[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 86 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H4614-H4616]
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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. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ramstad,Mr. 
             Matsui, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Cannon, Mr. Cook, Mrs. Northup, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Markey, Mr. Becerra, and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 2252. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide increased tax incentives for the purchase of 
     alternative fuel and electric vehicles, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 2253. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to prohibit the use under that Act of any item or 
     information obtained by trespassing on privately owned 
     property, or otherwise taken from privately owned property 
     without the consent of the owner of the property; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2254. A bill to amend the trade adjustment assistance 
     provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 to allow the 
     reimbursement of training costs incurred and for which 
     payment became due within 30 days before the training is 
     approved by the Secretary of Labor; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Tierney,

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             Mr. Allen, Mr. Luther, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Farr of 
             California):
       H.R. 2255. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to curb tax abuses bydisallowing tax benefits claimed to 
     arise from transactions without substantial economic 
     substance;to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 2256. A bill to designate the San Antonio 
     International Airport in San Antonio, Texas, as an airport at 
     which certain private aircraft arriving in the United States 
     from a foreign area may land for processing by the Customs 
     Service; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Towns, Mrs. Capps, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. 
             Eshoo, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 2257. A bill to provide for a 1-year moratorium on the 
     disclosure of certain submissions under section 112(r) of the 
     Clean Air Act to provide for the reporting of certain site 
     security information to the Congress, and forother purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Government Reform, and 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. GUTIERREZ (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Kucinich, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, and Mrs. Christensen):
       H.R. 2258. A bill to treat arbitration clauses which are 
     unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive 
     trade practice and prohibit their use in consumer 
     transactions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Shows,Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H.R. 2259. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the dependent care credit; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
             Baker, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Burr of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Canady of 
             Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, 
             Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Goode, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. John, Mr. King, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Peterson of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Phelps, 
             Mr. Pickering, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Portman, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Rogan, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Shows, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 2260. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     promote pain management and palliative care without 
     permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, and for other 
     purposes; 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 
     forconsideration of such provisions as fall within 
     thejurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Peterson of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2261. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for health coverage;to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut):
       H.R. 2262. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for the cost of demolishing 
     structures other than certified historic structures and other 
     than historically residential structures; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Maloney of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 2263. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage contributions by individuals of capital 
     gain real property for conservation purposes, to encourage 
     qualified conservation contributions, and to modify the rules 
     governing the estate tax exclusion for land subject to 
     aqualified conservation easement; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Blumenauer, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Maloney 
             of Connecticut):
       H.R. 2264. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the expensing of environmental remediation 
     costs to contaminated sites located outside of targeted 
     areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
             Hinchey):
       H.R. 2265. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that certain educational benefits provided by 
     an employer to children of employees shall be excludable from 
     gross income as a scholarship; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 2266. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to increase certain payment amounts made to 
     hospitals furnishing services under the Medicare Program; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Kind, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Bereuter, and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 2267. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition 
     from willing sellers for the majority of the trails, and for 
     other purposes;to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Udall of Colorado):
       H.R. 2268. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to assure that Medicare beneficiaries have 
     continued access under current contracts tomanaged health 
     care through the Medicare cost contract 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 forconsideration of such provisions 
     as fall within thejurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Leach, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Markey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Lantos, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Tierney, Mr. 
             Campbell, Mr. Allen, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Norton, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Minge, Mr. Fattah, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Clay, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Towns, 
             Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Clyburn, and Ms. Lee):
       H.R. 2269. A bill to prohibit United States military 
     assistance and arms transfers to foreign governments that are 
     undemocratic, do not adequately protect human rights, are 
     engaged in acts of armed aggression, or are not fully 
     participating in the United Nations Register of Conventional 
     Arms;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 Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2270. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reform the interest allocation rules; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REYES:
       H.R. 2271. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro as a National 
     Historic Trail; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H.R. 2272. A bill to ensure the equitable treatment of 
     graduates of the Uniformed Services University of the Health 
     Sciences of the Class of 1987; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. English):
       H.R. 2273. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify that certain small businesses are permitted 
     to use the cash method of accounting even if they use 
     merchandise or inventory; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2274. A bill to provide for the transfer of 10 percent 
     of a State's apportionment of certain highway funds to the 
     State's highway safety apportionment if the State does not 
     suspend the driver's license of individuals under the age of 
     21 convicted of driving while under the influence of 
     alcohol;to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FLETCHER (for himself, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. 
             McKeon):

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       H.R. 2275. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act to ensure choice of 
     physicians; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.J. Res. 59. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States prohibiting courts from 
     levying or increasing taxes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.J. Res. 60. A joint resolution designating the square 
     dance as the national folk dance of the United States;to the 
     Committee on Government Reform.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H. Con. Res. 136.Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress relating to the timely distribution of 
     payments to local educational agencies under theImpact Aid 
     program; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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