Volume 144, No. 75 covering the 2nd Session of the 105th Congress (1997 - 1998) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4548-H4549 on June 11, 1998.
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. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Snowbarger,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Lantos, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Condit, Mr.
McIntosh, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pappas, Mr.
Souder, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts,
Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Upton):
H.R. 4035. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and title 10, United States Code, with respect to the administration to members of the Armed Forces of certain drugs without the informed consent of the members; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Snowbarger,
Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Lantos, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. McIntosh, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Souder, Mr.
Waxman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts,
Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Upton):
H.R. 4036. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish certain presumptions of service connection for veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. GRANGER (for herself and Mr. Roemer):
H.R. 4037. A bill to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to recognize that electronic forms of providing Material Safety Data Sheets provide the same level of access to information as paper copies and to improve the presentation of safety and emergency information on such Data Sheets; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. BOSWELL:
H.R. 4038. A bill to establish the National Commission on Reforming and Simplifying the Federal Tax Code; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Hutchinson):
H.R. 4039. A bill to amend part S of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permit the use of certain amounts for assistance to jail-based substance treatment programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CLYBURN:
H.R. 4040. A bill to designate the building in Eau Claire, South Carolina, which houses the operations of the United States Postal Service as the ``Mamie G. Floyd Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. CLYBURN:
H.R. 4041. A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 557 East Bay Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the ``Marybelle H. Howe Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. CLYBURN:
H.R. 4042. A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 78 Sycamore Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the ``Richard E. Fields Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. CLYBURN:
H.R. 4043. A bill to designate the building in Eastover, South Carolina, which houses the operations of the United States Postal Service as the ``Layford R. Johnson Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. CLYBURN:
H.R. 4044. A bill to designate the building in Orangeburg, South Carolina, which houses the operations of the United States Postal Service as the
``J.I. Washington, III, Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. Cannon):
H.R. 4045. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the personal effects of participants in, and certain other individuals associated with, the 1999 International Special Olympics, the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer, the 2001 International Special Olympics, the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, and the 2002 Winter Paralympic Games; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. DAVIS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis,
Mr. Dingell, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr.
Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mr. Wexler, Mrs. Fowler, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms.
Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Boucher, Mrs.
Thurman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Manton,
Mr. Towns, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rush, Ms.
Eshoo, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Green, Mr. Kennedy of
Massachusetts, and Mr. Bishop):
H.R. 4046. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities as a result of a voluntary withdrawal from participation in the medicaid program; to the Committee on Commerce.
By Mr. DEUTSCH:
H.R. 4047. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other appropriate agencies for the purpose of improving water quality throughout the marine ecosystem of the Florida Keys; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
H.R. 4048. A bill to convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir to the El Dorado Irrigation District, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Buyer, Mr.
English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hall of
Texas, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina,
Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sisisky, Mr.
Smith of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Strickland, and Mr.
Talent):
H.R. 4049. A bill to amend titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to provide for a limitation on sanctions imposed by agencies and courts in certain circumstances; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Kasich, and Mr.
Ney):
H.R. 4050. A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 85 Marconi Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio, as the ``Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
By Ms. MCKINNEY:
H.R. 4051. A bill to provide a mechanism for the final resolution of certain complaints of discrimination arising out of the administration of programs of the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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. MEEK of Florida (for herself, Mr. Scarborough,
Mr. Boyd, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs.
Thurman, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Mica, Mr. McCollum, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Davis of
Florida, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Miller of
Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Foley,
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-
Balart, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
H.R. 4052. A bill to establish designations for United States Postal Service buildings located in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka, Carol City, and Miami, Florida; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr.
Rangel):
H.R. 4053. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the individual income tax by repealing the adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions and the personal exemption deduction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 4054. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide the District of Columbia with autonomy over its budgets; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 4055. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed District laws; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Tauzin,
Mr. Armey, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Archer,
Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hall of
Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Bachus, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Canady of
Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr.
McCrery, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Pombo, Mr.
Smith of Michigan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Salmon, Mr.
Scarborough, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr.
McIntosh, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ensign, Mr.
Souder, Mr. Combest, Mr. Snowbarger, Mr. Traficant,
Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Cook, Mr. Horn, Mr. Walsh, Mr.
Doolittle, Mr. Baker, Mr. Linder, Mr. Blunt, Mrs.
Cubin, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Pickering, Mr.
Hobson, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Wamp, Mr.
Kingston, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Ehrlich,
Mr. Gillmor, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Talent, Mr. Paul, Mr.
Smith of Texas, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Shays,
Mr. McCollum, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Istook, Mr. Ryun,
Mr. Nussle, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Royce, Mr.
Sensenbrenner, Mr. Herger, Mr. Redmond, Mrs. Emerson,
Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hill, Mr. Bunning of
Kentucky, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Metcalf):
H.R. 4056. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1999 or any subsequent fiscal year for the deployment of any United States ground combat forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after June 30, 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on 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. LAHOOD:
H. Con. Res. 290. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the fair and equitable implementation of the amendments made by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996; to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Conyers,
Mr. Clay, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dixon, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bishop,
Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hastings of
Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush,
Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr.
Thompson, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jackson,
Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Carson, Ms.
Christian-Green, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ford, Ms.
Kilpatrick, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Lee, Mr.
Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampson, Mr.
Gonzalez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hall of Texas,
Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Green, Mr. Bentsen, Mr.
Doggett, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Reyes, Mr.
Sandlin, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. Watts of
Oklahoma, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Hastert, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Ms.
Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Linder, Mr. Fazio of California,
Mrs. Kennelly of Connecticut, Mr. Traficant, Mr.
McNulty, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Shays, Mr. Menendez, Mrs.
Chenoweth, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Engel, Ms. Furse, Mr.
Miller of California, Mr. Olver, Ms. Harman, Mrs.
Bono, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Bachus, and Mr.
Poshard):
H. Res. 466. A resolution condemning the brutal killing of Mr. James Byrd, Jr.; to the Committee on the Judiciary. discharged; considered and adopted.
By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
H. Res. 467. A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3526) to reform the financing of Federal elections; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
H. Res. 468. A resolution providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2183) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Hinojosa, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Filner, Mr.
Smith of Oregon, Mr. Archer, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr.
Brady of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ortiz, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bonilla, Mr.
Barton of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Frost, Mr. Skeen,
Mr. Manton, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Armey, Mr.
Stenholm, and Mr. Turner):
H. Res. 469. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding assistance to Mexico to combat wildfires, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
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