[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 52 (Thursday, April 15, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2130-H2132]
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 of the 
following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Goode, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Hilleary):
       H.R. 1427. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to further improve the safety and health 
     of working environments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H.R. 1428. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     strengthen the ban against assault weapons by restricting the 
     availability of such weapons and certain of their component 
     parts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Clay, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Rush, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
             Norton, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Bishop, and Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 1429. A bill to establish a program under the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to eliminate 
     redlining in the insurance business; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Houghton, 
             and Mr. Shows):
       H.R. 1430. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand alternatives for families with children, to 
     establish incentives to improve the quality and supply of 
     child care, to increase the availablility and affordability 
     of professional development for child care providers, to 
     expand youth development opportunities, to ensure the safety 
     of children placed in child care centers in Federal 
     facilities, to ensure adequate child care subsidies for low-
     income working families, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Government Reform, Banking and Financial 
     Services, House Administration, Education and the Workforce, 
     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. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1431. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Shows, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. 
             Metcalf):
       H.R. 1432. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide long-
     term nursing care at public expense to any veteran with a 
     service-connected disability of 50 percent or greater; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BAIRD:
       H.R. 1433. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in 
     lieu of State and local income taxes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Stenholm, and Mr. Boehner):

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       H.R. 1434. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. METCALF (for himself, Mr. Leach, and Mr. 
             Kanjorski):
       H.R. 1435. A bill to allow depository institutions to offer 
     negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to all businesses, to 
     repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand 
     deposits, to require the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System to pay interest on certain reserves, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, and 
             Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 1436. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 1437. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 1438. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 1439. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Ose, Mr. English, 
             and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 1440. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the 15 and 28 percent individual income tax 
     rates to 10 and 23 percent over a 10 year period; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Castle, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paul, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Isakson, 
             Mr. DeLay, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Largent, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Porter, and Ms. Granger):
       H.R. 1441. A bill to amend section 8(a) of the National 
     Labor Relations Act; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 1442. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to continue and extend 
     authority for transfers to State and local governments of 
     certain property for law enforcement, public safety, and 
     emergency response purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Scott, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Clayton, and 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 1443. A bill to provide for the collection of data on 
     traffic stops; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 1444. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     develop and implement projects for fish screens, fish passage 
     devices, and other similar measures to mitigate adverse 
     impacts associated with irrigation system water diversions by 
     local governmental entities in the States of Oregon, 
     Washington, Montana, and Idaho; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. DELAHUNT (for himself and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 1445. A bill to promote research into, and the 
     development of an ultimate cure for, the disease known as 
     fragile X; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 1446. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a tax-free distribution from a qualified 
     retirement plan to the extent that the distribution is 
     contributed for charitable purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. FORD (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Ms. Millender-
             McDonald):
       H.R. 1447. A bill to provide for the coordinated end-to-end 
     testing and disclosure of the readiness of certain Federal 
     and non-Federal computer systems for the year 2000 computer 
     problem; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 1448. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to redesign expeditiously the 
     airspace over the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GORDON:
       H.R. 1449. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit sports agents from influencing college athletes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Murtha):
       H.R. 1450. A bill to protect the privacy of the individual 
     with respect to the Social Security number and other personal 
     information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services, 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. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Phelps, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Crane, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Mr. 
             Davis of Illinois):
       H.R. 1451. A bill to establish the Abraham Lincoln 
     Bicentennial Commission; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. LaHOOD:
       H.R. 1452. A bill to create United States money in the form 
     of noninterest bearing credit in accordance with the 1st and 
     5th clauses of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution of 
     the United States, to provide for noninterest bearing loans 
     of the money so created to State and local governments solely 
     for the purpose of funding capital projects; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Budget, 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. LAMPSON:
       H.R. 1453. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for 2-earner married couples; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Horn, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Minge, Ms. Lee, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Ms. Norton, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Towns, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Moran of Kansas):
       H.R. 1454. A bill to affirm the religious freedom of 
     taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in 
     war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments 
     of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create 
     the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax 
     payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
             Berry):
       H.R. 1455. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a 
     mechanism to promote the provision of Medicare cost-sharing 
     assistance to eligible low-income Medicare beneficiaries; 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. GEORGE MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1456. A bill to improve the National Writing Project; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 1457. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the credit for producing electricity from 
     certain renewable resources; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 1458. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for the old-age, survivors, and 
     disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-
     employed individuals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 1459. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Labor to 
     establish voluntary protection programs; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 1460. A bill to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and 
     Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Resoration Act 
     to decrease the requisite blood quantum required for 
     membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROGAN (for himself and Mr. Rothman):

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       H.R. 1461. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     exempt qualified law enforcement officers from State laws 
     prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Graham, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Lee, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Souder, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 1462. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for the ownership and control of 
     corporations by employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ROTHMAN (for himself and Mr. Holt):
       H.R. 1463. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a feasibility 
     study for applying airport bubbles as a method of 
     identifying, assessing, and reducing the adverse 
     environmental impacts of airport ground and flight operations 
     and improving the overall quality of the environment, and for 
     other purposes; 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 Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Bliley, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 1464. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that farm income may be allocated among 
     taxable years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SALMON:
       H.R. 1465. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit for residential solar energy property; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SANDLIN:
       H.R. 1466. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
     taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. DeMint, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Stump, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 1467. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and 
     economic opportunity for families by repealing the income 
     tax, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a 
     national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the 
     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. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Minge, and 
             Mrs. Emerson):
       H.R. 1468. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to eliminate the limitation on loan rates for 
     marketing assistance loans through the 2002 crop year; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       H.R. 1469. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reestablish the marketing aspects of farmers' 
     cooperatives in relation to adding value to a farmer's 
     product by feeding it to animals and selling the animals and 
     to grant a declaratory judgment remedy relating to the status 
     and classification of farmers' cooperatives; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1470. A bill to reduce corporate welfare and promote 
     corporate responsibility; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Resources, Agriculture, 
     Science, Banking and Financial Services, the Budget, and 
     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 Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1471. A bill to eliminate money laundering in the 
     private banking system, to require the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to warn insured depository institutions of foreign 
     countries in which there is a concentration of money 
     laundering activities, to amend the Bank Holding Company Act 
     of 1956 to require the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System to include money laundering activities in the 
     consideration of applications under section 3 of such Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Costello, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Shows, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Foley, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Berman, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 1472. A bill to allow postal patrons to contribute to 
     funding for diabetes research through the voluntary purchase 
     of certain specially issued United States postage stamps; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H. Con. Res. 86. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding Federal decisions, actions, and 
     regulations affecting water; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Shows, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Upton, Mr. Ney, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Danner, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Gary Miller of California, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Paul, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Berman, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Ose, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Ms. 
             Berkley, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Shays, and Mr. Diaz-Balart):
       H. Con. Res. 87. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction 
     for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home 
     should not be further restricted; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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