104th Congress

Hot Legislation by Bill Type

This page contains links to "hot" bills and amendments -- measures that have received or are receiving floor action and/or debate in the United States Congress. Legislation on this page is arranged by bill/amendment type. This list cumulates hot bills and amendments from the inception of the 104th Congress.

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House Concurrent Resolutions

H.CON.RES. 67: Sponsored by: Rep Kasich; Official Title: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
H.CON.RES. 148: Sponsored by: Rep Cox; Official Title: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States is committed to the military stability of the Taiwan Straits and United States military forces should defend Taiwan in the event of invasion, missile attack, or blockade by the People's Republic of China.

House Resolutions

H.RES. 6: Sponsored by: Rep Armey; Official Title: A resolution adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
H.RES. 168: Sponsored by: Rep Solomon; Official Title: A resolution amending clause 4 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House to abolish the Consent Calendar and to establish in its place a Corrections Calendar.
H.RES. 250: Sponsored by: Rep Waldholtz; Official Title: A resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for gift reform.

House Joint Resolutions

H.J.RES. 1: Multiple Sponsors; Official Title: A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
H.J.RES. 2: Multiple Sponsors; Official Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
H.J.RES. 73: Sponsored by: Rep McCollum; Official Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
H.J.RES. 79: Sponsored by: Rep Solomon; Official Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
H.J.RES. 96: Sponsored by: Rep Wolf; Official Title: A joint resolution disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China.
H.J.RES. 108: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-31; Signed by the President: 09/30/95.
H.J.RES. 115: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
H.J.RES. 122: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-56; Signed by the President: 11/20/95.
H.J.RES. 123: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-54; Signed by the President: 11/19/95.
H.J.RES. 134: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-94; Signed by the President: 01/06/96.
H.J.RES. 136: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-69; Signed by the President: 12/22/95.
H.J.RES. 153: Sponsored by: Rep Walsh; Official Title: A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-90; Signed by the President: 01/04/96.

House Bills

H.R. 1: Multiple Sponsors; Official Title: A bill to make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the Federal Government.
H.R. 2: Multiple Sponsors; Official Title: A bill to give the President item veto authority over appropriation Acts and targeted tax benefits in revenue Acts.
H.R. 3: Multiple Sponsors; Official Title: A bill to control crime.
H.R. 4: Multiple Sponsors; Official Title: A bill to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce welfare dependence.
H.R. 5: Multiple Sponsors; Official Title: A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments, to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations, and to provide information on the cost of Federal mandates on the private sector, and for other purposes.
H.R. 7: Multiple Sponsors; Official Title: A bill to revitalize the national security of the United States.
H.R. 9: Multiple Sponsors; Official Title: A bill to create jobs, enhance wages, strengthen property rights, maintain certain economic liberties, decentralize and reduce the power of the Federal Government with respect to the States, localities, and citizens of the United States, and to increase the accountability of Federal officials.
H.R. 10: Multiple Sponsors; Official Title: A bill to reform the Federal civil justice system; to reform product liability law.
H.R. 11: Multiple Sponsors; Official Title: A bill to strengthen the rights of parents.
H.R. 39: Sponsored by: Rep Young, D.; Official Title: A bill to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve fisheries management.
H.R. 70: Sponsored by: Rep Thomas; Official Title: A bill to permit exports of certain domestically produced crude oil, and for other purposes.
H.R. 117: Sponsored by: Rep Blute; Official Title: A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prevent persons having drug or alcohol use problems from occupying dwelling units in public housing projects designated for occupancy by elderly families, and for other purposes.
H.R. 260: Sponsored by: Rep Hefley; Official Title: A bill to provide for the development of a plan and a management review of the National Park System and to reform the process by which areas are considered for addition to the National Park System, and for other purposes.
H.R. 325: Sponsored by: Rep Manzullo; Official Title: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for an optional provision for the reduction of work-related vehicle trips and miles traveled in ozone nonattainment areas designated as severe, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-70; Signed by the President: 12/23/95.
H.R. 436: Sponsored by: Rep Ewing; Official Title: A bill to require the head of any Federal agency to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in issuing certain regulations, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-55; Signed by the President: 11/20/95.
H.R. 450: Sponsored by: Rep DeLay; Official Title: A bill to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 483: Sponsored by: Rep Johnson, N.; Official Title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit medicare select policies to be offered in all States, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-18; Signed by the President: 07/07/95.
H.R. 655: Sponsored by: Rep Walker; Official Title: A bill to authorize the hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
H.R. 665: Sponsored by: Rep McCollum; Official Title: A bill to control crime by mandatory victim restitution.
H.R. 666: Sponsored by: Rep McCollum; Official Title: A bill to control crime by exclusionary rule reform.
H.R. 667: Sponsored by: Rep McCollum; Official Title: A bill to control crime by incarcerating violent criminals.
H.R. 668: Sponsored by: Rep McCollum; Official Title: A bill to control crime by further streamlining deportation of criminal aliens.
H.R. 716: Sponsored by: Rep Young, D.; Official Title: A bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act.
Became Public Law 104-43; Signed by the President: 11/03/95.
H.R. 728: Sponsored by: Rep McCollum; Official Title: A bill to control crime by providing law enforcement block grants.
H.R. 729: Sponsored by: Rep McCollum; Official Title: A bill to control crime by a more effective death penalty.
H.R. 743: Sponsored by: Rep Gunderson; Official Title: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor management cooperative efforts that improve economic competitiveness in the United States to continue to thrive, and for other purposes.
H.R. 830: Sponsored by: Rep Clinger; Official Title: A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes.
H.R. 831: Sponsored by: Rep Archer; Official Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-7; Signed by the President: 04/11/95.
H.R. 889: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-6; Signed by the President: 04/10/95.
H.R. 896: Sponsored by: Rep Schumer; Official Title: A bill to improve the ability of the United States to respond to the international terrorist threat.
H.R. 917: Sponsored by: Rep Oxley; Official Title: A bill to establish procedures for product liability actions.
H.R. 925: Sponsored by: Rep Canady; Official Title: A bill to compensate owners of private property for the effect of certain regulatory restrictions.
H.R. 926: Sponsored by: Rep Gekas; Official Title: A bill to promote regulatory flexibility and enhance public participation in Federal agency rulemaking and for other purposes.
H.R. 927: Sponsored by: Rep Burton; Official Title: A bill to seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-114; Signed by the President: 03/12/96.
H.R. 937: Sponsored by: Rep Meyers; Official Title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify procedures for judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements, and for other purposes.
H.R. 956: Sponsored by: Rep Hyde; Official Title: A bill to establish legal standards and procedures for product liability litigation, and for other purposes.
H.R. 961: Sponsored by: Rep Shuster; Official Title: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
H.R. 988: Sponsored by: Rep Moorhead; Official Title: A bill to reform the Federal civil justice system.
H.R. 994: Sponsored by: Rep Chapman; Official Title: A bill to require the periodic review and automatic termination of Federal regulations.
H.R. 999: Sponsored by: Rep Goodling; Official Title: A bill to establish a single, consolidated source of Federal child care funding; to establish a program to provide block grants to States to provide nutrition assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals and families and to establish a program to provide block grants to States to provide school-based food services to students; to restrict alien eligibility for certain education, training, and other programs; and for other purposes.
H.R. 1020: Sponsored by: Rep Upton; Official Title: A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
H.R. 1022: Sponsored by: Rep Walker; Official Title: A bill to provide regulatory reform and to focus national economic resources on the greatest risks to human health, safety, and the environment through scientifically objective and unbiased risk assessments and through the consideration of costs and benefits in major rules, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1045: Sponsored by: Rep Goodling; Official Title: A bill to amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and Improvement Council, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1058: Sponsored by: Rep Bliley; Official Title: A bill to reform Federal securities litigation, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-67; Signed by the President: 12/22/95.
H.R. 1062: Sponsored by: Rep Leach; Official Title: A bill to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers.
H.R. 1103: Sponsored by: Rep Pombo; Official Title: A bill entitled, "Amendments to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930".
Became Public Law 104-48; Signed by the President: 11/15/95.
H.R. 1122: Sponsored by: Rep Young, D.; Official Title: A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1134: Sponsored by: Rep Thomas; Official Title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain savings provisions under the medicare program, as incorporated in the budget submitted by the President for fiscal year 1996.
H.R. 1135: Sponsored by: Rep Roberts; Official Title: A bill to improve the Commodity Distribution Programs of the Department of Agriculture, to reform and simplify the Food Stamp Program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1157: Sponsored by: Rep Archer; Official Title: A bill to restore families, promote work, protect endangered children, increase personal responsibility, attack welfare dependency, reduce welfare fraud, and improve child support collections.
H.R. 1158: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1159: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A bill making supplemental appropriations and rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1162: Sponsored by: Rep Crapo; Official Title: A bill to establish a Deficit Reduction Trust Fund and provide for the downward adjustment of discretionary spending limits in appropriation bills.
H.R. 1170: Sponsored by: Rep Bono; Official Title: A bill to provide that cases challenging the constitutionality of measures passed by State referendum be heard by a 3-judge court.
H.R. 1172: Sponsored by: Rep Smith, C.; Official Title: A bill to terminate the United States arms embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
H.R. 1215: Sponsored by: Rep Archer; Official Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the American family and create jobs.
H.R. 1217: Sponsored by: Rep Bliley; Official Title: A bill to amend parts B and C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain savings provisions under the medicare program, as incorporated in the budget submitted by the President for fiscal year 1996.
H.R. 1219: Sponsored by: Rep Kasich; Official Title: A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend and reduce the discretionary spending limits, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1240: Sponsored by: Rep McCollum; Official Title: A bill to combat crime by enhancing the penalties for certain sexual crimes against children.
Became Public Law 104-71; Signed by the President: 12/23/95.
H.R. 1271: Sponsored by: Rep Horn; Official Title: A bill to provide protection for family privacy.
H.R. 1327: Sponsored by: Rep Kasich; Official Title: A bill to provide tax relief to strengthen the American family and create jobs, to reduce Federal spending and the budget deficit, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1345: Sponsored by: Rep Davis; Official Title: A bill to eliminate budget deficits and management inefficiencies in the government of the District of Columbia through the establishment of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-8; Signed by the President: 04/17/95.
H.R. 1358: Sponsored by: Rep Torkildsen; Official Title: A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Became Public Law 104-91; Signed by the President: 01/06/96.
H.R. 1362: Sponsored by: Rep Bereuter; Official Title: A bill to reduce paperwork and additional regulatory burdens for depository institutions.
H.R. 1506: Sponsored by: Rep Moorhead; Official Title: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide an exclusive right to perform sound recordings publicly by means of digital transmissions, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1528: Sponsored by: Rep Hyde; Official Title: A bill to supersede the Modification of Final Judgement entered August 24, 1982, in the antitrust action styled United States v. Western Electric, Civil Action No. 82 0192, United States District court for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1529: Sponsored by: Rep Hefley; Official Title: A bill to authorize certain construction at military installations for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1530: Sponsored by: Rep Spence; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1555: Sponsored by: Rep Bliley; Official Title: A bill to promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications technologies.
H.R. 1557: Sponsored by: Rep Goodling; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996, 1997, 1998 for the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute for Museum Services; and to repeal the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 effective October 1, 1998.
H.R. 1561: Sponsored by: Rep Gilman; Official Title: A bill to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1562: Sponsored by: Rep Gilman; Official Title: A bill to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States in order to achieve greater efficiency and economy in the post-Cold War era.
H.R. 1565: Sponsored by: Rep Hutchinson; Official Title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1997, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide priority health care to certain veterans exposed to Agent Orange, ionizing radiation, or environmental hazards.
H.R. 1594: Sponsored by: Rep Saxton; Official Title: A bill to place restrictions on the promotion by the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies and instrumentalities of economically targeted investments in connection with employee benefit plans.
H.R. 1601: Sponsored by: Rep Walker; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop, assemble, and operate the International Space Station.
H.R. 1617: Sponsored by: Rep McKeon; Official Title: A bill to consolidate and reform workforce development and literacy programs, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1627: Sponsored by: Rep Bliley; Official Title: A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1642: Sponsored by: Rep Crane; Official Title: A bill to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored nation treatment) to the products of Cambodia, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1643: Sponsored by: Rep Crane; Official Title: A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria.
Became Public Law 104-92; Signed by the President: 01/06/96.
H.R. 1655: Sponsored by: Rep Combest; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-93; Signed by the President: 01/06/96.
H.R. 1670: Sponsored by: Rep Clinger; Official Title: A bill to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal Government, to reorganize the mechanisms for resolving Federal procurement disputes, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1691: Sponsored by: Rep Lazio; Official Title: A bill to provide for innovative approaches for homeownership opportunity and provide for the temporary extension of the rural rental housing program, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1710: Sponsored by: Rep Hyde; Official Title: A bill to combat terrorism.
H.R. 1713: Sponsored by: Rep Cooley; Official Title: A bill to provide for uniform management of livestock grazing on Federal land, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1720: Sponsored by: Rep McKeon; Official Title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the cessation of Federal sponsorship of two Government sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1745: Sponsored by: Rep Hansen; Official Title: A bill to designate certain public lands in the State of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1756: Sponsored by: Rep Chrysler; Official Title: A bill to abolish the Department of Commerce.
H.R. 1788: Sponsored by: Rep Molinari; Official Title: A bill to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1812: Sponsored by: Rep Archer; Official Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the income, estate, and gift tax rules applicable to individuals who lose United States citizenship.
H.R. 1814: Sponsored by: Rep Rohrabacher; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for environmental research, development, and demonstration activities of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1816: Sponsored by: Rep Rohrabacher; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities of the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1817: Sponsored by: Rep Vucanovich; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-32; Signed by the President: 10/03/95.
H.R. 1833: Sponsored by: Rep Canady; Official Title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.
H.R. 1852: Sponsored by: Rep Schiff; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundations, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1854: Sponsored by: Rep Packard; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1858: Sponsored by: Rep Leach; Official Title: A bill to reduce paperwork and additional regulatory burdens for depository institutions.
H.R. 1868: Sponsored by: Rep Callahan; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-107; Signed by the President: 02/12/96.
H.R. 1872: Sponsored by: Rep Bilirakis; Official Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend programs established pursuant to the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990.
H.R. 1887: Sponsored by: Rep Crane; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for the International Trade Commission, the Customs Service, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1905: Sponsored by: Rep Myers; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-46; Signed by the President: 11/13/95.
H.R. 1915: Sponsored by: Rep Smith, Lamar; Official Title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel, by increasing penalties for alien smuggling and for document fraud, by reforming exclusion and deportation law and procedures, by improving the verification system for eligibility for employment, and through other measures, to reform the legal immigration system and facilitate legal entries into the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1944: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-19; Signed by the President: 07/27/95.
H.R. 1976: Sponsored by: Rep Skeen; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-37; Signed by the President: 10/21/95.
H.R. 1977: Sponsored by: Rep Regula; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1997: Sponsored by: Rep Emerson; Official Title: A bill to provide flexibility to States in the administration of the Food Stamp Program, consolidation of the commodity distribution programs, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2002: Sponsored by: Rep Wolf; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-50; Signed by the President: 11/15/95.
H.R. 2017: Sponsored by: Rep Norton; Official Title: A bill to authorize an increased Federal share of the costs of certain transportation projects in the District of Columbia for fiscal years 1995 and 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-21; Signed by the President: 08/04/95.
H.R. 2020: Sponsored by: Rep Lightfoot; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-52; Signed by the President: 11/19/95.
H.R. 2043: Sponsored by: Rep Walker; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for human space flight, science, aeronautics, and technology, mission support, and Inspector General, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2058: Sponsored by: Rep Bereuter; Official Title: A bill establishing United States policy toward China.
H.R. 2076: Sponsored by: Rep Rogers; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2099: Sponsored by: Rep Lewis, Jerry; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2126: Sponsored by: Rep Young, C.; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-61; Signed by the President: 12/01/95.
H.R. 2127: Sponsored by: Rep Porter; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2150: Sponsored by: Rep Meyers; Official Title: A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to reduce the cost to the Federal Government of guaranteeing certain loans and debentures, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2195: Sponsored by: Rep Roberts; Official Title: A bill to establish limits on Commodity Credit Corporation farm and export expenditures for the 1996 through 2002 crop years, to authorize the use of market transition contracts to support farming certainty and flexibility and ensure continued compliance with farm conservation compliance plans and wetland protection, to make marketing assistance loans available for certain crops, to establish a commission to examine the future of production agriculture, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2202: Sponsored by: Rep Smith, Lamar; Official Title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel, by increasing penalties for alien smuggling and for document fraud, by reforming exclusion and deportation law and procedures, by improving the verification system for eligibility for employment, and through other measures, to reform the legal immigration system and facilitate legal entries into the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2274: Sponsored by: Rep Shuster; Official Title: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to designate the National Highway System, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2276: Sponsored by: Rep Duncan; Official Title: A bill to establish the Federal Aviation Administration as an independent establishment in the executive branch, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2405: Sponsored by: Rep Walker; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for civilian science activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2406: Sponsored by: Rep Lazio; Official Title: A bill to repeal the United States Housing Act of 1937, deregulate the Public Housing Program and the program for rental housing assistance for low-income families, and increase community control over such programs, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2425: Sponsored by: Rep Archer; Official Title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve and reform the medicare program.
H.R. 2491: Sponsored by: Rep Kasich; Official Title: A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.
H.R. 2492: Sponsored by: Rep Packard; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-53; Signed by the President: 11/19/95.
H.R. 2500: Sponsored by: Rep Oxley; Official Title: A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.
H.R. 2526: Sponsored by: Rep Owens; Official Title: A bill to create a Creative Revenues Commission, to facilitate the reform of the Federal tax system, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2539: Sponsored by: Rep Shuster; Official Title: A bill to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-88; Signed by the President: 12/29/95.
H.R. 2546: Sponsored by: Rep Walsh; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2564: Sponsored by: Rep Canady; Official Title: A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2586: Sponsored by: Rep Archer; Official Title: A bill to provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2606: Sponsored by: Rep Hefley; Official Title: A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being used for the deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of any peacekeeping operation, or as part of any implementation force, unless funds for such deployment are specifically appropriated by law.
H.R. 2666: Sponsored by: Rep Callahan; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2684: Sponsored by: Rep Bunning; Official Title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in the amounts of allowable earnings under the social security earnings limit for individuals who have attained retirement age, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2685: Sponsored by: Rep Thomas; Official Title: A bill to repeal the Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank.
H.R. 2703: Sponsored by: Rep Hyde; Official Title: A bill to combat terrorism.
H.R. 2768: Sponsored by: Rep Hyde; Official Title: A bill to combat terrorism.
H.R. 2854: Sponsored by: Rep Roberts; Official Title: A bill to modify the operation of certain agricultural programs.
H.R. 2880: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-99; Signed by the President: 01/26/96.
H.R. 2924: Sponsored by: Rep Archer; Official Title: A bill to guarantee the timely payment of social security benefits in March 1996.
Became Public Law 104-103; Signed by the President: 02/08/96.
H.R. 2954: Sponsored by: Rep Royce; Official Title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal penalties for stalking.
H.R. 2972: Sponsored by: Rep Bliley; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for the Securities and Exchange Commission, to reduce the fees collected under the Federal securities laws, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2978: Sponsored by: Rep Moran; Official Title: A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for measures to preserve the value of deferred annuities over the period of the time between separation from Government service and when payments commence, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3019: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3021: Sponsored by: Rep Archer; Official Title: A bill to guarantee the continuing full investment of Social Security and other Federal funds in obligations of the United States.
Became Public Law 104-115; Signed by the President: 03/12/96.

House Amendments

H.AMDT. 891: Sponsored by: Rep Gunderson; Amends: H.R.2546 ; Purpose: An amendment, printed as amendment No. 2 in the Congressional Record of October 30, 1995 to implement a comprehensive set of changes to the public school system of the District of Columbia. The amendment would require the development of a plan for long-term educational reform; expand the federal Even Start program; authorize funding to establish a seven-member panel to develop a core curriculum by 1996; direct the District to develop a per pupil formula for funding in the D.C. school system; direct the GSA to administer a plan to administer donated private funds to repair school facilities; establish a technical assistance office to the D.C. school district; authorize funding for starting a residential school for disruptive youth; require the superintendent and Board of Education to report to Congress on the implementation of reforms; establish a non-profit corporation to offer scholarships for poorer residents to be used at private schools; establish an Education Learning Technologies Council and a Jobs for D.C. Graduates program; and authorize the Mayor of D.C. to make parental attendance at parent-teacher conferences a condition for receiving welfare benefits.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions

S.CON.RES. 13: Sponsored by: Sen Domenici; Official Title: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

Senate Resolutions

S.RES. 158: Sponsored by: Sen McCain; Official Title: A resolution to provide for Senate gift reform.

Senate Joint Resolutions

S.J.RES. 1: Sponsored by: Sen Dole; Official Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced budget.
S.J.RES. 21: Sponsored by: Sen Thompson; Official Title: A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.
S.J.RES. 31: Sponsored by: Sen Hatch; Official Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to grant Congress and the States the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

Senate Bills

S. 1: Sponsored by: Sen Kempthorne; Official Title: A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-4; Signed by the President: 03/22/95.
S. 2: Sponsored by: Sen Grassley; Official Title: A bill to make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the Federal Government.
Became Public Law 104-1; Signed by the President: 01/23/95.
S. 4: Sponsored by: Sen Dole; Official Title: An Act to give the President item veto authority over appropriation Acts and targeted tax benefits in revenue Acts.
S. 5: Sponsored by: Sen Dole; Official Title: A bill to clarify the war powers of Congress and the President in the post-Cold War period.
S. 14: Sponsored by: Sen Domenici; Official Title: A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed cancellations of budget items.
S. 21: Sponsored by: Sen Dole; Official Title: A bill to terminate the United States arms embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
S. 101: Sponsored by: Sen Levin; Official Title: A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
S. 143: Sponsored by: Sen Kassebaum; Official Title: A bill to consolidate Federal employment training programs and create a new process and structure for funding the programs, and for other purposes.
S. 219: Sponsored by: Sen Nickles; Official Title: A bill to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishig a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and for other purposes.
S. 227: Sponsored by: Sen Hatch; Official Title: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide an exclusive right to perform sound recordings publicly by means of digital transmissions and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-39; Signed by the President: 11/01/95.
S. 240: Sponsored by: Sen Domenici; Official Title: A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish a filing deadline and to provide certain safeguards to ensure that the interests of investors are well protected under the implied private action provisions of the Act.
S. 244: Sponsored by: Sen Nunn; Official Title: A bill to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-13; Signed by the President: 05/22/95.
S. 291: Sponsored by: Sen Roth; Official Title: A bill to reform the regulatory process, to make government more efficient and effective, and for other purposes.
S. 333: Sponsored by: Sen Murkowski; Official Title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to institute certain procedures in the performance of risk assessments in connection with environmental restoration activities, and for other purposes.
S. 343: Sponsored by: Sen Dole; Official Title: A bill to reform the regulatory process, and for other purposes.
S. 381: Sponsored by: Sen Helms; Official Title: A bill to strengthen international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to develop a plan to support a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.
S. 390: Sponsored by: Sen Biden(by req.); Official Title: A bill to improve the ability of the United States to respond to the international terrorist threat.
S. 395: Sponsored by: Sen Murkowski; Official Title: An Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-58; Signed by the President: 11/28/95.
S. 440: Sponsored by: Sen Warner; Official Title: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the designation of the National Highway System, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-59; Signed by the President: 11/28/95.
S. 532: Sponsored by: Sen Hatch; Official Title: A bill to clarify the rules governing venue, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-34; Signed by the President: 10/03/95.
S. 534: Sponsored by: Sen Smith; Official Title: A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide authority for States to limit the interstate transportation of municipal solid waste, and for other purposes.
S. 565: Sponsored by: Sen Rockefeller; Official Title: A bill to regulate interstate commerce by providing for a uniform product liability law, and for other purposes.
S. 617: Sponsored by: Sen Hatfield; Official Title: An original bill making additional supplemental appropriations and rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and other purposes.
S. 627: Sponsored by: Sen Hatch; Official Title: A bill to require the general application of the antitrust laws to major league baseball, and for other purposes.
S. 640: Sponsored by: Sen Warner; Official Title: A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.
S. 641: Sponsored by: Sen Kassebaum; Official Title: A bill to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, and for other purposes.
S. 652: Sponsored by: Sen Pressler; Official Title: An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-104; Signed by the President: 02/08/96.
S. 727: Sponsored by: Sen Thurmond(by req.); Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
S. 728: Sponsored by: Sen Thurmond(by req.); Official Title: A bill to authorize certain construction at military installations for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
S. 735: Sponsored by: Sen Dole; Official Title: A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 790: Sponsored by: Sen McCain; Official Title: A bill to provide for the modification or elimination of Federal reporting requirements.
Became Public Law 104-66; Signed by the President: 12/21/95.
S. 852: Sponsored by: Sen Domenici; Official Title: A bill to provide for uniform management of livestock grazing on Federal land, and for other purposes.
S. 856: Sponsored by: Sen Jeffords; Official Title: A bill to amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, the Museum Services Act, and the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act to improve and extend the Acts, and for other purposes.
S. 895: Sponsored by: Sen Bond; Official Title: A bill to amend the Small Business Act to reduce the level of participation by the Small Business Administration in certain loans guaranteed by the Administration, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-36; Signed by the President: 10/12/95.
S. 904: Sponsored by: Sen Lugar; Official Title: A bill to provide flexibility to States to administer, and control the cost of, the food stamp and child nutrition programs, and for other purposes.
S. 908: Sponsored by: Sen Helms; Official Title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 1996 through 1999 and to abolish the United States Information Agency, the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Agency for International Development, and for other purposes.
S. 922: Sponsored by: Sen Specter; Official Title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
S. 929: Sponsored by: Sen Abraham; Official Title: A bill to abolish the Department of Commerce.
S. 939: Sponsored by: Sen Smith; Official Title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.
S. 942: Sponsored by: Sen Bond; Official Title: A bill to promote increased understanding of Federal regulations and increased voluntary compliance with such regulations by small entities, to provide for the designation of regional ombudsmen and oversight boards to monitor the enforcement practices of certain Federal agencies with respect to small business concerns, to provide relief from excessive and arbitrary regulatory enforcement actions against small entities, and for other purposes.
S. 961: Sponsored by: Sen Helms; Official Title: An original bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to authorize reduced levels of appropriations for foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.
S. 1026: Sponsored by: Sen Thurmond; Official Title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S. 1028: Sponsored by: Sen Kassebaum; Official Title: A bill to provide increased access to health care benefits, to provide increased portability of health care benefits, to provide increased security of health care benefits, to increase the purchasing power of individuals and small employers, and for other purposes.
S. 1048: Sponsored by: Sen Pressler; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for human space flight; science, aeronautics, and technology; mission support; and Inspector General; and for other purposes.
S. 1060: Sponsored by: Sen Levin; Official Title: A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-65; Signed by the President: 12/19/95.
S. 1087: Sponsored by: Sen Stevens; Official Title: An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
S. 1111: Sponsored by: Sen Hatch; Official Title: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents on biotechnological processes.
Became Public Law 104-41; Signed by the President: 11/01/95.
S. 1120: Sponsored by: Sen Dole; Official Title: A bill to enhance support and work opportunities for families with children, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending.
S. 1124: Sponsored by: Sen Thurmond; Official Title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-106; Signed by the President: 02/10/96.
S. 1125: Sponsored by: Sen Thurmond; Official Title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military construction, and for other purposes.
S. 1126: Sponsored by: Sen Thurmond; Official Title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
S. 1180: Sponsored by: Sen Kassebaum; Official Title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for health performance partnerships, and for other purposes.
S. 1244: Sponsored by: Sen Jeffords; Official Title: An original bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
S. 1254: Sponsored by: Sen Abraham; Official Title: A bill to disapprove of amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines relating to lowering of crack sentences and sentences for money laundering and transactions in property derived from unlawful activity.
Became Public Law 104-38; Signed by the President: 10/30/95.
S. 1260: Sponsored by: Sen Mack; Official Title: A bill to reform and consolidate the public and assisted housing programs of the United States, and to redirect primary responsibility for these programs from the Federal Government to States and localities, and for other purposes.
S. 1285: Sponsored by: Sen Smith; Official Title: A bill to reauthorize and amend the Comprehensive Environmental Recovery, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes.
S. 1316: Sponsored by: Sen Kempthorne; Official Title: A bill to reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the "Safe Drinking Water Act"), and for other purposes.
S. 1318: Sponsored by: Sen Pressler; Official Title: An original bill to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes.
S. 1322: Sponsored by: Sen Dole; Official Title: A bill to provide for the relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-45; Signed by the President: 11/08/95.
S. 1357: Sponsored by: Sen Domenici; Official Title: An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.
S. 1432: Sponsored by: Sen McCain; Official Title: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in the amounts of allowable earnings under the social security earnings limit for individuals who have attained retirement age, and for other purposes.
S. 1441: Sponsored by: Sen Helms; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 1996 through 1999 and to abolish the United States Information Agency, the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Agency for International Development, and for other purposes.
S. 1494: Sponsored by: Sen D'Amato; Official Title: A bill to provide an extension for fiscal year 1996 for certain programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
S. 1541: Sponsored by: Sen Lugar; Official Title: A bill to extend, reform, and improve agricultural commodity, trade, conservation, and other programs, and for other purposes.
S. 1594: Sponsored by: Sen Hatfield; Official Title: An original bill making omnibus consolidated rescissions and appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

Senate Amendments

S.AMDT. 2280: Sponsored by: Sen Dole; Amends: H.R.4 ; Purpose: Of a perfecting nature.

Hot Bills Enacted Into Law This Congress

Note: This is not a comprehensive list of bills signed into law during the 104th Congress; rather it is a selected list of major legislation which has been enacted into law this Congress.

H.J.RES. 108: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-31; Signed by the President: 09/30/95.
H.J.RES. 122: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-56; Signed by the President: 11/20/95.
H.J.RES. 123: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-54; Signed by the President: 11/19/95.
H.J.RES. 134: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-94; Signed by the President: 01/06/96.
H.J.RES. 136: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-69; Signed by the President: 12/22/95.
H.J.RES. 153: Sponsored by: Rep Walsh; Official Title: A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-90; Signed by the President: 01/04/96.
H.R. 325: Sponsored by: Rep Manzullo; Official Title: A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for an optional provision for the reduction of work-related vehicle trips and miles traveled in ozone nonattainment areas designated as severe, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-70; Signed by the President: 12/23/95.
H.R. 436: Sponsored by: Rep Ewing; Official Title: A bill to require the head of any Federal agency to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in issuing certain regulations, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-55; Signed by the President: 11/20/95.
H.R. 483: Sponsored by: Rep Johnson, N.; Official Title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit medicare select policies to be offered in all States, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-18; Signed by the President: 07/07/95.
H.R. 716: Sponsored by: Rep Young, D.; Official Title: A bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act.
Became Public Law 104-43; Signed by the President: 11/03/95.
H.R. 831: Sponsored by: Rep Archer; Official Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-7; Signed by the President: 04/11/95.
H.R. 889: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-6; Signed by the President: 04/10/95.
H.R. 927: Sponsored by: Rep Burton; Official Title: A bill to seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-114; Signed by the President: 03/12/96.
H.R. 1058: Sponsored by: Rep Bliley; Official Title: A bill to reform Federal securities litigation, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-67; Signed by the President: 12/22/95.
H.R. 1103: Sponsored by: Rep Pombo; Official Title: A bill entitled, "Amendments to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930".
Became Public Law 104-48; Signed by the President: 11/15/95.
H.R. 1240: Sponsored by: Rep McCollum; Official Title: A bill to combat crime by enhancing the penalties for certain sexual crimes against children.
Became Public Law 104-71; Signed by the President: 12/23/95.
H.R. 1345: Sponsored by: Rep Davis; Official Title: A bill to eliminate budget deficits and management inefficiencies in the government of the District of Columbia through the establishment of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-8; Signed by the President: 04/17/95.
H.R. 1358: Sponsored by: Rep Torkildsen; Official Title: A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Became Public Law 104-91; Signed by the President: 01/06/96.
H.R. 1643: Sponsored by: Rep Crane; Official Title: A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria.
Became Public Law 104-92; Signed by the President: 01/06/96.
H.R. 1655: Sponsored by: Rep Combest; Official Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-93; Signed by the President: 01/06/96.
H.R. 1817: Sponsored by: Rep Vucanovich; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-32; Signed by the President: 10/03/95.
H.R. 1868: Sponsored by: Rep Callahan; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-107; Signed by the President: 02/12/96.
H.R. 1905: Sponsored by: Rep Myers; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-46; Signed by the President: 11/13/95.
H.R. 1944: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-19; Signed by the President: 07/27/95.
H.R. 1976: Sponsored by: Rep Skeen; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-37; Signed by the President: 10/21/95.
H.R. 2002: Sponsored by: Rep Wolf; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-50; Signed by the President: 11/15/95.
H.R. 2017: Sponsored by: Rep Norton; Official Title: A bill to authorize an increased Federal share of the costs of certain transportation projects in the District of Columbia for fiscal years 1995 and 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-21; Signed by the President: 08/04/95.
H.R. 2020: Sponsored by: Rep Lightfoot; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-52; Signed by the President: 11/19/95.
H.R. 2126: Sponsored by: Rep Young, C.; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-61; Signed by the President: 12/01/95.
H.R. 2492: Sponsored by: Rep Packard; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-53; Signed by the President: 11/19/95.
H.R. 2539: Sponsored by: Rep Shuster; Official Title: A bill to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-88; Signed by the President: 12/29/95.
H.R. 2880: Sponsored by: Rep Livingston; Official Title: A bill making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-99; Signed by the President: 01/26/96.
H.R. 2924: Sponsored by: Rep Archer; Official Title: A bill to guarantee the timely payment of social security benefits in March 1996.
Became Public Law 104-103; Signed by the President: 02/08/96.
H.R. 3021: Sponsored by: Rep Archer; Official Title: A bill to guarantee the continuing full investment of Social Security and other Federal funds in obligations of the United States.
Became Public Law 104-115; Signed by the President: 03/12/96.
S. 1: Sponsored by: Sen Kempthorne; Official Title: A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-4; Signed by the President: 03/22/95.
S. 2: Sponsored by: Sen Grassley; Official Title: A bill to make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the Federal Government.
Became Public Law 104-1; Signed by the President: 01/23/95.
S. 227: Sponsored by: Sen Hatch; Official Title: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide an exclusive right to perform sound recordings publicly by means of digital transmissions and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-39; Signed by the President: 11/01/95.
S. 244: Sponsored by: Sen Nunn; Official Title: A bill to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-13; Signed by the President: 05/22/95.
S. 395: Sponsored by: Sen Murkowski; Official Title: An Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-58; Signed by the President: 11/28/95.
S. 440: Sponsored by: Sen Warner; Official Title: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the designation of the National Highway System, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-59; Signed by the President: 11/28/95.
S. 532: Sponsored by: Sen Hatch; Official Title: A bill to clarify the rules governing venue, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-34; Signed by the President: 10/03/95.
S. 652: Sponsored by: Sen Pressler; Official Title: An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-104; Signed by the President: 02/08/96.
S. 790: Sponsored by: Sen McCain; Official Title: A bill to provide for the modification or elimination of Federal reporting requirements.
Became Public Law 104-66; Signed by the President: 12/21/95.
S. 895: Sponsored by: Sen Bond; Official Title: A bill to amend the Small Business Act to reduce the level of participation by the Small Business Administration in certain loans guaranteed by the Administration, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-36; Signed by the President: 10/12/95.
S. 1060: Sponsored by: Sen Levin; Official Title: A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-65; Signed by the President: 12/19/95.
S. 1111: Sponsored by: Sen Hatch; Official Title: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents on biotechnological processes.
Became Public Law 104-41; Signed by the President: 11/01/95.
S. 1124: Sponsored by: Sen Thurmond; Official Title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-106; Signed by the President: 02/10/96.
S. 1254: Sponsored by: Sen Abraham; Official Title: A bill to disapprove of amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines relating to lowering of crack sentences and sentences for money laundering and transactions in property derived from unlawful activity.
Became Public Law 104-38; Signed by the President: 10/30/95.
S. 1322: Sponsored by: Sen Dole; Official Title: A bill to provide for the relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law 104-45; Signed by the President: 11/08/95.

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