[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 28, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2467-H2470]
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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. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Clay, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Menendez, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, 
             Ms. Norton, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Vento, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dixon, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Shows, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Olver, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             McNulty, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Moore, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Berkley, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Wise, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Berman, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Wexler, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Sabo, Ms. Waters, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Engel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mrs. 
             Napolitano):
       H.R. 1590. A bill to provide retirement security for all 
     Americans; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 
     Government Reform, 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. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Crowley, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Dixon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Inslee, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs.

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             Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Towns, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, and 
             Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1591. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage 
     for low-income individuals infected with HIV; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Boyd, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. John, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Etheridge, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hill of Montana, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 1592. A bill to establish certain requirements 
     regarding the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 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 Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ramstad, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H.R. 1593. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the exemption from the self-employment tax for 
     certain termination payments received by former life 
     insurance salesmen; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 1594. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve benefits for Filipino veterans of World War II, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Towns, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Cummings, and Mrs. Capps):
       H.R. 1595. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for a national standard to prohibit the operation of 
     motor vehicles by individuals under the influence of alcohol; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York):
       H.R. 1596. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide, with respect to research on breast cancer, for the 
     increased involvement of advocates in decision making at the 
     National Cancer Institute; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Canady of Florida):
       H.R. 1597. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for national minimum sentences for individuals 
     convicted of operating motor vehicles under the influence of 
     alcohol; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Bono, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Ford, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Rothman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Pastor, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Payne, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen):
       H.R. 1598. A bill to provide a patent term restoration 
     review procedure for certain drug products; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 1599. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the purchase 
     of information technology related to the Year 2000 computer 
     conversion by State and local governments through Federal 
     supply schedules; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. Jackson-Lee 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 1600. A bill to provide that Federal contracts and 
     certain Federal subsidies shall be provided only to 
     businesses which have qualified profit-sharing plans; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform, 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. EHRLICH (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cooksey, 
             Mr. Larson, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Weygand, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Horn, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Clement, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Snyder, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Underwood, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Tierney, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Fletcher, 
             Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Clay, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Dickey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Watkins, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Goodling, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Baker, Ms. 
             Danner, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Istook, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Vento, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Baird, Mr. Kind, Mr. Wise, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Boswell, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Sanchez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Klink, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Spence, Mr. Rush, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Allen, 
             Ms. Carson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Terry, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Strickland, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sununu, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Leach, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Dicks, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cook, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Regula, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Latham, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Olver, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. King, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Foley, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. Ganske, Ms. 
             Granger, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Norwood, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Weiner, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Moore, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Berry, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Ortiz):
       H.R. 1601. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to restore the link between the maximum amount of 
     earnings by blind individuals permitted without demonstrating 
     ability to engage in substantial gainful activity and the 
     exempt amount permitted in determining excess earnings under 
     the earnings test; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH:
       H.R. 1602. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of depreciable business assets 
     which may be expensed, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 1603. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for permanent eligibility of former members of the 
     Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.

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           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Burr of North Carolina, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Everett, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Riley, Mr. 
             Berry, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Snyder, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Larson, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Castle, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Foley, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Fletcher, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Baker, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             John, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Allen, Ms. Danner, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Hulshof, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Talent, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, 
             Mr. McIntyre, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Watt of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Bass, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Holt, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Lazio, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. Owens, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Doyle, Mr. English, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Spratt, 
             Mr. Spence, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Lampson, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Turner, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. 
             Wise):
       H.R. 1604. A bill to reauthorize, and modify the conditions 
     for, the consent of Congress to the Northeast Interstate 
     Dairy Compact and to grant the consent of Congress to the 
     Southern Dairy Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       H.R. 1605. A bill to designate the United States courthouse 
     building located at 402 North Walnut Street and Prospect 
     Avenue in Harrison, Arkansas, as the ``Judge J. Smith Henley 
     Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1606. A bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to make certain temporary Federal service 
     creditable for retirement purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pitts, Ms. 
             Granger, Mr. Wamp, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             DeMint, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Rogan, and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1607. A bill to assist States in providing individuals 
     a credit against State income taxes or a comparable benefit 
     for contributions to charitable organizations working to 
     prevent or reduce poverty and protect and encourage donations 
     to charitable organizations, to prohibit discrimination 
     against nongovernmental organizations and certain individuals 
     on the basis of religion in the distribution of government 
     funds to provide government assistance and the distribution 
     of such assistance, to allow such organizations to accept 
     such funds to provide such assistance without impairing the 
     relegious character of such organizations, to provide for 
     tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts 
     for charitable purposes, and for other purposes; 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. KNOLLENBERG (for himself and Mr. Barcia):
       H.R. 1608. A bill to reaffirm and clarify the Federal 
     relationship of the Swan Creek Black River Confederated 
     Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan as a distinct federally recognized 
     Indian tribe and to restore aboriginal rights, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 1609. A bill to amend Public Law 105-188 to provide 
     for the mineral leasing of certain Indian lands in Oklahoma; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Sabo, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Minge, and Mr. Gutknecht):
       H.R. 1610. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to reinstate the DSH allotment level for Minnesota to the 
     fiscal year 1995 level; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MCCRERY (for himself, Mr. English, and Mr. 
             Tauzin):
       H.R. 1611. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for contributions to individual 
     investment accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Bonior, and 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio):
       H.R. 1612. A bill to establish a comprehensive program to 
     ensure the safety of food products intended for human 
     comsumption which are regulated by the Food and Drug 
     Administration; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 1613. A bill to restore to the original owners certain 
     lands that the Federal Government took for military purposes 
     in 1940; to the Committee on Resources, 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. PHELPS (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Talent, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Shows, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Baird, Mr. Moore, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Hinojosa):
       H.R. 1614. A bill to authorize the Small Business 
     Administration to provide financial and business development 
     assistance to military reservists' small businesses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. SUNUNU:
       H.R. 1615. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to extend the designation of a portion of the Lamprey River 
     in New Hampshire as a recreational river to include an 
     additional river segment; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. English, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Weller, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Herger, Mr. Stark, Mr. Reyes, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Levin, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Camp, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Portman, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. 
             Houghton):
       H.R. 1616. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify certain provisions applicable to real estate 
     investment trusts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. 
             Cubin, and Mr. Thune):
       H.R. 1617. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to provide for the 
     eventual removal of intrastate distribution restrictions on 
     State inspected meat and poultry; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1618. A bill to amend section 106 of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1968 to improve the housing 
     counseling program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, and Mr. Murtha):
       H.J. Res. 46. A joint resolution conferring status as an 
     honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Zachary 
     Fisher; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. LaFalce):
       H.J. Res. 47. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     the Congress regarding the need for a Surgeon General's 
     report on media and violence; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Farr of California, 
             Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Pease, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr.

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             Towns, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Stump, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. English, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Cook, Mr. Fossella, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. McInnis, Mr. John, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, and Ms. Rivers):
       H.J. Res. 48. A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress with respect to the court-martial conviction of the 
     late Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay, III, and calling upon 
     the President to award a Presidental Unit Citation to the 
     final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. COX (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
       H. Res. 153. A resolution amending House Resolution 5, One 
     Hundred Sixth Congress, as amended by House Resolution 129, 
     One Hundred Sixth Congress; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Andrews, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Larson, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rogan, Mr. 
             Rothman, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rush, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Res. 155. A resolution calling upon the President to 
     provide in a collection all United States records related to 
     the Armenian genocide and the consequences of the failure to 
     enforce the judgments of the Turkish courts against the 
     responsible officials, and to deliver the collection to the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives, the library of the United States Holocaust 
     Memorial Museum, and to the Armenian Genocide Museum in 
     Yerevan, Armenia; to the Committee on Government Reform, and 
     in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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.

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