[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H3693-H3694]
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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. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, and Ms. Dunn):
       H.R. 1942. A bill to encourage the establishment of free 
     trade areas between the United States and certain Pacific Rim 
     countries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 1943. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat for unemployment compensation purposes Indian 
     tribal governments the same as State or local units of 
     government or as nonprofit organizations; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1944. A bill to approve a mutual settlement of the 
     Water Rights of the Gila River Indian Community and the 
     United States, on behalf of the Community and the Allottees, 
     and Phelps Dodge Corporation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 1945. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax credits for Indian investment and 
     employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 1946. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by 
     Indian tribal governments, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. Oberstar) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1947. A bill to provide for the development, 
     operation, and maintenance of the Nation's harbors, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 1948. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to prohibit the discrimination, in the purchase or placement 
     of advertisements for wire or cable communications, against 
     minority owed or formatted communications entities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BECERRA:
       H.R. 1949. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     Rhinovirus drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FARR of California (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Condit, and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 1950. A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture 
     Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to improve the farmland 
     protection program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BECERRA:
       H.R. 1951. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on HIV/
     AIDS drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1952. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on HIV/
     AIDS drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. BONO (for herself and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 1953. A bill to authorize leases for terms not to 
     exceed 99 years on land held in trust for the Torres Martinez 
     Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo 
     Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. BRYANT (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Burr of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Largent, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Pickering, and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 1954. A bill to regulate motor vehicle insurance 
     activities to protect against retroactive regulatory and 
     legal action and to create fairness in ultimate insurer laws 
     and vicarious liability standards; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 1955. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt certain transactions at fair market value 
     between partnerships and private foundations from the tax on 
     self-dealing and to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     establish an exemption procedure from such taxes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Clement, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
             Shimkus):
       H.R. 1956. A bill to prohibit the Department of State from 
     imposing a charge or fee for providing passport information 
     to the general public; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Illinois:
       H.R. 1957. A bill to provide fairness in voter 
     participation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Weller, 
             and Mr. Holden):
       H.R. 1958. A bill to establish the Fort Presque Isle 
     National Historic Site in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 1959. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 743 East Durango Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas, as the 
     ``Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center``; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Roemer, Mr. Scott, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Kind, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Holt, 
             and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 1960. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965, to reauthorize and make improvements 
     to that Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HOEFFEL (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Borski, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sherwood, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Klink, Mr. Pitts, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Coyne, and Mr. Toomey):
       H.R. 1961. A bill to designate certain lands in the Valley 
     Forge National Historical Park as the Valley Forge National 
     Cemetery; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1962. A bill to prohibit the export of high-
     performance computers to certain countries until certain 
     applicable provisions of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 are fulfilled; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Armed Services, 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. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1963. A bill to suspend until December 31, 2002, the 
     duty on triacetonamine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Horn, and Mrs. Wilson):
       H.R. 1964. A bill to empower our educators; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 1965. A bill to provide the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased 
     authority with respect to asthma programs, and to provide for 
     increased funding for such programs; 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 Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for herself, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Capuano, Ms. 
             Carson, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cummings, 
             Ms. Danner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Ms. Lee, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Rush, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Mr. Weygand, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1966. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to carry out

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      programs regarding the prevention and management of asthma, 
     allergies, and related repiratory problems, to establish a 
     tax credit regarding pest control services for multifamily 
     residential housing in low-income communities, and for other 
     purposes; 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. SHOWS (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Carson, 
             Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Goode, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Hinojosa, Mr. Holden, Mr. John, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McIntyre, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Pickering, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Riley, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 1967. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives and job training grants for 
     communities affected by the migration of businesses and jobs 
     to Canada or Mexico as a result of the North American Free 
     Trade Agreement; 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 Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1968. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for additional benefits under the 
     Medicare Program to prevent or delay the onset of illnesses, 
     and for other purposes; 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. STUMP:
       H.R. 1969. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain administrative sites in national forests in 
     the State of Arizona, to convey certain land to the City of 
     Sedona, Arizona for a wastewater treatment facility, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico:
       H.R. 1970. A bill to designate the Galisteo Basin 
     Archaeological Protection Sites, to provide for the 
     protection of archaeological sites in the Galisteo Basin of 
     New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself, Mr. John, and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 1971. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage domestic oil and gas production, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Andrews, and Mrs. 
             Roukema):
       H. Con. Res. 119. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued in honor of the U.S.S. New Jersey and all 
     those who served aboard her; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Aderholt, Mr. Allen, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Bateman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Clement, Mr. Cook, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             English, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fossella, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Graham, Ms. Granger, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hill of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Kind, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. King, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Larson, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. McNulty, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Northup, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Snyder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Wexler, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wolf, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H. Con. Res. 120. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
     should be issued honoring the United States Submarine Force 
     on its 100th anniversary; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.
           By Ms. CARSON:
       H. Res. 191. A resolution recognizing and honoring Medal of 
     Honor recipients for their selfless acts for our Nation, and 
     commending IPALCO Enterprises for its contributions to honor 
     each these American heroes; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Ms. DeGETTE (for herself, Mr. Blagojevich, and Ms. 
             Carson):
       H. Res. 192. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1037) to ban the importation of large capacity 
     ammunition feeding devices, and to extend the ban on 
     transferring such devices to those that were manufactured 
     before the ban became law; to the Committee on Rules.
       H. Res. 193. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 902) to regulate the sale of firearms at gun 
     shows; to the Committee on Rules.
       H. Res. 194. A resolution providing for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 515) to prevent children from injuring 
     themselves with handguns; to the Committee on Rules.

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