[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 2, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H374-H378]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      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. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Bateman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Cook, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Holden, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Riley, Mr. Filner, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Stupak, Ms. Danner, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Granger, Mr. John, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Ms. Carson, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Jenkins, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Tancredo, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
             Turner, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Walden, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Horn, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Allen, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 430. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services 
     under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have been 
     awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Kildee, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. 
             Upton):
       H.R. 431. A bill to require any amounts appropriated for 
     Members' Representational Allowances for the House of 
     Representatives for a fiscal year that remain after all 
     payments are made from such Allowances for the year to be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or 
     to reduce the Federal debt; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H.R. 432. A bill to designate the North/South Center as the 
     Dante B. Fascell North-South Center; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Norton, and 
             Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 433. A bill to restore the management and personnel 
     authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Chabot, Ms. 
             Christian-Christensen, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. McCollum, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Petri, Mr. Portman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Strickland, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 434. A bill to authorize a new trade and investment 
     policy for sub-Sahara Africa; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and Banking and Financial Services, 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 (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, and 
             Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 435. A bill to make miscellaneous and technical 
     changes to various trade laws, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Davis of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 436. A bill to reduce waste, fraud, and error in 
     Government programs by making improvements with respect to 
     Federal management and debt collection practices, Federal 
     payment systems, Federal benefit programs, and for other 
     purposes; 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. HORN (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. 
             Biggert, Mr. Mica, Mr. Shays, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 437. A bill to provide for a Chief Financial Officer 
     in the Executive Office of the President; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 438. A bill to promote and enhance public safety 
     through use of 911 as the universal emergency assistance 
     number, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Sweeney, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 439. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
     to minimize the burden of Federal paperwork demands upon 
     small businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, 
     Federal contractors, State and local governments, and other 
     persons through the sponsorship and use of alternative 
     information technologies; 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 Mr. TALENT (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Pascrell, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 440. A bill to make technical corrections to the 
     Microloan Program; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 441. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to the requirements for the admission of 
     nonimmigrant nurses who will pratice in health professional 
     shortage areas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii):
       H.R. 442. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for 
     Hawaii to 59.8 percent; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Filner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Berman, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Maloney of New York, and Mr. 
             Lantos):
       H.R. 443. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to make it unlawful for any stockyard owner, market 
     agency, or dealer to transfer or market nonambulatory cattle, 
     sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Kleczka, and 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 444. A bill to amend the Dairy Production 
     Stabilization Act of 1983 to ensure that all persons who 
     benefit from the dairy promotion and research program 
     contribute to the cost of the program; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. 
             Vento):
       H.R. 445. A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Tranfer Act 
     to safeguard consumers in connection with the utilization of 
     certain debit cards; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 446. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate tax subsidies for ethanol fuel; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 447. A bill to establish the Lands Title Report 
     Commission to facilitate certain home loan mortgages; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goss, 
             Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Armey, 
             and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 448. A bill to provide new patient protections under 
     group health plans; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 449. A bill to authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at 
     Independence National Historical Park, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. 
             Pomeroy):
       H.R. 450. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to 
     establish procedures for identifying countries that deny 
     market access for agricultural products of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 451. A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for a sequestration of 
     all budgetary accounts for fiscal year 2000 (except Social 
     Security, Federal retirement, and interest on the debt) equal 
     to 5 percent of the OMB baseline; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       H.R. 452. A bill to provide off-budget treatment for the 
     receipts and disbursements of the land and water conservation 
     fund, and to provide that the amount appropriated from the 
     fund for a fiscal year for Federal purposes may not exceed 
     the amount appropriated for that fiscal year for financial 
     assistance to the States for State purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 
     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. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Sherman, and 
             Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 453. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure 
     that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are 
     obtained legally; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Goss, and Mr. Young of Florida):
       H.R. 454. A bill to provide for the appointment of 
     additional Federal district judges in the State of Florida; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Sanders, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Towns, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Lucas of 
             Kentucky, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Filner, and Ms. 
             DeGette):
       H.R. 455. A bill to provide grants to certain local 
     educational agencies to provide integrated classroom-related 
     computer training for elementary and secondary school 
     teachers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. COLLINS:
       H.R. 456. A bill for the relief of the survivors of the 14 
     members of the Armed Forces and the one United States 
     civilian Federal employee who were killed on April 14, 1994, 
     when United States fighter aircraft mistakenly shot down 2 
     United States helicopters over Iraq; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, and Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio):
       H.R. 457. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     increase the amount of leave time available to a Federal 
     employee in any year in connection with serving as an organ 
     donor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Inslee, and Mr. Baird):
       H.R. 458. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to allow States to use the funds available under the 
     State children's health insurance program for an enhanced 
     matching rate for coverage of additional children under the 
     Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 459. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower 
     Project; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 460. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that the mandatory separation age for Federal 
     firefighters be made the same as the age that applies with 
     respect to Federal law enforcement officers; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Horn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. 
             Nethercutt):
       H.R. 461. A bill to amend rule 11 of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure regarding representations made to courts by 
     or on behalf of, and court sanctions applicable with respect 
     to, prisoners; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Mica, and 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo):
       H.R. 462. A bill to clarify that governmental pension plans 
     of the possessions of the United States shall be treated in 
     the same manner as State pension plans for purposes of the 
     limitation on the State income taxation of pension income; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Tanner, and Mrs. 
             Kelly):
       H.R. 463. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to protect the equal participation of eligible voters 
     in campaigns for election for Federal office; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Frost, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sisisky, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Watkins, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Armey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Scarborough):
       H.R. 464. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax incentives for education; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 465. A bill to direct the Foreign Trade Zones Board to 
     expand Foreign Trade Zone No. 143 to include an area of the 
     municipal airport of Chico, California; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Wise, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 466. A bill to make improvements in the Black Lung 
     Benefits Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 467. A bill to amend section 313(p)(3) of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 to allow duty drawback for Methyl Tertiary-butyl 
     Ether

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     (``MTBE''), a finished petroleum derivative; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 468. A bill to establish the Saint Helena Island 
     National Scenic Area; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan):
       H.R. 469. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide penalties for certain crimes relating to day care 
     providers in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Filner, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 470. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the higher Federal medical assistance 
     percentage for payment for Indian Health service facilities 
     to urban Indian health programs under the Medicaid Program; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 471. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     grant the State of New York authority to allow tandem 
     trailers to use Interstate Route 787 between the New York 
     State Thruway and Church Street in Albany, New York; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Mica, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 472. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     require the use of postcensus local review as part of each 
     decennial census; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 473. A bill to ensure that crop losses resulting from 
     plant viruses and other plant diseases are covered by crop 
     insurance and the noninsured crop assistance program and that 
     agricultural producers who suffer such losses are eligible 
     for emergency loans; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 474. A bill to provide authorities to, and impose 
     requirements on, the Secretary of Defense in order to 
     facilitate State enforcement of State tax, employment, and 
     licensing laws against Federal construction contractors; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 475. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend eligibility to use the military health care system and 
     commissary stores to an unremarried former spouse of a member 
     of the uniformed services if the member performed at least 20 
     years of service which is creditable in determining the 
     member's eligibility for retired pay and the former spouse 
     was married to the member for a period of at least 17 years 
     during those years of service; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 476. A bill to prescribe alternative payment 
     mechanisms for the payment of annual enrollment fees for the 
     TRICARE program of the military health care system; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 477. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to research on cognitive disorders arising from 
     traumatic brain injury; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 478. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to require the National Labor Relations Board to assert 
     jurisdiction in a labor dispute which occurs on Johnston 
     Atoll, an unincorporated territory of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 479. A bill to amend the Act of March 3, 1931 (known 
     as the Davis-Bacon Act) to require that contract work covered 
     by the Act which requires licensing be performed by a person 
     who is so licensed; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 480. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to the treatment of certain personal care 
     services under the unemployment tax; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 481. A bill to provide for a Federal program of 
     insurance against the risk of catastrophic earthquakes, 
     volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Science, 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. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 482. A bill to provide for the regulation of the 
     airspace over National Park System lands in the State of 
     Hawaii by the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
     National Park Service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, 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 Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Cummings):
       H.R. 483. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make the percentage limitations on individual contributions 
     to the Thrift Savings Plan more consistent with the dollar 
     amount limitation on elective deferrals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 484. A bill to direct the United States Sentencing 
     Commission to provide penalty enhancements for drug offenses 
     committed in the presence of children; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 485. A bill to amend part B of title III of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 to repeal the specific limitation on 
     the eligibility of the University of the District of Columbia 
     for assistance for Historically Black Colleges and 
     Universities; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself, Mr. Klink, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 486. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     require the Federal Communications Commission to preserve 
     low-power television stations that provide community 
     broadcasting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 487. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that reimbursements for costs of using passenger 
     automobiles for charitable and other organizations are 
     excluded from gross income; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Blumenauer, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Farr of California, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 488. A bill to designate as wilderness, wild and 
     scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild 
     land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors 
     certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
     Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Matsui, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sanders, and 
             Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 489. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 to improve the availability of child 
     care and development services during periods outside normal 
     school hours, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, and 
             Mr. Combest):
       H.R. 490. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     purchase additional petroleum products for the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Levin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran 
             of Virginia, Mr. Frost, Mr. Markey, and Ms. 
             Schakowsky):
       H.R. 491. A bill to amend parts C and D of title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act to improve the operation of the 
     MedicareChoice and Medigap programs; 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. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan):
       H.R. 492. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a national standard in accordance with which 
     nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms 
     in the State, and to exempt qualified current and former law 
     enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying 
     of concealed handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 493. A bill to provide for a biennial budget process 
     and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance 
     oversight and the

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     performance of the Federal Government; to the Committee on 
     the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 494. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to reform the regulatory process under that Act; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 495. A bill to reform Federal land management 
     activities relating to endangered species conservation; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 496. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to reform provisions relating to liability for civil and 
     criminal penalties under that Act; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from gross income gain from oil and gas produced 
     from certain recovered inactive wells; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 498. A bill to direct the Minerals Management Service 
     to accept royalty-in-kind oil from the Gulf of Mexico to fill 
     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; 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 Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 499. A bill to amend the Worker Adjustment and 
     Retraining Notification Act to require an employer which is 
     terminating its business to offer its employees an employee 
     stock ownership plan; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 500. A bill to increase the rates of military basic 
     pay and to revise the formula for the computation of retired 
     pay for members of the Armed Forces who first entered 
     military service on or after August 1, 1986; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 501. A bill to require the registration of all persons 
     providing intercountry adoption services; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Ney, Mr. Klink, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Stupak, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, and Mr. 
             Norwood):
       H.R. 502. A bill to impose a 3-month ban on imports of 
     steel and steel products from Japan, Russia, South Korea, and 
     Brazil; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 503. A bill to designate the Youngstown-Warren area of 
     Ohio as an empowerment zone under subchapter U of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 504. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require, in weighing the factors taken into account in the 
     evaluation of applications for the designation of empowerment 
     zones in urban areas under subchapter U of such Code, that 
     the unemployment rate and poverty rate of an applicant 
     together be given half the weight; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 505. A bill to establish a Presidential commission to 
     determine the validity of certain land claims arising out of 
     the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the 
     descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time 
     of the Treaty; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Klink, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Wise, Mr. Vento, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Costello, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Cardin, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Carson, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Towns, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. McCarthy of 
             Missouri, Ms. Norton, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Lampson, Mr. Shows, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Frost, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Horn, Ms. Waters, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Borski, and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 506. A bill to ensure that the volume of steel imports 
     does not exceed the average monthly volume of such imports 
     during the 36-month period preceding July 1997; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 507. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     transfer certain motor carrier safety functions vested in the 
     Secretary of Transportation from the Federal Highway 
     Administration to the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Regula, and Mr. 
             LaTourette):
       H. Con. Res. 19. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the 
     commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
     Holocaust; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Payne):
       H. Con. Res. 20. Concurrent resolution concerning economic, 
     humanitarian, and other assistance to the northern part of 
     Somalia; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Cox of California, 
             and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution recommending the 
     integration of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia into the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 29. A resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H. Res. 30. A resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Weller, 
             and Mr. Kuykendall):
       H. Res. 32. A resolution expressing support for, and 
     calling for actions in support of, free, fair, and 
     transparent elections in Indonesia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Wamp, and Mr. Jenkins):
       H. Res. 33. A resolution congratulating the Tennessee 
     Volunteers for winning the undisputed national championship 
     in college football and Coach Phillip Fulmer for being 
     honored as Coach of the Year; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Levin, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Petri, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Markey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ford, Ms. 
             McKinney, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Allen, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Bishop, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Vento, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Goode, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hill of 
             Indiana, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Underwood, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Shows, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Waters, and 
             Mr. Hilliard):
       H. Res. 34. A resolution recognizing the unique effects 
     that proposals to reform Social Security may have on women; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. WEXLER (for himself and Mr. Clyburn):
       H. Res. 35. A resolution condemning the racism and bigotry 
     espoused by the Council of Conservative Citizens; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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