[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 5, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2809-H2810]
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 were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. RUSH:
       H.R. 1684. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act and other banking laws to protect consumers who avail 
     themselves of payday loans from usurious interest rates and 
     exorbitant fees, perpetual debt, the use of criminal actions 
     to collect debts, and other unfair practices by payday 
     lenders, to encourage the States to license and closely 
     regulate payday lenders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BOUCHER (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 1685. A bill to provide for the recognition of 
     electronic signatures for the conduct of interstate and 
     foreign commerce, to restrict the transmission of certain 
     electronic mail advertisements, to authorize the Federal 
     Trade Commission to prescribe rules to protect the privacy of 
     users of commercial Internet websites, to promote the rapid 
     deployment of broadband Internet services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 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. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 1686. A bill to ensure that the Internet remains open 
     to fair competition, free from government regulation, and 
     accessible to American consumers; 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 Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 1687. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income 
     tax for health insurance costs, to allow employees who elect 
     not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an 
     exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of 
     such participation, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and 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. ABERCROMBIE:
       H.R. 1688. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for the travel expenses of a 
     taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business 
     travel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1689. A bill to prohibit States from imposing 
     restrictions on the operation of motor vehicles providing 
     limousine service between a place in a State and a place in 
     another State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 1690. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income of individual taxpayers 
     discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven 
     residential mortgage obligations; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Rogan, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 1691. A bill to protect religious liberty; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. CAPPS:
       H.R. 1692. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of including the 
     Gaviota Coast of California in the National Park System; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, 
             Mrs. Morella, and Mr. English):
       H.R. 1693. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to clarify the overtime exemption for employees engaged 
     in fire protection activities; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1694. A bill to provide Public Safety and Community 
     Policing Renewal Grants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 1695. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     Federal public lands in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark 
     County, Nevada, for the development of an airport facility, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 1696. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada Water 
     Authority; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, and Mr. Inslee):
       H.R. 1697. A bill to provide for the review and 
     classification of physician assistant positions in the 
     Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform.
           By Mr. HILL of Montana (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Watkins):
       H.R. 1698. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     to provide that a quality grade label issued by the Secretary 
     of Agriculture may not be used for imported meat and meat 
     food products; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HILL of Montana:
       H.R. 1699. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to issue war bonds to pay for Operation Allied Force and 
     related humanitarian operations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Pitts, and 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 1700. A bill to provide that a national missile 
     defense system shall not be subject to an otherwise 
     applicable statutory requirement that a major defense 
     acquisition program not proceed beyond low-rate initial 
     production before completion of initial operational test and 
     evaluation and that an environmental impact statement 
     prepared for the construction of any element of such a system 
     shall not be subject to judicial review; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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 Mr. MCDERMOTT:
       H.R. 1701. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain polyethylene base materials; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. George Miller 
             of California, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Payne):
       H.R. 1702. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ban using the Internet to obtain or dispose of a firearm; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1703. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the conversion of ordinary income or short-
     term capital gain into income eligible for the long-term 
     capital gain rates, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NUSSLE (for himself, Mr. Latham, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, and Mr. Shows):
       H.R. 1704. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit to primary health providers who 
     establish practices in health professional shortage areas; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 1705. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to waive the 
     oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline and to 
     phase-out the use of MTBE, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 1706. A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from 
     planning, developing, implementing, or administering any 
     national teacher test or method of certification and from 
     withholding funds from States or local educational agencies 
     that fail to adopt a specific method of teacher 
     certification; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Minge, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Luther, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 1707. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the conducting of certain games of 
     chance shall not be treated as an unrelated trade or 
     business; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 1708. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a simplified method for determining a 
     partner's share of items of a partnership which is a 
     qualified investment club; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1709. A bill to authorize the President to award a 
     gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. 
     in recognition of his outstanding and enduring contributions 
     to the Nation; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Gary 
             Miller of California, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Largent, Mr. Forbes, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hill of Montana, and 
             Mrs. Wilson):
       H.R. 1710. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for expenses of 
     attending elementary and secondary schools and for 
     contributions to such schools and to charitable organizations 
     which provide scholarships for children to attend such 
     schools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Fowler, 
             and Mr. Traficant) (all by request):
       H.R. 1711. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize programs for 
     predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of 
     disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster 
     assistance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio):
       H.R. 1712. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize an estrogenic substances screening 
     program; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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 Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat certain dealer derivative financial 
     instruments, hedging transactions, and supplies as ordinary 
     assets; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BATEMAN:
       H.J. Res. 51. A joint resolution authorizing the use of 
     United States Armed Forces against the regime in power in the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to meet certain objectives; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H. Con. Res. 96. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the President, working with the other 
     member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO), should use all available diplomatic means to 
     negotiate a fair, equitable, and peaceful settlement between 
     warring factions in Yugoslavia without the introduction of 
     ground elements of the United States Armed Forces; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Lantos, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio):
       H. Con. Res. 97. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     prohibition on military assistance and arms transfers to the 
     Government of Indonesia until the President certifies that 
     the Government of Indonesia is no longer arming, financing, 
     or supporting paramilitary units in East Timor and has taken 
     certain other actions relating to East Timor, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H. Con. Res. 98. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the regulatory burdens imposed by 
     the Health Care Financing Administration on suppliers of 
     durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program; 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. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H. Con. Res. 99. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the congressional leadership and the 
     Administration should support the efforts and recommendations 
     of the United States Congress-Russian Duma meeting in Vienna, 
     Austria, held April 30 to May 1, 1999, in order to bring 
     about a fair, equitable, and peaceful settlement between 
     warring factions in Yugoslavia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H. Res. 160. A resolution congratulating the Government and 
     the people of the Republic of Panama on successfully 
     completing free and democratic elections on May 2, 1999; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

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