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.
1997-06-11: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
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.
1998-06-16: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Honoring the memory of the victims of the Great Irish Potato Famine, and for other purposes.
1997-09-25: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the special rule for charitable contributions to private foundations of stock for which market quotations are readily available.
1997-02-04: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
1997-02-10: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation.
1997-02-04: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Freedom of Choice for Women in the Uniformed Services Act
1997-02-03: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act
1998-10-31: Became Public Law No: 105-331.
Morris K. Udall Wilderness Act of 1997
1997-03-05: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E393)
Education Affordability Act of 1997
1997-08-05: See H.R.2014.
American Handgun Standards Act of 1997
1997-01-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Patient Right to Know Act
1998-03-31: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1847-1850)
Safe and Sober Streets Act of 1997
1997-03-20: Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
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.
1997-01-07: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act of 1997
1998-06-11: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Slaughter. Petition No: 105-4.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow expensing and rapid amortization of certain environmental remediation expenditures.
1997-03-06: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To close the United States Army School of the Americas.
1997-02-24: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Ovarian Cancer Research and Information Amendments of 1997
1997-03-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft.
1997-02-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to require humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal.
1997-02-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry.