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1. H.CON.RES.4 : Entitled, the "English Plus Resolution".
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 1/31/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

2. H.CON.RES.13 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal retirement cost-of-living adjustments should not be delayed.
Sponsor: Rep Morella, Constance A. [MD-8] (introduced 2/4/1997)      Cosponsors (264)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 2/6/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

3. H.CON.RES.22 : Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the discrimination by the German Government against members of minority religious groups, particularly the continued and increasing discrimination by the German Government against performers, entertainers, and other artists from the United States associated with Scientology.
Sponsor: Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] (introduced 2/13/1997)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/9/1997 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 101 - 318, 4 Present (Roll no. 625).

4. H.CON.RES.27 : Recognizing the importance of African-American music to global culture and calling on the people of the United States to study, reflect on, and celebrate African-American music.
Sponsor: Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] (introduced 2/27/1997)      Cosponsors (85)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 10/14/1998 Received in the Senate.

5. H.CON.RES.52 : Urging that the railroad industry, including rail labor, management and retiree organizations, open discussions for adequately funding an amendment to the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers whose annuities are converted from a spouse to a widow or widower annuity.
Sponsor: Rep Quinn, Jack [NY-30] (introduced 3/20/1997)      Cosponsors (148)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 9/17/1998 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

6. H.CON.RES.65 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, popularly known as the Jones Act, and related statutes are critically important components of our Nation's economic and military security and should be fully and strongly supported.
Sponsor: Rep Moakley, John Joseph [MA-9] (introduced 4/23/1997)      Cosponsors (244)
Committees: House National Security
Latest Major Action: 4/23/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on National Security.

7. H.CON.RES.75 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Barcia, James A. [MI-5] (introduced 5/7/1997)      Cosponsors (75)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
House Reports: 105-157
Latest Major Action: 6/15/1998 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

8. H.CON.RES.103 : Celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Act Amendments of 1972, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls.
Sponsor: Rep Mink, Patsy T. [HI-2] (introduced 6/23/1997)      Cosponsors (82)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 7/22/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

9. H.CON.RES.109 : Recognizing the many talents of the actor Jimmy Stewart and honoring the contributions he made to the Nation.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 7/8/1997)      Cosponsors (117)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/17/1997 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

10. H.CON.RES.114 : Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the world-wide trafficking of women and girls, whereby women and girls are coerced, abducted, or deceived into migrating within or across national borders, and particularly the trafficking of Burmese women and girls in Thailand for the purposes of forced prostitution.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 7/10/1997)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 8/21/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

11. H.CON.RES.121 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding proliferation of missile technology from Russia to Iran.
Sponsor: Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] (introduced 7/24/1997)      Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/9/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote.

12. H.CON.RES.181 : Calling for a United States effort to end restrictions on the freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people in the occupied area of Cyprus.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 10/29/1997)      Cosponsors (151)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/9/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

13. H.CON.RES.203 : Requesting that the United States Postal Service issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Mascara, Frank [PA-20] (introduced 1/27/1998)      Cosponsors (180)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 1/30/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

14. H.CON.RES.229 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring the United States Submarine Force on its 100th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Gejdenson, Sam [CT-2] (introduced 2/26/1998)      Cosponsors (164)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 3/2/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

15. H.CON.RES.240 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that postage stamps should be issued by the United States to honor and recognize the first permanent settlement of the western United States by the Spanish explorer Don Juan de Onate.
Sponsor: Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] (introduced 3/11/1998)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 3/12/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

16. H.CON.RES.274 : Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Young, C.W. Bill [FL-10] (introduced 5/7/1998)      Cosponsors (98)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/12/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

17. H.CON.RES.286 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the link between violence against animals and violence against humans and urging greater emphasis upon identifying and treating individuals who are guilty of violence against animals, which is a crime in its own right in all 50 states, in order to prevent violence against humans and urging research to increase understanding of the connection between cruelty to animals and violence against humans.
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 6/3/1998)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Commerce; House Agriculture; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/11/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

18. H.CON.RES.290 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep LaHood, Ray [IL-18] (introduced 6/11/1998)      Cosponsors (77)
Committees: House Agriculture; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/16/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

19. H.CON.RES.303 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should declare Kneeling Nun Mountain in Grant County, New Mexico, to be a national monument, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Torres, Estaban Edward [CA-34] (introduced 7/20/1998)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 7/24/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.

20. H.CON.RES.325 : Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to government discrimination in Germany based on religion or belief, particularly against United States citizens.
Sponsor: Rep Salmon, Matt [AZ-1] (introduced 8/6/1998)      Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 8/6/1998 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

21. H.CON.RES.328 : Calling on the President to take all necessary measures to respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Regula, Ralph [OH-16] (introduced 9/18/1998)      Cosponsors (124)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/18/1998 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

22. H.RES.37 : Authorizing the House of Representatives to participate in State and local government transit programs pursuant to section 7905 of title 5, United States Code.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 2/5/1997)      Cosponsors (259)
Committees: House Oversight
Latest Major Action: 2/5/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

23. H.RES.173 : Honoring the inaugural season of the United States women's professional basketball leagues.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, Corrine [FL-3] (introduced 6/20/1997)      Cosponsors (68)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 6/20/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

24. H.RES.358 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the protection of reproductive health services clinics.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 2/11/1998)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/17/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

25. H.RES.380 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that no change in the water level of Lake Powell is justified or appropriate.
Sponsor: Rep Cannon, Chris [UT-3] (introduced 3/5/1998)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 3/9/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

26. H.RES.469 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding assistance to Mexico to combat wildfires, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] (introduced 6/11/1998)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 8/3/1998 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

27. H.RES.494 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States has enjoyed the loyalty of the United States citizens of Guam, and that the United States recognizes the centennial anniversary of the Spanish-American War as an opportune time for Congress to reaffirm its commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-determination for the people of Guam.
Sponsor: Rep Underwood, Robert A. [GU] (introduced 6/24/1998)      Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Resources
House Reports: 105-751
Latest Major Action: 10/13/1998 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll No. 524).

28. H.J.RES.65 : To commemorate the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-50] (introduced 3/20/1997)      Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 3/25/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

29. H.J.RES.66 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 3/20/1997)      Cosponsors (129)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/2/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

30. H.J.RES.75 : To confer status as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope.
Sponsor: Rep Stump, Bob [AZ-3] (introduced 4/30/1997)      Cosponsors (280)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 105-109
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 105-67 [GPO: Text, PDF]

31. H.R.14 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide maximum rates of tax on capital gains of 14 percent for individuals and 28 percent for corporations and to index the basis of assets of individuals for purposes of determining gains and losses.
Sponsor: Rep Dreier, David [CA-28] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (159)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/7/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

32. H.R.23 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for legal accountability for sweatshop conditions in the garment industry, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Clay, William (Bill) [MO-1] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (110)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/7/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

33. H.R.29 : To designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the "Ronald H. Brown Federal Building".
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Environment and Public Works
House Reports: 105-210
Latest Major Action: 9/24/1997 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

34. H.R.38 : To provide a minimum survivor annuity for the unremarried surviving spouses of retired members of the Armed Forces who died before having an opportunity to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House National Security
Latest Major Action: 2/3/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

35. H.R.40 : To acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to examine the institution of slavery, subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/28/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

36. H.R.58 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve Medicare treatment and education for beneficiaries with diabetes by providing coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and uniform coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes.
Sponsor: Rep Furse, Elizabeth [OR-1] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (285)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/23/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

37. H.R.65 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive military retired pay concurrently with veterans' disability compensation.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (139)
Committees: House National Security
Latest Major Action: 2/3/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

38. H.R.66 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide protections for Medicare beneficiaries who enroll in Medicare managed care plans.
Sponsor: Rep Coburn, Tom A. [OK-2] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (120)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/22/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

39. H.R.76 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit covered beneficiaries under the military health care system who are also entitled to Medicare to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (138)
Committees: House National Security; House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 2/3/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

40. H.R.80 : To require the return of excess amounts from the representational allowances of Members of the House of Representatives to the Treasury for deficit reduction.
Sponsor: Rep Roemer, Tim [IN-3] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (86)
Committees: House Oversight
Latest Major Action: 1/7/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

41. H.R.100 : To establish the Commonwealth of Guam, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Underwood, Robert A. [GU] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Resources; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/29/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

42. H.R.107 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund be excluded from the budget of the United States Government.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (127)
Committees: House Budget; House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 1/15/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

43. H.R.127 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and to restore the exclusion for graduate level educational assistance.
Sponsor: Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-12] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (149)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/7/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

44. H.R.135 : To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and lymph node dissections performed for the treatment of breast cancer.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (224)
Committees: House Commerce; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 1/31/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

45. H.R.164 : To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for reconstructive breast surgery if they provide coverage for mastectomies.
Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (162)
Committees: House Commerce; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 1/31/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

46. H.R.165 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the two-tier annuity computation system applicable to annuities for surviving spouses under the Survivor Benefit Plan for retired members of the Armed Forces so that there is no reduction in such an annuity when the beneficiary becomes 62 years of age.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-50] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House National Security
Latest Major Action: 2/3/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

47. H.R.279 : To award a congressional gold medal to Francis Albert Sinatra.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (302)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/29/1997 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

48. H.R.303 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have service-connected disabilities to receive compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (146)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/7/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

49. H.R.306 : To prohibit discrimination against individuals and their family members on the basis of genetic information, or a request for genetic services.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 1/7/1997)      Cosponsors (213)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 6/11/1998 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Slaughter. Petition No: 105-4.

50. H.R.383 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of early detection of prostate cancer and certain drug treatment services under part B of the Medicare program, to amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage of such early detection and treatment services under the programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to expand research and education programs of the National Institutes of Health and the Public Health Service relating to prostate cancer.
Sponsor: Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [NY-5] (introduced 1/9/1997)      Cosponsors (92)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

51. H.R.404 : To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to State and local governments of certain surplus property for use for law enforcement or public safety purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-43] (introduced 1/9/1997)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight; Senate Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/13/1997 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

52. H.R.407 : To allow postal patrons to contribute to funding for breast-cancer research through the voluntary purchase of certain specially issued United States postage stamps.
Sponsor: Rep Fazio, Vic [CA-3] (introduced 1/9/1997)      Cosponsors (126)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/23/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

53. H.R.417 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide annual screening mammography and waive deductibles and coinsurance for screening mammography under the Medicare program.
Sponsor: Rep Kennelly, Barbara B. [CT-1] (introduced 1/9/1997)      Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/28/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

54. H.R.418 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of an annual screening mammography under part B of the Medicare program for women age 65 or older.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 1/9/1997)      Cosponsors (114)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/23/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

55. H.R.426 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the alternative minimum tax shall not apply to installment sales of farm property.
Sponsor: Rep Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [WA-5] (introduced 1/9/1997)      Cosponsors (174)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/9/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

56. H.R.452 : To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide adequate and certain remedies for sovereign tribal governments, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Torres, Estaban Edward [CA-34] (introduced 1/21/1997)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Resources; House Judiciary; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/11/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

57. H.R.553 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude scholarships and fellowships from income, to restore the deduction for interest on educational loans, and to permit penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans to pay higher education expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] (introduced 2/4/1997)      Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/4/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

58. H.R.574 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for less restrictive standards for naturalization as a citizen of the United States for certain categories of persons.
Sponsor: Rep Mink, Patsy T. [HI-2] (introduced 2/4/1997)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/5/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

59. H.R.577 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of severe spinal cord injury equivalent to the treatment of blindness in determining whether earnings derived from services demonstrate an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity.
Sponsor: Rep Mink, Patsy T. [HI-2] (introduced 2/4/1997)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/10/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

60. H.R.586 : To prohibit the restriction of certain types of medical communications between a health care provider and a patient.
Sponsor: Rep Ganske, Greg [IA-4] (introduced 2/5/1997)      Cosponsors (302)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/21/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

61. H.R.591 : To require the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and implement measures to eliminate and prevent mismatching of earnings information maintained by the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service resulting in underpayment of Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, George E., Jr. [CA-42] (introduced 2/5/1997)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/11/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

62. H.R.600 : To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of Federal election campaigns, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] (introduced 2/5/1997)      Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Oversight; House Ways and Means; House Commerce; House Government Reform and Oversight; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process.

63. H.R.612 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restore the link between the maximum amount of earnings by blind individuals permitted without demonstrating ability to engage in substantial gainful activity and the exempt amount permitted in determining excess earnings under the earnings test.
Sponsor: Rep Kennelly, Barbara B. [CT-1] (introduced 2/5/1997)      Cosponsors (202)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/10/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

64. H.R.628 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore a 100 percent deduction for business meals and entertainment and the deduction for the travel expenses of spouses and others accompanying the taxpayer on business.
Sponsor: Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] (introduced 2/6/1997)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/6/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

65. H.R.659 : To amend the Clean Air Act and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to clarify the listing of a unique chemical substance.
Sponsor: Rep Burr, Richard [NC-5] (introduced 2/10/1997)      Cosponsors (94)
Committees: House Commerce; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

66. H.R.662 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to fulfillment by elderly persons of the requirements for naturalization.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Carrie P. [FL-17] (introduced 2/10/1997)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/5/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

67. H.R.663 : To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an exception to limited eligibility for the supplemental security income program for permanent resident aliens.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Carrie P. [FL-17] (introduced 2/10/1997)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/12/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

68. H.R.667 : To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide for an exception to limited eligibility for SSI and Food Stamps for totally and permanently disabled permanent resident aliens.
Sponsor: Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [FL-21] (introduced 2/11/1997)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 2/13/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

69. H.R.678 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the birth of Thomas Alva Edison, to redesign the half dollar circulating coin for 1997 to commemorate Thomas Edison, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gillmor, Paul E. [OH-5] (introduced 2/11/1997)      Cosponsors (296)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 105-331 [GPO: Text, PDF]

70. H.R.686 : To extend certain Medicare community nursing organization demonstration projects.
Sponsor: Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] (introduced 2/11/1997)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/14/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

71. H.R.688 : To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require at least 85 percent of funds appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund to be distributed to States for cooperative agreements for undertaking corrective action and for enforcement of subtitle I of such Act.
Sponsor: Rep Schaefer, Dan [CO-6] (introduced 2/11/1997)      Cosponsors (71)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means; Senate Environment and Public Works
House Reports: 105-58 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 4/24/1997 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

72. H.R.695 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to affirm the rights of United States persons to use and sell encryption and to relax export controls on encryption.
Sponsor: Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] (introduced 2/12/1997)      Cosponsors (249)
Committees: House Judiciary; House International Relations; House Commerce; House National Security; House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
House Reports: 105-108 Part 1, 105-108 Part 2, 105-108 Part 3, 105-108 Part 4, 105-108 Part 5
Latest Major Action: 9/29/1997 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.

73. H.R.725 : To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to provide increased emphasis on competitive grants to promote agricultural research projects regarding precision agriculture and to provide for the dissemination of the results of such research projects.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] (introduced 2/12/1997)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 6/23/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.

74. H.R.753 : To require a separate, unclassified statement of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 2/13/1997)      Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Budget; House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
Latest Major Action: 2/13/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.

75. H.R.755 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of their income tax overpayments, and to make other contributions, for the benefit of units of the National Park System.
Sponsor: Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] (introduced 2/13/1997)      Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Resources
House Reports: 105-482 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 4/21/1998 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-482, Part I.

76. H.R.776 : To provide for greater accuracy in the 2000 decennial census of population, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Carrie P. [FL-17] (introduced 2/13/1997)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 2/21/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs and Criminal Justice.

77. H.R.777 : To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a 21st Century Scholars Program.
Sponsor: Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] (introduced 2/13/1997)      Cosponsors (121)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/7/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

78. H.R.789 : To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to certain exemptions from copyright, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, James, Jr. [WI-9] (introduced 2/13/1997)      Cosponsors (157)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/5/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

79. H.R.815 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to assure access to emergency medical services under group health plans, health insurance coverage, and the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Sponsor: Rep Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD-3] (introduced 2/25/1997)      Cosponsors (241)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/21/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

80. H.R.820 : To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish standards for protection of consumers in managed care plans and other health insurance coverage.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-16] (introduced 2/25/1997)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/28/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

81. H.R.836 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Gilman, Benjamin A. [NY-20] (introduced 2/26/1997)      Cosponsors (209)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/17/1998 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Filner. Petition No: 105-8.

82. H.R.855 : To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide administrative support and information to States for the establishment and operation of prepaid tuition programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 2/26/1997)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/14/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

83. H.R.856 : To provide a process leading to full self-government for Puerto Rico.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 2/27/1997)      Cosponsors (87)
Committees: House Resources; House Rules; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
House Reports: 105-131 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 7/15/1998 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

84. H.R.859 : To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate certain regulation of plumbing supplies.
Sponsor: Rep Knollenberg, Joe [MI-11] (introduced 2/27/1997)      Cosponsors (76)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/7/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

85. H.R.864 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the birth of Marian Anderson, to redesign the half dollar circulating coin for 1997 to commemorate Marian Anderson, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, George E., Jr. [CA-42] (introduced 2/27/1997)      Cosponsors (129)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/14/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

86. H.R.872 : To establish rules governing product liability actions against raw materials and bulk component suppliers to medical device manufacturers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gekas, George W. [PA-17] (introduced 2/27/1997)      Cosponsors (135)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Commerce
House Reports: 105-549 Part 1, 105-549 Part 2
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 105-230 [GPO: Text, PDF]

87. H.R.878 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of employer-provided transit passes excludable from income and require a cash-out option to excludable parking fringe benefits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 2/27/1997)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/27/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

88. H.R.900 : To designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness.
Sponsor: Rep Vento, Bruce F. [MN-4] (introduced 2/27/1997)      Cosponsors (155)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 3/4/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

89. H.R.911 : To encourage the States to enact legislation to grant immunity from personal civil liability, under certain circumstances, to volunteers working on behalf of nonprofit organizations and governmental entities.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 3/4/1997)      Cosponsors (156)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Ways and Means
House Reports: 105-101 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 5/21/1997 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 35 (Roll no. 150).

90. H.R.969 : To establish sources of funding for the certain transportation infrastructure projects in the vicinity of the border between the United States and Mexico that are necessary to accommodate increased traffic resulting from the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, including construction of new Federal border crossing facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-50] (introduced 3/6/1997)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

91. H.R.970 : To encourage the increased use of domestic natural gas as a transportation fuel, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6] (introduced 3/6/1997)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Commerce; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House National Security; House Ways and Means; House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 4/14/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

92. H.R.979 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of private activity which may be issued in each State, and to index such amount for inflation.
Sponsor: Rep Kennelly, Barbara B. [CT-1] (introduced 3/6/1997)      Cosponsors (328)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/6/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

93. H.R.989 : To prohibit the distribution or receipt of restricted explosives without a Federal permit, and to require applications for such permits to include a photograph and the fingerprints of the applicant.
Sponsor: Rep Quinn, Jack [NY-30] (introduced 3/6/1997)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/11/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

94. H.R.1015 : To rescind restrictions on welfare and public benefits for legal immigrants enacted by title 4 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, to reduce corporate welfare, to strengthen tax provisions regarding persons who relinquish United States citizenship, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] (introduced 3/11/1997)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/19/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

95. H.R.1018 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of certain beta interferons and other biologicals and drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Sponsor: Rep LaFalce, John J. [NY-29] (introduced 3/11/1997)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/21/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

96. H.R.1023 : To provide for compassionate payments with regard to individuals with blood-clotting disorders, such as hemophilia, who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Goss, Porter J. [FL-14] (introduced 3/11/1997)      Cosponsors (270)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Commerce; House Ways and Means; Senate Labor and Human Resources
House Reports: 105-465 Part 1, 105-465 Part 2
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 105-369 [GPO: Text, PDF]

97. H.R.1111 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and services with respect to lupus.
Sponsor: Rep Meek, Carrie P. [FL-17] (introduced 3/18/1997)      Cosponsors (126)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/28/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

98. H.R.1126 : To provide that certain service of members of the United States merchant marine during World War II constituted active military service for purposes of any law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Evans, Lane [IL-17] (introduced 3/19/1997)      Cosponsors (337)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/19/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

99. H.R.1166 : To amend certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, in order to ensure equality between Federal firefighters and other employees in the civil service and other public sector firefighters, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] (introduced 3/20/1997)      Cosponsors (131)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 3/31/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

100. H.R.1173 : To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.
Sponsor: Rep Kildee, Dale E. [MI-9] (introduced 3/20/1997)      Cosponsors (204)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 4/21/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

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