[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 20 (Thursday, February 4, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H458-H460]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Hefley, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Snyder, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Armey, Mr. Turner, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Condit, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Spence, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Hill of Indiana):
       H.R. 4. A bill to declare it to be the policy of the United 
     States to deploy a national missile defense; referred to the 
     Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee 
     on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.

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           By Mr. CHABOT:
       H.R. 570. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to extend the deadline for contributions to education 
     individual retirement accounts for a taxable year to the due 
     date for filing the return for the taxable year; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 571. A bill to prohibit Federal payments to any 
     business, institution, or organization that engages in human 
     cloning or human cloning techniques; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 572. A bill to remove any doubt that split-dollar 
     insurance arrangements are an unwarranted tax avoidance 
     scheme and are prohibited under current law; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. CARSON (for herself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Shows, Mr. Horn, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Dixon, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Underwood, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Jones 
             of Ohio, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr. Hill of 
             Indiana, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Jackson 
             of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Olver, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Stupak, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Vento, Mr. Allen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, and Mr. Snyder):
       H.R. 573. A bill to authorize the President to award a gold 
     medal on behalf of the Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition 
     of her contributions to the Nation; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Norwood, 
             and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 574. A bill to require peer review of scientific data 
     used in support of Federal regulations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform, 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 Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 575. A bill to provide that certain regulations 
     proposed by the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director of 
     the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation relating to ``Know Your Customer'' practices of 
     financial institutions shall not take effect; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 576. A bill to amend title 4, United States 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. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. 
             Pickering):
       H.R. 577. A bill to encourage the People's Republic of 
     China to join the World Trade Organization by removing China 
     from title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 upon its accession to 
     the World Trade Organization and to provide a more effective 
     remedy for inadequate trade benefits extended by the People's 
     Republic of China to the United States; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 578. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to provide for the conveyance of real 
     property acquired under such Act to schools and nonprofit 
     organizations involved in teaching young people to be 
     farmers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 579. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase and 
     installation of agricultural water conservation systems; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 580. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to apply the capital gains tax rates to capital gains earned 
     by designated settlement funds; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. CUBIN:
       H.R. 581. A bill to provide for the retention of the name 
     of the geologic formation known as ``Devils Tower'' at the 
     Devils Tower National Monument in the State of Wyoming; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 582. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for more equitable policies relating to overtime pay 
     for Federal employees; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia:
       H.R. 583. A bill to provide that the provisions of 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, that apply with respect to law 
     enforcement officers be made applicable with respect to 
     Assistant United States Attorneys; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 584. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Brevet Brigadier 
     General Strong Vincent for his actions in the defense of 
     Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 585. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the work opportunity credit against the alternative 
     minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 586. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for taxpayers with 
     certain persons requiring custodial care in their households; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 587. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the tax on vaccines to 25 cents per dose; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 588. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit private educational institutions to maintain 
     qualified tuition programs which are comparable to qualified 
     State tuition programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 589. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the special deduction for the living expenses of 
     Members of Congress to $1; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Largent, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hostettler, 
             and Mr. Goode):
       H.R. 590. A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for 
     Members of Congress; 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. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. Sweeney):
       H.R. 591. A bill to provide funds to States to establish 
     and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay 
     programs for elementary and secondary school teachers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 592. A bill to redesignate Great Kills Park in the 
     Gateway National Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans 
     Park at Great Kills``; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 593. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit nonparty multicandidate political 
     committee contributions in elections for Federal office; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 594. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit candidates for election to the House of 
     Representatives from accepting contributions from individuals 
     who do not reside in the district the candidate seeks to 
     represent; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Borski, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Evans, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Meeks 
             of New York, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Shows, and 
             Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 595. A bill to establish a program to assist 
     homeowners experiencing unavoidable, temporary difficulty 
     making payments on mortgages insured under the National 
     Housing Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LAHOOD:
       H.R. 596. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     prevent certain types of mail matter from being sent by a 
     Member of the House of Representatives as part of a mass 
     mailing; 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 Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Christian-Christensen, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Inslee, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Frost,

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              Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Norton, 
             and Mr. Dixon):
       H.R. 597. A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for AIDS research and education through the voluntary 
     purchase of certain specially issued United States postage 
     stamps; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Hall of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 598. A bill to require the Federal Communications 
     Commission to eliminate from its regulations the restrictions 
     on the cross-ownership of broadcasting stations and 
     newspapers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 599. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to make it unlawful to require a credit card as a 
     condition for doing business; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 600. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a refundable credit for education expenses; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Andrews, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Tierney, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 601. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the 
     military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to 
     October 1, 2003; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 602. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of a program under which long-
     term care insurance may be obtained by Federal employees and 
     annuitants; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SHERWOOD:
       H.R. 603. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the 
     ``Death on the High Seas Act`` to aviation incidents; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 604. A bill to amend the charter of the AMVETS 
     organization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 605. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve retirement authorities applicable to judges of the 
     United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Evans) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 606. A bill to amend titles 5, 10, and 38, United 
     States Code, to make improvements in benefits and services 
     for members and veterans of the United States Armed Forces 
     recommended by the Congressional Commission on Servicemembers 
     and Veterans Transition Assistance, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on 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. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Foley, and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 607. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as 
     qualifying income of regulated investment companies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 608. A bill to require the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense to conduct an audit of purchases of 
     military clothing and related items during fiscal year 1998 
     by certain military installations of the Armey, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WALDEN:
       H.R. 609. A bill to amend the Export Apple and Pear Act to 
     limit the applicability of the Act to apples; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 610. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     waive recoupment of Federal government Medicaid claims to 
     tobacco-related State settlements if the State uses the funds 
     only for programs to reduce smoking and for public health 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Underwood, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sanders, and 
             Mr. Abercrombie):
       H.R. 611. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow self-employed individuals to deduct the full cost of 
     their health insurance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ford, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, and Mr. Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 612. A bill to protect the public, especially seniors, 
     against telemarketing fraud, including fraud over the 
     Internet, and to authorize an educational campaign to improve 
     senior citizens' ability to protect themselves against 
     telemarketing fraud; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. LAHOOD (for himself and Mr. Wise):
       H.J. Res. 23. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the UnitedStates to abolish the electoral 
     college and to provide for the direct popular election of the 
     President and Vice President of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Wexler, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Holden, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Crowley, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Blunt, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Cook, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doyle, 
             Ms. Granger, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Reynolds, and Ms. Norton):
       H. Con. Res. 24. Concurrent resolution expressing 
     congressional opposition to the unilateraldeclaration of a 
     Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly 
     United States opposition to such a unilateral declaration of 
     statehood; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H. Con. Res. 25. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued in 
     honor of the United States Masters Swimming program; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Herger, and 
             Mr. Matsui):
       H. Res. 39. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the canned fruit subsidy regime of 
     the European Union is a bilateral trade concern of high 
     priority, for which prompt corrective action is needed; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAHOOD:
       H. Res. 40. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding reduction of the public debt; to 
     the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H. Res. 41. A resolution honoring the women who served the 
     United States in military capacities during World War II and 
     recognizing that these women contributed vitally to the 
     victory of the United States and the Allies in the war; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.

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