[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 6, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H224-H228]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Campbell, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Horn, Mr. Cox 
             of California, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Packard, Mr. Thomas, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Dixon, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Ose, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Pombo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Condit, Mr. Doolittle, and 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 11. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the 
     exclusive application of California State regulations 
     regarding reformulated gas in certain areas within the State; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H.R. 12. A bill to limit the jurisdiction of the Federal 
     courts with respect to prison release orders; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 13. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to implement reforms to the Liaison 
     and Familiarization Training Program; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 14. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide maximum rates of tax on capital gains of 14 
     percent for individuals and 28 percent for corporations and 
     to index the basis of assets of individuals for purposes of 
     determining gains and losses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 15. A bill to designate a portion of the Otay Mountain 
     region of California as wilderness; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 16. A bill to provide a program of national health 
     insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and

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     in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Condit, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Thune, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, and Mr. Walden):
       H.R. 17. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
     to require the President to report to Congress on any 
     selective embargo on agricultural commodities, to provide a 
     termination date for the embargo, to provide greater 
     assurances for contract sanctity, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on International Relations, 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.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 18. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the transfer of property subject to a 
     liability shall be treated in the same manner as the transfer 
     of property involving an assumption of liability; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 19. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     regarding the treatment of golf caddies for employment tax 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 20. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper 
     Delaware Scenic and Recreational River on land owned by the 
     State of New York; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Baker, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Frost, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Christian-Green, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Mica, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 21. A bill to establish a Federal program to provide 
     reinsurance for State disaster insurance programs; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. McHUGH (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 22. A bill to modernize the postal laws of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 23. A bill to provide grants to local educational 
     agencies to allow such agencies to promote certain education 
     initiatives; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 24. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for certain improvements in the way in which health-
     care resources are allocated by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT:
       H.R. 25. A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean 
     Air Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, and Ms. Millender-McDonald):
       H.R. 26. A bill to allow certain individuals who provided 
     service to the Armed Forces of the United States in the 
     Philippines during World War II to receive a reduced SSI 
     benefit after moving back to the Philippines; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 27. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the carryover of unused nontaxable benefits under 
     cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. 
             Kelly, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 28. A bill to provide for greater access to child care 
     services for Federal employees; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, 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.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 29. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to require that the Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation utilize dynamic 
     scoring for provisions of bills or joint resolutions that 
     reduce rates of taxation; to the Committee on the Budget, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Lazio of 
             New York, Mr. Castle, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, and 
             Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 30. A bill to protect consumers and financial 
     institutions by preventing personal financial information 
     from being obtained from financial institutions under false 
     pretenses; to the committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 31. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in conjunction with the minting of coins by the 
     Republic of Iceland in commemoration of the millennium of the 
     discovery of the New World by Leif Ericsson; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H.R. 32. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to expand the types of information on campaign 
     spending required to be reported to the Federal Election 
     Commission, to transfer responsibility for the enforcement of 
     Federal laws governing the financing of campaigns for 
     election for Federal office from the Commission to the 
     Attorney General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.
           By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Shaw, 
             Mr. Wexler, Mr. Shays, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Davis of 
             Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 33. A bill imposing certain restrictions and 
     requirements on the leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act of lands offshore Florida, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 34. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 35. A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of 
     junk guns, also known as Saturday Night Specials; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pascrell, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stark, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Brady 
             of Texas, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 36. A bill to amend the Nicaraguan Adjustment and 
     Central American Relief Act to eliminate the requirement that 
     spouses and children of aliens eligible for adjustment of 
     status under such Act be nationals of Nicaragua or Cuba and 
     to provide to nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, 
     and Haiti an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status 
     under that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 37. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to protect the Social 
     Security trust funds; to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 38. A bill to repeal the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and 
             Mr. George Miller of California):
       H.R. 39. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish a program to provide assistance in the conservation 
     of neotropical migratory birds; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 40. A bill to acknowledge the fundamental injustice, 
     cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United 
     States and the 13 American colonies between 1619

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     and 1865 and to establish a commission to examine the 
     institution of slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto 
     racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, 
     and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, 
     to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate 
     remedies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Herger, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Barr 
             of Georgia, Mr. Coble, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Rogers, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Packard, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Baker, Mr. Everett, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Emerson, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Combest, Mr. Goode, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 41. A bill to effect a moratorium on immigration by 
     aliens other than refugees, priority workers, and the spouses 
     and children of United States citizens; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 42. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift 
     taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 43. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to accelerate the phasein of the $1,000,000 exclusion from 
     the estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 44. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the payment of special compensation to certain 
     severely disabled uniformed services retirees; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Holden, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Foley, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Rush, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Camp, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 45. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Resources, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Buyer, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Graham, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Cunningham, and 
             Mr LoBiondo):
       H.R. 46. A bill to provide for a national medal for public 
     safety officers who act with extraordinary valor above and 
     beyond the call of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 47. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside 
     income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits 
     thereunder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 48. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social 
     Security benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 49. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and 
     individual health insurance coverge and group health plans 
     provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital 
     or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, 
     infection, tumor, or disease; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 
     Education and the Workforce, 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.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 50. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     declare English as the official language of the Government of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     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.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 51. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit taking a child hostage in order to evade arrest; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 52. A bill to redesignate the naval facility located 
     in Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy, and known as the Naples 
     Support Site, as the ``Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site''; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Largent, Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 53. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well 
     production; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 54. A bill to extend the authorization for the Upper 
     Delaware Citizens Advisory Council; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr DREIER:
       H.R. 55. A bill to make the Federal employees health 
     benefits program available to individuals age 55 to 65 who 
     would not otherwise have health insurance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bass, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Ms. Granger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Minge, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryun 
             of Kansas, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Thune, Mr. Walden, and Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.J. Res. 1. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United 
     States Government and for greater accountability in the 
     enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cox 
             of California, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Istook, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Pease, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.J. Res. 2. 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; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 1. Concurrent resolution providing for a joint 
     session of Congress to receive a message from the President; 
     considered and agreed to.

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       H. Con. Res. 2. Concurrent resolution providing for 
     adjournment of the House; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H. Res. 1. Resolution electing officers of the House of 
     Representatives; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 2. Resolution to inform the Senate that a quorum of 
     the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker 
     and the Clerk; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 3. Resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint a 
     committee to notify the President of the assembly of the 
     Congress; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 4. Resolution authorizing the Clerk to inform the 
     President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk; 
     considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 5. Resolution adopting rules for the One Hundred 
     Sixth Congress in recodified form; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H. Res. 6. Resolution electing Members to serve on standing 
     committees; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 7. Resolution electing Members, Delegates, and the 
     Resident Commissioner to serve on standing committees; 
     considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 8. Resolution electing a Member to serve on 
     standing committees; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Bonior):
       H. Res. 9. Resolution amending clause 5 of rule XXVI; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H. Res. 10. Resolution appointing the authorizing managers 
     for the impeachment trial of William Jefferson Clinton, 
     President of the United States; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H. Res. 11. Resolution providing for the designation of 
     certain minority employees; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 12. Resolution authorizing the Speaker to 
     administer the oath of office; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 13. Resolution authorizing the Speaker to 
     administer the oath of office; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. DREIER:
       H. Res. 14. Resolution fixing the daily hour of meeting of 
     the First Session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress; 
     considered and agreed to.

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    PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT OF THE 105TH 
 CONGRESS 2D SESSION AND FOLLOWING PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL EDITION OF 
             THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF THE 105TH CONGRESS

  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE AFTER SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                      House of Representatives

                                Washington, DC, December 21, 1998.

     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I write today to inform you of my 
     decision to end my service as Clerk of the House effective 
     January 1, 1999.
       Because of your vision and support, many of the goals you 
     set at the dawn of the 104th Congress have already been 
     achieved, the most significant among them being the amount of 
     immediate legislative information now available to all 
     citizens via the Internet. Many others are well underway and 
     when fully implemented will position this Office to support 
     the efforts of the House in even more dramatic ways as we 
     approach the millennium.
       Thank you for providing such a magnificent opportunity for 
     me to be a part of this unique institution.
           With warm regards.
     Robin H. Carle.

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