[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 54 (Tuesday, April 20, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2201-H2202]
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. ARMEY (for himself, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. 
             Cox, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Pitts, and 
             Mr. Dooley of California):
       H.R. 1475. A bill to enable drivers to choose a more 
     affordable form of auto insurance that also provides for more 
     adequate and timely compensation for accident victims, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Costello, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 1476. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish additional national cemeteries for 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. King, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Stark, Ms. Norton, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, and Ms. Slaughter):
       H.R. 1477. A bill to withhold voluntary proportional 
     assistance for programs and projects of the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency relating to the development and 
     completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York:
       H.R. 1478. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to 
     protect breastfeeding by new mothers; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1479. A bill to amend the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 to provide for renewal 
     of contracts for rental assistance under section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 for moderate rehabilitation 
     projects in the same manner as other projects with such 
     expiring contracts; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H.R. 1480. A bill to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     United States Army Corps of Engineers to construct various 
     projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
     States, and for other purposes; 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 Ms. BERKLEY:
       H.R. 1481. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     under construction at 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las 
     Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George United States 
     Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 1482. A bill to reauthorize the Welfare-To-Work 
     program to provide additional resources and flexibility to 
     improve the administration of the program; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Camp, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cardin, Mr. English, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 1483. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure the proper payment of approved nursing 
     and paramedical education programs under the Medicare 
     Program; 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. FILNER:
       H.R. 1484. A bill to authorize appropriations for homeless 
     veterans reintegration projects under the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mr.

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             Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lee, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Levin, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 1485. A bill to permit certain long-term permanent 
     resident aliens to seek cancellation of removal or waiver of 
     inadmissibility under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Meehan):
       H.R. 1486. A bill to provide for a transition to market-
     based rates for power sold by the Federal Power Marketing 
     Administrations and the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, 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. HANSEN:
       H.R. 1487. A bill to provide for public participation in 
     the declaration of national monuments under the Act popularly 
     known as the Antiquities Act of 1906; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1488. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Social Security Act to repeal provisions 
     relating to the State enforcement of child support 
     obligations and the disbursement of such support and to 
     require the Internal Revenue Service to collect and disburse 
     such support through wage withholding and other means; 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. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 1489. A bill to clarify boundaries on maps related to 
     the Coastal Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. KOLBE:
       H.R. 1490. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to set aside up to $2 per person from park entrance 
     fees or assess up to $2 per person visiting the Grand Canyon 
     or another national park to secure bonds for capital 
     improvements to the park, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bentsen, 
             and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 1491. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to 
     consolidate and enhance the trade adjustment assistance and 
     NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs under that 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. Gary MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1492. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     provide for parity between private entities and public 
     entities with respect to civil actions against the entities 
     that arise from the ownership or operation of public water 
     systems; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 1493. A bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public 
     Lands Management Act of 1996 to transfer Federal 
     participation in the America's Agricultural Heritage 
     Partnership in the State of Iowa to the Secretary of the 
     Interior, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Armey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Sununu, Ms. Granger, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Talent, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bliley, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Bass, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Stump, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Barr 
             of Georgia, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Thune, Mr. English, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Latham, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Collins, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Spence, Mr. Ryun of 
             Kansas, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Regula, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Rush, 
             Mr. Foley, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Toomey, Mr. Terry, Mr. Combest, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Kuykendall, 
             Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Everett, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Graham, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 1494. A bill to provide dollars to the classroom; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Allen, Mr. Moakley, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Boucher, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Delahunt, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 1495. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient 
     prescription drugs 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. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Condit, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Goode, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Blagojevich, Mrs. Biggert, and 
             Mr. Armey):
       H.R. 1496. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access and choice for 
     entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical 
     care for their employees; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce, 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. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Pascrell, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Phelps, Mr. English, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 1497. A bill to amend the Small Business Act with 
     respect to the women's business center program; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mrs. WILSON:
       H.R. 1498. A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MCKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Castle, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Souder, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
             Hulshof, Mr. Herger, Mr. Rogan, Mr. Kuykendall, and 
             Mr. Gary Miller of California):
       H. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution urging the Congress 
     and the President to increase funding for the Pell Grant 
     Program and existing Campus-Based Aid Programs; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H. Con. Res. 89. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park in New Ulm, 
     Minnesota, as a national symbol of the contributions of 
     Americans of German heritage; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LAMPSON (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Costello, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Sherman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Filner, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Wu):
       H. Res. 144. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that a postage stamp should be issued 
     commemorating Cesar E. Chavez; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.

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