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By Mr. ANDREWS:

H.R. 2427. A bill to amend the Public

Health Service Act with respect to the participation of the public in governmental decisions regarding the location of group

homes established pursuant to the program

of block grants for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse; to the Committee

on Commerce.

By Ms. DANNER:

H.R. 2428. A bill to encourage the donation

of food and grocery products to nonprofit organizations for distribution to needy individuals by giving the Model Good Samaritan

Food Donation Act the full force and effect

of law; to the Committee on Economic and

Educational Opportunities.

By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr.

GILCHREST, Mr. OLVER, Mr. HOLDEN,

Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr.

ROSE, Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr.

CONDIT, Mr. DOOLEY, Mr. SAXTON, and

Mr. LOBIONDO):

H.R. 2429. A bill to amend the Farms for

the Future Act of 1990 to provide agricultural producers, in cooperation with States

and local governments, financially competitive options for maintaining farmland in agricultural production; to the Committee on

Agriculture.

By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut:

H.R. 2430. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require that

candidates for the House of Representatives

receive at least half of their campaign contributions for individuals; to the Committee

on House Oversight.

H.R. 2431. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit loans from individual retirement plans for certain first-time

homebuyer, education, and medical emergency expenses; to the Committee on Ways

and Means.

H.R. 2432. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require State unemployment insurance laws to establish a system

under which workers may purchase insurance to cover the costs of health insurance

during periods of unemployment; to the

Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. GOODLING:

H.R. 2433. A bill to authorize the Secretary

of Agriculture to regulate the commercial

transportation of horses for slaughter, and

for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for

himself and Mr. CARDIN):

H.R. 2434. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for

lobbying expenses in connection with State

legislation; to the Committee on Ways and

Means.

By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr.

BROWNBACK, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CHRYSLER, Mr. COX, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr.

FORBES, Mr. FOX, Mr. FUNDERBURK,

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. SAM

JOHNSON, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. LATOURETTE, Ms. JOFGREN,

Mr. LONGLEY, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr.

MANZULLO, Mr. METCALF, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Ms. MOLINARI, Ms.

PRYCE, Mr. SALMON, Mr. SOUDER,

Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, Mr. WARD, and Mr.

WELLER):

H.R. 2435. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction

for health insurance costs of self-employed

individuals to 100 percent of such costs; to

the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. LIPINSKI:

H.R. 2436. A bill to provide for adjustment

of immigration status for certain Polish and

Hungarian parolees; to the Committee on the

Judiciary.

By Mr. MCINNIS:

H.R. 2437. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain lands in Gilpin County, CO;

to the Committee on Resources.

H.R. 2438. A bill to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain individuals in Gunnison County, CO, and for other purposes; to

the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself and

Mr. MICA):

H.R. 2439. A bill to facilitate the establishment of State infrastructure banks to finance certain transportation projects, and

for other purposes; to the Committee on

Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. HAYES, Mrs.

LINCOLN, and Mr. TAUZIN):

H.R. 2440. A bill to amend the Emergency

Planning and Community Right-to-Know

Act of 1986 and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify certain notice requirements, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on Commerce, and in addition to

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mrs.

SCHROEDER, and Mr. COBLE):

H.R. 2441. A bill to amend title 17, United

States Code, to adapt the copyright law to

the digital, networked environment of the

national information infrastructure, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. PASTOR:

H.R. 2442. A bill to require the Secretary of

Defense to conduct a demonstration project

to provide covered beneficiaries under the

military health care system with the option

to enroll in the Federal Employees Health

Benefits Program; to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on 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. PAXON (for himself, Mr. FRISA,

Mr. MANTON, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mrs. KELLY,

Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. KING, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs.

MALONEY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. LAZIO of

New York, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr.

MCHUGH, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. HASTERT,

Mr. WALSH, and Mrs. ROUKEMA):

H.R. 2443. A bill to amend subtitle D of the

Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. SAXTON:

H.R. 2444. A bill to reauthorize and amend

the Endangered Species Act of 1973; to the

Committee on Resources.

By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr.

EWING, Mr. MCCOLLUM, and Mr.

THORNBERRY):

H.R. 2445. A bill to require Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to

focus on price stability in establishing monetary policy to ensure the stable, long-term

purchasing power of the currency, to repeal

the Full Employment and Balanced Growth

Act of 1978, and for other purposes; to the

Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on

Economic and Educational Opportunities,

and the Budget, 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. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. SMITH of Washington, and

Mr. WAMP):

H.R. 2446. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the influence of multicandidate political committees in elections for Federal office; to the

Committee on House Oversight.

By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, Mr.

SANFORD, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. HORN,

and Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina):

H.R. 2447. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit

nonparty multicandidate political committees from making contributions to candidates in congressional elections; to the

Committee on House Oversight.

By Mr. TRAFICANT:

H.R. 2448. A bill to direct the Secretary of

Transportation to make grants for the construction of the Great Lakes International

Air Cargo Superport at Youngstown Warren

Regional Airport in Vienna, OH; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

H.R. 2449. A bill to amend title 49, United

States Code, to provide funding for air cargo

jetports; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

H.R. 2450. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place the burden of proof

on the Secretary of the Treasury in civil

cases and on the taxpayer in administrative

proceedings, to require 30 days notice and judicial consent before lien or seizure, to increase the limit on recovery of civil damages

for unauthorized collection actions and exclude such damages from income, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Ways

and Means.

By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself

and Ms. DUNN of Washington:

H.R. 2451. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that meals provided at remote fish processing facilities

shall be exempt from the limitation on the

deduction for meals; to the Committee on

Ways and Means.

By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr.

MINETA, and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of

Texas):

H.J. Res. 110. Joint Resolution providing

for the appointment of Howard H. Baker, Jr.,

as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of

the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on House Oversight.

H.J. Res. 111. Joint resolution providing for

the appointment of Anne D’Harnoncourt as a

citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the

Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee

on House Oversight.

H.J. Res. 112. Joint resolution providing for

the appointment of Louis Gerstner as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the

Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee

on House Oversight.

By Mr. SHAYS:

H. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution

providing for an adjournment of the two

Houses; considered and agreed to.

By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan:

H. Con. Res. 105. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that

States should work more aggressively to attack the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders and criminals

serving abbreviated sentences; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

T123.44 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 65: Mr. FORBES, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr.

EHRLICH.

H.R. 103: Mr. PETRI and Mr. HANSEN.

H.R. 303: Mr. LANTOS.

H.R. 449: Mr. FOGLIETTA.

H.R. 580: Mr. MCHALE.

H.R. 835: Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida and Mr.

WAXMAN.
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H.R. 868: Mr. SAXTON.

H.R. 911: Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. CRANE, Mr.

THORNBERRY, Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Ms.

DANNER, and Mr. HORN.

H.R. 974: Mr. CRAMER and Ms. HARMAN.

H.R. 989: Mr. FILNER.

H.R. 1023: Mr. HORN and Mr. HAYES.

H.R. 1073: Mr. SKELTON and Mr. FILNER.

H.R. 1074: Mr. FILNER.

H.R. 1114: Mr. SMITH of Texas.

H.R. 1124: Mr. FOGLIETTA.

H.R. 1127: Mr. ALLARD, Mr. FOX, Mr.

HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. SOUDER, and

Ms. FURSE.

H.R. 1161: Mr. NORWOOD and Mr. CANADY.

H.R. 1235: Mr. BLUTE.

H.R. 1241: Ms. LOFGREN.

H.R. 1274: Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut.

H.R. 1366: Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Mr.

SAXTON, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr.

PALLONE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr.

ANDREWS, and Mr. MARTINI.

H.R. 1381: Mr. OWENS.

H.R. 1386: Mr. TANNER.

H.R. 1406: Mr. CRAMER.

H.R. 1416: Mr. FAZIO of California and Mr.

WARD.

H.R. 1490: Mr. SABO.

H.R. 1500: Mr. FORD, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr.

KLECZKA, Mr. SABO, Mr. TORKILDSEN, and Mr.

VENTO.

H.R. 1504: Mr. LAUGHLIN and Mr. BRYANT of

Texas.

H.R. 1512: Mr. SMITH of Texas.

H.R. 1514: Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr.

YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. HAYES, Mr. PALLONE,

Mr. JONES, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. TEJEDA, and

Mr. MCHUGH.

H.R. 1619: Mr. FOGLIETTA.

H.R. 1649: Mr. FOGLIETTA and Mr. JOHNSTON

of Florida.

H.R. 1661: Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. HASTINGS of

Washington, Mr. BARCIA of Michigan, Mr.

BOUCHER, and Mr. LIGHTFOOT.

H.R. 1733: Mr. SCHIFF and Mr. VENTO.

H.R. 1744: Mr. HOKE and Ms. PELOSI.

H.R. 1777: Mr. SCHIFF.

H.R. 1780: Mr. LONGLEY.

H.R. 1806: Mr. BLUTE.

H.R. 1810: Mr. BLUTE.

H.R. 1818: Mr. BAESLER, Mr. NETHERCUTT,

and Mr. BLUTE.

H.R. 1856: Mr. PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. CAMP,

Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. STUMP, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. MANTON, Mrs.

CHENOWETH, Mr. CALLAHAN, and Mr. TANNER.

H.R. 1928: Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr.

FRAZER, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. BERMAN, and Mr.

SABO.

H.R. 1933: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. SKEEN, Mr.

BRYANT of Texas, Mr. FOGLIETTA, and Mr.

KLECZKA.

H.R. 1982: Mr. ENGEL.

H.R. 2009: Mr. MCDERMOTT and Mr. FOGLIETTA.

H.R. 2047: Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina.

H.R. 2072: Mr. LARGENT.

H.R. 2086: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas.

H.R. 2090: Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin and

Ms. FURSE.

H.R. 2098: Mr. BASS and Mr. DOOLITTLE.

H.R. 2130: Mr. LUCAS, Mr. DOOLEY, and Mr.

JOHNSON of South Dakota.

H.R. 2153: Mr. OBERSTAR and Mr. COSTELLO.

H.R. 2158: Mr. UNDERWOOD.

H.R. 2178: Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. KENNEDY of

Rhode Island, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Ms. RIVERS.

H.R. 2190: Mrs. CHENOWETH and Ms. WOOLSEY.

H.R. 2195: Mr. BLUTE.

H.R. 2205: Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. JACOBS, Mr.

OLVER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Mr. ROSE.

H.R. 2240: Mr. OWENS, Ms. PELOSI, and Mr.

VENTO.

H.R. 2326: Mr. SOUDER, Mr. LIPINSKI, and

Mr. FOLEY.

H.R. 2337: Mr. SPRATT.

H.R. 2341: Mr. DUNCAN.

H.R. 2342: Mr. BONILLA and Mr. CHAPMAN.

H.R. 2411: Mr. EMERSON, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr.

CLYBURN, and Mr. LAHOOD.

H.J. Res. 89: Mr. ZIMMER.

H. Con. Res. 44: Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. ACKERMAN, and Mrs. LOWEY.

H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. HORN and Mr. DELLUMS.

T123.45 PETITIONS, ETC.

Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

43. The SPEAKER presented a petition of

the Travelers Protection Association of

America, relative to urging the Congress of

the United States to continue to defer the

proposed airline fuel tax until the airline industry becomes financially stable; which was

referred to the Committee on Ways and

Means.

T123.46 DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were deleted from public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 359: Mr. NADLER.

H.R. 390: Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin.

H.R. 534: Mr. EMERSON.

H.R. 789: Mr. TORRICELLI.

H.R. 1289: Ms. WOOLSEY.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1995 (124)

T124.1 DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE

The House was called to order by the

SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs.

MORELLA, who laid before the House

the following communication:

WASHINGTON, DC,

October 6, 1995.

I hereby designate the Honorable CONSTANCE A. MORELLA to act as Speaker pro

tempore on this day.

NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

T124.2 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs.

MORELLA, announced she had examined and approved the Journal of the

proceedings of Friday, September 29,

1995.

Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

T124.3 COMMUNICATIONS

Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV,

were referred as follows:

1483. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting a violation of the Antideficiency Act in the Office

of the Air Force Surgeon General at Bolling

Air Force Base, Washington, DC, pursuant to

31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.

1484. A letter from the Deputy and Acting

CEO, Resolution Trust Corporation and the

Executive Director, Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the Corporation’s unaudited financial statements

for the 6-month period ending June 30, 1995,

pursuant to Public Law 102–233, section

106(e)(1) (105 Stat. 1765); to the Committee on

Banking and Financial Services.

1485. A letter from the President and

Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United

States, transmitting a report involving

United States exports to Kuwait, pursuant to

12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on

Banking and Financial Services.

1486. A letter from the Secretary of the

Treasury, transmitting a copy of the fifth

monthly report pursuant to the Mexican

Debt Disclosure Act of 1995, pursuant to Public Law 104–6, section 404(a) (109 Stat. 90); to

the Committee on Banking and Financial

Services.

1487. A letter from the Secretary of Labor,

transmitting a report covering the administration of the Employee Retirement Income

Security Act [ERISA] during calendar year

1993, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1143(b); to the

Committee on Economic and Educational

Opportunities.

1488. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting notification of a proposed

issuance of export license agreement for the

transfer of defense articles or defense services sold commercially to Malaysia (Transmittal No. DTC–55–95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C.

2776(c); to the Committee on International

Relations.

1489. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting a report on the extent of compliance of the independent states of the

former Soviet Union with the biological

weapons convention and other international

agreements relating to the control of biological weapons, pursuant to Public Law 103–

337, section 1207(c) (108 Stat. 2885); to the

Committee on International Relations.

1490. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Legislative Affairs, Department of State,

transmitting a report of U.S. citizen expropriation claims and certain other commercial and investment disputes, pursuant to

Public Law 103–236, section 527(f); to the

Committee on International Relations.

1491. A letter from the Assistant Secretary

for Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report of activities

under the Freedom of Information Act for

calender year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1492. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, transmitting the Secretary’s management report for the period ending March

31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 101–576, section 306(a) (104 Stat. 2854); to the Committee

on Government Reform and Oversight.

1493. A letter from the Chairman, Federal

Election Commission, transmitting proposed

regulations governing communications disclaimer requirements (11 C.F.R. sections

110.11), pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); to the

Committee on House Oversight.

1494. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 38, United

States Code, to modify disbursement agreement authority to include residents and interns serving in any Department facility providing hospital care or medical services; to

the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

T124.4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE

CLERK—VETO OF H.R. 1854

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs.

MORELLA, laid before the House a

communication, which was read as follows:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

OFFICE OF THE CLERK,

Washington, DC, October 6, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 5 of Rule III of the

Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, I

have the honor to transmit a sealed envelope