[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 19, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H267-H272]
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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. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Condit, Mr. Ford, Mr. Vento, and Mr. 
             Baldacci):
       H.R. 323. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the exclusion for employer-provided 
     educational assistance and to restore the exclusion for 
     graduate level educational assistance; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 324. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income certain amounts received as 
     scholarships by an individual under the National Health 
     Service Corps Scholarship Program; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BONIOR (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Menendez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Clay, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 325. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, and 
             Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 326. A bill to make miscellaneous and technical 
     changes to various trade law, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ADERHOLT (for himself and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 327. A bill to provide for the assessment of 
     additional antidumping duties prior to the effective date of 
     an antidumping order issued under the Tariff Act of 1930 with 
     respect to steel products; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 328. A bill to prevent the implementation of parity 
     payments and certain marketing quotas under the Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act of 1938 and the Agricultural Act of 1949, to 
     reduce the amounts available for payments under production 
     flexibility contracts entered into under the Agricultural 
     Market Transition Act, and to shorten the period during which 
     such payments will be made; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 329. A bill to provide that children's sleepwear shall 
     be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability 
     standards; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 330. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce individual income tax rates by 30 percent; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 331. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to provide for public funding for House of 
     Representatives elections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
       H.R. 332. A bill to terminate the authorities of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H.R. 333. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to modify the application of chapter 7 relating to 
     liquidation cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 334. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for the deportation of aliens who associate 
     with known terrorists; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 335. A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to increase to 5 years the period during which 
     former Members of Congress may not engage in certain lobbying 
     activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 336. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives for investments in tax enterprise zone 
     businesses and domestic businesses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 337. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt from income tax the gain from the sale of a 
     business closely held by an individual who has attained age 
     62, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 338. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax to C corporations which 
     have substantial employee ownership and to encourage stock 
     ownership by employees by excluding from gross income stock 
     paid as compensation for services, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 339. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation 
     on the exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal 
     residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 340. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation 
     of public schools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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       H.R. 341. A bill to establish a Fund for Environmental 
     Priorities to be funded by a portion of the consumer savings 
     resulting from retail electricity choice, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on 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.
       H.R. 342. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide penalties for open air drug markets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, 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.
       H.R. 343. A bill to protect the Social Security system and 
     to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a 
     two-thirds vote for legislation that changes the 
     discretionary spending limits or the pay-as-you-go provisions 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985 if the budget for the current year (or immediately 
     preceding year) was not in surplus; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 
     and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska:
       H.R. 344. A bill to modify the project for flood control, 
     Wood River, Grand Island, Nebraska; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland
       H.R. 345. A bill to authorize the President to issue a 
     posthumous Army commission in the grade of captain in the 
     Chaplains Corps to Ella E. Gibson, who served as chaplain of 
     the First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery regiment during the Civil 
     War; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       H.R. 346. A bill to prohibit the payment to the United 
     Nations of any contributions by the United States until 
     United States overpayments to such body have been properly 
     credited or reimbursed; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       H.R. 347. A bill to protect the right to obtain firearms 
     for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, 
     or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 348. A bill to authorize the construction of a 
     monument to honor those who have served the Nation's civil 
     defense and emergency management programs; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 349. A bill to amend the Act commonly called the 
     ``Flag Code'' to add the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to 
     the list of days on which the flag should especially be 
     displayed; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Dreier, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Goode, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Hayes):
       H.R. 350. A bill to improve congressional deliberation on 
     proposed Federal private sector mandates, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cooksey, and Mr. 
             Deutsch):
       H.R. 351. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services from treating any Medicaid-related funds 
     recovered as part of State litigation from one or more 
     tobacco companies as an overpayment under the Medicaid 
     Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hill of 
             Montana, Mr. Frost, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Thune, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Cook, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. Riley, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McIntyre, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Paul, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Allen, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Pease, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Watkins, Mr. 
             Cooksey, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 352. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide additional retirement savings opportunities for 
     small employers, including self-employed individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Danner, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Olver, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 353. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to waive 
     the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage of 
     individuals disabled with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
     (ALS), and to provide Medicare coverage of drugs used for 
     treatment of ALS; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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. COBLE:
       H.R. 354. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide protection for certain collections of information; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Stump, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Collins, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Clement, Mr. Turner, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 355. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that persons retiring from the Armed Forces shall be 
     entitled to all benefits which were promised them when they 
     entered the Armed Forces; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 356. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     property from the United States to Stanislaus County, 
     California; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 357. A bill to prevent violence against women, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Ways and Means, Commerce, Banking and Financial Services, 
     Armed Services, and Government Reform, 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. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Clay, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Pallone, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Berry, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr.

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             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Phelps, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall 
             of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
             Christian-Christensen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Scott, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Obey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Boswell):
       H.R. 358. 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 protect consumers in managed 
     care plans and other health coverage; 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. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 359. A bill to clarify the intent of Congress in 
     Public Law 93-632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     continue to provide for the maintenance and operation of 18 
     concrete dams and weirs that were located in the Emigrant 
     Wilderness at the time the wilderness area was designated in 
     that Public Law; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Cook, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Allen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 360. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of insulin pumps as items of durable medical 
     equipment; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 361. A bill to provide for administrative procedures 
     to extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 362. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans 
     with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or 
     more and to the dependents of such veterans; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
       H.R. 363. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal the two-tier annuity computation system applicable to 
     annuities for surviving spouses under the Survivor Benefit 
     Plan for retired members of the Armed Forces so that there is 
     no reduction in such an annuity when the beneficiary becomes 
     62 years of age; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       H.R. 364. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a Veterans' Employment and Training Bill of 
     Rights, to strengthen preference for veterans in hiring, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 365. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reauthorize the pilot program providing an opportunity for 
     veterans to buy down the interest rate on VA loans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 366. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     establish programs and undertake efforts to assist and 
     promote the creation, development, and growth of small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by veterans of service 
     in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, 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. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 367. A bill to regulate the use by interactive 
     computer services of Social Security account numbers and 
     related personally identifiable information; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       H.R. 368. A bill to require the installation of a system 
     for filtering or blocking matter on the Internet on computers 
     in schools and libraries with Internet access, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 369. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the sale of personal information about children 
     without their parents' consent, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 370. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 to prevent luxurious conditions in 
     prisons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 371. A bill to expedite the naturalization of aliens 
     who served with special guerrilla units in Laos; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 372. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an exclusion from gross income for that portion of 
     a governmental pension received by an individual which does 
     not exceed the maximum benefits payable under title II of the 
     Social Security Act which could have been excluded from 
     income for the taxable year; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Ryun 
             of Kansas):
       H.R. 373. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow all taxpayers who maintain households with 
     dependents a credit for dependents; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 374. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify local law 
     enforcement agencies of allegations of a missing patient or 
     of certain crimes or other misconduct at medical facilities 
     under the jurisdiction of that Secretary and to enable such 
     agencies to investigate such allegations; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 375. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liablity Act of 1980 to restrict 
     the liability under that Act of local educational agencies; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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.
       H.R. 376. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     that the United States Army Corps of Engineers perform 
     contract oversight of Fund financed remedial actions under 
     that Act; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on 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. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 377. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Air 
     Force to procure certain airborne firefighting equipment for 
     the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 378. A bill to authorize States to regulate certain 
     solid waste; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 379. A bill to permit States to prohibit the disposal 
     of solid waste imported from other nations; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Ney, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. King of New York, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bass, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Mica, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Klink, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goode, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Towns, 
             and Mr. Crowley):
       H.R. 380. A bill to authorize and facilitate a program to 
     enhance training, research and development, energy 
     conservation and efficiency, and consumer education in the 
     oilheat industry for the benefit of oilheat consumers and the 
     public, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

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           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 381. 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. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rodriguez, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 382. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 
     to require additional disclosures relating to exchange rates 
     in transfers involving international transactions; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 383. A bill to require that health plans provide 
     coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies and 
     lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer, and 
     coverage for secondary consultations; 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 Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Ford, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Lee, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Sandlin):
       H.R. 384. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress honoring Wilma G. Rudolph in 
     recognition of her enduring contributions to humanity and 
     women's athletics in the United States and the world; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. KILPATRICK (for herself, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 385. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to primary health providers who 
     establish practices in health professional shortage areas; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING of New York:
       H.R. 386. A bill to repeal the law establishing the 
     independent counsel; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LOBIONDO:
       H.R. 387. A bill to prohibit certain oil and gas leasing 
     activities on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, 
     consistent with the President's Outer Continental Shelf 
     moratorium statement of June 26, 1990; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       H.R. 388. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 
     from issuing oil and gas leases on certain portions of the 
     Outer Continental Shelf; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 389. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a credit against tax for employers who provide 
     child care assistance for dependents of their employees, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCINTOSH (for himself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 390. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income amounts received for settlement 
     of certain claims of Holocaust survivors; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MCINTOSH:
       H.R. 391. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, for the purpose of facilitating compliance by 
     small businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements, 
     to establish a task force to examine the feasibility of 
     streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small 
     businesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small 
     Business, 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 Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Sanders, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Christian-
             Christensen, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 392. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     increase the authorization of appropriations for the women's 
     business center program; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 393. A bill to amend the Uranium Mill Tailings 
     Radiation Control Act of 1978 to provide for the remediation 
     of the Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, Utah; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. LaFalce, and 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia):
       H.R. 394. A bill to ensure that Federal taxpayers receive a 
     fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on 
     public domain lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 395. A bill to provide for the reclamation of 
     abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Lewis of California, Ms. Lee, Mr. Condit, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Carson, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Portman, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Sherman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Markey, Ms. Waters, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Turner, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Luther, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Doyle, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Spence, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Christian-Christensen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Edwards, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Rogan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Thompson 
             of California, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 396. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the ``Ronald 
     V. Dellums Federal Building``; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 397. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the percentage depletion allowance for certain 
     hardrock mines; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 398. A bill to make appropriations for fiscal year 
     2000 for a plant genetic conservation program; to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       H.R. 399. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit the use of soft money to influence any 
     campaign for election for Federal office; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
       H.R. 400. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit candidates for election for Federal 
     office from accepting unsecured loans from depository 
     institutions regulated under Federal law, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Administration.
       H.R. 401. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for treatment of severe spinal cord injury 
     equivalent to the treatment of blindness in determining 
     whether earnings derived from services demonstrate an ability 
     to engage in substantial gainful activity; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H.R. 402. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     further extend health care coverage under the Medicare 
     Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, 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. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 403. A bill to elevate the position of Director of the 
     Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and 
     Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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 Ms. NORTON (for herself and Ms. Kilpatrick):
       H.R. 404. A bill to amend title IX of the Education 
     Amendments of 1972 to impose on

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     employers responsibility for conduct of their employees under 
     certain circumstances; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Condit, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 405. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to repeal the restriction on payment for certain 
     hospital discharges to post-acute care imposed by section 
     4407 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 
     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. NUSSLE (for himself, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Bereuter, and 
             Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 406. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate the budget neutrality adjustment 
     factor used in calculating the blended capitation rate for 
     MedicareChoice organizations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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. PAUL:
       H.R. 407. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for reciprocity in regard to the manner in which 
     nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms 
     in that State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 408. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     expand the number of acres authorized for inclusion in the 
     conservation reserve; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Condit, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             and Mr. Kucinich):
       H.R. 409. A bill to improve the effectiveness and 
     performance of Federal financial assistance programs, 
     simplify Federal financial assistance application and 
     reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of services 
     to the public; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 410. A bill to modify the requirements applicable to 
     locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with 
     the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 411. A bill to correct the tariff classification of 
     13`` televisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Berry, 
             and Mr. Klink):
       H.R. 412. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 413. A bill to authorize qualified organizations to 
     provide technical assistance and capacity building services 
     to microenterprise development organizations and programs and 
     to disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community 
     Development Financial Institutions Fund, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 414. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to the requirements for the admission of 
     nonimmigrant nurses who will practice in health professional 
     shortage areas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SANCHEZ (for herself, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sherman, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ford, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 415. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage new school construction through the creation of 
     a new class of bond; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Murtha):
       H.R. 416. A bill to provide for the rectification of 
     certain retirement coverage errors affecting Federal 
     employees, 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. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Levin, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Gephardt, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Sanford, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Porter, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wexler, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Holt, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Moore, Mr. Borski, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. Carson, Ms. 
             McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 417. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections 
     for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, Government Reform, the 
     Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 418. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require universal product numbers on claims 
     forms submitted for reimbursement for durable medical 
     equipment and other items under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, 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. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 419. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit to all families with young children, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 420. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require that the size of the 
     public debt be reduced during each fiscal year by the amount 
     of the net surplus in the Social Security trust funds at the 
     end of that fiscal year; 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. STARK:
       H.R. 421. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to reduce the amount of coinsurance payable in 
     conjunction with outpatient department services furnished 
     under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, 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. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 422. A bill to increase the authorizations of 
     appropriations for certain programs that combat violence 
     against women; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 423. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a 5-year net operating loss carryback for losses 
     attributable to operating mineral interests of oil and gas 
     producers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 424. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that the mandatory retirement age for members of the 
     Capitol Police be increased from 57 to 60; to the Committee 
     on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, 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. VENTO:
       H.R. 425. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make

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     grants to States to supplement State assistance for the 
     preservation ofaffordable housing for low-income families; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.J. Res. 20. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line 
     item veto; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Goode, and Mrs. Chenoweth):
       H.J. Res. 21. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States establishing English as 
     the official language of the United States; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 11. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     adjournment of the House of Representatives; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. Allen, and Mr. 
             Hinchey):
       H. Con. Res. 12. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the 
     Senate to compile and make available to the public the names 
     of candidates for election to the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate who agree to conduct campaigns in accordance 
     with a Code of Election Ethics; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Olver, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             McGovern, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H. Con. Res. 13. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Serbia-Montenegro has failed to comply 
     with the Holbrooke-Milosevic agreement of October 13, 1998, 
     and that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should 
     implement its activation order of October 12, 1998, to compel 
     compliance; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mr. Latham):
       H. Con. Res. 14. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the actions needed to address the 
     disastrous decline in hog prices for American pork producers 
     and to relieve the wide-spread economic hardship currently 
     being suffered by these producers; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H. Con. Res. 15. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the primary author and the official 
     home of ``Yankee Doodle''; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H. Con. Res. 16. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Jonathan Jay Pollard should serve his 
     full sentence of life imprisonment and should not receive 
     pardon, reprieve, or any other form of executive clemency 
     from the President of the United States; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAWYER (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 17. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the United States should develop, 
     promote, and implement voluntary policies to slow the 
     population growth of the Nation; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Goss):
       H. Con. Res. 18. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress with respect to convicted spy Jonathan Pollard; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 21. A resolution designating majority membership to 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
       H. Res. 22. A resolution designating majority membership to 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 23. A resolution designating minority membership to 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H. Res. 24. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives congratulating President Pastrana and the 
     people of Colombia for moving the peace process forward and 
     calling on the government and all other parties to the 
     current conflict in Colombia to end the guerrilla and 
     paramilitary violence which continues to pose a serious 
     threat to democracy as well as economic and social stability 
     in Colombia; to the Committee on International Relations.
       H. Res. 25. A resolution congratulating the Government of 
     Peru and the Government of Ecuador for signing a peace 
     agreement ending a border dispute which has resulted in 
     several military clashes over the past 50 years; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       H. Res. 26. A resolution congratulating the people of 
     Guatemala on the second anniversary of the signing of the 
     peace accords in Guatemala; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       H. Res. 27. A resolution congratulating the people of the 
     Republic of Venezuela on the success of their democratic 
     elections held on December 6, 1998; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H. Res. 28. A resolution recognizing the success of Crime 
     Stoppers International in stopping crimes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.

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