[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 78 (Thursday, May 27, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H3709-H3711]
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. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Brady 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Holden, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodling, and 
             Mr. Pitts):
       H.R. 1973. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the 
     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Berman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 1974. A bill directing the President to develop a 
     strategy to bring the United States back into full and active 
     participation in the United Nations Educational, Scientific 
     and Cultural Organization; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Stump, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 1975. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Lazio, Mr. Lewis of California, and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H.R. 1976. A bill to amend the Motor Vehicle Information 
     and Cost Savings Act to require that the fuel economy labels 
     for new automobiles also contain air pollution information 
     that consumers can use to help communities achieve Federal 
     air quality standards; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Sessions, Mr. Luther, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Portman, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Stark, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1977. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide parity with respect 
     to substance abuse treatment benefits under group health 
     plans and health insurance coverage; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
     the Workforce, and 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 Mrs. CHENOWETH:
       H.R. 1978. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in 
     Boise, Idaho; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. BARCIA (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             John, Mr. Istook, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
             Sandlin, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 1979. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the application of the excise tax imposed on 
     arrow components; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. Kolbe):
       H.R. 1980. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     any basis other than factors pertaining to job performance; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Government 
     Reform, and 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. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1981. A bill to authorize the Small Business 
     Administration to provide financial and business development 
     assistance to military reservists' small businesses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself, Mr. King, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Walsh, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. 
             Reynolds, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Rangel, and Mrs. Lowey):

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       H.R. 1982. A bill to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs outpatient clinic located at 125 Brookley Drive, 
     Rome, New York, as the ``Donald J. Mitchell Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. CLAYTON (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Towns, and 
             Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 1983. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to improve the agricultural credit programs 
     of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 1984. A bill to prevent the abuse of elderly people; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Banking and 
     Financial Services, Ways and Means, Commerce, and 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. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. Skeen):
       H.R. 1985. A bill to improve the administration of oil and 
     gas leases on Federal land, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Portman):
       H.R. 1986. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the rules relating to lessee construction 
     allowances and to contributions to the capital of retailers; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 1987. A bill to allow the recovery of attorneys' fees 
     and costs by certain employers and labor organizations who 
     are prevailing parties in proceedings brought against them by 
     the National Labor Relations Board or by the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Administration; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. GRANGER:
       H.R. 1988. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     Youth Crime and School Violence; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Gary Miller of California, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shows, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. English, 
             and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 1989. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States 
     Code to provide life imprisonment for repeat offenders who 
     commit sex offenses against children; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1990. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to take certain actions to improve the safety of persons 
     present at roadside emergency scenes, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Watkins, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
             Camp):
       H.R. 1991. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that natural gas gathering lines are 7-year 
     property for purposes of depreciation; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLINK (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Regula, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Camp, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 1992. A bill to provide for a reduction in regulatory 
     costs by maintaining Federal average fuel economy standards 
     applicable to automobiles in effect at current levels until 
     changed by law; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
             Brady of Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. English, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
             Houghton, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Leach, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Berry):
       H.R. 1993. A bill to reauthorize the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Riley, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Tancredo, and Mr. Gary Miller of California):
       H.R. 1994. 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.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Castle, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Fletcher, 
             Mr. Isakson, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
             Hill of Montana):
       H.R. 1995. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to empower teachers, improve student 
     achievement through high-quality professional development for 
     teachers, reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce, 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 Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Hilliard, 
             and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 1996. A bill to ensure that children enrolled in 
     Medicaid and other Federal means-tested programs at highest 
     risk for lead poisoning are identified and treated, and for 
     other purposes; 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. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself and Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 1997. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account 
     of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to 
     allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards 
     received on account of such claims, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 1998. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to promote the coverage of frail elderly 
     Medicare beneficiaries permanently residing in nursing 
     facilities in specialized health insurance programs for the 
     frail elderly; 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. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 1999. A bill to extend certain Medicare community 
     nursing organization demonstration projects; 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. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Smith of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 2000. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for 
     surviving spouses age 62 and older, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Brady of 
             Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. DeMint, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 2001. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and 
     economic opportunity for families by repealing the income 
     tax, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a 
     national retail sales tax to be administered primarily by the 
     States; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Rules, 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. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 2002. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to conduct a study on mortality and adverse 
     outcome rates of Medicare patients of providers of anesthesia 
     services, 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 Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Crowley, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Millender-
             McDonald, Ms. Norton, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Tierney, and Ms. Woolsey):

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       H.R. 2003. A bill to apply the same quality and safety 
     standards to domestically manufactured handguns that are 
     currently applied to imported handguns; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Lantos, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McGovern, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Stark, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Weiner, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2004. A bill to provide that for taxable years 
     beginning before 1980 the Federal income tax deductibility of 
     flight training expenses shall be determined without regard 
     to whether such expenses were reimbursed through certain 
     veterans educational assistance allowances; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Jenkins, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, and Mr. Schaffer):
       H. Con. Res. 121. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the victory of the United 
     States in the cold war and the fall of the Berlin Wall; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H. Con. Res. 122. A concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     United States Border Patrol's 75 years of service since its 
     founding; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lee, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Shows, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
             Ms. Granger, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Smith 
             of Texas):
       H. Con. Res. 123. A concurrent resolution commending the 
     bravery and honor of the citizens of Remy, France, for their 
     actions with respect to Lieutenant Houston Braly and to 
     recognize the efforts of the 364th Fighter Group to raise 
     funds to restore the stained glass windows of a church in 
     Remy; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Cox, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Mr. Holt, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Larson, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Con. Res. 124. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress relating to recent allegations of 
     espionage and illegal campaign financing that have brought 
     into question the loyalty and probity of Americans of Asian 
     ancestry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FARR of California:
       H. Res. 196. A resolution urging the President to call for 
     the United Nations to resolve the crisis in Yugoslavia; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H. Res. 197. A resolution providing for the consideration 
     of the bill (H.R. 358) to amend the Public Health Service 
     Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in 
     managed care plans and other health coverage; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself and Mr. Watkins):
       H. Res. 198. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that James Francis Thorpe should be 
     designated ``America's Athlete of the Century''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.

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