To repeal the provision which credits the increase in the tobacco excise taxes enacted by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 against the payments due under the tobacco industry settlement agreement of June 20, 1997.
1997-09-03: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Recognizing and congratulating Northeastern University on its one-hundredth anniversary.
1997-11-07: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
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)