[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H583-H586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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

           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Danner, 
             Mr. Riley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett

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             of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Biggert, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fosella, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Goss, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King of New York, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Ose, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pease, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pickering, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Porter, Mr. Portman, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Regula, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shadegg, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Shows, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Thune, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walden, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Graham, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rogan, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Bass, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Cook, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Combest, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Condit, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 6. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that the 
     income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the 
     standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the 
     amounts applicable to unmarried individuals; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 661. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to prohibit the commercial operation of supersonic transport 
     category aircraft that do not comply with stage 3 noise 
     levels if the European Union adopts certain aircraft noise 
     regulations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 662. A bill to prohibit the use of funds to administer 
     or enforce the provisions of Executive Order 13107, relating 
     to the implementation of certain human rights treaties; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 663. A bill to provide that the provisions of 
     Executive Order 13107, relating to the implementation of 
     certain human rights treaties, shall not have any legal 
     effect; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Ford, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Obey, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Evans, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Shows, and Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 664. A bill to provide for substantial reductions in 
     the price of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries; 
     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. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Capuano, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 665. A bill to enhance the finanical services industry 
     by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of 
     banks, securities firms, and other finanical service 
     providers and ensuring adequate protection for consumers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, 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. BROWN of California:
       H.R. 666. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     establish a multi-agency program in support of the Materials 
     Corridor Partnership Initiative to promote energy efficient, 
     environmentally sound economic development along the border 
     with Mexico through the research, development, and use of new 
     materials technology; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BURR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 667. A bill to remove Federal impediments to retail 
     competition in the electric power industry, thereby providing 
     opportunities within electricity restructuring; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 668. A bill to establish a uniform closing time for 
     the operation of polls on the date of the election of the 
     President and Vice President; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Porter, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Berman, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Payne, Mr. Shays, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Leach, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Tierney, 
             Ms. Lee, and Mr. Martinez):
       H.R. 669. A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to carry 
     out that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Borski, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Pease, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Holden, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Allen, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Clay, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
             Goode):
       H.R. 670. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     establish guidelines for the relocation, closing, 
     consolidation, or construction of post offices, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Coyne, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 671. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to help children aging out of foster care to 
     make the transition to becoming independent adults, to amend 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the work 
     opportunity tax credit to include individuals who were in 
     foster care just before their 18th birthday, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 672. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury 
     from issuing regulations dealing with hybrid transactions; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 673. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the Florida 
     Keys Aqueduct Authority and other appropriate agencies for 
     the purpose of improving water quality throughout the marine 
     ecosystem of the Florida Keys; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCrery, 
             and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 674. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that natural gas gathering lines are 7-year 
     property for purposes of depreciation; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 675. A bill to provide jurisdiction and procedures for 
     affording relief for injuries arising out of exposure to 
     hazards involved in the mining and processing of beryllium; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. KENNEDY:
       H.R. 676. A bill to amend the Rhode Island Indian Claims 
     Settlement Act to conform that Act with the judgments of the 
     United States Federal Courts regarding the rights and 
     sovereign status of certain Indian Tribes, including the 
     Narragansett Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       H.R. 677. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage the construction in the United States of luxury 
     yachts, and for other purposes; 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 Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bishop, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Foley, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Filner, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frost, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Allen, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Rangel, Mr. John, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Wynn, and Mrs. McCarthy of New York):
       H.R. 678. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 679. A bill to limit further production of the Trident 
     II (D-5) missile; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Lofgren, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. English, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 680. A bill to reduce the number of executive branch 
     political appointees; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Foley, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
             Weller):
       H.R. 681. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active 
     financing income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Packard, 
             and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.R. 682. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to accelerate the phasein of the $1,000,000 exclusion from 
     the estate and gift taxes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida (for herself and Mr. Miller of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 683. A bill to facilitate the recruitment of temporary 
     employees to assist in the conduct of the 2000 decennial 
     census of population; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 684. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to control water pollution from concentrated 
     animal feeding operations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Ford, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 685. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to ensure that the receipts and disbursements of the 
     Social Security trust funds are not included in a unified 
     Federal budget; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. ORTIZ:
       H.R. 686. A bill to designate a United States courthouse in 
     Brownsville, Texas, as the ``Garza-Vela United States 
     Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 687. A bill to abolish the Special Reserve of the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund and to repeal the 
     provision which would have established the Special Reserve of 
     the Deposit Insurance Fund had section 2704 of the Deposit 
     Insurance Funds Act of 1996 taken effect; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 688. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the increase in tax on Social Security benefits; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. English, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             McCollum, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Leach, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Hall 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 689. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 690. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     add bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of diseases 
     presumed to be service-connected for certain radiation-
     exposed veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Rahall, and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 691. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a portion of any funds recovered by the United 
     States in any future lawsuit brought by the United States 
     against the tobacco industry to be made available for health 
     care for veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TANCREDO (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 692. A bill to terminate the e-rate program of the 
     Federal Communications Commission that requires providers of 
     telecommunications and information services to provide such 
     services for schools and libraries at a discounted rate; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Boswell, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Evans, Mr. Weller, and Mrs. 
             Clayton):
       H.R. 693. A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
     1946 to institute a program of mandatory livestock market 
     reporting for meat packers regarding prices, volume, and the 
     terms of sale for the procurement of domestic and imported 
     livestock and livestock products, to improve the collection 
     of information regarding swine inventories and the 
     slaughtering and measurement of swine, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mrs. 
             Wilson):
       H.R. 694. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey an administrative site to the county of Rio Arriba, 
     New Mexico; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 695. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and 
     the Secretary of the Interior to convey an administrative 
     site in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 696. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to extend the deadline for the submission to the 
     Federal Election Commission of campaign reports covering the 
     first quarter of the calendar year; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       H.R. 697. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act to provide that any decision relating to the 
     establishment or implementation of policies of discipline of 
     children with disablities in school be reserved to each State 
     educational agency, or as determined by a State educational 
     agency, to a local educational agency; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 698. A bill to repeal the requirement relating to 
     specific statutory authorization for increases in judicial 
     salaries, to provide for automatic annual increases for 
     judicial salaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.

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           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 699. A bill to reward states that enact welfare 
     policies and support programs that truly lift families out of 
     poverty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 700. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide enhanced protections for airline passengers; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. John, Mr. Baker, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Lampson, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Goss, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Luther, Mr. Roemer, 
             Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Bass, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 701. A bill to provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact 
     Assistance to State and local governments, to amend the Land 
     and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and 
     Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal Aid in 
     Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the 
     Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the 
     outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American 
     people, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York:
       H. Con. Res. 27. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment or recess of the two Houses; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Chabot, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H. Con. Res. 28. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the United States should introduce and make 
     all efforts necessary to pass a resolution criticzing the 
     People's Republic of China for its human rights abuses in 
     China and Tibet at the annual meeting of the United Nations 
     Commission on Human Rights; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mrs. Bono, Mr. Wicker, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Collins, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Foley):
       H. Con. Res. 29. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     opposition of Congress to any deployment of United States 
     ground forces in Kosovo, a province in the Republic of 
     Serbia, for peacemaking or peacekeeping purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Herger, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. English, and Mr. Scarborough):
       H. Con. Res. 30. Concurrent resolution to express the sense 
     of the Congress that any Executive order that infringes on 
     the powers and duties of the Congress under article I, 
     section 8 of the Constitution, or that would require the 
     expenditure of Federal funds not specifically appropriated 
     for the purpose of the Executive order, is advisory only and 
     has no force or effect unless enacted as law; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Borski, 
             and Mr. Ramstad):
       H. Con. Res. 31. Concurrent resolution to designate a flag-
     pole upon which the flag of the United States is to be set at 
     half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is slain in the 
     line of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 50. A resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Engel):
       H. Res. 51. A resolution recognizing the suffering and 
     hardship endured by American civilian prisoners of war during 
     World War II; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 52. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the One 
     Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.

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