[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 17, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H1405-H1407]
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. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 1141. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
     and for other purposes.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Calvert, and 
             Mr. Bonilla):
       H.R. 1142. A bill to ensure that landowners receive 
     treatment equal to that provided to the Federal Government 
     when property must be used; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Goodling, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 1143. A bill to establish a program to provide 
     assistance for programs of credit and other financial 
     services for microenterprises in developing countries, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Shows, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Herger, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith 
             of New

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             Jersey, Mr. Weller, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Regula, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. 
             Kaptur, and Mr. Thune):
       H.R. 1144. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     to require that all meat and meat food products, whether 
     domestic or imported, bear a label notifying the ultimate 
     purchaser of meat and meat food products of the country of 
     origin of the livestock that is the source of the meat and 
     meat food products; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Everett, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Quinn, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 1145. A bill to require that perishable agricultural 
     commodities be labeled or marked as to their country of 
     origin and to establish penalties for violations of such 
     labeling requirements; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Stump, Mr. Duncan, and Mrs. 
             Chenoweth):
       H.R. 1146. A bill to end membership of the United States in 
     the United Nations; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1147. A bill to sunset the Bretton Woods Agreement 
     Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1148. A bill to abolish the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to 
     repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Frost, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sandlin, 
             and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 1149. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to expand and clarify the requirements 
     regarding advance directives in order to ensure that an 
     individual's health care decisions are complied with, and for 
     other purposes; 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. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Upton, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. George 
             Miller of California):
       H.R. 1150. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 1151. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require air carrier baggage liability to be not less than 
     $2,500 per passenger; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, 
             and Mr. Pitts):
       H.R. 1152. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to target assistance to support the economic and 
     political independence of the countries of the South Caucasus 
     and Central Asia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. COOK:
       H.R. 1153. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that a taxpayer may request a receipt for an 
     income tax payment which itemizes the portion of the payment 
     which is allocable to various Government spending categories; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Largent, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kasich, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Nethercutt, and 
             Mr. Regula):
       H.R. 1154. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of their 
     income tax overpayments, and to make other contributions, for 
     the benefit of units of the National Park System; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Resources, 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. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1155. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to require the Attorney General to provide for special 
     consideration concerning the English language requirement 
     with respect to the naturalization of individuals over 65 
     years of age; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1156. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to establish a Board of Visa Appeals within the 
     Department of State to review decisions of consular officers 
     concerning visa applications, revocations, and cancellations; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
             Ramstad):
       H.R. 1157. A bill to require appropriate off-budget 
     treatment of Social Security in official budget 
     pronouncements; to the Committee on the Budget, 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. HILL of Montana:
       H.R. 1158. A bill to provide for the preservation and 
     sustainability of the family farm through the transfer of 
     responsibility for operation and maintenance of the Flathead 
     Irrigation Project, Montana; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Horn, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bilbray, 
             and Mr. McGovern):
       H.R. 1159. A bill to improve the Federal capability to deal 
     with child exploitation; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     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. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 1160. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish 
     headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain 
     individuals; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, and Mrs. 
             Roukema):
       H.R. 1161. A bill to revise the banking and bankruptcy 
     insolvency laws with respect to the termination and netting 
     of financial contracts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. Lucas 
             of Kentucky):
       H.R. 1162. A bill to designate the bridge on United States 
     Route 231 that crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, 
     Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, as the ``William H. Natcher 
     Bridge''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
             and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 1163. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for 
     expenses for providing an appropriate environment on the 
     business premises for employed mothers to breastfeed or 
     express milk for their children; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Jefferson, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 1164. A bill to provide for assistance by the United 
     States to promote economic growth and stabilization of 
     Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Irish 
     Republic; to the Committee on International Relations, 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. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. 
             Tancredo):
       H.R. 1165. A bill to redesignate the Black Canyon of the 
     Gunnison National Monument as a national park and establish 
     the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1166. A bill to authorize the President to enter into 
     a trade agreement concerning

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     Northern Ireland and certain border counties of the Republic 
     of Ireland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. George MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Kildee, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Martinez, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 1167. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act to provide for further self-
     governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Andrews, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. English, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Larson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Terry, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Wise, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Frost, 
             Mrs. Morella, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Rothman, and Ms. McKinney):
       H.R. 1168. A bill to authorize the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency to make grants to fire 
     departments for the purpose of protecting the public and 
     firefighting personnel against fire and fire-related hazards; 
     to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. SABO (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Sandlin, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 1169. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to require the offering of children-only 
     coverage to dependents of participants under group health 
     plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SABO (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Sandlin, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1170. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make available under the health benefits program for Federal 
     employees the option of obtaining coverage for self and 
     children only, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SABO:
       H.R. 1171. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide 
     for public financing of House of Representatives general 
     election campaigns, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Administration, 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. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Murtha, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Sabo, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Price of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Snyder, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Bonior, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1172. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against income tax to individuals 
     who rehabilitate historic homes or who are the first 
     purchasers of rehabilitated historic homes for use as a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATT of North Carolina (for himself, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Scott, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Lee, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois):
       H.R. 1173. A bill to provide that States may use 
     redistricting systems for Congressional districts other than 
     single-member districts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 1174. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce from 24 months to 12 months the holding period 
     used to determine whether horses are assets described in 
     section 1231 of such Code; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Tancredo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Cox, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Ackerman, and Mr. Martinez):
       H. Con. Res. 56. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     20th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H. Con. Res. 57. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued 
     honoring the 100th anniversary of the Junior League; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Payne, Mr. Holt, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Shows, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Borski, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Fossella, and Mr. Frost):
       H. Con. Res. 58. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of veterans to the United States and expressing 
     support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students 
     (VETS) Day; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. King, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             McGovern):
       H. Con. Res. 59. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     brutal killing of Rosemary Nelson; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H. Res. 119. A resolution designating minority membership 
     on certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H. Res. 121. A resolution affirming the Congress' 
     opposition to all forms of racism and bigotry; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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