[Journal of the House of Representatives, 1994]
[Thursday, March 10, 1994 (21), Para 21.18 Public Bills and Resolutions]
[Pages 251-252]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

Para. 21.18  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolution were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Snowe, 
             and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 3994. A bill to provide limitations on the use of 
     certain funds for the establishment of diplomatic relations 
     between the United States and the territory of the former 
     Yugoslav republic of Macedonia; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 3995. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 5-
     Cholor-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) phenol; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 3996. A bill to suspend for the period January 1, 
     1994, to April 30, 1994, the duty on frozen onions; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 3997. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to require the preparation of economic impact analyses 
     with respect to certain actions to protect endangered species 
     and threatened species, and for the purposes; to the 
     Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
           By Mr. FOGLIETTA:
       H.R. 3998. A bill to protect the consumers of check cashing 
     services by encouraging States to establish uniform laws on 
     the regulation of check cashing services and to require the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to study the effectiveness of State 
     efforts with respect to such regulation and make appropriate 
     recommendations to the Congress on such efforts; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Sangmeister, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Fawell):
       H.R. 3999. A bill to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal 
     Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to modify the boundaries of the 
     corridor and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Kasich, and 
             Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 4000. A bill to provide a fair, nonpolitical process 
     that will achieve $65 billion in budget outlay reductions 
     each fiscal year until a balanced budget is reached; jointly, 
     to the Committees on Government Operations and Rules.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 4001. A bill to provide for tort liability for 
     firearms dealers who transfer firearms in violation of 
     Federal firearms law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROGERS:
       H.R. 4002. A bill to amend section 410 of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to prohibit the 
     limitation of appropriations on emergency reclamation 
     projects in any one State, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
           By Mr. STUDDS (for himself, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
             Lipinski, and Mr. Manton) (all by request):
       H.R. 4003. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1995 for certain maritime programs of the Department of 
     Transportation, to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as 
     amended, to revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Merchant Marine and 
     Fisheries.
           By Mr. TANNER:
       H.R. 4004. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     combination microwave convection ovens; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       H.R. 4005. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent minors from gaining unsupervised access to loaded 
     firearms or to unloaded firearms and ammunition for such 
     firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COX:
       H.R. 4006. A bill to provide statements of the economic and 
     employment impacts of Federal legislation and regulation on 
     the private sector and State and local governments; jointly, 
     to the Committees on Rules and Government Operations.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 4007. A bill to amend the Water Supply Act of 1958 to 
     provide for the funding of capital improvements at the 
     Washington Aqueduct, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Public Works and Transportation.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Weldon, Mr. Studds, Mr. 
             Fields of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Manton, and Mr. 
             Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 4008. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal 
     years 1994 and 1995, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Kolbe Mr. Kyl, Mr. Pastor, and Ms. 
             English of Arizona):
       H.R. 4009. A bill to authorize a study of the equity of 
     Forest Service funding allocations among the nine regions of 
     the National Forest System; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 4010. A bill to improve water quality within the Rio 
     Puerco watershed and to help restore the ecological health of 
     the Rio Grande through the cooperative identification and 
     implementation of best management practices which are 
     consistent with the ecological, geological, cultural, 
     sociological, and economic conditions in the region; jointly, 
     to the Committees on Natural Resources and Merchant Marine 
     and Fisheries.
           By Ms. BYRNE:
       H.J. Res. 333. Joint resolution designating May 11, 1994, 
     as ``Vietnam Human Rights Day''; to the Committee on Post 
     Office and Civil Service.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.J. Res. 334. Joint resolution designating May 29 through 
     June 4, 1994, as ``Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS Awareness 
     Week'' in the United States; to the Committee on Post Office 
     and Civil Service.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       H.J. Res. 335. Joint resolution designating the month of 
     April 1994 as ``Alcohol Awareness Month''; to the Committee 
     on Post Office and Civil Service.
           By Ms. MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY:
       H. Res. 385. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to prohibit consideration of any measure 
     proposing a

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     balanced-budget constitutional amendment until the 
     Congressional Budget Office certifies that the Federal budget 
     has been in balance for the two most recently completed 
     fiscal years; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Michel, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Santorum, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Grandy, Mr. Camp, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Castle):
       H. Res. 386. Resolution providing for the consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3500) to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to provide welfare families with the education, training, 
     job search, and work experience needed to prepare them to 
     leave welfare within 2 years, to increase the rate of 
     paternity establishment for children receiving welfare 
     benefits, to provide States with greater flexibility in 
     providing welfare, to authorize States to conduct 
     demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of policies 
     designed to help people leave welfare and increase their 
     financial security, to strengthen child support enforcement, 
     and to eliminate welfare payments for most groups of 
     noncitizens; to the Committee on Rules.