[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 65 (Thursday, May 6, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2919-H2920]
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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. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Fossella):
       H.R. 1714. A bill to facilitate the use of electronic 
     records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself and Ms. Waters) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1715. A bill to extend the expiration date of the 
     Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1716. A bill to provide for a study of long-term care 
     needs in the 21st century; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mr. Rogan):
       H.R. 1717. A bill to permanently ban the possession of 
     firearms by dangerous juvenile offenders; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself and Mr. Hilleary):
       H.R. 1718. A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 to add Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, 
     Perry, and Wayne Counties, Tennessee, to the Appalachian 
     region; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1719. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to 
     carry out the National Guard civilian youth opportunities 
     program for fiscal year 2000 in an amount not to exceed 
     $110,000,000; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       H.R. 1720. A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment Act to provide for an increase in the authorization 
     of appropriations for community-based family resource and 
     support grants under that Act; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
       H.R. 1721. A bill to amend the Incentive Grants for Local 
     Delinquency Prevention Program Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2005; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 1722. A bill to amend the Head Start Act to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2005; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 1723. A bill to encourage States to require a holding 
     period for any student expelled for bringing a gun to school; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       H.R. 1724. A bill to increase discretionary funding for 
     certain grant programs established under the ``Edward Byrne 
     Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance 
     Programs``; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 1725. A bill to provide for the conveyance by the 
     Bureau of Land Management to Douglas County, Oregon, of a 
     county park and certain adjacent land; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1726. A bill to allow States to develop or expand 
     instant gun checking capabilities, to allow a tax credit for 
     the purchase of safe storage devices for firearms, to promote 
     the fitting of handguns with child safety locks, and to 
     prevent children from injuring themselves and others with 
     firearms; referred 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. DUNCAN (for himself and Mrs. Chenoweth):
       H.R. 1727. A bill to eliminate the fees associated with 
     Forest Service special use permits that authorize a church to 
     use structures and improvements on National Forest System 
     lands for religious or educational purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
             Metcalf):
       H.R. 1728. A bill to reauthorize the Trade Adjustment 
     Assistance program through fiscal year 2003, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. Scott, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Moran of Virginia):
       H.R. 1729. A bill to designate the Federal facility located 
     at 1301 Emmet Street in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the 
     ``Pamela B. Gwin Hall''; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Pastor, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Foley):
       H.R. 1730. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the installment method to be used to report 
     income from the sale of certain residential real property, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Foley, Mr. Weller, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Thomas):
       H.R. 1731. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the credit for electricity produced from 
     certain renewable resources shall apply to electricity 
     produced from all biomass facilities and to extend the placed 
     in service deadline for such credit; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baird, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Blagojevich, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, 
             Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. 
             Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hoeffel, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
             Inslee, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lampson, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Larson, Mr. Leach, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr.

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             Meeks of New York, Mr. Menendez, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Payne, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Porter, Mr. Price of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Spratt, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 1732. A bill to designate certain Federal land in the 
     State of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Capuano, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1733. A bill to establish doctoral fellowships 
     designed to increase the pool of scientists and engineers 
     trained specifically to address the global energy and 
     environmental challenges of the 21st century; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. George MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1734. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to improve the quality of education and 
     raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, 
     raising standards for teachers, rewarding success, and 
     providing better information to parents; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 1735. A bill to establish a grant program to enable 
     local educational agencies to develop and implement a random 
     drug testing program for students in grades 7 through 12; to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1736. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide certain Medicare beneficiaries with 
     an exemption to the financial limitations imposed on 
     physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy 
     services under part B of the Medicare Program, and to provide 
     for a system to vary those limitations using a classification 
     of individuals based on diagnostic category and prior use of 
     services; 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. SWEENEY:
       H.R. 1737. A bill to prohibit United States reconstruction 
     assistance for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
     Montenegro) as a result of Operation Allied Force; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WAMP:
       H.R. 1738. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide slot exemptions for nonstop regional jet service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TIERNEY (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Markey, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. McKinney, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Weygand, Mr. Kind, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. Ford, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Rodriguez, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Pascrell):
       H.R. 1739. A bill to reform the financing of Federal 
     elections; to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, 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. MURTHA:
       H.J. Res. 52. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to school 
     prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Rush, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Klink, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Evans):
       H. Con. Res. 100. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     compliance by Turkey with United Nations resolutions relating 
     to Cyprus, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Tancredo, 
             Mr. Terry, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Ose, Mr. Simpson, and 
             Mr. Kuykendall):
       H. Con. Res. 101. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that Social Security reform measures 
     should not force State and local government employees into 
     Social Security coverage; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 102. Concurrent resolution celebrating the 
     50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and 
     recognizing the humanitarian safeguards these treaties 
     provide in times of armed conflict; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. PAYNE:
       H. Con. Res. 103. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with regard to cultural education and 
     awareness of the history of slavery in America; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued in honor of William C. Velasquez, the 
     national Hispanic civic leader; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.
           By Mr. BRADY of Texas:
       H. Res. 161. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the condition and humanitarian 
     needs of refugees within Kosovo; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H. Res. 162. A resolution providing for enclosing the 
     galleries of the House of Representatives with a transparent 
     and substantial material; to the Committee on House 
     Administration.
           By Mr. KINGSTON (for himself and Mrs. Capps):
       H. Res. 163. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to postpartum depression; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky:
       H. Res. 164. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that Federal laws relating to the 
     provision of health care must allow women direct access to 
     obstetrician-gynecologists and other health care 
     professionals who specialize in obstetrics and gynecology; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.

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