To exclude certain general service wages and hours associated with a separate skilled nursing facility owned by certain hospitals in determining a hospital's eligibility for continued geographic reclassification under the Medicare program.
1996-09-24: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2-year extension of the tax incentives for the use of alcohol as a fuel.
1995-10-12: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding access to affordable housing and expansion of homeownership opportunities.
1998-07-21: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act of 1996
1996-07-16: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Farm Transportation Regulatory Relief Act
1996-09-30: Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
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.
National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1996
1996-05-17: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Livestock Concentration Report Act of 1995
1995-10-23: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996
1996-03-18: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
To prohibit imports into the United States of meat products from the European Union until certain unfair trade barriers are removed, and for other purposes.
1996-03-18: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Deficit Reduction Lock-box Act of 1995
1995-09-14: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977, with instructions that if one Committee reports, the other Committee have thirty days to report or be discharged.
To require the Secretary of State to establish a set of voluntary guidelines to promote socially responsible business practices for United States businesses operating in foreign countries.
1995-02-24: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Corporate Welfare Reform Act
1996-04-30: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Reform Act of 1995
1996-07-23: For Further Action See H.R.1627.
Bipartisan Welfare Reform Act of 1996
1996-06-14: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
To rescind the consent of Congress to the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact.
1996-10-04: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recommitting the United States to the principles expressed in the Universal Declaration.
1998-10-21: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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.
1998-09-17: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Providing for consideration of H.R. 3580.
1998-06-25: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Obey. Petition No: 105-6.
Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to the European Union's ban of United States beef and the World Trade Organization's ruling concerning that ban.
1998-02-17: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.