[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 56 (Thursday, April 22, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2298-H2300]
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                      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. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Rogan):
       H.R. 1520. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to give priority, in the allotment of immigrant visas to 
     unmarried sons and daughters of citizens, to an alien who 
     attains the age of 21 after the date on which a petition to 
     classify the alien is filed, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BERRY:
       H.R. 1521. A bill to preserve and protect archaeological 
     sites and historical resources of the central Mississippi 
     Valley through the establishment of the Mississippi Valley 
     National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park 
     System on former Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, 
     Arkansas; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Armed Services, 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. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
             Mr. Herger, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 1522. A bill to safeguard communities, lives, and 
     property from catastrophic wildfire by authorizing contracts 
     to reduce hazardous fuels buildups on forested Federal lands 
     in wildland/urban interface areas while also using such 
     contracts to undertake forest management projects to protect 
     noncommodity resources, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, 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 Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Herger, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Simpson, and 
             Mr. Nethercutt):
       H.R. 1523. A bill to establish mandatory procedures to be 
     followed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 
     Management in advance of the permanent closure of any forest 
     road so as to ensure local public participation in the 
     decisionmaking process; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
             Doolittle):
       H.R. 1524. A bill to authorize the continued use on public 
     lands of the expedited processes successfully used for 
     windstorm-damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Stark, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Matsui, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Weller, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. King, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Quinn, 
             and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 1525. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide simplified criteria, in lieu of the common 
     law rules, for

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     determining whether an individual is an employee or an 
     independent contractor and to limit retroactive employment 
     tax reclassifications; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 1526. A bill to promote the international 
     competitiveness of the United States commercial space 
     industry, to ensure access to space for the Federal 
     Government and the private sector, and to minimize the 
     opportunities for the transfer to other nations of critical 
     satellite technologies; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Costello, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wu, Mr. Weiner, 
             Mr. Capuano, Mr. Etheridge, and Mr. Barcia):
       H.R. 1527. A bill to provide funding for the academic 
     programs of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado):
       H.R. 1528. A bill to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mr. Goodling, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Holden, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Shuster, Mr. Klink, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Toomey, and 
             Mr. Mascara):
       H.R. 1529. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to modify the treatment of certain patient 
     days for purposes of determining the amount of 
     disproportionate share adjustment payments to hospitals under 
     the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H.R. 1530. A bill to make forestry insurance plans 
     available to owners and operators of private forest land, to 
     encourage the use of prescribed burning on private forest 
     land, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H.R. 1531. A bill to ensure safety in public schools by 
     increasing police presence; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 1532. A bill to strengthen warning labels on smokeless 
     tobacco products; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MOORE (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1533. A bill to compensate the Wyandotte Tribe of 
     Oklahoma for the taking of certain rights by the Federal 
     Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1534. A bill to amend title VI of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include programs that 
     encourage academic rigor in scientific education in 
     elementary schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Kind, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Obey, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Shows, and Mr. Clement):
       H.R. 1535. A bill to extend the milk price support program 
     through 2002 at the rate in effect for 1999; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Minge, and 
             Mr. Boswell):
       H.R. 1536. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to encourage the broadest possible participation of producers 
     in the Federal crop insurance program and to ensure the 
     continued availability of affordable crop insurance for 
     producers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. QUINN:
       H.R. 1537. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     for the development and use of brownfields, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pitts, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Wamp, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 1538. A bill to provide flexibility to certain local 
     educational agencies that develop voluntary public and 
     private parental choice programs under title VI of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 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 Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 1539. A bill to repeal the stock loan limit in the 
     Federal Reserve Act; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 1540. A bill to reform the Exchange Stabilization 
     Fund; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1541. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for business meals and 
     entertainment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1542. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for screening retinal eye 
     examinations under the Medicare Program for individuals 
     diagnosed with diabetes; 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. STARK (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Clement, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Paul):
       H.R. 1543. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to combat fraud and abuse under the Medicare 
     Program with respect to partial hospitalization services; 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. STARK:
       H.R. 1544. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish a demonstration project to 
     provide Medicare beneficiaries greater information with 
     respect to various courses of treatment for certain diseases 
     or injuries to enable the beneficiaries to make more informed 
     decisions when selecting a course of treatment for the 
     disease or injury; 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. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1545. A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for improved data collection and evaluations 
     of State Children's Health Insurance Programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1546. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide increased retirement savings opportunities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on 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. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 1547. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements with respect to the TRICARE 
     program; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1548. A bill to provide for a 3-judge division of the 
     court to determine whether cases alleging breach of secret 
     Government contracts should be tried in court; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Bentsen, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             Danner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Stark, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. Klink, 
             Mr. Minge, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Ms. Carson, and Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon):
       H.R. 1549. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund 
     and to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to use amounts in that Fund to carry out 
     projects to restore and recover waters of the United States 
     from damages resulting from violations of that Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
             Visclosky):
       H. Res. 146. A resolution providing for the mandatory 
     implementation of the Office Waste Recycling Program in the 
     House of Representatives; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H. Res. 147. A resolution supporting the goals and ideas 
     and commending the organizers of ``Children's Memorial Day''; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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