[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 30, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H5177-H5179]
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. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Boyd, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Turner, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, and 
             Mr. Thompson of California):
       H.R. 2389. A bill to restore stability and predictability 
     to the annual payments made to States and counties containing 
     National Forest System lands and public domain lands managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management for use by the counties for 
     the benefit of public schools, roads, and other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on 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. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Payne, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Roemer, 
             Mr. Scott, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
             Tierney, Mr. Kind, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Kucinich, and Mr. Wu):
       H.R. 2390. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to create small, manageable, 
     accountable classrooms with qualified teachers; 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. JACKSON of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Wu, Mr. Sanders, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Thompson 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ford, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
             Jones of Ohio, Ms. Lee, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Kilpatrick, 
             Mr. Scott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Payne, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr.

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             Pastor, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
             Texas, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Waters, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Bishop, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Dixon, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Napolitano, 
             Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ortiz, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, and Mr. Becerra):
       H.R. 2391. A bill to establish a National Center for 
     Research on Domestic Health Disparities; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mrs. Kelly, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 2392. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to extend 
     the authorization for the Small Business Innovation Research 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business, and in addition to the Committee on 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. BAIRD:
       H.R. 2393. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide disaster relief for homeowners; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS:
       H.R. 2394. A bill to provide wage parity for certain 
     Department of Defense prevailing rate employees in Georgia; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Schaffer, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Roemer, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Evans, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Thune, Mr. Ose, Mr. 
             Dickey, and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 2395. A bill to amend the Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act to extend through fiscal year 2002 the 
     authority for the advance payment, in full, of the payments 
     required under production flexibility contracts; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
             Collins, Mr. Riley, Mr. Paul, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H.R. 2396. A bill to provide that the Davis-Bacon Act shall 
     not apply to contracts for the construction and repair of 
     schools and libraries; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney of New 
             York, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Olver, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Millender-McDonald, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Tauscher, 
             Mr. Luther, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Allen, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Kucinich, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Shows, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Phelps, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Pallone, Ms. Lee, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Vento, Ms. Carson, Mr. Moore, Mr. 
             Cummings, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Berkley, Mr. 
             Capuano, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Filner, Mr. Thompson of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Engel, Mr. Tierney, 
             Mr. Baird, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Larson, Ms. Hooley of 
             Oregon, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Waters, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Levin, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Holt, Mr. Wu, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. 
             Lofgren, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 2397. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of 
     discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H.R. 2398. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify certain existing limitations on private 
     business use of facilities financed with tax-exempt bonds; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 2399. A bill to establish a commission to recommend a 
     strategy for the global eradication of disease; to the 
     Committee on Commerce. to establish a commission to recommend 
     a strategy for the global eradication of disease
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2400. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the low-income housing credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. Sherman):
       H.R. 2401. A bill to amend the U.S. Holocaust Assets 
     Commission Act of 1998 to extend the period by which the 
     final report is due and to authorize additional funding; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. English, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Paul, 
             and Mrs. Northup):
       H.R. 2402. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to establish a 15-year recovery period for franchise 
     property, to provide a shorter recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, to allow 
     capital gain treatment on the transfer of a franchise in 
     connection with the transfer of an existing business, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 2403. A bill to provide for payment in December 1999 
     of Social Security benefits otherwise payable in January 
     2000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 2404. A bill to protect the privacy of individuals by 
     ensuring the confidentiality of information contained in 
     their medical records and health-care-related information, 
     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 for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Borski, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Davis of 
             Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Jackson of 
             Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
             Kilpatrick, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney of New York, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             George Miller of California, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Olver, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mrs. 
             Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
             Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2405. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     promote activities for the prevention of additional cases of 
     infection with the virus commonly known as HIV; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Tanner, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Doggett, 
             and Mr. Reyes):
       H.R. 2406. A bill to reauthorize the Trade Adjustment 
     Assistance program through fiscal year 2001; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H.R. 2407. A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     to establish certain requirements regarding the approval of 
     facilities for the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 2408. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to prescribe a rule that 
     prohibits the importation for disposal of polychlorinated 
     biphenyls at concentrations of 50 parts per million or 
     greater; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. RODRIGUEZ:
       H.R. 2409. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate El Camino Real de los Tejas as a National 
     Historic Trail; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Bono, 
             and Mr. Cannon):

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       H.R. 2410. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
     and Communities Act of 1994 to earmark not less than 
     $150,000,000 for grants to reduce drug-related transactions 
     and drug use in the one-mile areas surrounding elementary and 
     secondary schools; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 2411. A bill to abolish the Department of Energy; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Armed Services, Science, Government Reform, Rules, 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. SOUDER:
       H.R. 2412. A bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 1300 South Harrison 
     Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the ``E. Ross Adair Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma:
       H. Res. 237. A resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with regard to fibromyalgia; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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