[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 39 (Thursday, March 11, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H1256-H1259]
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. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 1069. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the memorialization at the columbarium at Arlington 
     National Cemetery of veterans who have donated their remains 
     to science, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Dixon, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ney, Mr. Olver, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Stark, Ms. Carson, Mr. Foley, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Luther, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. King of New York, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Payne, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Filner, Mrs. Myrick, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 1070. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide medical assistance for certain women screened 
     and found to have breast or cervical cancer under a federally 
     funded screening program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Shows, and Ms. Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 1071. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill by establishing 
     an enhanced educational assistance program, by increasing the 
     amount of basic educational assistance, by repealing the 
     requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the 
     program, by authorizing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     make accelerated payments of basic educational assistance, 
     and by reopening the period for certain VEAP participants to 
     elect to participate in the program of basic educational 
     assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1072. A bill to require the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission to require applicants for or holders of operating 
     licenses for nuclear power reactors to have in effect an 
     emergency response plan for an area within a 50 mile radius 
     of the reactor; to the Committee on Commerce.

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           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1073. A bill to amend title IV of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the Federal 
     programs for housing assistance for the homeless into a block 
     grant program that ensures that States and communities are 
     provided sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts 
     effectively; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Goode, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. John, Mr. Turner, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Largent, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Shows, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 1074. A bill to provide Governmentwide accounting of 
     regulatory costs and benefits, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Pomeroy, 
             Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Larson):
       H.R. 1075. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives to elementary and secondary 
     teachers for technology-related training for purposes of 
     integrating educational technologies into the courses taught 
     in our Nation's classrooms; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Larson):
       H.R. 1076. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives to elementary and secondary 
     teachers for acquisition of computer hardware and software; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 1077. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to allow consumers greater access to information 
     regarding the health benefits of foods and dietary 
     supplements; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1078. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     with respect to retransmission consent and must-carry for 
     cable operators and satellite carriers; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Cook, Mr. Camp, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. 
             Oberstar):
       H.R. 1079. A bill to provide for equitable retirement for 
     military reserve technicians who are covered under the 
     Federal Employment Retirement System or the Civil Service 
     Retirement System; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. Inslee, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 1080. A bill to provide penalties for terrorist 
     attacks against mass transportation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 1081. A bill to provide for protection of the flag of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larson, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, and 
             Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1082. A bill to enhance Federal enforcement of hate 
     crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             English, and Mr. Collins):
       H.R. 1083. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify certain provisions relating to the treatment 
     of forestry activities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Spence, Mr. Cunningham, 
             and Mrs. Biggert):
       H.R. 1084. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax relief, to encourage savings and 
     investment, and to provide incentives for public school 
     construction, and to amend the Social Security Act to provide 
     relief from the earnings test; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. EMERSON:
       H.R. 1085. A bill to improve the health of children; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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. FORD (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Conyers, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 1086. A bill to reform the manner in which firearms 
     are manufactured and distributed by providing an incentive to 
     State and local governments to bring claims for the rising 
     costs of gun violence in their communities; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 1087. A bill to require the relocation of a National 
     Weather Service radar tower which is on Sulphur Mountain near 
     Ojai, California; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 1088. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to eliminate the budget neutrality adjustment 
     factor used in calculating the blended capitation rate for 
     MedicareChoice organizations and to accelerate the transition 
     to the 50:50 blended rate in 2000; 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. Markey, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Largent, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Tauzin, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 1089. A bill to require the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission to require the improved disclosure of after-tax 
     returns regarding mutual fund performance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Shows, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Rodriguez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Foley, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Kolbe, 
             and Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1090. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to exclude cancer treatment services from the 
     prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department 
     services under the Medicare Program; 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. HULSHOF:
       H.R. 1091. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     expand the availability of health care coverage for working 
     individuals with diabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work 
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     Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security 
     Administration to provide beneficiaries with disabilities 
     meaningful opportunities to work, 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. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kuykendall, 
             Mr. Shows, Mrs. Bono, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 1092. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to more accurately codify the depreciable life of 
     semiconductor manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
             Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Engel, Mr. English, Mr. Farr 
             of California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kind of Wisconsin, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Klink, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sununu, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wexler, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1093. A bill to provide collective bargaining rights 
     for public safety officers employed by States or their 
     political subdivisions; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bachus, and 
             Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 1094. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to 
     broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used 
     as collateral for Federal reserve notes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bachus, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Wolf, and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H.R. 1095. A bill to require the United States to take 
     action to provide bilateral debt relief, and improve the 
     provision of multilateral debt relief, in order to give a 
     fresh start to poor countries; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, 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, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. 
             Crowley):
       H.R. 1096. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide special funding to States for 
     implementation of national estuary conservation and 
     management plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1097. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the $500 per child tax credit and other 
     individual non-refundable credits by repealing the complex 
     limitations on the allowance of those credits resulting from 
     their interaction with the alternative minimum tax; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEY:
       H.R. 1098. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require an annual report by the Secretary of Defense on the 
     military capabilities of the People's Republic of China; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. McKinney, 
             and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 1099. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide more revenue for the Social Security system 
     by imposing a tax on certain unearned income and to provide 
     tax relief for more than 80,000,000 individuals and families 
     who pay more in Social Security taxes than income taxes by 
     reducing the rate of the old age, survivors, and disability 
     insurance Social Security payroll tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 1100. A bill to correct an oversight in earlier 
     legislation by directing the National Park Service to grant 
     to three individuals a right of use and occupancy of certain 
     property on Santa Cruz Island; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 1101. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to improve the ability of individuals and local, State, 
     and Federal agencies to prevent natural flood disaster; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 1102. A bill to provide for pension reform, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     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. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 1103. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to carve out from payments to MedicareChoice 
     organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share 
     hospital payments and pay such amounts directly to those 
     disproportionate share hospitals in which their enrollees 
     receive care; 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. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 1104. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over land 
     within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt 
     National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States 
     for the construction of a visitor center; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. Ose, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 1105. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that transfers of family-owned business 
     interests shall be exempt from estate taxation; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Young of Florida):
       H.R. 1106. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to State 
     agencies with responsibility for water source development for 
     the purpose of maximizing available water supply and 
     protecting the environment through the development of 
     alternative water sources; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WATKINS:
       H.R. 1107. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to waive the waiting period otherwise required for 
     diability beneficiaries in the case of individuals suffering 
     from terminal illnesses with not more than six months to 
     live; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas,

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             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Cannon, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Goodling, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. Green of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. John, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, 
             Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Pease, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Portman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riley, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thune, 
             Mr. Toomey, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, 
             and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H. J. Res. 37. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax 
     limitations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Sabo, and Mr. Pallone):
       H. J. Res. 38. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States repealing the twenty-
     second article of amendment to the Constitution; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cox, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
             Tancredo):
       H. Con. Res. 53. A concurrent resolution concerning the 
     Taiwan Relations Act; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Holden, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Clay, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Lazio, Mr. Foley, Mr. Engel, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mr. Ford, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Larson):
       H. Con. Res. 54. A concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     historic significance of the first anniversary of the Good 
     Friday Peace Agreement; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H. Res. 108. A resolution designating majority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H. Res. 109. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a commemorative postage stamp should 
     be issued recognizing the 4-H Youth Development Program's 
     centennial; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Ballenger, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H. Res. 110. A resolution congratulating the Government and 
     the people of the Republic of El Salvador on successfully 
     completing free and democratic elections on March 7, 1999; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MEEKS of New York (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
             Lee, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Rangel):
       H. Res. 111. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Supreme Court of the United 
     States should improve its employment practices with regard to 
     hiring more qualified minority applicants to serve as clerks 
     to the Justices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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