Volume 143, No. 4 covering the 1st Session of the 105th Congress (1997 - 1998) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H242-H244 on Jan. 21, 1997.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:
By Mr. TORRES (for himself and Mr. Pastor):
H.R. 452. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide adequate and certain remedies for sovereign tribal governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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. Abercrombie, Mr.
Andrews, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Farr of California, Mr.
Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lantos, Mr.
Moran of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Schumer, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Waxman):
H.R. 453. 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:
H.R. 454. 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. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. King, Mr.
Lazio of New York, Mr. Manton, Mrs. McCarthy of New
York, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Towns, and Ms.
Norton):
H.R. 455. 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; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Norton):
H.R. 456. 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. CASTLE:
H.R. 457. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for budgeting for emergencies through the establishment of a budget reserve account, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 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. CLEMENT:
H.R. 458. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ban soft money in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr.
Cardin, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia,
Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hostettler,
Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs.
Lowey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pallone, Ms.
Pelosi, Mr. Regula, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stark, Mr.
Stump, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
H.R. 459. 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 Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. CONDIT:
H.R. 460. A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to provide for private servicing of rural housing loans made under section 502 of such act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
H.R. 461. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase and installation of agricultural water conservation systems; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. COSTELLO:
H.R. 462. 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 Ms. DeLAURO:
H.R. 463. A bill to prohibit, in connection with the termination of Army activities at the Stratford Army Engine Plant, Stratford, CT, the expenditure of Federal funds to cover the costs of relocating a Government contractor currently located at that installation; to the Committee on National Security.
By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Upton,
Mr. Horn, and Mr. Lazio of New York):
H.R. 464. 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 (for himself, Mr.
Saxton, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Graham, Mr. Frost, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. Hinojosa, and Ms. Woolsey):
H.R. 465. 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. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr.
DeFazio, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Holden, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mr. Dellums, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Filner,
Mr. Underwood, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Talent, Mr. Frost,
Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Bryant):
H.R. 466. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of time for the manifestation of chronic disabilities due to undiagnosed symptoms in veterans who served in the Persian Gulf war in order for those disabilities to be compensable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. EWING:
H.R. 467. 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 implementing contract market rules, to regulate audit trail requirements, to establish cost-benefits analysis requirements, to combat fraud in transactions in or involving foreign currency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. FILNER:
H.R. 468. 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.
H.R. 469. A bill to amend the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1996 to eliminate the requirements that members of the Commission on Service members and Veterans Transition Assistance to allocated to separate programs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 470. A bill to curtail illegal immigration through increased enforcement of the employer sanctions provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 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:
H.R. 471. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to not count work experience as an unauthorized alien for purposes of admission as an employment-based immigrant or an H-1B nonimmigrant; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GILCHREST:
H.R. 472. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit nonparty multicandidate political committee contributions in elections for Federal office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
H.R. 473. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit nonparty multicandidate political committee contributions in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr.
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Weldon of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Smith of
Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Boucher, Mrs.
Cubin, Mr. Combest, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Burr of North
Carolina, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr.
Calvert, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barr of Georgia,
Mr. Jones, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Weller, Mr. Bono, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs.
Morella, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Chabot, Mr. McIntosh, Mr.
Paxon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Linder, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Riggs,
Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Buyer):
H.R. 474. A bill to improve the criminal law relating to fraud against consumers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
H.R. 475. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for offering the option of Medicare coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations
[PSO's], and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr.
McDermott, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Miller of
California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Yates, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Dellums, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Pelosi, and Mr. Engel):
H.R. 476. A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. HEFLEY:
H.R. 477. A bill to amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, relating to metropolitan planning; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Pombo):
H.R. 478. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to comply with that act in building, operating, maintaining, or repairing flood control projects, facilities, or structures; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. HERGER:
H.R. 479. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of funeral trusts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 480. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that members of tax-exempt organizations are notified of the portion of their dues used for political and lobbying activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. KAPTUR:
H.R. 481. A bill to provide for the establishment of a professional trade service corps, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 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. LAZIO of New York:
H.R. 482. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a one-stop information service for individuals with serious life-threatening diseases; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. LEACH:
H.R. 483. A bill to authorize appropriations for the payment of U.S. arrearages to the United Nations; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mrs. MYRICK (for herself and Mr. Porter):
H.R. 484. 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 Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. RICHARDSON:
H.R. 485. A bill to appropriate funds for the purpose of implementing the compromise between the Forest Service and timber contractors operating in the Vallecitos sustained-yield unit, New Mexico, in order to preserve large diameter old growth pine trees located in the unit; to the Committee on Appropriations.
H.R. 486. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to promote greater telecommunications and information services to Native Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
H.R. 487. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the health of individuals who are members of minority groups, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
H.R. 488. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in New Mexico, authorizing the district to prepay any amounts outstanding under water reclamation repayment contracts; to the Committee on Resources.
H.R. 489. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 as regards the National Park Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO:
H.R. 490. 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. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Quinn):
H.R. 491. A bill to prohibit the Department of State from imposing a charge or fee for providing passport information to the general public; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Lowey, and
Mr. Brown of California):
H.R. 492. A bill to apply the same quality and safety standards to domestically manufactured handguns that are currently applied to imported handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Roukema,
Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Linda Smith of
Washington, Mr. Kind, and Mr. Duncan):
H.R. 493. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of Federal elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce and 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. THOMAS:
H.R. 494. 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.
H.R. 495. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax valuation rules for certain farm, and so forth, real property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
H.R. 496. 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 Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega):
H.J. Res. 32. 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 Mrs. FOWLER:
H.J. Res. 33. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the terms of office for Representatives and Senators in Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. FURSE:
H.J. Res. 34. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit terms of Representatives and Senators; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SOLOMON:
H.J. Res. 35. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to require that congressional resolutions setting forth levels of total budget outlays and Federal revenues must be agreed to by two-thirds vote of both Houses of the Congress if the level of outlays exceeds the level of revenues; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BOEHNER:
H. Con. Res. 9. Concurrent resolution providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President on the State of the Union; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. SOLOMON:
H. Con. Res. 10. Concurrent resolution recommending the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; to the Committee on International Relations.
By Mr. YATES:
H. Con. Res. 11. Concurrent resolution permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust; to the Committee on House Oversight.
By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
H. Res. 31. Resolution in the matter of Representative Newt Gingrich; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. BOEHNER:
H. Res. 32. Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing committees of the House; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. FAZIO of California:
H. Res. 33. Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing committees of the House; considered and agreed to.
By Ms. WATERS:
H. Res. 34. Resolution to establish a select committee to investigate CIA involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras; to the Committee on Rules.
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