[Journal of the House of Representatives, 1993]
[Thursday, April 29, 1993 (47), Para 47.21 Public Bills and Resolutions]
[Pages 367-368]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
Para. 47.21 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. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Swift, Ms. Schenk, Mr.
Moorhead, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Manton, Mr. Carr, Mr. Durbin,
Mr. Foglietta, Mrs. Unsoeld, and Ms. Cantwell):
H.R. 1919. A bill to establish a program to facilitate
development of high-speed rail transportation in the United
States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce.
By Mr. McMILLAN:
H.R. 1920. A bill to extend until January 1, 1997, the
existing suspension of duty on trifluoromethylaniline; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Rohrabacher,
Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Taylor of
Mississippi, Mr. Cox, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Taylor of North
Carolina, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Goss):
H.R. 1921. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of
1978 to repeal the market promotion program of the Department
of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr.
Everett):
H.R. 1922. A bill to modify the provision of law which
provides a permanent appropriation for the compensation of
Members of Congress, and for other purposes; jointly, to the
Committees on Appropriations and Rules.
By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Clayton,
Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Conyers,
Mr. Cooper, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ford of
Tennessee, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Hilliard,
Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lloyd, Ms.
Meek, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne of New Jersey,
Mr. Quillen, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Sundquist, Mr. Towns, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Watt, Mr.
Wheat, and Mr. Wynn):
H.R. 1923. A bill to authorize appropriations for the
restoration of historic buildings in the Fisk University
historic district; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois:
H.R. 1924. 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 Energy and
Commerce.
By Miss COLLINS of Michigan (for herself, Mr. Payne of
New Jersey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Filner, Ms. Meek, and
Mr. Tucker):
H.R. 1925. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to require
the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry to collect and maintain information on the
race, age, gender, ethnic origin, income level, and
educational level of persons living in communities adjacent
to toxic substance contamination; to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce.
By Mr. CONYERS:
H.R. 1926. A bill to amend the National Narcotics
Leadership Act of 1988 to extend and authorize appropriations
for the Office of National Drug Control Policy; to the
Committee on Government Operations.
H.R. 1927. A bill to transfer all functions of the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms relating to the regulation
of firearms from the Department of the Treasury to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation; jointly, to the Committees
on Ways and Means and the Judiciary.
By Mr. COX:
H.R. 1928. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to repeal the luxury tax on beer, enacted in the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, which doubled previous
excise levels; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Ms. Shepherd):
H.R. 1929. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 with respect to treatment of certain equipment under the
heavy truck tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Brown of California,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kopetski, Ms. Byrne, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hochbrueckner,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Wheat, Miss
Collins of Michigan, Mr. Owens, Mr. DeFazio, Mr.
Wise, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Unsoeld, Mr. Blackwell, Mr.
LaFalce, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Moran):
H.R. 1930. A bill to authorize a national program to reduce
the threat to human health posed by exposure to contaminants
in the air indoors; jointly, to the Committees on Energy and
Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology; and Education and
Labor.
By Mr. KOPETSKI (for himself, Mr. Grandy, Mr. Hoagland,
and Mr. Herger):
H.R. 1931. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to allow farmers' cooperatives to elect to include gains
or losses from certain dispositions in the determination of
net earnings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. LEVY:
H.R. 1932. A bill to extend the suspension of duty on
certain small toys, toy jewelry, and novelty goods, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, Mr.
Quinn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Gene Green, Mr. Hilliard, Mr.
Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Clay, Mr. Serrano,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Mazzoli, Mr.
Dixon, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr.
Towns, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Shays, Mr. Blackwell, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Filner, Miss Collins of
Michigan, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Valentine,
Mr. Frost, Mr. Wheat, Mr. Ford of Tennessee, Mr.
Jefferson, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Collins of
Illinois, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms.
McKinney, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Watt, Mr. Rush,
Mr. Flake, Ms. Meek, Mr. Scott, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Eddie
Bernice Johnson, and Mr. Clyburn):
H.R. 1933. A bill to authorize appropriations for the
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission, extend
such Commission, establish a National Service Day to promote
community service, and for other purposes; jointly, to the
Committees on Post Office and Civil Service and Education and
Labor.
By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Studds, Mr. Fields of
Texas, and Mr. Bateman):
H.R. 1934. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 1994 for the Federal Maritime Commission, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Mfume,
Mrs. Morella, and Ms. McKinney):
H.R. 1935. A bill to provide for increased U.S. assistance
to improve the health of women and children in developing
countries; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Talent, Mr.
Zeliff, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Klink, Mr. Ramstad, Mr.
Machtley, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Dickey, Mr.
Collins of Georgia, and Mr. Skelton):
H.R. 1936. A bill to make supplemental appropriations for
fiscal year 1993 for the general business guaranteed loans
program of the Small Business Administration; to the
Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. Maloney, and Mr. Levy):
H.R. 1937. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide for adjustments in the individual income tax
rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living;
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Moakley,
Mr. Olver, Mr. Studds, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
Mr. Markey, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Hancock,
Mr. Sundquist, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, and Mr.
Wilson):
H.R. 1938. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to repeal the special $15,000,000 limitation on the
amount of a tax-exempt bond issue which may be used to
provide an output facility; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. PAYNE of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Penny, and Mrs. Clayton);
H.R. 1939. A bill to amend the Emergency Food Assistance
Act of 1983 to make funds available for the processing,
packaging, and transportation of grower-donated commodities
by private nonprofit organizations; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. RAMSTAD:
H.R. 1940. A bill to extend until January 1, 1997, the
previously existing suspension of duty on cyslosporine; to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 1941. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on
photoreceptors and assemblies con-
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taining photoreceptors; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. RANGEL:
H.R. 1942. A bill to provide for a program established by a
nongovernmental organization under which Haitian Americans
would help the people of Haiti recover from the destruction
caused by the coup of December 1991; to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
H.R. 1943. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and
for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Foreign
Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Post Office and Civil
Service.
By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. de Lugo, Mr.
Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gilman, Mr.
Murphy, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Mink, Mr.
Richardson, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo):
H.R. 1944. A bill to provide for additional development at
War in the Pacific National Historical Park, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. ROEMER:
H.R. 1945. 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 Administration.
By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr.
Barcia, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Camp, Mr. Carr, Miss Collins
of Michigan, Mr. Ford of Michigan, Mr. Henry, Mr.
Hoekstra, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr.
Stupak, and Mr. Upton):
H.R. 1946. A bill to declare the Federal Center in Battle
Creek, MI, to be excess Federal property and to transfer
control of the center from the Administrator of General
Services to the Secretary of Defense; jointly, to the
Committees on Armed Services, Public Works and
Transportation, and Government Operations.
By Ms. SNOWE:
H.R. 1947. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to make the dependent care credit refundable, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Dicks, and
Mr. Berman):
H.R. 1948. A bill to reduce the threat from nuclear
facilities located in the former Soviet Union; jointly, to
the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Armed Services.
By Mr. WELDON (for himself and Mr. Andrews of New
Jersey):
H.R. 1949. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide a capital gain exclusion for investments in
qualified businesses with employee stock ownership programs
within Federal enterprise zones; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Allard, Mr. Armey, Mr.
Kingston, and Mr. Levy):
H.R. 1950. A bill to provide assistance to families,
enhance economic growth and opportunity, and advance
education reform; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and
Means, Education and Labor, and the Judiciary.
By Ms. NORTON (by request):
H.R. 1951. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Stadium
Act of 1957 to authorize construction, maintenance, and
operation of a new stadium in the District of Columbia, and
for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on the
District of Columbia and Natural Resources.
By Mr. KREIDLER (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr.
Slattery, Mr. Clement, Mr. Spence, Mr. Dicks, Mrs.
Unsoeld, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Lancaster, Mr.
Sundquist, Mr. Wolf, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Pickett,
Mr. Valentine, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Gingrich,
Mr. Whitten, Mr. Bacchus of Florida, Mr. Poshard, Mr.
Martinez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Wilson, Mr.
Bonior, Mr. Sarpalius, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman,
Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
de Lugo, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dixon Mr. Fazio, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Pete Geren, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hutto,
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kopetski, Mr.
LaRocco, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr.
Lightfoot, Mr. McCloskey, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDade,
Mr. McNulty, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Neal of North Carolina,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Parker, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Ravenel, Mr.
Roberts, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Snowe, Mr.
Stokes, Mr. Synar, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Towns, Mr.
Traficant, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
H.J. Res. 188. Joint resolution designating November 22,
1993, as ``National Military Families Recognition Day''; to
the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr.
Sawyer, Mr. Coppersmith, and Mr. Shays):
H.J. Res. 189. Joint resolution designating the week
beginning February 6, 1994, as ``Lincoln Legacy Week''; to
the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Brown of
California, Mr. McCurdy, and Mr. McKeon):
H. Con. Res. 90. Concurrent resolution to amend the Rules
of the House of Representatives and the Standing Rules of the
Senate to abolish the requirement that appropriations be
authorized by laws, and to eliminate unnecessary duplication
in the functions of the standing committees of the House and
Senate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. TALENT:
H. Con. Res. 91. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense
of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be
issued to honor Americans held as prisoners of war or listed
as missing in action; to the Committee on Post Office and
Civil Service.
By Mr. HOYER:
H. Res. 161. Resolution designating majority membership on
certain standing committees of the House; considered and
agreed to.
By Mr. GEKAS:
H. Res. 162. Resolution expressing the sense of the House
of Representatives relating to the support of international
efforts to bring about democratic reform in the former
Yugoslavia through peaceful and equitable means; to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.