H 5608 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 25, 1995

H.R. 1726. A bill to amend title 10, United

States Code, to extend eligibility to use the

military health care system and commissary

stores to an unremarried former spouse of a

member of the uniformed services if the

member performed at least 20 years of service which is creditable in determining the

member’s eligibility for retired pay and the

former spouse was married to the member

for a period of a least 17 years; to the Committee on National Security.

H.R. 1727. A bill to amend title 10, United

States Code, to expand eligibility for commissary benefits for persons qualified for

certain retired pay but under age 60; to the

Committee on National Security.

H.R. 1728. A bill to direct the Secretary of

the Interior to undertake the necessary feasibility studies regarding the establishment

of certain new units of the National Park

System in the State of Hawaii; to the Committee on Resources.

H.R. 1729. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that providers

rather than purchasers of funeral services

shall be treated as the owners of certain preneed funeral trusts; to the Committee on

Ways and Means.

H.R. 1730. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that individuals

who are required to leave their employment

because of certain medical or family reasons

will not be denied unemployment compensation when they are ready to return to work;

to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 1731. A bill to provide for a Federal

program of insurance against the risk of catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,

and hurricanes, and for other purposes; to

the Committee on Banking and Financial

Services, and in addition to the Committee

on Science, 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 and

Mrs. SCHROEDER):

H.R. 1732. A bill to amend chapter 30 of

title 35, United States Code, to afford third

parties an opportunity for greater participation in reexamination proceedings before the

Patent and Trademark Office, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 1733. A bill to amend title 35, United

States Code, to provide for early publication

of patent applications, to provide provisional

rights for the period of time between early

publication and patent grant, and to provide

a prior art effect for published applications;

to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr.

COBLE, and Mr. BONO):

H.R. 1734. A bill to reauthorize the National Film Preservation Board, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on

House 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. MORAN (for himself, Mr.

SERRANO, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. SCOTT,

Mr. COYNE, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr.

RICHARDSON, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr.

THORNTON, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr.

HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. PETERSON of

Florida, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. MALONEY,

Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr.

FAZIO of California, Mr. WOLF, Mrs.

MORELLA, Mr. DAVIS, Mr. GEKAS, and

Mr. NETHERCUTT):

H.R. 1735. A bill to amend the Public

Health Service Act with respect to research

regarding the health of children; to the Committee of Commerce.

By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Ms.

LOWEY, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut,

Ms. NORTON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms.

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas,

Mrs. KENNELLY, Mrs. SCHROEDER,

Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Ms. PELOSI, Ms.

WOOLSEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MCKINNEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. VELAZQUEZ,

Ms. JACKSON-LEE, and Miss COLLINS

of Michigan):

H.R. 1736. A bill to amend various acts to

establish offices of women’s health within

certain agencies, and for other purposes; to

the Committee on Commerce.

By Mrs. SEASTRAND (for herself, Mr.

BAKER of California, Mr. BILBRAY,

Mr. CALVERT, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr.

HERGER, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. MOORHEAD,

Mr. POMBO, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr.

RIGGS, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. SKEEN,

Mr. MCKEON, Mr. HORN, and Mr.

GALLEGLY):

H.R. 1737. A bill to encourage the development of the commercial space industry by

establishing State-run spaceports, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on

Science, and in addition to the Committees

on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. SKAGGS (for himself and Mr.

SCHIFF):

H.R. 1738. A bill to further the protection

of constitutional rights in connection with

the conduct of Federal counterterrorism activities; 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. STEARNS:

H.R. 1739. A bill to establish the Bipartisan

Commission on the Future of Medicare to

make findings and issue recommendations

on the future of the Medicare Program; to

the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. BAKER of California, Mr.

ROHRABACHER, Mr. ROYCE, Mr.

BILBRAY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, MR. EWING,

Mr. STUMP, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska,

Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mrs. MEYERS of

Kansas, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. CHRYSLER,

Mr. WILSON, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. KLUG, Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, and Mr. METCALF):

H.J. Res. 93. Joint resolution proposing an

amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born in

the United States will be a U.S. citizen unless a parent is a U.S. citizen, is lawfully in

the United States, or has a lawful immigration status at the time of the birth; to the

Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ARMEY:

H. Con. Res. 72. Concurrent resolution providing for the adjournment of the two

Houses; considered and agreed to.

By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr.

MONTGOMERY, and Mr. EDWARDS):

H. Con. Res. 73. Concurrent resolution recognizing and commending American airmen

held as prisoners of war at the Buchenwald

concentration camp during World War II for

their service, bravery, and fortitude; to the

Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

By Mr. ARMEY:

H. Res. 157. Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing committees of the House; considered and agreed to.

By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr.

BERMAN, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. HAMILTON,

Mr. LEACH, and Mr. ROHRABACHER):

H. Res. 158. Resolution congratulating the

people of Mongolia on the fifth anniversary

of the first democratic multiparty elections

held in Mongolia on July 29, 1990; to the

Committee on International Relations.

By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself

and Mr. ABERCROMBIE):

H. Res. 159. Resolution honoring the contributions of Father Joseph Damien de

Veuster for his service to humanity, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Mr. WARD (for himself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr.

BALDACCI, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BONIOR, Mr.

BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CONYERS, Mr.

DEFAZIO, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DEUTSCH,

Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FARR, Mr.

FATTAH, Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr.

FOGLIETTA, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FROST, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr.

PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr. HALL of

Ohio, Mr. HAYES, Mr. HEFNER, Mr.

HILLIARD, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOLDEN,

Mr. HOYER, Ms. JACKSON-LEE, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY

of Massachusetts, Mr. KILDEE, Mr.

LAFALCE, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LEVIN, Mr.

LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms.

LOWEY, Mr. LUTHER, Mrs. MALONEY,

Mr. MASCARA, Mr. MATSUI, Mr.

MCDERMOTT, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr.

MEEHAN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MFUME,

Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. MINGE,

Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. NEAL

of Massachusetts, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr.

OBEY, Mr. OLVER, Mr. OWENS, Mr.

PAYNE of Virginia, Mr. POMEROY, Mr.

RANGEL, Mr. RICHARDSON, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. SABO, Mrs.

SCHROEDER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr.

SKAGGS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SPRATT,

Mr. STARK, Mr. TUCKER, Mr. VOLKMER, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr.

WYNN, and Mr. YATES):

H. Res. 160. Resolution providing for the

consideration of the bill (H.R. 1535) to amend

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise

the tax rules on expiration, to modify the

basis rules for nonresident aliens becoming

citizens or residents, and for other purposes;

to the Committee on Rules.

MEMORIALS

fUnder clause 4 of rule XXII,

101. The SPEAKER presented a memorial

of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to the 911th Airlift Wing

facility; to the Committee on National Security.

PRIVATE BILLS AND

RESOLUTIONS

fUnder clause 1 of rule XXII,

Mr. EDWARDS introduced a bill (H.R. 1740)

for the relief of Michael Patrick McNamara

and Thomas Parnell McNamara, Jr.; which

was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.