Ovarian Cancer Research and Information Amendments of 1997
1997-03-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the provisions of chapter 76 of that title (relating to missing persons) as in effect before the amendments made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997.
1997-11-06: See H.R.1119.
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.
1997-01-07: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
1997-10-06: Became Public Law No: 105-50.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
1997-03-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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 stay implementation of the plan for allocation of health care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs certifies that the Secretary, in developing such plan, took into account certain medical and nonmedical factors of veterans residing within each region to be served by a Veterans Integrated Services Network.
1997-03-21: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Partial-Birth Abortion bill
1997-04-08: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E585-586)
Medicare Hospice Benefit Amendments of 1997
1997-08-05: See H.R.2015.
Mineral Exploration and Development Act of 1997
1997-02-10: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
To award a congressional gold medal to Francis Albert Sinatra.
1997-04-29: Laid on the table. See S. 305 for further action. (consideration: CR H1941)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deposit of the general revenue portion of highway motor fuel excise tax revenues into the highway trust fund.
1997-01-07: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
American Political Reform Act
1998-03-30: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1703-1704)
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 1997
1997-01-31: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying $10,000,000 limit on such issues, and for other purposes.
1997-02-26: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Military Retirement Equity Act of 1997
1997-02-03: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Medicare Provider-Sponsored Organization Act of 1997
1997-01-30: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 1995 (sic)
1998-10-07: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1932)
Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1997
1997-02-21: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms in the State, and to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns.
1997-07-22: Subcommittee Hearings Held.