
the Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
H.R. 1044. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to provide for the enforcement of standards
relating to the rights of patients in certain medical
facilities; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means and
Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 1045. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security
Act to provide in certain cases for an exchange of credits
between the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance
system and the civil service retirement system so as to
enable individuals who have coverage under both systems to
obtain maximum benefits based on their combined service;
jointly, to the Committees and Ways and Means and Post Office
and Civil Service.
H.R. 1046. A bill to provide a private cause of action for
the recovery of damages for economic loss caused by the
dumping of foreign merchandise into U.S. makets, and for
other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means
and the Judiciary.
H.R. 1047. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to include, as a home health service,
nutritional counseling provided by or under the supervision
of a registered dietitan; jointly, to the Committees on Ways
and Means and Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Gordon,
Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Romero-
Barcelo):
H.R. 1048. A bill to amend the Motor Vehicle Information
and Cost Savings Act; to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce.
By Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Zeliff, Mr.
Machtley, Mr. Thomas of Wyoming, Mr. Wise, and Mr.
Hastert):
H.R. 1049. A bill to establish the Commission on the
Presentation of the Budget of the United States; to the
Committee on Government Operations.
H.R. 1050. A bill to improve budgetary information by
requiring that the unified budget presented by the President
contain an operating budget and a capital budget, distinguish
between Federal funds and trust funds, and for other
purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Government Operations
and Public Works and Transportation.
By Mr. COX:
H.R. 1051. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide for the designation of turbo enterprise zones
to assist areas of high unemployment and severe economic
blight; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. DANNER (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Florida, and
Mr. Wyden):
H.R. 1052. A bill to authorize States to regulate the
treatment, disposal, and other disposition of solid waste; to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
H.R. 1053. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to
provide free insurance up to the value of $100 on mail items;
to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
H.R. 1054. A bill to eliminate the provision that prevents
temporary Federal employees from qualifying for the same
benefits as are available to Federal employees generally
under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; to the
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Mr. Browder, and Mr. Bilirakis):
H.R. 1055. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to
issue a commendation to each individual exposed to mustard
agents during World War II, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. LEWIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis,
Mr. Young of Florida, Ms. Thurman, Mr. Goss, Mr.
Hastings, Mr. Allard, and Mr. Gene Green):
H.R. 1056. 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; jointly,
to the Committees on Post Office and Civil Service and
Government Operations.
By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas:
H.R. 1057. A bill to protect and promote small business
concerns; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means, Small
Business, the Judiciary, Rules, and Education and Labor.
By Mr. MONTGOMERY:
H.R. 1058. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to
allow members of the Selected Reserve to use educational
assistance for graduate programs; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. OXLEY:
H.R. 1059. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 to provide for increased fairness and competition
in elections for Federal office; to the Committee on House
Administration.
By Mr. REED:
H.R. 1060. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to extend the period for the rollover of gain on the
sale of a principal residence for the period the taxpayer has
substantial frozen deposits in a financial institution; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ROSE:
H.R. 1061. A bill to extend until January 1, 1995, the
existing suspension of duty on thiothiamine hydrochloride,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. Inglis):
H.R. 1062. A bill to impose certain restrictions on franked
mass mailings by any Member of the House of Representatives
who is a candidate for such office; to the Committee on House
Administration.
By Mr. SHARP:
H.R. 1063. A bill to authorize appropriations for the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission for
fiscal year 1994 through fiscal year 1999; to the Committee
on Government Operations.
By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, and
Mr. Henry):
H.R. 1064. A bill to require the Congress and the President
to use the spending levels for the current fiscal year
(without adjustment for inflation) in the preparation of the
budget for each new fiscal year in order to clearly identify
spending increases from one fiscal year to the next fiscal
year; jointly, to the Committees on Government Operations and
Rules.
By Mr. STEARNS:
H.R. 1065. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to allow taxpayers to designate $1 of their income tax
liability and some or all of their income tax refunds, and to
contribute additional amounts, for purposes of rehabilitation
and treatment in combating the war on drugs; jointly, to the
Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. STUDDS:
H.R. 1066. A bill to implement the Protocol on
Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, and for
other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries; Science, Space, and Technology; and Foreign
Affairs.
By Mr. THOMAS of California:
H.R. 1067. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality
Act to require a report by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation on the criminal record for aliens who are
residing in the United States and who apply to immigrate to
the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. TORKILDSEN:
H.R. 1068. A bill to protect the reproductive rights of
women, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, Mr. Moakley, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Studds, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
Kennedy, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr.
Blute, and Mr. Meehan):
H.R. 1069. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior
to conduct a study of the historical and cultural resources
in the vicinity of the city of Lynn, MA, and make
recommendations on the appropriate role of the Federal
Government in preserving and interpreting such historical and
cultural resources; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. TORRICELLI:
H.R. 1070. A bill to suspend until January 1, 1995, the
duty on certain chemicals; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
H.R. 1071. A bill to extend until January 1, 1995, the
suspension of duties on certain chemicals; to the Committee
on Ways and Means.
By Mr. TRAFICANT:
H.R. 1072. 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; jointly, to the
Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. WALKER:
H.R. 1073. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 to exempt from coverage under that act
individuals who are members of the Old Order Amish; to the
Committee on Education and Labor.
H.R. 1074. A bill to suspend until January 1, 1997, the
duty on mounted closed circuit television lenses; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 1075. A bill to allow an item veto in appropriation
acts for fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 by the
President to reduce spending to levels necessary to achieve a
balanced budget by fiscal year 1998, and to establish select
committees on congressional budget and appropriation process
reform in the House of Representatives and in the Senate;
jointly, to the Committees on Government Operations and
Rules.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Hamilton,
Mr. Kopetski, Mr. Wise, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Murphy,
Mr. McCloskey, Mr. Fingerhut, Mrs. Lloyd, Ms. Danner,
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. Buyer):
H.R. 1076. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to
permit Governors to limit the disposal of out-of-State solid
waste in their States, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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By Mr. PETE GEREN (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr.
Emerson, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. Parker):
H.R. 1077. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code,
relating to deregulation of intrastate trucking; to the
Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
By Mr. BEILENSON:
H.J. Res. 117. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States to restrict the
requirement of citizenship at birth by virtue of birth in the
United States to persons with a legal resident mother or
father; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BONIOR:
H.J. Res. 118. Joint resolution designating the last week
of September 1993, and the last week of each September
thereafter, as ``National Senior Softball Week''; to the
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
H.J. Res. 119. Joint resolution to designate the weeks
beginning May 2, 1993, and May 1, 1994, as ``National
Correctional Officers Week''; to the Committee on Post Office
and Civil Service.
H. Con. Res. 47. Concurrent resolution concerning criminal
aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Lewis of
Florida, Mr. McDade, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Hefley, Mr.
Zeliff, Mr. English of Oklahoma, Mrs. Lloyd, Mr.
Porter, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Santorum, Mr.
Faleomavaega, and Mr. Clinger):
H. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress in favor of the more equitable and more
uniform treatment of federally funded and federally
administered retirement programs for purposes of any deficit-
reduction measures; to the Committee on Government
Operations.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution concerning the
appointment of a special envoy to Northern Ireland; to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. SKELTON (for himself and Mr. Emerson):
H. Con. Res. 50. Concurrent resolution to provide for the
display of the flag commemorating the 50th anniversary of
World War II in the rotunda of the Capitol; to the Committee
on House Administration.
By Mr. DINGELL:
H. Res. 98. Resolution providing amounts from the
contingent fund of the House for expenses of investigations
and studies by the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the
1st session of the 103d Congress; to the Committee on House
Administration.
By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Goss,
Mr. Zeliff, and Mr. Ballenger):
H. Res. 99. Resolution providing for motor vehicle leasing
for the House of Representatives to be conducted through the
General Services Administration; to the Committee on House
Administration.
By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Inglis, and Mr.
Ballenger):
H. Res. 100. Resolution limiting the mileage allowance
rates for Members, officers, and employees of the House of
Representatives to the rates generally applicable to
Government employees; to the Committee on House
Administration.
By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself, Mr. Inglis, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Klug, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Taylor of
North Carolina):
H. Res. 101. Resolution providing for an annual independent
financial and performance audit of the accounts and
operations of the House of Representatives; to the Committee
on House Administration.
By Mr. STEARNS:
H. Res. 102. Resolution providing for the consideration of
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 22) proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary
prayer in the schools; to the Committee on Rules.