[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 31 (Monday, March 1, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H824-H825]
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. HASTERT:
       H.R. 1. A bill to provide for Social Security reform; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Paul, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. King of 
             New York, Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Rogers, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Terry, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Packard, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Dreier, and 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington):
       H.R. 5. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act 
     to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have 
     attained retirement age; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HULSHOF (for himself and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 7. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual 
     retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school 
     expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of 
     contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUYER:
       H.R. 9. A bill to express the sense of Congress that a 
     comprehensive effort is required to revitalize and sustain 
     the all-volunteer force and address the decline in the 
     quality of life for members of Armed Forces and their 
     families and to provide a 4.8 percent increase in the rates 
     of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Bryant, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Combest, Mr. English, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. 
             Talent):
       H.R. 881. A bill to provide that under certain conditions 
     no sanction shall be imposed on a person by an agency for a 
     violation of a rule and no civil or criminal sanction may be 
     imposed by a court for a violation of a rule; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 882. A bill to nullify any reservation of funds during 
     fiscal year 1999 for guaranteed loans under the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act for qualified beginning 
     farmers or ranchers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Pickett, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Barcia, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Herger, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Largent, Mr. Gary 
             Miller of California, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Walden of 
             Oregon, Mr. Crane, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Paul, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Ney, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Baker, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Packard, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Jones of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Souder, Mr. Graham, Mr. DeMint, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Goss, Ms. Granger, 
             Mr. Cannon, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Bass, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Sweeney, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Riley, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Fletcher):
       H.R. 883. A bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United 
     States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the 
     United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private 
     property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public 
     lands and acquired lands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Obey, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Shows, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Borski, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Klink, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 884. A bill to require prior congressional approval 
     before the United States supports the admission of the 
     People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization, 
     and to provide for the withdrawal of the United States from 
     the World Trade Organization if China is accepted into the 
     WTO without the support of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, 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. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 885. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the average area purchase price of residences taken 
     into account under the qualified mortgage bond rules; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Obey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 886. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to submit to Congress a plan to include as a 
     benefit under the Medicare Program coverage of outpatient 
     prescription drugs, and to provide for the funding of such 
     benefit; 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. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Towns, and 
             Mr. Cox):
       H.R. 887. A bill to amend the Securities and Exchange Act 
     of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate 
     charitable contributions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Markey, Ms. Norton, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Capps, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Towns, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Allen, and 
             Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 888. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit the 
     concentration of sulfur in gasoline used in motor vehicles; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Waxman, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Shows, Mrs. 
             Thurman, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 889. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program for the

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     collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Shows, Mrs. Thurman, and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 890. A bill to provide for research to determine the 
     extent to which the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and 
     other additives in tampons and similar products used by women 
     with respect to menstruation pose any risks to the health of 
     women, including risks relating to cervical cancer, 
     endometriosis, infertility, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, 
     immune system deficiencies, pelvic imflammatory disease, and 
     toxic shock syndrome, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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