[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 9, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H1068-H1070]
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. FORBES:
       H.R. 1030. A bill to establish a commission to study the 
     airline industry and to recommend policies to ensure consumer 
     information and choice; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 1031. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to take certain 
     actions to protect the White Bluffs, located on the Columbia 
     River in the State of Washington; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Goode, Mr. Collins, 
             Mr. Barcia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bass, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Blunt, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Latham, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Tancredo, and Mr. Hefley):
       H.R. 1032. A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from 
     being brought or continued against manufacturers, 
     distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition 
     for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by 
     others; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hill 
             of Montana, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 1033. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
     Lewis and Clark Expedition, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Scott):
       H.R. 1034. A bill to declare a portion of the James River 
     and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable 
     waters of

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     the United States for purposes of title 46, United States 
     Code, and the other maritime laws of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Baker, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Horn, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Bass, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Gilman):
       H.R. 1035. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to carry out a pilot program to promote the use of inherently 
     low-emission vehicles at airports and to promote the 
     construction of infrastructure facilities to accommodate such 
     vehicles; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Filner, Mr. Berman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Thompson of California, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Stark, Ms. Lee, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1036. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to cease 
     mineral leasing activity on submerged land of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf that is adjacent to a coastal State that 
     has declared a moratorium on such activity, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Norton):
       H.R. 1037. A bill to ban the importation of large capacity 
     ammunition feeding devices, and to extend the ban on 
     transferring such devices to those that were manufactured 
     before the ban became law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1038. A bill to establish a regional investments for 
     national growth program to identify and fund metropolitan 
     regional transportation projects that are essential to the 
     national economy but exceed State and regional financial 
     capacity; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. English, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McNulty, 
             Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Foley, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Luther, Mr. Shows, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Talent, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Goss, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Pryce 
             of Ohio, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Capps, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 1039. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for a medical innovation tax credit for 
     clinical testing research expenses attributable to academic 
     medical centers and other qualified hospital research 
     organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Hall 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 1040. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and 
     economic opportunity for families by reducing the power and 
     reach of the Federal establishment; 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. LARGENT (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Bryant, 
             Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Cox, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kasich, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Mica, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riley, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Thune, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
             Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1041. A bill to terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Riley):
       H.R. 1042. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide civil liability for illegal manufacturers and 
     distributors of controlled substances for the harm caused by 
     the use of those controlled substances; 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. NADLER (for himself and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 1043. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to strengthen the Social Security system to meet the 
     challenges of the next century; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 1044. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude certain farm rental income from net earnings 
     from self-employment if the taxpayer enters into a lease 
     agreement relating to such income; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 1045. A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act to provide for partial restitution to 
     individuals who worked in uranium mines, mills, or transport 
     which provided uranium for the use and benefit of the United 
     States Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 1046. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide reimbursement under the Medicare 
     Program for all physicians' services furnished by doctors of 
     chiropractic within the scope of their license; 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. THOMAS:
       H. Con. Res. 45. A concurrent resolution providing for the 
     use of the catafalque situated in the crypt beneath the 
     rotunda of the Capitol in connection with memorial services 
     to be conducted in the Supreme Court Building for the late 
     honorable Harry A. Blackmun, former Associate Justice of the 
     Supreme Court of the United States; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. 
             Chabot):
       H. Con. Res. 46. A concurrent resolution urging an end of 
     the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and calling on the 
     United Nations Human Rights Commission and other human rights 
     organizations to investigate human rights abuses in 
     connection with the Eritrean and Ethiopian conflict; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, and 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H. Con. Res. 47. A concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap 
     Box Derby; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H. Con. Res. 48. A concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     use of the Capitol Grounds for the opening ceremonies of 
     Sunrayce 99; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Wexler, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Sherman):
       H. Res. 99. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the human rights situation in 
     Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 101. A resolution providing amounts for the 
     expenses of certain committees of the House of 
     Representatives in the One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. Latham, Mr. DeMint, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Buyer):
       H. Res. 102. A resolution reaffirming the principles of the 
     Programme of Action of the International Conference on 
     Population and Development with respect to the sovereign

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     rights of countries and the right of voluntary and informed 
     consent in family planning programs; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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