[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 15, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H4340-H4342]
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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 Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 2202. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to make grants to promote the voluntary protection 
     of certain lands in portions of Marin and Sonoma Counties, 
     California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2203. A bill to eliminate corporate welfare; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Resources, Agriculture, Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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. BACHUS:
       H.R. 2204. A bill to establish an Office of National 
     Security within the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     provide for the monitoring of the extent of foreign 
     involvement in United States securities markets, financial 
     institutions, and pension funds, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on International Relations, Banking and Financial Services, 
     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. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Bono, and 
             Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 2205. A bill to amend section 4723 of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1997 to assure that the additional funds 
     provided for State emergency health services furnished to 
     undocumented aliens are used to reimburse hospitals and their 
     related providers that treat undocumented aliens and to 
     increase the funds so available for fiscal years 2000 and 
     2001; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. 
             Clement):
       H.R. 2206. A bill to extend the period for beneficiaries of 
     certain deceased members of the uniformed services to apply 
     for a death gratuity under the Servicemembers' Group

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     Life Insurance policy of such members; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 2207. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain fluorinated compound; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2208. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain light absorbing photo dye; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 2209. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on filter 
     blue green photo dye; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2210. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain light absorbing photo dyes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 2211. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 4,4'-
     Difluorobenzophenone; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2212. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on a 
     certain fluorinated compound; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 2213. A bill to allow an exception from making formal 
     entry for a vessel required to anchor at Belle Isle 
     Anchorage, Port of Detroit, Michigan, while awaiting the 
     availablity of cargo or for the purpose of taking on a pilot 
     or awaiting pilot services, prior to proceeding to the Port 
     of Toledo, Ohio; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2214. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical DiTMP; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2215. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical EBP; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2216. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical HPA; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2217. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical APE; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2218. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical TMPDE; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2219. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on the 
     chemical TMPME; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H.R. 2220. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     tungsten concentrates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINTOSH:
       H.R. 2221. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     implement the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework 
     Convention on Climate Change until the Senate gives its 
     advice and consent to ratification of the Kyoto Protocal, and 
     to clarify the authority of Federal agencies with respect to 
     the regulation of emissions of carbon dioxide; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Stark, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Moore, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Luther, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Mr. Vento, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 2222. A bill to establish fair market value pricing of 
     Federal natural assets, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, and 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 Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 2223. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to State and local 
     educational agencies to pay such agencies for one-half of the 
     salary of a teacher who uses approved sabbatical leave to 
     pursue a course of study that will improve his or her 
     classroom teaching; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 2224. A bill to express the sense of Congress 
     regarding the need to carefully review proposed changes to 
     the governance structure of the Civil Air Patrol before any 
     such change is implemented and to require studies by the 
     Comptroller General and the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense regarding Civil Air Patrol management 
     and operations; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. PICKERING:
       H.R. 2225. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to improve crop insurance coverage and administration, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 2226. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to specify that imprisonment for reentering the United 
     States after removal subsequent to a conviction for a felony 
     shall be under circumstances that stress strenuous work and 
     sparse living conditions, if the alien is convicted of 
     another felony after the reentry; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2227. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
     and the Public Health Service Act to permit extension of 
     COBRA continuation coverage for individuals age 55 or older; 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, 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 Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Menendez, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Shows, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Wise, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 2228. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 to improve access to health insurance and Medicare 
     benefits for individuals ages 55 to 65 to be fully funded 
     through premimums and anti-fraud provisions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Commerce, 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. STARK:
       H.R. 2229. A bill to amend titles XI and XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in 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.
       H.R. 2230. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to prohibit the inclusion in the adjusted 
     community rate for MedicareChoice plans of costs that would 
     be unallowable under Medicare principles or the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; 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. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2231. A bill to amend section 107 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development to make grants from 
     community development block grant amounts to the City of 
     Youngstown, Ohio, for the construction of a community center 
     and the renovation of a sports complex in such city; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Lee, and Ms. Schakowsky):
       H.R. 2232. A bill to provide bilateral and multilateral 
     debt relief to countries in sub-Saharan Africa; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 2233. A bill to provide relief from Federal tax 
     liability arising from the settlement of claims brought by 
     African American farmers against the Department of 
     Agriculture for discrimination in farm credit and benefit 
     programs and to exclude amounts received under such 
     settlement from means-based determinations under programs 
     funding in whole or in part with Federal funds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Sanford):
       H. Con. Res. 133. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     severity of the disease of colon cancer, the preventable 
     nature of the disease, and the need for education in the 
     areas of prevention and early detection, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PITTS:
       H. Res. 207. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to community renewal through 
     community- and faith-based organizations; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself and Mr. Evans):
       H. Res. 208. A resolution calling on the National Cemetery 
     Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     provide veterans reasonable access to burial in national

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     cemeteries; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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