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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. ADERHOLT (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Riley,
Mr. Bachus, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Jenkins, Mr.
Cramer, and Mr. Boucher):
H.R. 3137. A bill to amend section 4615 of the Balanced
Budget Act of 1997 to delay for 18 months the prohibition of
payment under the Medicare Program for home health services
consisting of venipuncture solely for the purpose of
obtaining a blood sample and to require submission of a
report on the impact of implementing such section; 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. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr.
Aderholt):
H.R. 3138. A bill to require congressional approval for
certain uses of the exchange stabilization fund; to the
Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
By Mr. BERRY (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Neal
of Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lewis of
Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. Baesler, Mr.
Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sandlin, Ms. Slaughter,
Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Pascrell,
and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
H.R. 3139. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to stop overpayment for drugs and biologicals
under the Medicare Program; 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. BOSWELL (for himself and Mr. Cunningham):
H.R. 3140. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to
provide that certain muzzle loading firearms are to be
treated as antique firearms for purposes of the Federal
firearms laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. DUNCAN:
H.R. 3141. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to
issue to certain veterans who served in the disputed Italy-
Yugoslavia area at the end of World War II the ``Italy''
clasp for the World War II Army Occupation Medal; to the
Committee on National Security.
By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
H.R. 3142. A bill to amend the Second Morrill Act to
provide that funds for the land grant college of American
Samoa shall not be subject to annual appropriation by the
legislature of American Samoa; to the Committee on
Agriculture.
By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Yates, Mr. Wexler, Mr.
Sherman, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Filner, Mr. Lazio of New
York, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Horn):
H.R. 3143. A bill to prohibit foreign insurance companies
from doing business in the United States unless they disclose
any financial dealings they had with individuals who survived
or died in the Holocaust, to prohibit an insured depository
institution from transacting any business with or on behalf
of any such foreign insurance company, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 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. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
H.R. 3144. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to provide additional tax relief to families to increase
the affordability of child care, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the
Committees on Education and the Workforce, Government Reform
and Oversight, House Oversight, 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. KLECZKA:
H.R. 3145. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
enact into law eligibility requirements for interment in
Arlington National Cemetery; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr.
Hilliard):
H.R. 3146. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States
Code relating to bankruptcy; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr.
Dingell, Mr. Obey, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Peterson
of Minnesota, Mr. Stupak, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Johnson of
Wisconsin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Jackson, and Ms.
Rivers):
H.R. 3147. A bill to authorize the United States to enter
into an executive agreement with Canada relating to the
establishment and operation of a binational corporation to
operate, maintain, and improve facilities on the Saint
Lawrence Seaway, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Barcia of Michigan,
Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, and Ms. Carson):
H.R. 3148. A bill to establish food safety research,
education, and extension as a priority of the Department of
Agriculture, to require the use of a designated team within
the Department of Agriculture to enable the Department and
other Federal agencies to rapidly respond to food safety
emergencies, and to improve food safety through the
development and commercialization of food safety technology;
to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
H.R. 3149. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to increase the amount of the personal exemption; to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Boucher,
and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
H.R. 3150. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States
Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
H.R. 3151. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to reduce individual income taxes by increasing the
amount of taxable income which is taxed at the lowest income
tax rate; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Archer,
Mr. Thomas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. English of
Pennsylvania, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Combest, Mrs.
Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Crane, Mr. Goss, Mr. Istook,
Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Ramstad, Mr.
Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Stump):
H.J. Res. 107. A joint resolution expressing the sense of
the Congress that the award of attorneys' fees, costs, and
sanctions of $285,864.78 ordered by United States District
Judge Royce C. Lamberth on December 18, 1997, should not be
paid with taxpayer funds; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself and Mr.
LaTourette):
H.J. Res. 108. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the UnitedStates to allow the limitation
of contributions and expenditures respecting elections; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SAXTON:
H. Con. Res. 207. Concurrent resolution expressing the
sense of the Congress that the International Monetary Fund
should raise funds in private financial markets, rather than
from member countries, in order to reduce the risk of loss to
United States taxpayers; to the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services.
By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself and Mr. Barr of Georgia):
H. Res. 346. A resolution expressing the sense of the House
of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should
be issued in honor of General Lucius D. Clay; to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
H. Res. 347. A resolution expressing the sense of the House
of Representatives with respect to the spiraling violence in
Algeria; to the Committee on International Relations.

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