Hunger Has a Cure Act of 1997
1997-05-22: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should act swiftly and expeditiously to give its advice and consent to ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
1997-09-23: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit admission of ex-Members of the House of Representatives to the House floor and rooms leading thereto in certain instances where personal or pecuniary interests are involved.
1997-09-11: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Relating to maintaining the current standard behind the "Made in USA" label, in order to protect consumers and jobs in the United States.
1997-05-21: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Expressing concern for the continued deterioration of human rights in Afghanistan and emphasizing the need for a peaceful political settlement in that country.
1997-11-10: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to United States opposition to the prison sentence of Tibetan ethnomusicologist Ngawang Choephel by the Government of the People's Republic of China, and that the United States should sponsor and promote a resolution at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights regarding China and Tibet.
1997-03-21: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the burning of Smyrna and honoring the memory of its civilian victims, and for other purposes.
1997-09-09: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Expressing the sense of the Congress that former Secretary General of the United Nations Kurt Waldheim should not receive a retirement allowance from the United Nations.
1997-09-18: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the significance of maintaining the health and stability of coral reef ecosystems.
1997-10-21: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should expand and simplify its reparations system, provide reparations to Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central Europe, and set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses of Holocaust survivors.
1997-10-20: Executive Comment Requested from State.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Bureau of Labor Statistics alone should make any adjustments, if any are needed, to the methodology used to determine the Consumer Price Index.
1997-05-07: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
To provide for independent investigations and factfinding for ethics investigations.
1997-02-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process.
Calling for a United States initiative seeking a just and peaceful resolution of the situation on Cyprus.
1997-07-23: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal retirement cost-of-living adjustments should not be delayed.
1997-02-06: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
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.
1997-06-27: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1345)
Persian Gulf War Veterans Compensation Act of 1997
1997-02-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Bear Protection Act
1997-02-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Morris K. Udall Wilderness Act of 1997
1997-03-05: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E393)
Explosives Fingerprinting Act
1997-04-23: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E723)
Uniformed Services Medicare Subvention Program Act
1997-02-03: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.