[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 8, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H3856-H3859]
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:

               [Omitted From the Record of June 7, 1999]

           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
             Shimkus):
       H.R. 2005. A bill to establish a statute of repose for 
     durable goods used in a trade or business; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2006. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require persons who 
     are plan administrators of employee pension benefit plans or 
     provide administrative services to such plans, and who also 
     provide automobile insurance coverage or provide persons 
     offering such coverage identifying information relating to 
     plan participants or beneficiaries, to submit to the Federal 
     Trade Commission certain information relating to such 
     automobile insurance coverage; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H.R. 2007. A bill to authorize the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to regulate gun safety, to ban the transfer of a 
     firearm to, or the possession of a firearm by, a person who 
     has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, and to ban the 
     importation or manufacture of handguns which do not have 
     certain safety features, and to ban the transfer of a firearm 
     to, or the possession of a firearm by, a person who has been 
     twice convicted of drunk driving; 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.
       H.R. 2008. A bill to authorize the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to regulate gun safety, and to ban the importation 
     or manufacture of handguns which do not have certain safety 
     features; 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.
       H.R. 2009. 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.
       H.R. 2010. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     National Firearm Injury Reporting System, and for grants to 
     States for the collection of information on fatal injuries 
     caused by firearms; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 2011. A bill to establish the District Court of the 
     Virgin Islands as a court under article III of the United 
     States Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Wexler):
       H.R. 2012. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient 
     prescription drugs 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. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2013. A bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 to provide for the appointment of the Inspector General 
     of certain Federal agencies by the President of the United 
     States; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 2014. A bill to prohibit a State from imposing a 
     discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 2015. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 5-year extension for the work opportunity 
     credit and the welfare-to-work credit; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ (for himself and Ms. Brown of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2016. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     repeal the provision of law requiring termination of the 
     Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 
     1999; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 2017. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to enable Federal agencies responsible for the 
     preservation of threatened species and endangered species to 
     rescue and relocate members of any of those species that 
     would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, 
     maintenance, or repair of Federal or non-Federal manmade 
     flood control levees; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, 
             and Mr. English):

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       H.R. 2018. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify certain rules relating to the taxation of 
     United States business operating abroad, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             English, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Sandlin, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
             Paul):
       H.R. 2019. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the unearned income of children 
     attributable to personal injury awards shall not be taxed at 
     the marginal rate of the parents; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Camp, Mr. English, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Bass, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Ose, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Dreier, Mrs. Kelly, and 
             Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 2020. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to 
     encourage health coverage, and increased child care 
     assistance, to extend certain expiring tax provisions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             Brown of California):
       H.R. 2021. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and title XXVII of the 
     Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and 
     health insurance issuers to provide coverage for human 
     leukocyte antigen testing; 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 Mr. McINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. English, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bliley, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Souder, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sessions, 
             Mr. Hostettler, and Mrs. Myrick):
       H.R. 2022. A bill to prohibit compliance by the executive 
     branch with the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the 
     1997 mutilateral Memorandum of Understanding related to that 
     treaty; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. McINTOSH (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. English, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Bliley, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Souder, Mr. Istook, and Mr. 
             Sessions):
       H.R. 2023. A bill to provide a schedule for production of 
     elements for a national missile defense system; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 2024. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require air carriers to conduct safety audits of foreign air 
     carriers as a condition of approval of certain cooperative 
     arrangements between the carriers; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Brady of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2025. A bill to ban the manufacture of handguns that 
     cannot be personalized, to provide for a report to the 
     Congress on the commercial feasibility of personalizing 
     firearms, and to provide for grants to improve firearms 
     safety; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 2026. A bill to enforce the guarantees of the first, 
     fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution of 
     the United States by prohibiting certain devices used to deny 
     the right to participate in certain elections; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
       H.R. 2027. A bill to require that candidates who receive 
     campaign financing from the Presidential Election Campaign 
     Fund agree not to participate in multicandidate forums that 
     exclude candidates who have broad-based public support; to 
     the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             McIntosh, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2028. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2000 for infant and child health programs under chapters 
     1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Hill of Montana, Mr. Stump, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. 
             Simpson, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Istook, Mr. Chambliss, and 
             Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2029. A bill to amend the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 to require that Federal agencies consult 
     with State agencies and county and local governments on 
     environmental impact statements; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 2030. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the process by which the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services makes coverage determinations for 
     items and services furnished under the Medicare Program, 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 Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Delahunt, and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 2031. A bill to provide for injunctive relief in 
     Federal district court to enforce State laws relating to the 
     interstate transportation of intoxicating liquor; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2032. A bill to amend the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act to establish a Nuclear Security 
     Administration and an Office of Under Secretary for National 
     Security in the Department of Energy; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
     Services, and Science, 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. WALDEN of Oregon:
       H.R. 2033. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to provide that the lowest unit rate for campaign advertising 
     shall not be available for communications in which a 
     candidate attacks an opponent of the candidate unless the 
     candidate does so in person; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. WILSON:
       H.R. 2034. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     School Security Technology Center and to authorize grants for 
     local school security programs, and for other purposes; 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 Mr. KING:
       H.J. Res. 56. A joint resolution recognizing Commodore John 
     Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.J. Res. 57. A joint resolution disapproving the extension 
     of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLUMENAUER:
       H. Con. Res. 125. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress in support of the development and use 
     of firearms personalization technology; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, 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. BROWN of California (for himself and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H. Con. Res. 126. Concurrent resolution to honor the 
     ExploraVision Awards Program and to encourage more students 
     to participate in this innovative national student science 
     competition; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Chabot, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Conyers):
       H. Res. 199. A resolution to commend the signing of a 
     cease-fire agreement and to urge a swift solution to the 
     crisis in Sierra Leone; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

                        [Submitted June 8, 1999]

           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 2035. A bill to correct errors in the authorizations 
     of certain programs administered by the National Highway 
     Traffic Administration; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 2036. A bill to protect children; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, 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. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 2037. A bill to combat youth violence and to protect 
     children from violent crime; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Crane, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. English, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Foley, Mr. Collins, and Mr. 
             Jefferson):
       H.R. 2038. A bill to amend section 468A of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to deductions for 
     decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2039. A bill to restore actuarial balance to the 
     Social Security trust funds; to

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     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Budget, 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 (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Everett, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. 
             McKeon):
       H.R. 2040. A bill to provide for a comprehensive assessment 
     of veterans' cemeteries; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Ms. GRANGER (for herself, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Wilson, 
             and Ms. Pryce of Ohio):
       H.R. 2041. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide to 
     participants and beneficiaries of group health plans access 
     to obstetric and gynecological care; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 2042. A bill to establish a Commission on health 
     policy for employer-sponsored health plans; to the Committee 
     on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mrs. KELLY:
       H.R. 2043. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide to 
     participants and beneficiaries of group health plans access 
     to unrestricted medical advice; to the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce.
           By Mr. SHERWOOD:
       H.R. 2044. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide to 
     participants and beneficiaries of group health plans access 
     to pediatric care; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. TOOMEY:
       H.R. 2045. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide to 
     participants and beneficiaries of group health plans access 
     to emergency medical care; to the Committee on Education and 
     the Workforce.
           By Mr. FLETCHER:
       H.R. 2046. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure access by 
     participants and beneficiaries of group health plans to 
     information regarding plan coverage, managed care procedures, 
     health care providers, and quality of medical care; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. Dooley of 
             California):
       H.R. 2047. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and 
     choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect 
     to medical care for their employees; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BLAGOJEVICH (for himself and Mrs. McCarthy of 
             New York):
       H.R. 2048. A bill to amend section 922(x) of title 18, 
     United States Code, to prohibit the transfer to and 
     possession of handguns, semiautomatic assault weapons, and 
     large capacity ammunicition feeding devices by individuals 
     who are less than 21 years of age, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DAVIS of Virginia (for himself and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2049. A bill to rename Wolf Trap Farm Park for the 
     Performing Arts as ``Wolf Trap National Park for the 
     Performing Arts''; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LARGENT (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 2050. A bill to provide consumers with a reliable 
     source of electricity and a choice of electric providers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and 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. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 2051. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Transportation to investigate and 
     hold public hearings in response to petitions claiming 
     unreasonably high air fares or inadequate air carrier 
     competition at airports; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Walden of Oregon):
       H.R. 2052. A bill to provide the State of Oregon with a 
     role in decisions made on environmental restoration and waste 
     management at the Department of Energy's Hanford Reservation; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, 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. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 2053. A bill to allow taxpayers to designate 
     contributions to charity on their return of tax and to 
     establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to ensure that 
     such contributions are paid to the designated charities; 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. ENGLISH (for himself, Mr. Ose, Ms. Pryce of 
             Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Shays, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Sandlin, and Mr. Davis of Florida):
       H.R. 2054. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce for individuals the maximum rate of tax on 
     unrecaptured section 1250 gain from 25 percent to 20 percent; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ESHOO:
       H.R. 2055. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 2056. A bill to establish United States Government 
     policy regarding the necessity of requiring the full 
     withdrawal of all Syrian military, security, intelligence and 
     proxy forces from Lebanon and the restoration of Lebanon's 
     independence; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 
     Banking and Financial 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. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Jones of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Pickering, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H.R. 2057. A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States to eliminate the chilling effect on the 
     constitutionally protected expression of religion by State 
     and local officials that results from the threat that 
     potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ISAKSON:
       H.R. 2058. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for estate tax purposes equal to 
     the value of the decedent's individual retirement plans, 
     section 401(k) plans, and certain other retirement plans; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 2059. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive 
     eligibility dates for financial assistance for higher 
     education for spouses and dependant children of Federal, 
     State, and local law enforcement officers who are killed in 
     the line of duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       H.R. 2060. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make revenues from 
     excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains available for 
     projects for the elimination of hazards of railway-highway 
     crossings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. LUCAS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2061. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reduce the amount of 
     funds to a State that does not have in effect certain 
     provisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. 
             Castle):
       H.R. 2062. A bill to amend the Right to Financial Privacy 
     Act of 1978 with respect to financial exploitation of older 
     or disabled individuals; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 2063. A bill to provide for a study of marketing 
     practices of the firearms industry; 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. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2064. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     instant print film; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2065. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     instant print film; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PICKERING (for himself, Mr. Thompson of 
             California, and Mr. Chambliss):
       H.R. 2066. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     authorize the annual enrollment of land in the wetlands 
     reserve program, to extend the program through 2005, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 2067. A bill to require that, for purposes of the 2000 
     census, members of the armed forces on active duty be 
     allocated to their home of record, and overseas military 
     dependents be allocated to their last United States residence 
     or, alternatively, to the same place as the member of the 
     armed forces; to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Stump, Mr. Paul, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Cooksey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Calvert):

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       H.R. 2068. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to remove the sunset and numerical limitation on 
     Medicare participation in MedicareChoice medical savings 
     account (MSA) plans; 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. STARK:
       H.R. 2069. A bill to permit Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to adjust Medicare payments to reflect deviations 
     from generally accepted practice in overserving or 
     underserving Medicare beneficiaries; 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.
       H.R. 2070. A bill to provide for development and 
     implementation of a single, unified prospective payment 
     system for post-care hospital services; 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. TALENT:
       H.R. 2071. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the textile industry and in water 
     treatment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2072. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the paper industry; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2073. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in water treatment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2074. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in water treatment and beauty care 
     products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2075. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in photography products; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2076. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in peroxide stabilizer and compounding; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of California:
       H.R. 2077. A bill to establish a National Forest Preserve 
     consisting of certain Federal lands in the Sequoia National 
     Forest in the State of California to protect and preserve 
     remaining Giant Sequoia ecosystems and to provide increased 
     recreational opportunities in connection with such 
     ecosystems; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 2078. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain chemical used in the textile industry; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THUNE:
       H.R. 2079. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     National Forest System lands in the State of South Dakota; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2080. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     transport maximum security prisoners across State lines to 
     prisons that are not classified to handle maximum security 
     prisoners; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy 
             of New York, Mr. Moore, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Holden, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, and Mr. Udall of 
             Colorado):
       H.R. 2081. A bill to provide for the appointment of an 
     Assistant United States Attorney for each judicial district 
     for the purpose of prosecuting firearms offenses; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2082. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore pension limits to equitable levels, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H. Con. Res. 127. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to present a 
     gold medal on behalf of Congress to Rosa Parks; to the 
     Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Crowley, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Weiner):
       H. Con. Res. 128. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the treatment of religious 
     minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and particularly 
     the recent arrests of members of that country's Jewish 
     community; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself and Mr. Greenwood):
       H. Res. 201. A resolution recognizing the importance for 
     families to pledge to each other to be organ and tissue 
     donors; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Jones of 
             Ohio, Ms. Lee, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Northup, 
             Mr. Filner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Costello, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Ms. Rivers, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Cummings, 
             Mr. Conyers, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, and Mr. Sanders):
       H. Res. 202. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the artwork displayed in the Capitol 
     and in the office buildings of the House of Representatives 
     should represent the contributions of women to American 
     society; to the Committee on House Administration.
           By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin:
       H. Res. 203. A resolution acknowledging the dedication and 
     sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives 
     while serving as firefighters; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform.

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