[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 60 (Thursday, April 29, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2544-H2545]
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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. GEJDENSON (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1619. A bill to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket 
     Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to 
     expand the boundaries of the Corridor; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Combest, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Dickey, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mrs. Northup, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 1620. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to provide for inflation adjustments to the mandatory 
     jurisdiction thresholds of the National Labor Relations 
     Board; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kildee, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Ms. Danner, Mr. Bachus, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Thurman, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 1621. A bill to prohibit the use of the ``Made in 
     USA'' label on products of the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands and to deny such products duty-free and 
     quota-free treatment; to the Committee on Resources, 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. KLECZKA:
       H.R. 1622. A bill to prohibit the importation of products 
     made with dog or cat fur, to prohibit the sale, manufacture, 
     offer for sale, transportation, and distribution of products 
     made with dog or cat fur in the United States, and for other 
     purposes; 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. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       H.R. 1623. A bill to reduce class size, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. 
             Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Filner, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Meehan, and 
             Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1624. A bill to improve the quality of housing for 
     elderly individuals and families, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Moakley, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sabo, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Smith of Washington, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 1625. A bill to provide a process for declassifying on 
     an expedited basis certain documents relating to human rights 
     abuses in Guatemala, Honduras, and other regions; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. BAKER:
       H.R. 1626. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the 
     highway sanctions; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself and Mr. Allen):
       H.R. 1627. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to distribute funds available for grants 
     under title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
     Act to help ensure that each State receives not less than 0.5 
     percent of such funds for certain programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida:
       H.R. 1628. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
     Miami, Florida, metropolitan area; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Etheridge, 
             Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Costello, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Bishop, Mr. Scott, Mr. Owens, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Mr. John, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Turner, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Holden, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 1629. A bill to provide grants to rural eligible local 
     educational agencies to enable the agencies to recruit and 
     retain qualified teachers; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. COYNE (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1630. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend permanently environmental remediation costs; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORD:
       H.R. 1631. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a 
     full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest 
     on student loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Ryan of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1632. A bill to provide that certain attribution rules 
     be applied with respect to the counting of certain prisoners 
     in a decennial census of population; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Crane, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Watkins, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Herger, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Sam Johnson 
             of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Hulshof, 
             Mr. Levin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Portman, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Foley, and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 1633. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the limitation on the use of foreign tax 
     credits under the alternative minimum tax; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JONES of North Carolina:
       H.R. 1634. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-
     purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to 
     consumers under such agreements, to provide certain 
     substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 1635. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that a member of the uniformed services shall 
     be treated as using a principal residence while away from 
     home on qualified official extended duty in determining the 
     exclusion of gain from the sale of such residence; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Shays, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
             Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 1636. A bill to provide for a reduction in the rate of 
     adolescent pregnancy through the evaluation of public and 
     private prevention programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ:
       H.R. 1637. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs under 
     the Act through fiscal year 2004, to establish a National 
     Family Caregiver Support Program, to modernize aging programs 
     and services, to address the need to engage in life course 
     planning, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 1638. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand S corporation eligibility for banks, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. QUINN:
       H.R. 1639. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require 6-months' advance notice to enrollees 
     of Medicare managed care plans of termination of hospital 
     participation under such plans; 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. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1640. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross 
     income for amounts received under qualified group legal 
     services plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REGULA:
       H.R. 1641. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to eliminate PAC contributions to individual 
     House of Representatives candidates, to provide a tax credit 
     and tax deduction for contributions to such candidates, to 
     provide for voluntary expenditure limitations in House of 
     Representatives elections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, 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. ROGAN:
       H.R. 1642. A bill to require local educational agencies to 
     develop and implement a random drug testing and counseling 
     program for students in grades 9 through 12; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 1643. A bill to establish a moratorium on large 
     fishing vessels in Atlantic herring and mackerel fisheries; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. 
             Dooley of California, Mr. English, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. John, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Lee, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Meeks of New 
             York, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Moran of Kansas, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Stark, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1644. A bill to provide the people of Cuba with access 
     to food and medicines from the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, 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. STARK (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Hilliard):
       H.R. 1645. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for full payment rates under Medicare 
     to hospitals for costs of direct graduate medical education 
     of residents for residency training programs in specialties 
     or subspecialties which the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services designates as critical need specialty or 
     subspecialty training programs; 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. 1646. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to provide for an extra payment amount under 
     the Medicare Program to rural providers of services who 
     furnish case manager services to 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. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 1647. A bill to amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 to 
     prohibit law enforcement agencies from imposing a waiting 
     period before accepting reports of missing children less than 
     21 years of age; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Payne, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shows, Ms. 
             Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, and Mr. Weiner):
       H.R. 1648. A bill to establish State infrastructure banks 
     for education; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Paul, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. McIntosh):
       H.R. 1649. A bill to abolish the Department of Energy; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Armed Services, Science, Resources, Rules, and 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. UPTON (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Camp, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Quinn, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Sununu, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Allen, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Reyes, Mr. Frost, Mr. Davis of Florida, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. English, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Oxley, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Lee, and Mr. 
             Bonior):
       H.R. 1650. A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to modify the 
     requirements for implementation of an entry-exit control 
     system; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and 
             Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 1651. A bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act 
     of 1967 to extend the period during which reimbursement may 
     be provided to owners of United States fishing vessels for 
     costs incurred when such a vessel is seized and detained by a 
     foreign country; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 1652. A bill to establish the Yukon River Salmon 
     Advisory Panel; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and 
             Mr. Faleomavaega) (all by request):
       H.R. 1653. A bill to approve a governing international 
     fishery agreement between the United States and the Russian 
     Federation; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KASICH:
       H.J. Res. 49. A joint resolution to designate the Village 
     of Sunbury, Ohio, as ``Flagville, U.S.A.``; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.

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