[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 63 (Tuesday, May 4, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2634-H2636]
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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. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Barr of 
             Georgia, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Bachus, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Martinez, Ms. Norton, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1658. A bill to provide a more just and uniform 
     procedure for Federal civil forteitures, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 1659. A bill to reinforce police training and 
     reestablish police and community relations, and to create a 
     commission to study and report on the policies and practices 
     that govern the training, recruitment, and oversight of 
     police officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Allen, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Ms. Berkley, Mr.

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             Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Borski, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Capuano, Ms. 
             Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Ms. Norton, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Quinn, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
             Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1660. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and 
     renovation of public schools and to provide tax incentives 
     for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements 
     with public schools in distressed areas; 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 Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Sawyer, 
             and Mr. Hilliard):
       H.R. 1661. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish 
     standards for the health quality improvement of children in 
     managed care plans and other health plans; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, 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 Mrs. McCARTHY of New York:
       H.R. 1662. A bill to amend Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide for the inclusion of 
     mentoring programs for novice teachers in the professional 
     development activities of local educational agencies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Cox, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Lee, Mr. Radanovich, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Horn, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Rogan, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Condit, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. 
             Berman, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Waters, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Dooley of 
             California, Mr. Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Ose, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Snyder, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Baker, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. 
             Napolitano, Mr. Reyes, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1663. A bill to designate as a national memorial the 
     memorial being built at the Riverside National Cemetery in 
     Riverside, California to honor recipients of the Medal of 
     Honor; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 1664. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for military operations, refugee relief, and 
     humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in Kosovo, 
     and for military operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. BATEMAN:
       H.R. 1665. A bill to allow the National Park Service to 
     acquire certain land for addition to the Wilderness 
     Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by 
     purchase or exchange as well as by donation; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. BOYD (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Mica, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 1666. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service at 200 East Pinckney Street in Madison, 
     Florida, as the ``Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 1667. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to vehicle weight limitations; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GANSKE:
       H.R. 1668. A bill to authorize the National Park Service to 
     conduct a feasibility study for the preservation of the Loess 
     Hills in western Iowa; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 1669. A bill to provide that an annual pay adjustment 
     for Members of Congress may not exceed the cost-of-living 
     adjustment in benefits under title II of the Social Security 
     Act for that year; to the Committee on Government Reform, and 
     in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 1670. A bill to establish a commission to study the 
     culture and glorification of violence in America; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H.R. 1671. A bill to grant a Federal charter to Korean War 
     Veterans Association, Incorporated; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 1672. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require States Medicaid plans to provide for payment 
     for costs of medical services under individualized education 
     programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act after they exceed $3,500 in a school year; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1673. A bill to provide bonus funds to local 
     educational agencies that adopt a policy to end social 
     promotion; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GARY MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1674. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with 
     respect to civil actions against public waters systems that 
     are in compliance with national drinking water regulations 
     promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1675. A bill to provide for the full funding of the 
     Pell Grant Program; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1676. A bill to amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1965 to prevent 
     motorist stops motivated by race or other bias; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Matsui, 
             and Mr. Brown of California):
       H.R. 1677. A bill to restrict the sale of cigarettes in 
     packages of less than 15 cigarettes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 1678. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Transportation to initiate 
     investigations of unfair methods of competition by major air 
     carriers against new entrant air carriers; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 1679. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide assistance and slots with respect to air carrier 
     service between high density airports and certain small and 
     nonhub airports that have unreasonably high airfares, to 
     improve jet aircraft service to markets that have 
     unreasonably high airfares, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1680. A bill to provide for the conveyance of Forest 
     Service property in Kern County, California, in exchange for 
     county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National 
     Forest; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1681. A bill to concentrate Federal resources aimed at 
     the prosecution of drug offenses on those offenses that are 
     major; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Ford, and 
             Mr. Udall of New Mexico):
       H.R. 1682. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a permanent tax incentive for research and 
     development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       H.J. Res. 50. A joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Fossella, 
             Mr.

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             Graham, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H. Con. Res. 94. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     public need for reconciliation and healing, urging the United 
     States to unite in seeking God, and recommending that the 
     Nation's leaders call for days of prayer; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. SWEENEY:
       H. Con. Res. 95. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that State earnings limitations on retired law 
     enforcement officers be lifted to enhance school safety; 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 Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Moore, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Smith of 
             Washington, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
             Schaffer, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Mr. Horn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Udall of New 
             Mexico, Mr. Blunt, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H. Res. 157. A resolution Expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives in support of America's teachers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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