[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H5570-H5571]
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. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. DeGette, 
             and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas):
       H.R. 2503. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deter the smuggling of tobacco products into the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, 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. BACHUS (by request):
       H.R. 2504. A bill to authorize the United States 
     participation in and appropriations for United States 
     contributions to various international financial 
     institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Maloney 
             of New York, Mr. Clay, Mr. George Miller of 
             California, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
             McCarthy of New York, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Millender-McDonald, 
             Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Norton, and Ms. 
             Baldwin):
       H.R. 2505. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 and the National Education Statistics 
     Act of 1994 to ensure that elementary and secondary schools 
     prepare girls to compete in the 21st century, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Greenwood, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2506. A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health 
     Service Act to revise and extend the Agency for Health Care 
     Policy and Research; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 2507. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow all taxpayers a credit against income tax for 
     up to $200 of charitable contributions; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 2508. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 to clarify the intent of Congress to hold 
     individuals responsible for discriminatory acts committed by 
     them in employment; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       H.R. 2509. A bill to require implementation of an 
     alternative program for providing a benefit or employment 
     preference under Federal law; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 2510. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 to establish criminal liability for unlawful 
     discrimination based on disparate treatment; 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. DeMINT (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Shows, Mr. Largent, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Spence, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Terry, 
             Mr.

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             LaTourette, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Gary Miller of 
             California, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Tancredo, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. 
             Pickering):
       H.R. 2511. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     make grants to carry out certain activities toward promoting 
     adoption counseling, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Maloney of 
             New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Carson, Mrs. 
             Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
             Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Holt, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, 
             Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
             York, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
             Mr. Menendez, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Rangel, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rothman, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, 
             Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Wynn):
       H.R. 2512. A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland 
     Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to 
     strengthen the protection of native biodiversity and ban 
     clearcutting on Federal lands, to designate certain Federal 
     lands as Ancient Forests, Roadless Areas, Watershed 
     Protection Areas, and Special Areas where logging and other 
     intrusive activities are prohibited, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Resources, 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 Mr. PEASE:
       H.R. 2513. A bill to direct the Administrator of General 
     Services to acquire a building located in Terre Haute, 
     Indiana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. SHAW:
       H.R. 2514. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds 
     to finance public-private partnership activities relating to 
     school facilities in public elementary and secondary schools, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WEINER:
       H.R. 2515. A bill to provide for the recognition of 
     Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2516. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     atmosphere firing; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2517. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     ceramic coater; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2518. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     capacitance tester and reeler; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2519. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on vision 
     inspection systems; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAZIO (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Kind, Mr. Castle, Mr. Moran of 
             Virginia, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Price of 
             North Carolina, and Mr. Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 2520. A bill to authorize the President to enter into 
     agreements to provide regulatory credit for voluntary early 
     action to mitigate potential environmental impacts from 
     greenhouse gas emissions; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2521. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on anode 
     presses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2522. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     rackers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2523. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     epoxide resins; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2524. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on trim 
     and form; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LINDER (for himself and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota):
       H.R. 2525. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and 
     economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other 
     taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting 
     a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the 
     States; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2526. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     certain assembly machines; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Campbell, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Shows, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Stupak, Ms. 
             Schakowsky, and Mr. Wu):
       H. Con. Res. 154. Concurrent resolution congratulating Ehud 
     Barak on his election as Prime Minister of Israel and 
     encouraging Israel and her neighbors, Syria and Lebanon, to 
     establish a lasting peace agreement; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SCHAFFER (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Myrick, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Paul, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Sessions, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Tancredo):
       H. Con. Res. 155. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should not 
     directly invest Social Security trust funds in private 
     financial markets; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. 
             Maloney of New York, and Mrs. Kelly):
       H. Res. 248. A resolution commending and congratulating the 
     United States Women's National Soccer Team for winning the 
     1999 Women's World Cup soccer tournament; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform.

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