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1. H.CON.RES.6 : Concerning the protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/9/1997) Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/9/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

2. H.CON.RES.12 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a model curriculum designed to educate elementary and secondary school-aged children about the Irish famine should be developed.
Sponsor: Rep Menendez, Robert [NJ-13] (introduced 2/4/1997) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/21/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

3. 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.

4. H.CON.RES.24 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued in recognition of the services rendered by this Nation's volunteer firefighters.
Sponsor: Rep Forbes, Michael P. [NY-1] (introduced 2/25/1997) Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 2/26/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

5. H.CON.RES.38 : Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the collection of ancestry data as part of the decennial census of population.
Sponsor: Rep Morella, Constance A. [MD-8] (introduced 3/5/1997) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 3/7/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs and Criminal Justice.

6. 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.

7. H.CON.RES.55 : Honoring the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Sponsor: Rep Radanovich, George [CA-19] (introduced 3/21/1997) Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/21/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

8. H.CON.RES.60 : Relating to the 30th anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem.
Sponsor: Rep Schumer, Charles E. [NY-9] (introduced 4/10/1997) Cosponsors (185)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/11/1997 Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 79.

9. H.CON.RES.80 : Relating to maintaining the current standard behind the "Made in USA" label, in order to protect consumers and jobs in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Franks, Bob [NJ-7] (introduced 5/15/1997) Cosponsors (228)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/21/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

10. H.CON.RES.83 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the National Basketball Association and the Players Association should extend pension benefits to certain surviving post-World War II, pre-1965 professional basketball players.
Sponsor: Rep Lipinski, William O. [IL-3] (introduced 5/16/1997) Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 6/11/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

11. H.CON.RES.107 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that Little League Baseball Incorporated was established to support and develop Little League baseball worldwide and should be entitled to all of the benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations.
Sponsor: Rep McDade, Joseph M. [PA-10] (introduced 6/25/1997) Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/16/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

12. 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.

13. H.CON.RES.111 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should be commended for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission, and that the United States should continue to act as the leader in space exploration into the 21st century.
Sponsor: Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] (introduced 7/9/1997) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Science
Latest Major Action: 7/9/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Science.

14. H.CON.RES.116 : Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the treatment by the People's Republic of China of prisoners in Tibet, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] (introduced 7/15/1997) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 8/21/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

15. 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.

16. H.CON.RES.128 : Recognizing and honoring the crew members of the U.S.S. Pittsburgh for their heroism in March 1945 rendering aid and assistance to the U.S.S. Franklin and its crew.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, John E. [PA-5] (introduced 7/28/1997) Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House National Security
Latest Major Action: 8/28/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

17. H.CON.RES.134 : Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol to allow members of Congress to greet and receive His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 7/30/1997) Cosponsors (116)
Committees: House Oversight
Latest Major Action: 9/17/1997 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

18. H.CON.RES.148 : Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the burning of Smyrna and honoring the memory of its civilian victims, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 9/9/1997) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/9/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

19. H.CON.RES.159 : Honoring the memory of the victims of the Great Irish Potato Famine, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lipinski, William O. [IL-3] (introduced 9/25/1997) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/25/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

20. H.CON.RES.176 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Russian Federation should preserve and protect the rights and freedoms currently afforded those of religious faith under the Russian Constitution.
Sponsor: Rep Hutchinson, Asa [AR-3] (introduced 10/24/1997) Cosponsors (45)
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.

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. H.CON.RES.208 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding access to affordable housing and expansion of homeownership opportunities.
Sponsor: Rep Lazio, Rick [NY-2] (introduced 2/4/1998) Cosponsors (169)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/21/1998 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking.

24. H.CON.RES.210 : Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to promoting coverage of individuals under long-term care insurance.
Sponsor: Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] (introduced 2/5/1998) Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/27/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

25. 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.

26. H.CON.RES.232 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor the 150th anniversary of the emigration of over 1,000,000 people from Ireland to the United States to escape the Irish Potato Famine, and to honor the contributions these immigrants and their descendants made to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, James H. [CT-5] (introduced 3/3/1998) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 3/5/1998 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on District of Columbia.

27. H.CON.RES.249 : Stating the sense of Congress that substantial amounts of the proceeds received by the United States under any congressionally approved tobacco settlement should be allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Evans, Lane [IL-17] (introduced 3/24/1998) Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/24/1998 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

28. H.CON.RES.252 : Relating to a United States initiative to help resolve the situation in Cyprus.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 3/26/1998) Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/26/1998 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

29. H.CON.RES.295 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933 should serve as a reminder of the brutality of the government of the former Soviet Union's repressive policies toward the Ukrainian people.
Sponsor: Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-12] (introduced 6/24/1998) Cosponsors (71)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/12/1998 Received in the Senate.

30. H.CON.RES.302 : Recognizing the importance of children and families in the United States and expressing support for the goals of National KidsDay and National Family Month.
Sponsor: Rep McHale, Paul [PA-15] (introduced 7/20/1998) Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 10/9/1998 Received in the Senate.

31. 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.

32. H.RES.22 : Congratulating the people of India on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of their nation's independence.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/13/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

33. 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.

34. H.RES.50 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society should be granted recognition for meritorious service by the Department of Defense.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 2/11/1997) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House National Security
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

35. H.RES.135 : To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit disabled individuals who have access to the House floor to bring supporting services.
Sponsor: Rep Weygand, Robert A. [RI-2] (introduced 4/29/1997) Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 4/29/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

36. H.RES.182 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding marches in Northern Ireland.
Sponsor: Rep Kennedy, Joseph P., II [MA-8] (introduced 7/9/1997) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/9/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

37. H.RES.211 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Sponsor: Rep Knollenberg, Joe [MI-11] (introduced 7/31/1997) Cosponsors (102)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 8/21/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

38. H.RES.226 : Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
Sponsor: Rep Northup, Anne M. [KY-3] (introduced 9/10/1997) Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/10/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

39. H.RES.246 : Expressing the sense of the House denouncing and rejecting a resolution adopted by Foreign Ministers of the Arab League urging the easing of United Nations sanctions against Libya which were imposed because of Libya's refusal to surrender individuals on its territory who are wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 9/26/1997) Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/26/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

40. H.RES.260 : Condemning the Nigerian dictatorship for its abuse of United States Ambassador Walter Carrington.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 10/6/1997) Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/27/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from State.

41. H.RES.598 : 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 Traficant, James A., Jr. [OH-17] (introduced 10/14/1998) Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/15/1998 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): 345 - 44 (Roll No. 532).

42. H.J.RES.1 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.
Sponsor: Rep Schaefer, Dan [CO-6] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (229)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/5/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

43. H.J.RES.54 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Solomon, Gerald B. H. [NY-22] (introduced 2/13/1997) Cosponsors (284)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
House Reports: 105-121; Senate Reports: 105-298
Latest Major Action: 9/1/1998 By Senator Hatch from Committee on Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 105-298. Minority views filed.

44. 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]

45. H.J.RES.76 : To direct the Secretary of the Interior to design and construct a permanent addition to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C., and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-26] (introduced 5/1/1997) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 5/5/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

46. H.J.RES.100 : Commending the personnel who served in the United States Navy Asiatic Fleet, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 11/6/1997) Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House National Security
Latest Major Action: 11/17/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

47. H.J.RES.102 : Expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel.
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 11/7/1997) Cosponsors (226)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 105-175 [GPO: Text, PDF]

48. H.R.4 : To provide off-budget treatment for the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
Sponsor: Rep Shuster, Bud [PA-9] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (243)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 2/5/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

49. H.R.18 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to 100 percent the amount of the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (103)
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.

50. H.R.51 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that persons retiring from the Armed Forces shall be entitled to all benefits which were promised them when they entered the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Condit, Gary A. [CA-18] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House National Security
Latest Major Action: 2/3/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

51. H.R.75 : To establish the National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Karen [MO-5] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House.

52. H.R.78 : To assess the impact of the NAFTA, to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, to establish a commission to review the dispute settlement reports of the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Regula, Ralph [OH-16] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House.

53. 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.

54. H.R.96 : To provide regulatory assistance for small business concerns, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Solomon, Gerald B. H. [NY-22] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (122)
Committees: House Small Business; House Government Reform and Oversight
Latest Major Action: 9/11/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction and the Subcommittee on Government Programs and Oversight.

55. 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.

56. 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.

57. H.R.145 : To terminate the effectiveness of certain amendments to the foreign repair station rules of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Borski, Robert A. [PA-3] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (178)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 10/9/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

58. H.R.150 : To amend the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to require that disbursements from the International Fund for Ireland are distributed in accordance with the MacBride principles of economic justice, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/7/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

59. 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.

60. H.R.192 : To establish a demonstration project to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of using the Medicare trust funds to reimburse the Department of Defense for certain health care services provided to Medicare-eligible covered military beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (233)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce; House National Security
Latest Major Action: 2/3/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

61. H.R.212 : To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to provide for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to notify and consult with the unit of general local government within which an assisted multifamily housing project is to be located before providing any low-income housing assistance for the project.
Sponsor: Rep Klink, Ron [PA-4] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Banking and Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/14/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

62. H.R.216 : To amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the criminal penalty for fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain Medicaid benefits added by section 217 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Sponsor: Rep LaTourette, Steven C. [OH-19] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/22/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

63. H.R.218 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns.
Sponsor: Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-51] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (124)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 105-819
Latest Major Action: 10/14/1998 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 460.

64. H.R.235 : To amend title 5, United States Code, and the National Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act regarding certain individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/28/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

65. H.R.250 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to extend priority health care to veterans who served during the Persian Gulf War in Israel or Turkey.
Sponsor: Rep Quinn, Jack [NY-30] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

66. 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.

67. 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.

68. H.R.350 : To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1986 to encourage States to enact a Law Enforcement Officer's Bill of Rights, to provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] (introduced 1/7/1997) Cosponsors (79)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/28/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

69. H.R.414 : To authorize the use of the Medicare trust funds to reimburse the Department of Defense for certain health care services provided to Medicare-eligible covered military beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] (introduced 1/9/1997) Cosponsors (198)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Commerce; House National Security
Latest Major Action: 2/3/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

70. H.R.466 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of time for the manifestation of chronic disabilities due to undiagnosed symptoms in veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War in order for those disabilities to be compensable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Evans, Lane [IL-17] (introduced 1/21/1997) Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

71. H.R.475 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for offering the option of Medicare coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (PSOs), and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Greenwood, James C. [PA-8] (introduced 1/21/1997) Cosponsors (87)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/30/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

72. H.R.491 : To prohibit the Department of State from imposing a charge or fee for providing passport information to the general public.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 1/21/1997) Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/3/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

73. H.R.505 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage economic development through the creation of additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and to encourage the cleanup of contaminated brownfield sites.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 2/4/1997) Cosponsors (30)
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.

74. H.R.543 : To provide for award of the Navy Combat Action Ribbon based upon participation in ground or surface combat as a member of the Navy or Marine Corps during the period between July 4, 1943, and March 1, 1961.
Sponsor: Rep McNulty, Michael R. [NY-21] (introduced 2/4/1997) Cosponsors (96)
Committees: House National Security
Latest Major Action: 2/19/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

75. H.R.563 : To establish a toll free number in the Department of Commerce to assist consumers in determining if products are American-made.
Sponsor: Rep Traficant, James A., Jr. [OH-17] (introduced 2/4/1997) Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Commerce
House Reports: 105-759
Latest Major Action: 10/6/1998 Received in the Senate.

76. 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.

77. H.R.594 : To amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.
Sponsor: Rep Canady, Charles T. [FL-12] (introduced 2/5/1997) Cosponsors (71)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 2/11/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

78. H.R.603 : To prohibit Federal subsidies for the Tennessee Valley Authority after fiscal year 1998.
Sponsor: Rep Franks, Bob [NJ-7] (introduced 2/5/1997) Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/18/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

79. H.R.619 : To prohibit the import, export, sale, purchase, possession, transportation, acquisition, and receipt of bear viscera or products that contain or claim to contain bear viscera, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, John Edward [IL-10] (introduced 2/5/1997) Cosponsors (142)
Committees: House Resources; House International Relations; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/24/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

80. 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.

81. H.R.680 : To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families and individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Hamilton, Lee H. [IN-9] (introduced 2/11/1997) Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Government Reform and Oversight; Senate Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 105-50 [GPO: Text, PDF]

82. 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.

83. H.R.722 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain small businesses from the required use of the electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Doc [WA-4] (introduced 2/12/1997) Cosponsors (93)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/12/1997 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

84. H.R.745 : To deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into negotiations to satisfy, in a manner consistent with all Federal laws, the water rights interests of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 2/13/1997) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 7/28/1998 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

85. 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.

86. 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.

87. 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.

88. H.R.873 : To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to limit Federal authority for response action for releases subject to State voluntary response programs, to provide protection for prospective purchasers of land, and for innocent landowners, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Greenwood, James C. [PA-8] (introduced 2/27/1997) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Commerce; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/13/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

89. H.R.880 : To provide for a reduction in regulatory costs by maintaining Federal average fuel economy standards applicable to automobiles in effect at current levels until changed by law.
Sponsor: Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] (introduced 2/27/1997) Cosponsors (99)
Committees: House Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/7/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

90. H.R.897 : To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in meeting the needs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for additional facilities, to select abandoned and underutilized facilities in depressed communities.
Sponsor: Rep Traficant, James A., Jr. [OH-17] (introduced 2/27/1997) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Science
Latest Major Action: 3/4/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.

91. 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).

92. H.R.915 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information.
Sponsor: Rep Boehlert, Sherwood [NY-23] (introduced 3/4/1997) Cosponsors (128)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 7/1/1998 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Similar Provisions Included in H.R.4057 .

93. H.R.929 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.
Sponsor: Rep Canady, Charles T. [FL-12] (introduced 3/5/1997) Cosponsors (181)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 105-24
Latest Major Action: 3/14/1997 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 15.

94. H.R.972 : To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to eliminate the market access program.
Sponsor: Rep Chabot, Steve [OH-1] (introduced 3/6/1997) Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 3/13/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

95. H.R.978 : To assess the impact of NAFTA, to require the renegotiation of certain provisions of NAFTA, and to provide for the withdrawal from NAFTA unless certain conditions are met.
Sponsor: Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] (introduced 3/6/1997) Cosponsors (92)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/6/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

96. 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.

97. H.R.990 : To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the development and use of brownfields, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Quinn, Jack [NY-30] (introduced 3/6/1997) Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Commerce; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/20/1997 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

98. H.R.991 : To amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability of requirements of that Act to United States air carriers and flight deck crews engaged in flight operations outside the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] (introduced 3/6/1997) Cosponsors (123)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 9/9/1997 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

99. H.R.1003 : To clarify Federal law with respect to restricting the use of Federal funds in support of assisted suicide.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] (introduced 3/11/1997) Cosponsors (118)
Committees: House Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Judiciary; House Education and the Workforce; House Government Reform and Oversight; House Resources; House International Relations
House Reports: 105-46 Part 1
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 105-12 [GPO: Text, PDF]

100. 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]

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