[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 51 (Wednesday, April 14, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2052-H2054]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
             Doolittle):
       H.R. 1398. A bill to amend section 211 of the Clean Air Act 
     to prohibit the use of certain fuel additives; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. Berman, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rush, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Ms. Lee, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Diaz-
             Balart):

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       H.R. 1399. A bill to amend title IV of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996 to provide States with the option to allow legal 
     immigrant pregnant women, children, and blind or disabled 
     medically needy individuals to be eligible for medical 
     assistance under the Medicaid Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Commerce, Agriculture, and 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. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Towns, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cox, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Shimkus, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Blunt, and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.R. 1400. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to improve collection and dissemination of information 
     concerning bond prices and to improve price competition in 
     bond markets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Skelton) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1401. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for military activities of the Department 
     of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
     fiscal years 2000 to 2001, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Holden, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Reynolds, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Riley, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Hefley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Boyd, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Mica, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             John, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Capuano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Allen, Mr. Barcia, Ms. Danner, Mrs. 
             Emerson, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Shows, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Hayes, Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Price of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Bass, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Strickland, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sandlin, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pickett, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Rahall, 
             and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 1402. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to implement the Class I milk price structure known as Option 
     1-A as part of the implementation of the final rule to 
     consolidate Federal milk marketing orders; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BARR of Georgia:
       H.R. 1403. A bill to nullify the effect of certain 
     provisions of various Executive orders; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H.R. 1404. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to include the earned income credit in property that the 
     debtor may elect to exempt from the estate; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Strickland, 
             Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Oxley, and 
             Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 1405. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 143 West Liberty Street, Medina, Ohio, as the ``Donald J. 
     Pease Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 1406. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain bonds issued by local 
     governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes 
     may be treated as tax exempt; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COYNE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1407. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the individual capital gains tax for all 
     individuals and to provide modest reductions in the capital 
     gains tax for most individuals; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Bonior, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1408. A bill to make available funds for a security 
     assistance training and support program for the self-defense 
     of Kosova; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mrs. Emerson, and Mr. 
             Shows):
       H.R. 1409. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide that the provisions requiring payment of Federal 
     benefits in the form of electronic funds transfers shall not 
     apply with respect to benefits payable under the old-age, 
     survivors, and disability insurance program under title II of 
     the Social Security Act; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 1410. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt small issues from the restrictions on the 
     deduction by financial institutions for interest; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 1411. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 2-month extension for the due date for 
     filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on 
     a tour of duty outside the United States for a period which 
     includes the normal due date for such filing; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas:
       H.R. 1412. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to require the arbitration of initial contract negotiation 
     disputes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shows, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Stump, 
             and Mr. Capuano):
       H.R. 1413. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to expand and make permanent the Medicare 
     demonstration project for military retirees and dependents; 
     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, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. English):
       H.R. 1414. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from income certain amounts received under 
     the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program and the 
     F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship 
     and Financial Assistance Program; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 1415. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in 
     Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.

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           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 1416. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that interest on indebtedness used to finance 
     the furnishing or sale of rate-regulated electric energy or 
     natural gas in the United States shall be allocated solely to 
     sources within the United States; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 1417. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     make nonmilitary government aircraft subject to safety 
     regulation by the Department of Transportation; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 1418. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 concerning 
     liability for the sale of certain facilities for residential 
     use; to the Committee on Commerce, 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 Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 1419. A bill to amend chapter 5 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to eliminate a vacant judgeship in the eastern 
     district and establish a new judgeship in the western 
     district of North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1420. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 of provide a revenue-neutral simplification of the 
     individual income tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Meehan, 
             Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1421. A bill to prohibit the use of vending machines 
     to sell tobacco products in all locations other than in 
     locations in which the presence of minors is not permitted; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Ney, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Shows, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Bonior):
       H.R. 1422. A bill to require the establishment of a 
     Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-
     of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits 
     under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1423. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     restrict the mail-order sale of body armor; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1424. A bill to limit access to body armor by violent 
     felons and to facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body 
     armor to State and local law enforcement agencies; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1425. A bill to authorize security assistance for the 
     Kosova Liberation Army to be used for training and support 
     for their established self-defense forces in order to defend 
     and protect the civilian population of Kosova against armed 
     aggression; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1426. A bill to prevent the laundering of money; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Largent, Mr. Cox, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Camp, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Herger, Mr. Linder, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Skeen):
       H.J. Res. 45. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Federal 
     income tax; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOYD (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Tanner, Mr. Minge, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H. Con. Res. 85. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 should be 
     reformed by April 15, 2002, in a manner that protects the 
     Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds, that is revenue 
     neutral, and that results in a fair and less complicated tax 
     code; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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