[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 55 (Wednesday, April 21, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2271-H2272]
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. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 1500. A bill to accelerate the Wilderness designation 
     process by establishing a timetable for the completion of 
     wilderness studies on Federal Lands; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Scott, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Canady of Florida, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Weiner, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 1501. A bill to provide grants to ensure increased 
     accountability for juvenile offenders; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARCIA (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mrs. Morella, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Costello, Ms. Jackson-
             Lee of Texas, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 1502. A bill to minimize the disruption of Government 
     and private sector operations caused by the Year 2000 
     computer problem; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. 
             Pomeroy):
       H.R. 1503. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from sale of farmland 
     which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Condit, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Hayes):
       H.R. 1504. A bill to streamline, modernize, and enhance the 
     authority of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to plant 
     protection and quarantine, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees 
     on the Judiciary, Resources, and 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. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Regula, 
             Mr. Coyne, Mr. Ney, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Aderholt):
       H.R. 1505. A bill to amend United States trade laws to 
     address more effectively import crises; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 1506. A bill to provide for the orderly disposal of 
     certain Federal land in the State of Nevada and for the 
     acquisition of environmentally sensitive land in the State, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

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           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 1507. A bill to require the Secretary of 
     Transportation to grant exemptions under section 41714 of 
     title 49, United States Code, to allow 30 additional slot 
     exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for 
     air carriers to provide daily air service between Ronald 
     Reagan Washington National Airport and other airports that 
     are more than 1, 250 statute miles from Ronald Reagan 
     Washington National Airport, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1508. A bill to prohibit entry of the Russian vessel 
     KAPITAN MAN into any port in the United States at which there 
     is a United States naval presence; to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Murtha, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Reyes, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hunter, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Green of 
             Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. English, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Ms. Granger, Mr. Dickey, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Evans, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
             and Mr. Kingston):
       H.R. 1509. A bill to authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE 
     Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District 
     of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became 
     disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi):
       H.R. 1510. A bill to promote environmental justice, public 
     health, and pollution reduction efforts; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and 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. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 1511. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require certain additional information in 
     statements of explanation of benefits provided to Medicare 
     beneficiaries under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. 
             Carson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush, Mr. Owens, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Payne, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 1512. A bill to improve the safety of firearms; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 1513. A bill to allow Federal employees to take 
     advantage of the transportation fringe benefit provisions of 
     the Internal Revenue Code that are available to private 
     sector employees; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Shows, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ney, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1514. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for mandatory coverage of services furnished 
     by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists under 
     State Medicaid plans; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Wise, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Strickland, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. George Miller of California, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. Andrews, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Mica, Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Boehlert, and Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 1515. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit group and 
     individual health plans from imposing treatment limitations 
     or financial requirements on the coverage of mental health 
     benefits and on the coverage of substance abuse and chemical 
     dependency benefits if similar limitations or requirements 
     are not imposed on medical and surgical benefits; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Education and the Workforce, and 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. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Hayworth, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 1516. A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act to provide for payment of compensation to 
     individuals exposed to radiation as the result of working in 
     uranium mines and mills which provided uranium for the use 
     and benefit of the United States Government, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1517. A bill to provide for the test and evaluation by 
     the Armed Forces of the Mobile Expeditionary Accurate Night 
     Vision Compatible Portable Airfield Lighting System; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. WEYGAND:
       H.R. 1518. A bill to amend title X of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance for 
     startup costs of community programs to prevent residentially 
     based lead poisoning in children; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. WILSON:
       H.R. 1519. A bill to provide for humanitarian assistance 
     for Kosovar Albanian refugees, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, 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 Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 90. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that all Members mourn the loss of life at 
     Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, and condemn 
     this and previous incidents of deadly violence in our 
     Nation's schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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. SWEENEY:
       H. Con. Res. 91. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for a clinic to be conducted by the 
     United States Luge Association; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

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