[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H714-H716]
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 were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 768. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     reform the copyright law with respect to satellite 
     retransmissions of broadcast signals, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 769. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     provide for the registration and protection of trademarks 
     used in commerce, in order to carry out provisions of certain 
     international conventions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 770. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to ensure that the National Labor Relations Board does not 
     decline to assert jurisdiction over the horseracing and 
     dogracing industries; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Canady of Florida, and 
             Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 771. A bill to amend rule 30 of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure to restore the stenographic preference for 
     recording depositions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             McKinney, Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Clay, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Stupak, and Mr. Klink):
       H.R. 772. A bill to authorize a new trade, investment, and 
     development policy for sub-Saharan Africa that is mutually 
     beneficial to the majority of people in sub-Saharan Africa 
     and the United States; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services, and 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. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Carson, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Crowley, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Danner, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. English, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Turner, 
             Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Walden 
             of Oregon, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hall 
             of Ohio, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Regula, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Roemer, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Shows, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, and Mr. Tierney):
       H.R. 773. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, 
     and to make technical corrections; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. Talent, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 774. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to change 
     the conditions of participation and provide an authorization 
     of appropriations for the women's business center program; to 
     the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Cox, Mr. Moran of

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             Virginia, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Dooley of California):
       H.R. 775. A bill to establish certain procedures for civil 
     actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any 
     device or system to process or otherwise deal with the 
     transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 776. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to provide for coverage under that Act of 
     employees of States and political subdivisions of States; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 777. A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act 
     and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require that a 
     minimum percentage of participants in summer youth employment 
     programs carried out under those Acts are students who have 
     high attendance rates; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 778. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to require the use of recycled materials in 
     the construction of Federal-aid highway projects; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 779. A bill to require the allocation of certain 
     surface transportation program funds for the purchase of 
     recycled materials; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 780. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish consumer protections for airline passengers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 781. A bill to require a preference for Federal 
     contractors that hire welfare recipients, to authorize 
     appropriations for job access and reverse commute grants, to 
     allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide 
     guarantees of State loans to welfare recipients, making 
     appropriations for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
     Services Administration, and to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to restore certain business-related deductions; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and 
     Means, and 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. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Clay):
       H.R. 782. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 783. A bill to ensure the availability of spectrum to 
     amateur radio operators; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Shows, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 784. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the payment of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation to the surviving spouses of certain former 
     prisoners of war dying with a service-connected disability 
     rated totally disabling at the time of death; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 785. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow taxpayers to designate that part or all of any 
     income tax refund be paid over for use in biomedical research 
     conducted through the National Institutes of Health; 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. BONO (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Cook, Mrs. 
             Emerson, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 786. A bill to terminate the participation of the 
     Forest Service in the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program; 
     to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 787. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     clarify the authority of the Secretary of Defense to transfer 
     to Federal and State agencies excess personal property of the 
     Department of Defense suitable for use in law enforcement; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Hilleary, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Ford, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Strickland, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Regula, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Ney, and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 788. A bill to provide support for certain institutes 
     and schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FOSSELLA:
       H.R. 789. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide death benefits to retired 
     public safety officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 790. A bill to require the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to address the aircraft noise problems of 
     Staten Island, New York; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 791. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of 
     Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route 
     of the American defense, for study for potential addition to 
     the national trails system; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. 
             Bono, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Cook, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Goode, Mr. Goss, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Moran of Kansas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Wilson, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Packard):
       H.R. 792. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of 
     individual employees to form, join, or assist labor 
     organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Talent, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H.R. 793. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors and licensed 
     embalmers from the minimum wage and overtime compensation 
     requirements of that Act; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 794. A bill to repeal the law establishing the 
     independent counsel; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HILL of Montana:
       H.R. 795. A bill to provide for the settlement of the water 
     rights claims of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's 
     Reservation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Tanner, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Herger, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. English, Ms. Dunn, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Dreier):
       H.R. 796. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts 
     attributable to military property which may be treated as 
     exempt foreign trade income; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 797. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to exempt disabled individuals from being required to 
     enroll with a managed care entity under the Medicaid Program; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. George MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Waxman, Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             and Mr. Sanders):

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       H.R. 798. A bill to provide for the permanent protection of 
     the resources of the United States in the year 2000 and 
     beyond; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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. 799. A bill to declare certain Amerasians to be 
     citizens of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Souder, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Weygand):
       H.R. 800. A bill to provide for education flexibility 
     partnerships; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 801. A bill to modify retroactively the residence 
     requirement for transmission of citizenship to certain 
     individuals born abroad before 1953 to one citizen parent and 
     one alien parent; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOORE (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 802. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the annual limitation on deductible contributions 
     to individual retirement accounts to $5,000; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT:
       H.R. 803. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employers a credit against income tax with respect 
     to employees who participate in the military reserves and to 
     allow a comparable credit for participating self-employed 
     individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H.R. 804. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to revise existing regulations concerning the 
     conditions of participation for hospitals and ambulatory 
     surgical centers under the Medicare Program relating to 
     certified registered nurse anesthetists' services to make the 
     regulations consistent with State supervision requirements; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Shows, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Stark, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Luther, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Allen):
       H.R. 805. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to establish therapeutic equivalence 
     requirements for generic drugs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself, Mrs. Christian-
             Christensen, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H.R. 806. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to increase the allotments for territories under the 
     State Children's Health Insurance Program; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
             Mica):
       H.R. 807. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide portability of service credit for persons who leave 
     employment with the Federal Reserve Board to take positions 
     with other Government agencies; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Shows, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 808. A bill to extend for 3 additional months the 
     period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States 
     Code is reenacted; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 809. A bill to amend the Act of June 1, 1948, to 
     provide for reform of the Federal Protective Service; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 810. A bill to establish drawback for imports of N-
     cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide based on exports of N-
     tert-Butyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 811. A bill to prohibit certain transfers or 
     assignments of franchises, and to prohibit certain fixing or 
     maintaining of motor fuel prices, under the Petroleum 
     Marketing Practices Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 812. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to conduct a rulemaking proceeding to 
     establish requirements for Alaska guide pilots who conduct 
     flight operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 813. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a charitable contribution deduction for certain 
     expenses incurred by whaling captains in support of Native 
     Alaskan subsistence whaling; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.J. Res. 30. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States allowing an item veto 
     in appropriation bills; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, and Mr. 
             Phelps):
       H.J. Res. 31. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
     right to life; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     the Congress that the President and the Congress should join 
     in undertaking the Social Security Guarantee Initiative to 
     strengthen and protect the retirement income security of all 
     Americans through the creation of a fair and modern Social 
     Security Program for the 21st century; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             and Mrs. Kelly):
       H. Con. Res. 35. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     State of Qatar and its citizens for their commitment to 
     democratic ideals and women's suffrage on the occasion of 
     Qatar's historic elections of a central municipal council on 
     March 8, 1999; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Ackerman, 
             and Mr. Menendez):
       H. Con. Res. 36. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding Turkey's claim of sovereignty to the 
     islets in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by 
     Turkey; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SESSIONS:
       H. Res. 73. A resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H. Res. 74. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on the Judiciary in the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 78. A resolution electing members of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on 
     the Library; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Rush, and 
             Ms. Schakowsky):
       H. Res. 79. A resolution supporting the National Railroad 
     Hall of Fame, Inc., of Galesburg, Illinois, in its endeavor 
     to erect a monument known as the National Railroad Hall of 
     Fame; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Myrick, 
             and Mr. Linder):
       H. Res. 80. A resolution repealing rule XXIII of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives relating to the statutory 
     limit on the public debt; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H. Res. 81. A resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Small Business in the One Hundred Sixth 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Administration.

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